we’ve had zoo on our summer to do list last year and this year. last year, we never made it. this year, my old college roommate and hoops teammate invited us to go, and we really had no choice but to pack up and go. and that’s the story of what we did today. we […]
friends
beating the heat.
our friend heather is a member at a local pool. and she invites us all the time. but, i’ve had such unpredictable pool experiences with the lid kids, i always decline for fear of the unknown. yesterday, after a few days of endless playdates at our own house, i was eager to get the little […]
super playdate mania
ever since the chickens have arrived, we’ve had a lot of playdates. who would have thought some fuzzy little poultry could make us so popular. 🙂 (disclaimer: it’s not that the people who have come over only like us for our chickens. they come over all the time. just not so many in a row. […]
a quilt for a friend
so, i’m constantly making quilts for my family. or for baby gifts. but, for my little group of friends, i’ve not been much of a bearer of quilts. now that i’m getting better and faster and my house is filling up with quilts, i decided it was high time to start making quilts for my […]
lately…
here’s my feeble attempt to make up for a lack of updates lately… we celebrated paw paw’s (derek’s grampa’s) 93rd birthday this weekend… kids love cupcakes. since it’s 200 degrees everyday, we’ve had to hit the park early early early in the morning. and isaac can get his fill of jumping off elevated surfaces. the […]
july the fourth
as per our usual, we hosted a bit of a fourth of july get together for some of our pals, before the fireworks lit up our little town… martha and bud (sam, jr.)… sam, sr. is in the armed forces and is currently overseas. so, really, this party was for him. 🙂 the slip ‘n […]
the week in review…
we had a pretty uneventful week this week. we started off with memorial day, as did the rest of the country, i suppose. derek made a bucket of guacamole and we headed over to our pals the p-salls for a little cookout. the buddies. derek took this picture of his burger, and thanks to apple’s […]
some randomness.
on saturday, i went yard sale-ing with my pal jude. it was one of those sweet yard sale days where i just kept finding sweet sweet deals. one of the best was this radio flyer trike (with handle) that i scored for $20 for anna. it’s $100 new. the hat she’s wearing was also a […]
a few more bday party pics
bear with me. i posted hastily. derek had some really good pics on his phone and my friend heather emailed me some more last night, and i couldn’t help but post some of them. thanks. 🙂 sweet pic of anna and ike: blowing out candles. derek’s vantage point. happy girl being serenaded. the cake, after […]
annababy is (almost) 2!!
anna turns two on tuesday. we celebrated today with a couple of friends and family. at a mexican restaurant. so, yesterday, we made a cake. the kids, as always, “helped”… anna ate her weight in frosting while i crumb coated. but, she was exceptionally cute while doing so. i decorated last night (detailed pics to […]