hair no more

he looks so different without his shaggy do.

beckam's been wanting to cute his hair short like his cousin evan's (see below) for awhile so we did it (well jessica did).
they're besties!

tweezerman

edit: a friend of mine once posted on her blog asking which one product in our "tool box" we couldn't live without. at the time nothing stood out but yesterday when i lost my tweezers momentarily, i had the thought that if i were stuck on a deserted island, i'd really need these. so i thought i'd share it with you.
one of my favorite tools that i'd hate to live without.

if an amazing pair of tweezers doesn't excite you, you must be lucky and hairless enough to not have to bother with such details. consider yourself fortunate. either that or you like the uni-brow look.

go buy yours today at any beauty supply store. you'll be out $20
but they're SO worth all 2,000 pennies!
trust me.

NARNIA

the happy bickerin' beaver couple

my sweet friend amy and my dear micah

the beavers and a couple of narnians
(jaden and addison)

mr. beaver and aslan

saturday night fans

in friday's audience were my mom and grandma, kip, scott and shell, let the record show that westin in all his 17 year old glory came to support his family along w/ ashlyn, morganne and of course my dedicated shawnee. saturday afternoon included dave, bradon and my dad. micah had a whole slew of work friends, too!

being part of this was such an incredible experience. micah thought it would fun to go to auditions w/ jaden...little did he know he'd score the part of mr. beaver--he had the judges at hello. micah and jaden had a blast and we're still on a high a week later! it was A LOT of work but SO worth it.

an incredibly talented lady in our ward owns a theater and was asked to do this production with our stake. it was so well done--i was blown away! the lion, the witch and the wardrobe was selected based on the parallels c.s. lewis draws in the story to the atonement of jesus christ. it was powerful indeed. i'd really like to get the music from the show on cd. it was so good and will always be sentimental. i leave you with the theme song:

now, the real adventure starts
a challenge that will truly test
the best that's in your hearts.
find the courage within
and then begin
to make the world right again,
to make the world right.

worldly men will say to compromise
that visions of a better world
are fairy tales and lies
they may mock you with scorn,
still, you were born
to make the world right again
to make the world right.
...

for if faith stays alive
hope can survive
to make the world right again
to make the world right again
to make the world right

--Ted Drachman

this is why micah doesn't do our grocery shopping:

his excuse: 0 g of trans fat (see the blue square.)
i can't pass up cookie dough staring at me in the fridge.
and i eat way more cookie dough than i would cookies.
and guess what i saw at costco? this same tub multiplied by 3!!
note to self: do not send him to costco alone.

Procrastinating...

instead of writing/preparing the CSMP 2008. (children's sacrament meeting presentation)

it feels like a term paper looming over my head. it's been a long time since i've experienced those feelings. starting is always the hardest part for me. i could use some encouragement. just please don't say, "you're just starting."