sheesh. i had really hoped to post some stuff sooner. get ready for a barrage of blogging from me. first up: two fridays ago, we loaded up and headed to swampy florida. for christmas this past year, derek’s parents gave both of their kids (and respective grandchildren) some free accommodations in orlando, and some cash […]
about the kids
i thought i was about due (overdue, that is) for an update on the lid kids. first up: ike. for starters, he can’t smile on command. we get pictures home from school almost weekly, and in each one, he looks like this. as you know, from the THREE birthday parties at the end of january, […]
S.C.A.N. quilt… done.
our modern quilt guild has been working on blocks and/or quilts to be donated to a local charity, SCAN (stop child abuse now). the quilts will go directly to kids who have been victims of child abuse (or so i understand). anyhow, i had a lot of blocks lying around from when i made isaac’s […]
78 degrees.
on friday (4 days after we woke up to snow), it was 78 degrees. so, after lunch, we busted out the new baggie of happy meal toys, the colored rice and some scoops and containers, and headed to the deck….
krispy kreme valentines
valentines day. lame. except for the part where a bunch of stay at home mom friends gather at krispy kreme and let their kids feast on a healthy, wholesome breakfast of heart shaped donuts with pink sprinkles… (disclaimer: i did not get shots of all of the kids and moms. sorry.) grae: kess: anna: isaac: […]
consign.
it’s a well known fact that i don’t buy my kids new clothes. well, occasionally, i encounter something that i can’t pass up. but, mostly, my kids are clad in hand-me-downs, megathrift finds and consignment sale clothings. this friday, after i dropped ike off at school, i carted anna off to a local preschool and […]
another family visit in the books.
my mom, stepdad and brother came down for a visit this weekend. they rolled in at 330 am on saturday morning. spent three whirlwind days here. and just packed up and headed out a few minutes ago. isaac is bummed. anna is still sleeping and i’m not sure how she’ll respond. lucy (world’s dumbest dog) […]
tutu party
today was our friend addison’s 2 year birthday party. since she turned two on 2/2, her parents threw her a tutu party. i had to wake anna from her nap early to go. she wasn’t happy. strawberries: cupcake: all the kids trying to sit still for a pic: anna, at home, where i could finally […]
the end of the baking frenzy
these last few weeks have been chock full of cakery. it started with jesse’s cake on the 21st and finished up yesterday, when i made these top secret cupcakes for a top secret surprise baby shower for my friend ashley. she’s having a second boy. and likes chocolate. and green. and elephants. while it’s been […]