special delivery

My sweet monkey-man got a cool surprise in the mail.

A very special delivery.

(Ugg.. if your wondering what that black stuff is on the oven?

Two words, duct tape. Classy, ey?!

The only way to "Jax proof" it, w/out an oven lock)

Thank you bunches, Gma & Gpa. We LOVE you.

Jax hearts his new books.

We've read each of them at least a 5 times.

All in one little red book

My favorite book

I've been a little sad lately,

Missing precious souls that made my life so complete in years past.

Aka, my Grandparents.

It's a bit strange because they passed away years ago.

A few days ago Jax climbed on the kitchen counter & grabbed this OLD red cook book.

My grandma Darlene's Better Homes & Gardens "New" cook book.

New in 1976!

She had this up in her cupboard years before I was born.

(eons really. Lol)

I have a million & one sweet memories of me sitting up on Grandmas counter,

sunshine shining through the window on my bare tootsies,

& just eating up my Grandmas love for cooking.

Then I had an aha moment.

This was exactly what I was doing right now.

My Jaxy sitting on the kitchen counter, holding the same ole book as my little hands did.

Making memories, & delicious food.

I know this is super cheesy, BUT...

It was almost like my Grandma was saying hello,

& that I still have that love right in front of me.

Just bigger & better.

We had us some good times making muffins that morning, let me tell ya!

hahaa... this boy likes him some milk!

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Wordless Wednesday~ {one seriously happy book worm}

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 As you can see...

I have quite the little (ADORABLE) bookworm.

We take our pop up books seriously around our house!!

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