pictures!

here is a look at our first week of camp...mostly through the eyes of mackenzie

clockwise from top left: camper welcome. mackenzie decked out ready to enjoy the sun. classic "daddy throwing mackenzie in the air" shot. the pool. daddy's first purchase was a sweatband for mackenzie. dressed in her cowgirl boots and dress. family pic for western night. weeeeee!!! the slide is so much fun. digging in the sand.

our first week was awesome. the assignment team goes full tilt, giving 110%. the campers have the best week of their lives. we get to watch from the sidelines cheering. 

vera

i cant find my camera cord. i am the world's worst blogger. somehow i will figure out a way to share camp pics.

anyways, that is not what is on my mind today. what is on my mind is sheets. that's right, bedding. one of the things i decided to take from papa's house when my mom and i went through it was a set of twin sheets. silly i know. but they had memories. there was a guest room at papa's with two twin beds and when i stayed with him, this was my room. in the 90's my grandma did a make-over of it with pastel blues and pinks and the original sheets were long forgotten. but when i saw them sitting in papa's linen closet the pattern was so familiar, so full of memories it made me ache. so i took them. my mom gave me a funny look but didn't say anything. who would want brown sheets from the 70's? me.

when i got home i realized that i was missing a top sheet to one of the sets. i searched the labels hoping to find some markings to do an online search and maybe find a match. i found the designer's signature "vera" on the tag. i searched it and it turns out she is a famous designer with all sorts of really cool linens and prints from the 50's-70's. i still haven't found a match for my sheet set but i did find some other things from vera neumann.

 vera scarf

 pillow. are you digging the 70's hues?

napkins

these are the sheets. the top is the match for what i am looking for. so far no luck.

father's day

happy father's day justin!

it is so special to watch justin and mackenzie interact. it doesn't take much imagination to see their similarities, not just in physical features but in their easy humor and quick smiles. sometimes i just sit back and watch them and my heart melts. what a lucky girl. what a lucky daddy. 

the day he became a daddy

seriously, who holds their newborn like that...oh wait, justin!

nothing quite like it (1 months old)

mexico kisses

justin has fun dressing mackenzie

one of her favorite spots

pals!

we're here!

so i know there has been a bit of a hiatus to the whole blogging deal, but i am back! my computer was on the fritz and life has been crazy. you know the drill.

anyways, like i said up top, we're here! here is washington family ranch. part of justin's job as area director is to come on an assignment each summer at a young life camp. this summer we return to washington family ranch for three beautiful weeks. washington family ranch has a rich history. check it out here. that along with the fact that i too came here as a camper when it was still called big muddy, and then again when it was wild horse canyon makes it special. it is an amazing feeling to walk with my 18 month old daughter down the main sidewalk of camp, retracing my steps from ten years ago...and oh how life (and god) has changed me!

here are some things that i am looking forward to NOT doing these next 21 days:

1. listening to voicemail
2. texting
3. really anything to do with a phone
4. cooking my meals
5. cleaning
6. driving in traffic
7. letting ellie out to the bathroom 
8. watching tv
9. being in a non-air conditioned house
10. missing meals with the hubs!

as for mackenzie she has charmed her way into the hearts of all she has come into contact with. she is in social butterfly heaven! check out pics below of my home away from home. (via the internet)

i will be taking some custom photos as we go but i wanted to give you a little snapshot (yes, pun intended) of where we will be.

see you in three weeks!

brownies

i love brownies. their gooey goodness is comfort to my soul. warm, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate deliciousness. are you suddenly craving brownies? well, i found myself at t.j's tonight picking up some fixings for dinner and decided to venture out with one of their reduced fat brownie options. to  my surprise (and justin's as well) they were awesome. they were gooey, they were chocolate-y, they were everything a brownie should be. i did throw in some chocolate chips after i tasted the batter and was worried it wasn't going to be rich enough. final verdict: trader joe's reduced guilt brownies will be commonplace in the scott household!

1984

it was slow. it was depressing. 1984 is the perfect picture of dystopia, the opposite of utopia. the main character is lacking heroic qualities. it reminded me a bit of the hand maiden's tale. despite all those negatives, you should read it. seriously, the interesting part was that it was written in the 40's but does a remarkable job describing technology in the 80's. it also would be a fabulous book to discuss in a book club, it challenges your deepest beliefs on society, government, and being an individual. 

children's museum

justin had the day off. we actually had the whole weekend together, minus one teeny meeting. it was wonderful! that is the true blessing in disguise to busy schedules, the time we have together is a gift! we spent the weekend crossing things off our "to do list". that doesn't sound fun, but it was...maybe i am confusing the feelings of joy and accomplishment, i guess for me they are closely related. 

anyway. today we took mack to the children's museum. we are members there. impressive. it was actually the first time since we bought our membership that we were there together. it was so much fun. each time we go mack is able to enjoy more activities than the last visit, at first she could barely spy over the sides of the water area. the pictures below are the highlights, i apologize for the poor cellphone quality, our camera battery was dead.

the dig pit. it is made out of this great rubbery material. although slightly dangerous as it attracts hyped seven year olds with shovels.

water works. mackenzie's favorite spot. she loves to be wet and to get others wet, which doesn't really  make her a favorite with the other kids.

"play it again" theater.again forgive the quality of this picture. but seriously, how could i leave this out? this was at the theater area. she was working that cape. she also mesmerized by the production being put on by the other kids. there was another little boy, maybe five, he had a matching cape on. he was loving mackenzie, giving her hugs and adding to her costume-- so cute.