up to/ august

August rushes by like desert rainfall,

A flood of frenzied upheaval,

Expected, But still catching me unprepared.

Like a matchflame

Bursting on the scene,

Heat and haze of crimson sunsets.

Like a dream

Of moon and dark barely recalled,

A moment,

Shadows caught in a blink.

Like a quick kiss;

One wishes for more

But it suddenly turns to leave,

Dragging summer away.

Elizabeth Maua Taylor

sunday

these are old pics that troy had on his phone. they seemed good for today :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!!

Dad has a summer birthday too, and we celebrated with cupcakes, of course. Tia got her dad a fancy, high tech pizza cutter for his birthday. She also made him a kisses and hugs birthday card. And she wrapped all of the presents herself!

We made pancakes for breakfast. Tia, as you may know, is quite the little gourmet! Happy Birthday, Daddy. We love you!

oldies but goodies

remember him?

remember her?

tae kwon do

Tia is taking tae kwon do! Don't be scared... I know she is very fierce!

Here she is with her two teachers. Master Choung is a 9th degree black belt. Tia is a white belt.

Tia's class is called the Little Tigers.

Here she is sparring with her teacher.
She is working very hard and doing a great job in her class.
I LOVE tae kwon do!!!

from time to time...

...they are both content at the same time. when this happens, mommy is so overcome with joy that she has to document it.

working

relaxing

having a slumber party

a new development

frontwards pajamas!

this is huge.

congrats, tia.