Uuuuummmm, are you serious?

This was in Chase's bag a couple of weeks ago.


Okay. Hmmmm. There is so much I can say about this. Its funny. But its not. A couple of weeks I worked the school bookfair where "Captain Underpants" was a big seller. A bit of irony here.

My Princess Turns 4

Anna's birthday party was on Saturday. She is such a light in our life. She has taught me so much about innocence and love. She shares willingly and is always the first to lend a hand. She only weighs about 29 lbs but she doesn't let that stop her. Ever. She has benefited her brother in ways he may never know. She is truly a joy in my life and I thank God for letting me be her mom every day. Happy Birthday my little Annabelle Blue Eyes.

We Love October!

Vacations with kids are . . . .

busy
fun
high - energy
crowded
happy
giggly
highly anticipated
but not
restful.

Oh nothing but a flower

Pretty flower for pretty friends on a pretty day in the summer.

Slideshow of Summer So Far

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Week in Nutshell

Its summertime summertime in our household. This week was spent trying to stay cool from the summer's 100 degree heatwave. The kids attended "dinosaur" camp, we played endlessly in the pool, Anna had gymnastics and Chase began piano classes. We also had a fun birthday party to for a friend at Glow Mini Golf and we ate for the first time at Cracker Barrell. This all sounds like a lot but we had much time of sitting around the house - reading stories, watching tv and playing. My life is spent in this bubble of kid activities abundant with giggles and sibling fighting - screams and cries. On a flip side - this was also a heavy news week -fighting for democracy in Iran complete with lots of bloodshed due to election fraud, and then the death of Farrah Fawcett and the sudden death or Michael Jackson. As I am glued to CNN to see the updates on these tragedies, I hear goofie background noises and playful giggles throughout the house.

Forgotten Cake

This is my official cake for the summer 2009. Delicious. This one was actually thown together very quickly on busy summer afternoon - I think on father's day. Then, we actually forgot about it after dinner because we were so busy in the pool then with the bedtime routine. Its light, fluffy and easy to make! Here is the recipe:

Buy angel food cake at store.
Cut cake in half.
In the middle, put vanilla pudding and strawberries.
Put the cake back together and put whipped cream on top all over cake.
Add coconut (optional).
Put blueberries and strawberries all over cake.
Enjoy.

yum yum yum

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So long Birthday Tree

With great sadness, I must report that our dear, big, colorful front yard tree has suffered a major hit from the storm last night. Only a third of it is left standing and I am told that part will die. Everyone thinks it fell due to the high winds, but Chase and I have agreed to believe a tornado hit it. This was the tree that turns white the week of Chase's birthday and orange on Anna's birthday. We loved our tree. We filled the base of the tree area with sand and we have always been given great shade from this wonderful tree. I guess, like the "Giving Tree," it took the hit from the tornado so we would be safe.

The first picture above is in March on Chase's birthday.