partners in crime

two of the cutest little bastions of chaos that you ever did see.

photographed at mere mere's epic rock painting activity.

opa d boot camp

opa d is a retired colonel in the united states army, so a great deal of my brothers' and my upbringing was spent on various military bases across the country and around the world (shout out to all my fellow army bratz out there!)

and mere and opa d thought it would be neat to share a little of that part of our family history with the next gen vis-à-vis "opa d boot camp" while we were all together in michigan city.

the kids were issued their uniforms, reported for duty, engaged in physical fitness, practiced marksmanship, learned proper marching technique, fulfilled their kp duty, were rewarded for their hard work with ice cream, and overall had a blast.

"sir, yes, sir!"

HUA!

pumpkin pickers

the pacific northwest is treating us to a downright gorgeous fall this year. to celebrate, we picked all the pumpkins.

art

this is a piece of artwork that dallin brought home from his first day at preschool, and i love, love, love it so much.

he has been sleeping with it most nights since then and bringing it with him everywhere we go, so before it gets irreparably damaged or lost, i want to preserve it for posterity. 

the original is off to be signed, dated, and framed.

art check (his reply when i asked him what the work was titled)
by dallin wheeler, september 17, 2018