Here are some pics......Jamie and Vicky carving the turkey, Brandon and Hobbes wearing matching THRILLED expressions on Thanksgiving, Bub playing with his new glof clubs, Hobbes helping Brandon drive down, and MaryJo fixing Thankgiving Dinner.
11.28.2006
Thanksgiving in Florida
We spent Thanksgiving in Florida this year and had a really great time! I started the trip out super sick with the flu, but got better on Friday. We drove down after Brandon got off work on Wednesday, got there super late, got up the next morning and I was still sick!! After dinner/lunch, I went back to sleep because I was so doped up on Benedryl. After figuring out that benedryl was drying my skin out, I switched to Claratin and felt MUCH better by the next morning. It was a good thing because I got up at 3:30 to go shopping:) I got everything I wanted, and a few more things.....then Friday afternoon I went shopping in Destin with Beth, Rachel, and Debbie (their mom). We had a lot of fun, and I'll post those pics later. Saturday afternoon I went by my Granny's old house to take some pictures. I also went to see my cousin and I saw his new baby boy for the first time. Tony, my father in law, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday with super high blood pressure due to his kidney stone/meds so I stayed in with the kiddos.....funfun:) My dad in law is home now (they removed the stones yesterday afternoon), but he spent his time thnking he ruined our Thanksgiving, bless his heart. We love going back home and even though he (and I!) was sick a lot of the time, I still had a really great time just sitting around the house.
Here are some pics......Jamie and Vicky carving the turkey, Brandon and Hobbes wearing matching THRILLED expressions on Thanksgiving, Bub playing with his new glof clubs, Hobbes helping Brandon drive down, and MaryJo fixing Thankgiving Dinner.
Here are some pics......Jamie and Vicky carving the turkey, Brandon and Hobbes wearing matching THRILLED expressions on Thanksgiving, Bub playing with his new glof clubs, Hobbes helping Brandon drive down, and MaryJo fixing Thankgiving Dinner.
Thanksgiving at school
I didn't get to school in time to have Thanksgiving breakfast with Brooke's class, but I did get there in time for lunch with Bub's. Bub was a pilgrim and I think he was the cutest in class! The parents all volunteered to bring in a variety of dishes and everything was just great! Bub had a fantastic time taking pictures with all of his pals.
11.16.2006
finally posting pics from the basketball game....
ok, I'm not blogging here since I've already written about the game (scroll down). I am now able post pics onto blogger, so here are some pics from the Bobcats/Cavaliers game....
More Halloween pics....late too:)
Here are a few odd pics from Halloween this year. We went to Lori's again and had a LOT of fun! Lori, Carrie, Jo, and I all dressed up as 80's girls...you know, big hair, leggings, blue eyeshadow, scrunchies...THE WORKS! This year Carrie also got to pat me back for flicking her off last year! We decided that NEXT year, Lori will have to flick the two of us off just to even the score:) The kids had loads of fun and got way too much candy....It was a great night with even greater friends~
life laughs....part duex!
Ok, these are about a week late, but I have been too busy to post anything:) Last Friday we had another "mum's night out" at Casey's under the pretense of "book discussion"....you have to understand that we always come with full intentions of discussing the book, but things simply get so crazy that one hour runs into another and before you know it, the night is gone, daylight is on the way, and the book is sitting untounched under a pile of teabags and bananas! We had a lot of fun that night...here are a few pictures to document....:)
11.08.2006
laughs
We had a great evening~~ unless you count the 2 hours I was getting Brooke to finish her homework :) It's mind boggling as to HOW a SIX year old girl already hates homework! It's a daily fight getting her to finish 20 minutes of home work within an hour...UGH!
After dinner and after we were all cleaned up and ready for bed, the kiddos and I played a game that we've played since they were little babies. I lay on my back with my knees bent up to form a chair like curve. They usually lay across it facing me and we play animals....they say what animal they want to be and I bounce them around, swing them around, jerk them around making that animal sound, then I flip them over in a half circle over my head and they squeal with laughter. I love this game but it is quite a workout!!! Anyhow, a few weeks ago, Brooke "invented" a new way to play our special game. I would lay in pretty much the same position only my toes would point UP instead of being curved down with my legs. They lay across me, with my hands planted on their chest and their ankles balanced on the tips of my toes. The effect is almost like they are floating over me and they have complete control of how each limb so they can flail around and still not fall. It looks much neater than I am descibing but it's the best I can do.
The first time Brooke "discovered" it, she said "I'm flying! I'm a superhero and you are my Robin (by this I assumed she meant her sidekick...lol)" She was so excited that she ran into Bub's room to tell him that she learning how to fly on mommy's legs.
