summer wrapped up.

coming back to laundry and unpacking is always a harsh reality

Kosty hand selected my outfit and in order to hurry me up,
it didn't take us long to take our woes to Sweeties for some candy to take the edge off. 

He's always wanted this giant gummy bear but turns out only one bite was all he needed before it hit the trash. 

just being cute at grandmas

my favorite easy dinner. four fit quite comfortably. 

shower/bedtime shenanigans. Kosty trying not to smile. 

I'd always wanted to try Pizzeria Bianco in Phx but never made the trip, and the one month waiting list it once had might have deterred me a little bit. To my surprise its right next door to the Science Center so my sister talked me into splurging for a fancy lunch before we went in.  Kosty picked all the cheese off his pizza, and Brayden said he preferred Little Casears. Ouch. My sister and I really liked it but really wish we had ditched the kids.

Nie Nie posted all about Smeeks a few years ago and it looked like the most adorable little picture taking/candy/trinket store you've ever seen. After noticing that it was close to where we were, we decided to make one more stop. After quite some time of searching, we discovered they had closed down their original shop and we were now standing in their "new location" inside a strip mall and it was nothing like I had envisioned. At least we were able to scratch it off the list it made its way to for the last few summers. 

Our last Tuesday at Big Surf. It was well worth the season passes. The boys would play all day with friends, I got to talk with my friends, and we would pull into the garage just in time for dinner/shower/bed. 

My favorite part of summer is the lazy mornings. Pajamas and nothing to rush around to do until we felt like it. 

our annual list 

cause when a little blonde boy comes and sits in the laundry basket and starts a conversation with you and you alone, you take a picture.