i carry your heart

 last monday morning the kids and i hit the road for ashford, wa. we got a last-minute invitation from vanessa for us to join their family, but thatcher needed to stay home and work. we missed him, but i'm so glad we could get out of town for a few days...

 last monday night ashford had a game against the team his friends raleigh and starryn are on. it was fun to hang out with their parents on the bleachers like old times. ashford's team won 9-3. he got another hit, but they got him out at first base....

 last tuesday was azalea's 13th birthday! i have so much i could say about this milestone, but i'll try to keep it short. like every parent before me, i'm in disbelief that my first born is already 13. i know i've been with her nearly every day since...

 last monday night ashford had baseball practice. it was a beautiful night for it. the cherry blossoms are really starting to bloom now.
tuesday i decided to stop into a 'great clips' to get my hair trimmed. i hadn't had it cut in a year and wasn't looking for a big change, so i decided to just go the economical route. it feels nice and fresh again. they do not style it, so it looks like...