Tonight when Bub was on his new flying ride he started flopping his body up and down, with his head going up and his legs went down and vice versa....he yelled "I'm a WHALE!!! WHOOSH WHOOSH! I'm a WHALE!" His body movement was sooo much like the graceful "stride" of a whale moving through water that I laughed my head off at my boys' genius! He is a little riot and I am always surprised at his, and at Brooke's, cleverness. I know it was a simple little thing....a game....but it made my night!
This night goes down in the book of my life right along side "man-days" and "tee-gotchee-got-chee-gaaa"
I love my babies :)
After dinner and after we were all cleaned up and ready for bed, the kiddos and I played a game that we've played since they were little babies. I lay on my back with my knees bent up to form a chair like curve. They usually lay across it facing me and we play animals....they say what animal they want to be and I bounce them around, swing them around, jerk them around making that animal sound, then I flip them over in a half circle over my head and they squeal with laughter. I love this game but it is quite a workout!!! Anyhow, a few weeks ago, Brooke "invented" a new way to play our special game. I would lay in pretty much the same position only my toes would point UP instead of being curved down with my legs. They lay across me, with my hands planted on their chest and their ankles balanced on the tips of my toes. The effect is almost like they are floating over me and they have complete control of how each limb so they can flail around and still not fall. It looks much neater than I am descibing but it's the best I can do.
The first time Brooke "discovered" it, she said "I'm flying! I'm a superhero and you are my Robin (by this I assumed she meant her sidekick...lol)" She was so excited that she ran into Bub's room to tell him that she learning how to fly on mommy's legs.
Tonight when Bub was on his new flying ride he started flopping his body up and down, with his head going up and his legs went down and vice versa....he yelled "I'm a WHALE!!! WHOOSH WHOOSH! I'm a WHALE!" His body movement was sooo much like the graceful "stride" of a whale moving through water that I laughed my head off at my boys' genius! He is a little riot and I am always surprised at his, and at Brooke's, cleverness. I know it was a simple little thing....a game....but it made my night!
This night goes down in the book of my life right along side "man-days" and "tee-gotchee-got-chee-gaaa"
I love my babies :)
11.05.2006
Cavs vs Bobcats (meooooow)
Brandon and I met his friend Jody in Charlotte yesterday. They played 18 holes at this crappy course, as I sat in my own cart reading the ENTIRE time. I'm so glad I had my book in the car (thank God for small miracles) or else I would have been bored to the point of plucking my EYELASHES out. I did get to hear someone yell FORE! for the first time though. Unfortunately it was at ME....the ball landed within one foot of where I was sitting (so thank God for more small miracles and for hardtop golf carts)
After they were finished, and my fingers were so numb I wasn't even sure they were still attached, we made our way to the Bobcats arena to watch the Ohio Cavaliers and Charlotte Bobcats play ball! It was my first basketball game EVER so I wasn't sure what to expect. I seriously thought I would be bored out of my mind having to watch a game that I knew NOTHING about. (Thank GOD I am so adaptable) because I was psyched even before the game started! I caught on quickly, it was MUCH easier to figure out than football or baseball~ The place was huge and being around all those people was just incredible! I love being in big crowds if my kids aren't with me, otherwise I am a nervous wreck. I immediately knew who Lebron James was (another small miracle) and got butterflies in my stomach seeing him! The game horn sounded and they were off.....the game was pretty intense, and the score was ALWAYS close. (tied most of it actually) It was fun being one of the only (THREE) people on our side cheering whenever the Cav's scored. I really got into it and had a blast! In the first timeout the camera zoomed in on the "celebrity guest" Liv Tyler...I would love to know why she was there....I thought it was cool that she was. After I figured out where she was sitting I found myself turning my eyes down in her direction often.....:) Well, the Cav's lost the game (sorry D and L, God wasn't granting you guys small miracles last night....lol!).....but we made it out of the crowd ALIVE (btw, the crowd was the biggest they'd EVER had at the arena (which may not be saying much since it was only opened last November, 5th to be exact!) and we made it home safely too! I am looking forward to the next game we go to....Brandon already told Jody that HE would have to buy US tickets to the Panthers game :) HOOK ME UP!!!!
**For some reason my pics won't post on blogger just yet, dunno if they are having problems or WHAT, so I'lll try to get them up here sometime later.
