St. Pat's is a tradition for us! I love the parade and love going! I hope my kids will grow up loving it too! I think from the smiles we are off to a great start!
No one else will ever know the strength of my love for you. After all, you are the only one who knows what my heart sounds like from the inside.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
My boy!
love this one. it captures him so well!
i need to make a mental note to check my kids noses before trying to take their pics. eww!Monday, February 28, 2011
tornado alley
one of my biggest fears is tornadoes. silly right?? as if i have any control over mother nature! We had a tornado come through our home town and here is some of the damage. We, thankfully, we overlooked this time. I was a mess that night, mainly because i was at work watching the tornado head for my family, which made me feel more helpless!! So, so thankful my family was unharmed!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
silverlicious
We were invited to the Silverlicious Party by our friends Nicole and Mia recently. it was a lot of fun, reminded me or organized chasos! The girls were able to make a crown, wand, received a nice goody bag and a delicious strawberry-chocolate smoothie! And it was all free. Well, free plus the cost of 3 new books Amelia decided we needed!
Friday, February 25, 2011
puppy love
Big Lou showing some love for Hugo. Lou is the boy Hugo needed, he just came 5 years too late. They would have been best buds back in Hugo's prime, wearing each other out from running, romping and playing! Hugo is just a tad too old for Lou, but he tolerates his affection like the gentledog he is!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
tumble time
i enrolled Lucas in a tumbling class at the local YMCA. He initially has some separation issues, but he overcame them and has enjoyed every class. here are some pics from one of his classes.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
piggy time
Lucas loves his bank! it is a soft bodied bank that he can hold and shake with no worries of it breaking. His favorite thing to do is get in my wallet and "find" some change, bring it to me and declare, "BANK!". He is thrifty and crafty i guess!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Lucas' room
I don't think I ever posted the final result of Lucas' room. I think I last left you with a blue room and a pack n play! While the
room is blue, we did eventually put a crib in there! The name marquee is compliments of my best friend, Lori ann! In the 30 years
I have known her, she has never disappointed me! they are so cute! the cross was a gift for Lucas' baptism. The two piece turtle
mural is part of his orginal bedding set. The little shelves are some of my favorite things! The Haba toys were a gift from
another friend, Andrea. She sent them from Germany. Lucas is just getting interested in cars, so I am sure they will only
be housed here temporally. They have lots of miles ahead of them! The mural at the bottom left is a creation by me!!
While I still stand behind my statemnt I am not crafty, I am mediocre at borrowing ideas and putting them to work,
which is what i did here. I painted the canvas, designed the tags and viola, a memory canvas! the top left is Lucas' hospital
picture along with his hand a nd foot casting I had done after he was born. And the crib itself was a gift from Nana
Kathy and Pawpaw Lance. It was a much appreciated gift! Lastly, the pillow case. It was a gift from Aunt Kate in Texas.
She has discovered her inner crafty-ness and surprised the kids with new pilow cases! I bought the new brown sheets to
match the new case! overall, i think it is quite cute!
room is blue, we did eventually put a crib in there! The name marquee is compliments of my best friend, Lori ann! In the 30 years
I have known her, she has never disappointed me! they are so cute! the cross was a gift for Lucas' baptism. The two piece turtle
mural is part of his orginal bedding set. The little shelves are some of my favorite things! The Haba toys were a gift from
another friend, Andrea. She sent them from Germany. Lucas is just getting interested in cars, so I am sure they will only
be housed here temporally. They have lots of miles ahead of them! The mural at the bottom left is a creation by me!!
While I still stand behind my statemnt I am not crafty, I am mediocre at borrowing ideas and putting them to work,
which is what i did here. I painted the canvas, designed the tags and viola, a memory canvas! the top left is Lucas' hospital
picture along with his hand a nd foot casting I had done after he was born. And the crib itself was a gift from Nana
Kathy and Pawpaw Lance. It was a much appreciated gift! Lastly, the pillow case. It was a gift from Aunt Kate in Texas.
She has discovered her inner crafty-ness and surprised the kids with new pilow cases! I bought the new brown sheets to
match the new case! overall, i think it is quite cute!
Zoo 2011
Our first trip to the zoo this year was a huge success. The kids loved it, the weather was perfect and the animals were out every where! Can't wait for more trips this summer!
i see this as a vision of the future. These 2 will give us a run for our money!
This year we have a pygmy goat and a river otter!! they are growing so fast!!
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Knuffle Bunny
Nicole and MJ was kind enough to invite us to see Knuffle Bunny at COCA! We have the book and it was one of our favorite reads so we were excited to see the show! it was very cute and the girls were super good! I took the picture of the screen right before they said no photography! oops!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
snow fun!
We finally received some snow so we could take the kids out to play! The last couple times it snowed it wasn't enough to really enjoy or take the kids out. I bundled the kids up and out we went. Poor Lucas had to borrow some items from his sister (baby leg warmes), me (gloves) and his dad (hat). he didn't seem to mind though! I think we got about 12 inches or so! the bottom 2 pictures are of the kids standing in the front yard. It is up to mia's waist and lucas arm pits!!
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
christmas-eve 2010
Christmas eve with Nana and Pawpaw. The kids must have been super good! - they loved all their gifts!
Santa made a stop as well!
Rubbabu - a toy review
On a rare day last fall, Luca and I went shopping together. just me and my boy. We packed up and headed to the Mills mall, hit all the hip happening kids stores - gymboree, carters, old navy, gap. We found a few great finds and as a bonus we went to the toy store!! The Mills has a great toy store, it is an old fashioned store, where things are kid powered, not battery powered. I set lucas free to roam and explore the store. He found a little car he liked so we paid the lady and took it home. It quickly became his favorite car, he took it everywhere and played with it non-stop.
I ran across the tag from the car before christmas. I went to the website to see what else they made. I found some of the cutest things! Cars, planes, puzzles, magnetic letter's and more!! I called and told Santa what Lucas would like and he must have placed an order! The toys were delivered the next week!! Everything was so CUTE! My favorite toy was the city life playset. We took it out last night to play with it and lucas loved it. he loves sitting all the cars out, putting out the additional animals we had, setting up the houses and trees. The cars are a soft rubber but they are nicely flocked with a velvet covering. They fit in his hand well and the cars with wheels roll very well.
I think the Easter Bunny may be bringing the bowling set to the kids for easter! I really love the magnetic letters for the fridge - both kids could play with them and I wouldn't have to listen to them hitting the ceramic floor!! Mia is really into "how is that spelled" or "what does this spell" and Lucas needs to learn his alphabet. The price tag on that one is kinda high - it would have to be a joint gift! Mia loves playing with the city set too, I am sure she would love the letters.
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