From swimming pools to sweaters

And we are loving this (brief) change in weather.

Need a Super Hero?

His motto: Safety first.

Our Indoor Pool

Highlights from our week

Olive's dedication was on Sunday. It was such a special time to celebrate her birth and to pray and hope about her future with our family and church community.

Zeke had a successful trip to Disneyland--lots of opportunities to catch up with some old friends.

To steal a line from Mason Jennings...

"If I have my way, I'm never gonna leave East Lemon Avenue."

Tonight we were leaving the park and our neighbor called to me from across the street. She asked if I had already made dinner. I had sort of started something. She had an extra batch of Chicken Alfredo for us. I don't turn down free food. Especially free, delicious, ready at dinner time when my husband is at work food. As we walked home with dinner in hand we passed a newer neighbor who was out watering her grass. Zeke started to chat with her and then I introduced myself too. We talked for awhile. Zeke scooted down the street and ran into his favorite neighbor, Ana. Both Zeke and Olive love Ana. She kissed and hugged them, asked me how I was and then went inside to eat dinner with her family.

Our verse for this week is Matthew 22:37-39, "Love the Lord...love your neighbor." I love that Zeke really knows our neighbors and that he feels as though our home is not just our house, but the community in which we live. It's a very special thing to know and love your neighbors.

Her First Girls Weekend

Miss Olliepop had a big adventure last week as she joined the Bixby women for our Quinquennial (go ahead and google that, it's ok) Bixby Girls Weekend.

She learned many important lessons about being a Bixby girl. Things like...

1. Make sure there is a delicious restaurant within a two mile radius at all times, but don't forget to keep lots of back up snacks in your purse, just in case.

2. Never pay full price for anything. (Auntie Cokes isn't always great about sticking to this rule, which brings us to #3...)

3. Don't mention to Uncle Jeremiah how much shopping we did.

4. Stay at a nice hotel, on the Concierge floor, with an awesome "snack room". (Seriously, food is important to us, just ask the men in our life what happens when our blood sugar drops a bit.)

5. And, finally, you can never have too many pictures of yourself...

It was such a fun and relaxing time away. I think we need to make this happen more often. Olive missed her brother a ton, so she brought back a little treat for him. She knows what he's into.

Today was a good day to...

be naked

drink lots of water

finish a painting

enjoy some ice cream

surprise Daddy