weekend update photo style

belly button

poor little allergy bags under eyes

ashland and north ave

pee-wee's playhouse playset

water wars

what would francis do?

beck is a trooper

beck and i have been on the go go go. we haven't been home in chicago much and i haven't been taking many photos either. in the past few weeks we've spent time with so many people we haven't seen it years. it's been awesome and beck has been a trooper. until i have time for an update, enjoy these photos of beck passed out on one of our many trips.

yes, those are vintage blublocker sunglasses.  

chillin' and killin' time

never a dull moment with the beckster. just how i like it. 

camping and boobies

i spent this past weekend camping with my family and the beckster.

before we left for jellystone, i hit up a thriftstore and scored these sweet shorts for beck.

he also rocked my favorite t-shirt.

beck and little benny spent the first day swimming.  swimming in t-shirts for some reason. :)

then my cousin, nick, had the bright idea to buy the boys some water guns.  i'm just thankful i was far far away and dry. i'm sure nick regret his purchase after the boys spent most of their time attacking him.

nana did nothing but feed the boys sugar for two days straight. i'm surprised their little teeth didn't rot out of their heads.  then i was the lucky one who got to sleep in a tent with beck, benny, two light sabers and their sugar high. below are a few photos to show what i had to deal with. :) i didn't sleep much.

i also didn't sleep much thanks to the dudes shooting off fireworks at midnight, driving golf carts around and honking the horns and thanks to the chick that enjoys singing on the top of her lungs and playing guitar at 3 am. the dude i would really love to thank personally is the drunk 400lb 40 year old guy who literally ran into me while i was leaving the bathroom at 1am and then went into the ladies bathroom, flipped the lights on and off about 50 times and kept shouting "boobies! boobies! boobies!" over and over again.  beck has been walking around for days saying "boobies!" and laughing hysterically. 

i bought the little dudes matching wallets to help them remeber our trip.

beck also got these two bracelets.

boys like pink too.

we had a great time.

jambi

beck and i just arrived home to chicago and look who was waiting for the beckster. jambi!!!

beck is a sweetie

beck and i have been visiting my parents in indiana for the past five days. that means sharing my brother's room with beck. i actually look forward to that because it gives me an excuse to squeeze and cuddle the beckster even more.

last night beck started talking in his sleep. "i. just need. to tell. my mom. that i love her. i love her." it was so sweet. i wish i had a way to record him. :) this morning i was in the bathroom putting on my make-up and beck was sitting outside the bathroom door. he made up a little song. "my mom is so pretty. sheeee is sooooo beautiful! my mom is the prettiest. the prettiest mom in the world."

yeah, my little dude can be a brat sometimes, but nothing beats moments like these.  i wish i could freeze these moments forever and never stop cuddling him.

sketch by lara

i'm a loner, dottie. a rebel. 

awhile back my friend, LARA RUSSO, sketched this photo of beck. i just love it! i totally want another. 

<3

bald guys are funny

beck wouldn't stop laughing at this bald guy on t.v.  

"bald guys are funny." -beck beers

i haven't decided if that's cute or mean. 

blurry mustache

summer goals

beck has three goals for the summer.

1). learn to ride his bike without training wheels

2). learn to tie his shoes before school starts

3). complete his rubix cube

i have faith in my little dudester!  :)

beck wants tattoos

last night beck informed me he wants a chicago flag tattoo on one arm and the american flag on another. apparently my son is very patriotic.

happy 4th!