.. buster ..

every six months or so at work we have a guest designer that comes into town to visit and start her new line. she is the nicest person and so creative. if i could harness even a drop of her motivation and ingenuity i would be so happy. when she comes to start working on a line she brings her pup buster into town. he is the company mascot for about a week while she is here. he is the funniest puppy you will ever meet. usually once during that week, if not more, i get to puppy sit while they go to lunch. Because the place they chose doesn't have outdoor seating and doesn't allow dogs. we have fun, we go on walks, we pee on trees - ok just buster does - we eat snacks, play with ribbon spools and take naps. its always fun when buster comes.

.. a pioneer day buddy ..

{ me and j*}

so every year on the 24th of july in the great state of utah, is pioneer day. yes it is a legit holiday, although i don't ever get it off of work - sad day. ever since i was a little girl and first moved into my neighborhood my neighbors and their families have had a block party. now we are talking a pretty large block party. like 40 houses worth of families. oodles of people. we have had things like rock climbing walls,  bouncy houses and even live bands. we all congregate across the street from my house and have a huge BBQ. everyone brings a salad and dessert to share and your own meat and it is just a fun time. i have done this every year since i was 12. this year is no different. so we started up the party and had a good old time. my neighbor's kid, j*, is my buddy. i taught him in sunday school since he was 18 months old. he is a cute little fella. so we hung out. we ate food, including cheetos, played ball and hide and go seek. and of course watched our famous firework show. he doesn't like the noises so i got be ear muff person. i got to hold his ears for about 40 minutes. love this kid. meet j*

{ we made the craziest faces we could}

{ oh and again, except all he did was go cross eyed}

this kid is hilarious. love him to pieces.