A Collection of Random

There is no appropriate title that would link all of the following pictures or stories. Nonetheless, they are cute, and all have super duper stories for your listening (er...reading) pleasure.

In Arizona, the local malls do free Concert Series throughout the year. There's usually always a concert to be found on a weekend night, if you know where to look. We were able to go with some of our good friends to dinner and one of said concerts, and we had a blast!! It was blues music, and Scott and his buddies Colin and Anderson danced, and laughed, and occasionally ran off into the mall stores, but generally had a great time! And, as parents, it was a nice "date" and a fun something different to do as a family. Since this particular concert (which was our first of the season) we have taken Scott to a few, and he has loved every one! Camping chairs, a pizza, and family togetherness! What could be better?! He captures the heart of the nearest old ladies by dancing the night away and flashing his cute grin and epic personality! Next time you are here, we'll take you to one... and you'll never turn back!

As parents, we are finding out that there are a lot of life lessons that kids need to learn. A LOT! One of those, that is probably not quite on top of the importance list, but was a fun one for us to try out, was that of money management. Scott LOVES to help his daddy in the yard, so one day after he had helped, we gave him a dollar. It was a hit. Who would have thought that a two year old would have such an immediate attachment to a green piece of paper that he has no idea has any value beyond looking cool. But he soon learned...
Fast forward an hour, and we were at QT, learning the exact value of that green paper.
Only one problem: a 2 year old+a gas station with aisles and aisles of goodies= indecision station!! He picked up the first thing he saw, which was a bag of chips. We were pretty sure that if he saw the rest of his options, he would change his mind, so we walked him to the appropriate row.


Turns out, kid knows how to make a wise choice....

I think it took him 6.2 minutes to down the whole bag. Maybe next time we give him money we will take more control of the purchased item and help him savor it. Not even sure he tasted them!


When you are 4 months old, there is nothing more fun that laying in a pile of clothes, and eating them all! We got a bag of hand me downs from AWESOME friends, and after I went through them, Isaac browsed the selection. If he could speak English, I would have asked which were his favorites, but if you ask me he liked them all! DELICIOUS!!

Talk about shop til you drop!!

Look at this ^ cute little leg roll. Love him!

Thursdays at our mall are magical this summer. They have a program called Kids Club, where they sing songs, read stories, play games, and get treats... all for free... and there's a big furry character named Dewper that is the coolest thing a 2 year old has ever seen! THEN, this particular mall has a carousel, and if you are a member of the kids club, you get a FREE RIDE! THEN, if you are a member of the kids club, you get a FREE chick-fil-a kids meal!

So, Thursday is "mommy-scotty day". We see Dewper, go to the puppy store (of course), ride a carousel and get some lunch!

He's 2, which means he has his moments... but he is one fun kid! I'm lucky to be able to spend my days hanging out with him. Plus, hes cute. That's a real bonus!