Summer Tees

Chip Stitches

Summer Friend

When Ryan and I were in high school, he learned a little technique of scanning things into the computer and printing the images on iron-on paper. He made a bunch of images and put them on shirts. Luckily I have two saved. One t-shirt was a scan of a convenience store trash bag that said Thank you, repeatedly, the other was a tribute to Volcom, his hand scanned in making a V. (Think Star Trek) He wanted to start a skateboard brand and slowly in his parents office off of the kitchen he was creating that brand.

The brand hasn't happened yet, but once he was really close. The cool thing about knowing this guy for as long as I have is that I have gotten to see him have these little aspirations and then later see him achieve them in some way. A great trait that Ryan has that can sometimes be annoying (because I am in Chicago right now) is the ability to set a goal and achieve it.

Anyway, it is cool to see how far he has come. This post wasn't meant to be this long, but sometimes a little back story is fun to read.

If you want to check out the website, the titles of the t-shirts are also links. And if you want a shirt that is uniquely Ryan, I'd pick the Chip one.

Lunch With Cyndi

Some of the creative teams at Ryan's work were invited to a studio to hear Cyndi Lauper sing songs off of her new album.

Ryan loved it especially when someone asked if she would sing "True Colors."

One of the perks I guess for working sometimes crazy hours. I would like job perks like that...

Anticipation

I told Kate today to get ready because we were going to look at a potential preschool for the fall. I was almost ready and went in her room to see her filling up her backpack. She told me that she put all of her shoes in her bag and she wanted to take them to preschool. Me already having a million things to carry reluctantly let her take the bag with us. I thought I would convince her to leave it in the car, but of course that didn't work. I got her out and she needed to bring it because she was going to preschool.

She walked the halls and her eyes were lit with excitement. We looked in a classroom that was empty and Kate just made herself right at home. Later, when we got home she told me she would go there by herself and I would stay home with brother. I looked in her bag later to see what else she had in there; 4 pairs of shoes, socks, 2 stuffed animals and her toy blender.

I think she was planning to stay there.

Where did my little baby go?

Adjusting

How photo shoots end these days.

I hear conflicting opinions on whether one, two or even three children are easier. For me, two hasn't been all that bad. I think it's because I already knew what to expect and I am not coming off working full time. I will say that I agree with a comment I heard from a friend at church when I had Kate, she said, "Having only one is so easy, when you have to go somewhere it is like grabbing a purse." With two it is a bonus when I only have to take one to run errands.
Kate's adjustment on the other hand has been a love/hate experience. When Sam cries and I can't get to him right away, Kate will put the pacifier in his mouth, which is very sweet. What's not so sweet is when he starts to suck she takes it out. It looks like some will be adjusting longer than others, luckily Sam is a good sport about it.

Two Babies

Kate - 4 weeks

Sam - 3 weeks

If we ever want to know what the rest of our kids will look like, I think this will give us a good idea.

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Happy Birthday to my best friend, my true love and my baby daddy.

I am so glad you were born!