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Currently, I am packing a small army to go out of state for a wedding this weekend. We're road tripping it, and I am ankle deep in over 100 outfits for the whole gang. This kind of thing is not for the faint of heart, lemme tell ya. It's a four-cups-of-tea kind of a day.

So naturally, when my back is against the wall on a deadline... I am blogging. It's my little rebellious heart at work I'm sure, denying that I have five hundred billion things to do right now, and doing the least important thing instead.

Not that y'all aren't important, but...

You know what I mean.

So here's a happy photo from our fourth ...

... Hayden actually had a wonderful day being outside, but he did not want to be taken away from his happy place (sitting in dirt) to pose for a family photo. That's my little Macie girl on the left, our youngest granddaughter, wearing Lily's first fourth of July outfit. Next to her is the birthday boy - Koa turned three on July 6th, and Naomi and Jason threw him a big party on the fourth to celebrate. Norah Jane is her happy smiling self, and then there's Lily, sporting her new Wagon HelloMoccs . And then there's Hayden. My babies and my grand babies, all together ~~in one accord.~~

Mackenzie took this picture before we left for the party ...

See that genuinely pleased look on Hayden's face ? Its because he has five rocks in his chubby little fists, ready to hurl at the camera woman. Rocks, dirt, balls, and puppy dog tails, that's what little boys are made of, dontcha know ? And ball point pens ..

And little sister's shoes ...

Ignore the saggy diaper, he just woke up and went straight for the shoes. He's type A like that.

One more from the fourth of July (because my brain is going in five hundred billion directions, remember ? And I'm type B personality like that. And maybe a little ADHD thrown in there as well. Blame it on my non-paleo diet.)

Photo credit to my lovely daughter, Mackenzie.

A few more pictures to reduce my packing anxiety for the day (denial is a WONDERFUL antidote to stress, seriously, you should try it sometime.) (so is chocolate.)

Let's call this little series of photos Popsicle Wars.

Season One ...

Season Two ...

and Season Three ...

Season Four is rated R, not intended for a family blog like this.

Okay, one more picture, and then it's back to the trenches for me.

If you love those Mommy's Make-up Moccs that Lily is rockin' like a boss, head over to Hello Moccs and snag a pair.

If only these came in my size ...

...Wonder Woman Powers - ACTIVATE !!!

Peace out.

New Born Baby

Happy Birthday, America !!

Kids Club 11:49

New Born Baby

Just a little thank you

Kids Club 15:26

Thank you, Heather Kaiser !!

Your Scentsy order for the month of June helped me stay a consultant - woop woop ! If you heard loud cheering coming from our neck of the woods on Monday night, it was me. And thank you mom, and Madae for placing orders already this month... The Rice Ranch salutes you all !!

Happy Wednesday ! Xoxo

New Born Baby

Help

Kids Club 15:02

I'm on a three day Instagram break.

I may be having some withdrawals.

I mean what do I do with great moments like these ? Keep them to myself ???

Someone help a sister out. Please leave a comment saying you like my picture and make sure to use a hashtag , okay ?

I'm kidding.

Sort of.

No really ...

I can quit any time I want to.

Here's another pic... Feel free to "like" it as well.

On a side note - THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to Jen Baker, Anne B., Linda Koba and Laura Womack for saving my bacon and placing a Scentsy order !!! I have 8 hours left and I need a $6 order to stay on as a Scentsy consultant - whoop whoop ! Sam has generously promised to buy something if it's 11:50 and nobody else has ordered . What a #hero.

Oops, this isn't Instagram, is it ? #lololol

No really, I'm not #addicted or anything.

#pinterestanyone ??

New Born Baby

Life at The Rice Ranch : the Cliff Notes version

Kids Club 23:10

Before I share my little novella here on the blog ... are you one of the few people in the world who haven't tried Scentsy warmers and fragrance bars ?

Actually, I have no idea if the vast majority of humanity has tried Scentsy or not, but I'm going for the dramatic here.

I have three days left to meet Scentsy's quota for sales reps, or they are giving me the axe. For reals. I dearly love my Scentsy consultant status, so if you haven't tried Scentsy... you should. Do it for the children. My children, at least. They love a nice smelling house, and continuing on as a consultant for Scentsy allows me to give them one. It also allows me to support my Scentsy addiction ...which includes refilling all five warmers in our house with fresh fragrances on a regular basis. Fabulous scents like Luna and Welcome Home and Sweet Pea and Vanilla. Ask anyone who has visited the Rice Ranch - it smells nice here. You can SHOP HERE for all your Scentsy needs, and email me if you have any questions. Make sure to shop from Lily's Basket Party, and I will be forever grateful.

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Okay, now for some catching up on photos. I uploaded these from my iPhone a few weeks ago, and I finally got around to moving them here. I have a baby in my arms as I type, and he is getting heavier by the minute. So please excuse the lack of words in this post, and enjoy the pictures.

Or, pretend you're back in high school, and this is the Cliff Notes version of Life At The Rice Ranch.

Chapter one : We make cute kids around these parts

note the onions growing in our garden. told ja we lived on a ranch.

that's a flying football in the background. not a blimp. in case you were wondering.

Chapter Two : My eleventh child is a terrorist

189th time retrieving him from the top of the stairs in one hour

we believe in a strictly paleo diet around here. we grew that whipped cream right in our own vitamix.

Chapter Three : Naptimes are gifts sent from heaven ... and so was this hammock

...actually the hammock was a gift from Mackenzie

Chapter Four : It's official - we live on a ranch

thank you , dear brother ! we love our gift !

Chapter Five: I still need to blog about our anniversary getaway

Chapter Six : Grandbabies are even more fun than your own babies ... don't tell my kids

Macie Blair

And Finally ...

Chapter Seven : These two bless my socks off

The End.

New Born Baby

Kamping at the KOA ...and save my bacon part two

Kids Club 14:37

We just got home from three days of Kamping at the KOA. Normally I would post a nice juicy blogpost about our stay, but I'm deep in the throes of unpacking and getting us all ready for church tonight. Therefore, you get a lovely photo dump of a post. For free !

Here we go....

photos courtesy @moriceeee on Instagram

photo courtesy @kenzieeerice on Instagram

photo courtesy @omigrace24 on Instagram

(iphone pics in dark cabins make for grainy photos !)

the lovely Norah Rice

photo courtesy @omigrace24 on Instagram

We had a wonderful time - lots of golf, pool time, s'mores, campfires, capture the flag, basketball, snacks, pizza, homemade bacon-egg-and-cheese-biscuits, and dirt eating (by Hayden.)

Just one more tidbit before I tackle those piles of wet towels and blankets... it's that time again.

This is my Save My Bacon post, reduced to a p.s. at the end of a blogpost.

If you love Scentsy like I do (and believe me, I DO love Scentsy, I'm just not much of a salesperson), please visit my Scentsy Store today and shop from Lily's Basket Party. You'll not only enjoy great products like these ....