Canoeing and the like.

So as I mentioned earlier, we went on a fun-filled camping trip complete with canoeing. I came home looking like this -

Exhibit A:


Exhibit B:


I fell out of the canoe. A lot. Now, before you think I'm completely uncoordinated it wasn't all my fault. My husband thought it would be fun to dump his cousin's husband out of the tube he was riding in. Naturally this resulted in all out war. I just happened to be caught in the middle, and on the edge of the canoe. All of the other incidents may or may not have been alcohol related. Despite of the colorful souvenirs I came home with, we had a blast. I can't wait to go again!

And we're off!

We're going camping this weekend. Without the kids. This will be our first weekend away leaving them behind. Sure they've gone to grandma's for overnights, but we've never been more than 15 minutes away from them. I'm not nervous, I'm excited! I know they'll have a blast and so will we.
So I'll be back on Monday, with swashbuckling tales from the high seas (we're going canoeing LOL) and tall tales from around the campfire. Have a nice weekend!

It's been a very long time ....

When last I wrote I was anxiously awaiting the arrival of New Moon in theatres. Since then I've seen New Moon AND Eclipse. I'm still a Twilight fan, still obsessed with Robert Pattinson and still counting the days until the next movie comes out. Breaking Dawn (part 1), November 2011. Let the countdown begin LOL.

In other news, the girls are 3. Very soon to be 3½. They are growing by leaps and bounds and hilariously funny. This afternoon for example, Payton composed her own clean-up song "It's Not Nice to Make a Mess", a Billboard Top 100 in the making. Addison prefers to be the muse for such work. She works quite hard at making her presence known in the world. She has no volume control ... just like her mother.



A good friend of mine, Jules, has started a project on her own blog (Pancakes & French Fries) called the "Unread Library". It basically consists of taking all of the books from her home she has bought and never read and finishing them before buying anything else. Because I think Jules is awesome, I fully intend to do the same. I will soon be posting my own list of unread works, although I can confidently say hers seems much more scholarly than mine.

In other news my lovely children and husband gifted me with an iPod Touch for Mother's Day this year. There is only one word I can use to describe how I feel about it. OBSESSION. I'm rarely without it and am, as I type, currently listening to my music collection on shuffle. Best. gift. ever.

This makes me pee in my pants a little.

I can hardly wait!

Yum!

Cleveland Zoo

 

More tomorrow, err today, this is one tired mama.

Happy 4th of July!

So we're quite lucky in these parts. We have fireworks, literally in our backyard. It's so nice. We simply walk out, set up a chair and enjoy. Maybe next year the girls will actually be able to stay awake to enjoy them.

Ju Ju Be!!!!!

Ok so my Ju Ju Be obsession is well known. I've had a few different bags, loved them all. But I have always felt like something else was waiting. That something my friends is the Ju Ju Be, Be Smart. Discontinued of course LOL. I managed to get my hands on one after I sold my Packabe, and friends, it's true love. Here are a few images of my newest bag.

Tuscora Park

Well this weekend we celebrated another first in the life of our daughters. Their first 'amusement' park. Not too far from our house lies the neatest little park. It has a huge swimming pool (which is always packed in the summer), your traditional playground equipment (spread out over a few acres of land), a very large duck pond and one very exciting, child-based amusement park. It's neat. Tickets are $.75/each with each ride costing on ticket. Cheap entertainment. It costs nothing to get in, and food and drink are reasonable (ice cream, $1). Saturday my MIL, FIL, Greg and I packed up the girls and hit the road. The peanuts were totally excited and even got to go on their very first solo ride. They're growing up, and it's making me sad. Where did my babies go?

Playdate: Nolan and Brennan

A few weeks ago the girls and I went on a playdate at a friend's house. Here are a few pics of our adventure.

Squealing like a teenager ...

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON trailer

Season Finale

I hate cliffhangers.

Mother's Day, New Kicks and Art Projects

What a fine day it's been. My lovely husband pulled out all the stops, proudly presenting me with a dozen white roses and a new pair of Adidas Bounce running shoes. No I don't run exactly, but I do chase kids for a living. 'nuff said. The girls and I spent this past week working on a project for the grandma's. 10x10 pre-stretched canvases which they painted and I put some handprints on. They turned out fantastic, the picture truly doesn't do them justice. Lastly I spent the weekend with my girls. It was fun and relaxing, just the way I like it.

 

 

 

 

The Couch

One of the 'treasures' my husband discovered cleaning out his uncles house, was a 1970's child-sized sofa. It was in great shape structurally, but needed a bit of an update. Yesterday he braved the city traffic and hit JoAnn Fabrics (how cute is that?), in order to reupholster it. He did a great job!