Friday, October 9, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Baseball Balloon
We kept the hose extensions from our old vacuum and Aiden has taken to using them as swords and baseball bats. This morning he got a balloon that had somewhat deflated and started trying to play baseball by himself. I took over pitching and found Aiden quite competent at hitting the "ball"!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Birthday/Anniversary bash in ATL
I'm so late on posting these! But here's some pics from our awesome birthday/anniversary celebration weekend in ATL 14-16 Aug.
First: You can't be cooler than four popped collars cool.
Bowling queen.
Da boys.
Sisters!
Creating the ultimate mexican appetizer.
Happy birfday!
Cookie cake for Koob; ice cream cake for Matt. But the top of the cake got kinda smushed, so it looked like "Happy Birthday Malt"
My boys
Birthday boys with Aiden
Playing pin the tail on the donkey - Koob's nice and dizzy!
Here's the outcome:
And of course, nothing is funnier than taping a blown-up balloon to the back of a toddler.
First: You can't be cooler than four popped collars cool.
Bowling queen.
Da boys.
Sisters!
Creating the ultimate mexican appetizer.
Happy birfday!
Cookie cake for Koob; ice cream cake for Matt. But the top of the cake got kinda smushed, so it looked like "Happy Birthday Malt"
My boys
Birthday boys with Aiden
Playing pin the tail on the donkey - Koob's nice and dizzy!
Here's the outcome:
And of course, nothing is funnier than taping a blown-up balloon to the back of a toddler.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
8 years ago...
We got dressed up...
Hitched a ride in a '32 Ford truck...
And danced together for the first time as husband and wife.
Here's to many more years of dancing...
Hitched a ride in a '32 Ford truck...
And danced together for the first time as husband and wife.
Here's to many more years of dancing...
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Poor sick baby
Aiden has come down with a summertime cold. Poor thing is stopped up and coughing, eyes watering and everything. And his little nose is sore from rubbing it every time it runs, which makes him cry because it hurts to wipe, which in turn makes his nose run more. Vicious cycle! It's been a long time since Aiden's been sick, and him being miserable makes me appreciate how healthy and exuberant he is the rest of the time.
I sometimes find myself getting frustrated at little things with him, and at the end of the day I look back and realize how silly it is to be upset with him at all. Aiden is the best little boy we could have ever asked for and every now and again I need to put things into perspective to realize how lucky we truly are to have him in our lives. I take him for granted too much, and of course I hate him being sick, but I do appreciate how it makes me realize how wonderful he is when he's healthy and noisy and independent and picky and altogether exasperating. I mean really, who couldn't love a perfect little angel like our Aiden?? That's right: NOBODY. I dare you not to ooh and ahh over the cuteness:
I sometimes find myself getting frustrated at little things with him, and at the end of the day I look back and realize how silly it is to be upset with him at all. Aiden is the best little boy we could have ever asked for and every now and again I need to put things into perspective to realize how lucky we truly are to have him in our lives. I take him for granted too much, and of course I hate him being sick, but I do appreciate how it makes me realize how wonderful he is when he's healthy and noisy and independent and picky and altogether exasperating. I mean really, who couldn't love a perfect little angel like our Aiden?? That's right: NOBODY. I dare you not to ooh and ahh over the cuteness:
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
ALERT!
beep...beep....THIS JUST IN....
AIDEN POOPED IN THE POTTY TONIGHT
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
AIDEN POOPED IN THE POTTY TONIGHT
That is all. You may now return to your regularly scheduled programming.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
There is something seriously wrong with me
Again I ask, what will I do when Matt's gone for an entire year??
Here is the foyer "before":
And here is "after":
Now, to be honest, I never fully intended to paint any more of the house after the bedroom wall. But Glidden was giving away free quarts of paint, so who was I to deny the myself that gift? Unfortunately, a quart was not going to be enough for the entire area, so I had to purchase another quart. I went to Home Depot - the only store in town that carries Glidden paint - and got my mixture. But the lady accidentally dropped it, and some spilled, and she said she would mix another one for me. I told her don't worry, I already have a quart and that little bit that spilled out wouldn't matter - so she gave me a discount and I only paid $5! I painted our entire foyer for 5 bucks. Yeah! Of course, I was so excited to finally have enough paint that I had to get the project done the very day I purchased the paint. So yesterday afternoon around 3 PM, after getting Aiden down for his nap, I began. What a process! So many more outlines to cover with paint tape! And corners! Yikes. I wanted to go to my step aerobics class that evening, which meant leaving the house no later than 5:15...at 5 PM, after getting Aiden up, I frantically got dressed with paint spatters on my arms, face & hair, and the bottoms of my feet green-tinted. But I made it to my class, and the walls look fabulous (if I do say so myself)! I think I'm going to have to travel a lot next year when Matt's gone, just to keep me from doing any more DIY jobs!!!
Here is the foyer "before":
And here is "after":
Now, to be honest, I never fully intended to paint any more of the house after the bedroom wall. But Glidden was giving away free quarts of paint, so who was I to deny the myself that gift? Unfortunately, a quart was not going to be enough for the entire area, so I had to purchase another quart. I went to Home Depot - the only store in town that carries Glidden paint - and got my mixture. But the lady accidentally dropped it, and some spilled, and she said she would mix another one for me. I told her don't worry, I already have a quart and that little bit that spilled out wouldn't matter - so she gave me a discount and I only paid $5! I painted our entire foyer for 5 bucks. Yeah! Of course, I was so excited to finally have enough paint that I had to get the project done the very day I purchased the paint. So yesterday afternoon around 3 PM, after getting Aiden down for his nap, I began. What a process! So many more outlines to cover with paint tape! And corners! Yikes. I wanted to go to my step aerobics class that evening, which meant leaving the house no later than 5:15...at 5 PM, after getting Aiden up, I frantically got dressed with paint spatters on my arms, face & hair, and the bottoms of my feet green-tinted. But I made it to my class, and the walls look fabulous (if I do say so myself)! I think I'm going to have to travel a lot next year when Matt's gone, just to keep me from doing any more DIY jobs!!!
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