Friday, May 28, 2010

Cuh-Ray-Z



I've had three days with my girls while the boys finished out their school year.


Three crazy days.  With two crazy girls.


Love it.


Ever wonder what it looked like inside a giant yellow M&M?  



Friday, May 7, 2010

I'm hungry

My maiden name family went to NYC to see my brother in his play.  It was an awesome trip.  
Because of a lot of things.

FIRST of all...we were soooo smooth as to get ourselves onto an earlier flight that only had 20 passengers so we were moved up to FIRST CLASS!  Where our seats went ALL the way down (we took a nap and lamented our flight wasn't a few hours longer) and we got FREE snacks (we took two...each!).


Being with family.









Yummy Yummy FOOD!
These burgers are from the Shake Shack.  Oh My.


I was showing Brian my pictures and it was pretty much "Here's where we ate and this is what everyone had...Then we walked past this to go eat here...and this is what I had.  This is where we couldn't eat, so we walked here and ate THIS."  Every day it was marvelously the same thing.  

AND - Lots and lots of walking which was a fabulous companion to all the eating.
This is Central Park.  So pretty.


We walked over the Brooklyn Bridge, too.
It was difficult not becoming attached to the structure.  But we did.  
We loved it so and loathed to leave it.  We didn't even get written approval!  
There was no time for that.  Hope we don't get in trouble.

Candy! Candy! Candy!
Dylan's Candy Bar was awesome.  
I had the best rice krispie treat EVAH!  With caramel and pretzels in the middle.  



Then there was this place.




'Nuff Said.

Except for this.  
I love my brother.  
He's amazing.



So that was my trip.  
(Except we went and saw some shows, too.)  

I wasn't in charge of anything. 
I just walked around, following the man with the iPhone (you were awesome!),
ate delish food, looked at pretty things, and hugged on my beloved family.

I also shared a FULL sized bed with my sister!  It's been YEARS since we've done that.  We would draw lines down the middle of the bed with our hands to determine 'sides'.   We didn't have to do that this time.  We knew our sides and didn't even try to hog.  We are so grown up.

So, THANKS DAD!  Let's do it again!

(Here is a link to Cally's blog for more pictures if you just can't get enough of our family trip to the Big Apple!  Also she edits her pictures so they look better.)

Friday, April 16, 2010

zzzzpring break!

We're hunkered down at home here.  Doing nothing.  It's been good.

Maddie has slept in as long as possible every morning.  She needs better curtains, though.  They let in too much sun.  She did get one of those sleep eye mask things for Christmas and uses it well.

I used to sleep in on Saturdays.  When I was a youth.  I'm grateful for a mother that let me.  I remember getting so annoyed, however, when the someone would start their piano practicing at 10:00!  I still had much sleep in me.  I would grump upstairs and complain to my mother that I was trying to sleep down there.  She would let me know that by 10:00 life would have to go on whether I was awake or not.  10:00!!!  At the time I was incredibly offended.

Selfish, silly youth was I.

10:00!  My mom kept everyone quiet for me until 10:00.  On a Saturday!  What a marvelous lady.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

here's s'more



And Carter spent most of the time chopping at this stump.


Cally says it's only funny because I laugh at myself through the whole process of posting.
I do admit that I think I may be my biggest fan when it comes to my funny.  There is a lot of context in my head that you are ~ apparently ~ not privy to.  But just trust me,  I am a HOOT and laugh at my posts.  
Be assured, I am bustin' my own gut.

I get it from my pop.  
sho do.




Tuesday, March 30, 2010

the joy of food



Mmmmm.  So good.
I think I shall have another.


Yes, that is yet another in my other hand.
Wanna make something of it?
S'MORE PLEASE!!!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

good friends

I love good friends.
I have been blessed throughout my life with good good friends.

I hope my kids will always have good friends.

Erin is well on her way.


She sure has fun with these girls.  

And her other bestest friend...I don't have a picture of, but Erin loves her so.
They come up with the funniest games.
For example...


They came with me to one of Carter's baseball practices and it got chilly chilly.
So we piled in the car. 
I started reading a book and looked back after a few minutes and saw the above scene.
She had all the seat belts on and Hope would quiz her on letter names and sounds.  If she got it right one seat belt would come off.


Good thing we'd been practicing.

I love good friends.

on my mind




OH!  I miss that funny girl.  
And I miss her Momma.




Love my Girls!