After they were finished, and my fingers were so numb I wasn't even sure they were still attached, we made our way to the Bobcats arena to watch the Ohio Cavaliers and Charlotte Bobcats play ball! It was my first basketball game EVER so I wasn't sure what to expect. I seriously thought I would be bored out of my mind having to watch a game that I knew NOTHING about. (Thank GOD I am so adaptable) because I was psyched even before the game started! I caught on quickly, it was MUCH easier to figure out than football or baseball~ The place was huge and being around all those people was just incredible! I love being in big crowds if my kids aren't with me, otherwise I am a nervous wreck. I immediately knew who Lebron James was (another small miracle) and got butterflies in my stomach seeing him! The game horn sounded and they were off.....the game was pretty intense, and the score was ALWAYS close. (tied most of it actually) It was fun being one of the only (THREE) people on our side cheering whenever the Cav's scored. I really got into it and had a blast! In the first timeout the camera zoomed in on the "celebrity guest" Liv Tyler...I would love to know why she was there....I thought it was cool that she was. After I figured out where she was sitting I found myself turning my eyes down in her direction often.....:) Well, the Cav's lost the game (sorry D and L, God wasn't granting you guys small miracles last night....lol!).....but we made it out of the crowd ALIVE (btw, the crowd was the biggest they'd EVER had at the arena (which may not be saying much since it was only opened last November, 5th to be exact!) and we made it home safely too! I am looking forward to the next game we go to....Brandon already told Jody that HE would have to buy US tickets to the Panthers game :) HOOK ME UP!!!!
**For some reason my pics won't post on blogger just yet, dunno if they are having problems or WHAT, so I'lll try to get them up here sometime later.
11.01.2006
Some Halloweenish pics
Our playgroup had it's fall fest over the weekend and the kiddos had a really great time. BOTH of my kiddos even sang karaoke!! WOW! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from Sunday night. For Halloween night we went to my friend Lori's but I will have to upload those later~~enjoy these for now!
Pumpkin carving....
Brooke was FINALLY into pumpkin carving this year! Each year it's a fight to get them to help because they HATE the sliminess....well, this year Brooke was chomping at the bits to get down and dirty with her pumpkin! Bub gave it a go, but as you can tell from his expression, it wasn't quite to his liking! Ah well, maybe next year! I wish I could have taken a pic of the finished product, but I forgot and now the thing is rotten and on it's way to the dump! Oh, and brooke never wears a shirt around the house, and I always forget to tell her to put one on for pictures....sorry if it offends anyone:)
weekend....with D and G
Daryl and Ginger came for a quick visit over the weekend!!! As you all know, I was INSANELY happy! I adore my brother and his new wife is seriously growing on me! (have to say, he couldn't have chose better because she is AMAZING!) We had a really great time......listening to Jack Black pass gas, watching Jessica Alba's infamous pole dance, hearing about how BADLY he beat B's butt at golf, visiting multiple candy shops downtown....and just sitting around the house. Ginger even taught me how to knit and I am currently working on TWO scarves (yay me!)
Anyhow, the worst part about them coming is seeing them going....my fingers are crossed that G will be accepted into USC next year so I can have them here at my fingertips all the time! I love you guys and miss you soooo much already! See you next month!
Daryl and Ginger came for a quick visit over the weekend!!! As you all know, I was INSANELY happy! I adore my brother and his new wife is seriously growing on me! (have to say, he couldn't have chose better because she is AMAZING!) We had a really great time......listening to Jack Black pass gas, watching Jessica Alba's infamous pole dance, hearing about how BADLY he beat B's butt at golf, visiting multiple candy shops downtown....and just sitting around the house. Ginger even taught me how to knit and I am currently working on TWO scarves (yay me!)
Anyhow, the worst part about them coming is seeing them going....my fingers are crossed that G will be accepted into USC next year so I can have them here at my fingertips all the time! I love you guys and miss you soooo much already! See you next month!
Anyhow, the worst part about them coming is seeing them going....my fingers are crossed that G will be accepted into USC next year so I can have them here at my fingertips all the time! I love you guys and miss you soooo much already! See you next month!
Daryl and Ginger came for a quick visit over the weekend!!! As you all know, I was INSANELY happy! I adore my brother and his new wife is seriously growing on me! (have to say, he couldn't have chose better because she is AMAZING!) We had a really great time......listening to Jack Black pass gas, watching Jessica Alba's infamous pole dance, hearing about how BADLY he beat B's butt at golf, visiting multiple candy shops downtown....and just sitting around the house. Ginger even taught me how to knit and I am currently working on TWO scarves (yay me!)
Anyhow, the worst part about them coming is seeing them going....my fingers are crossed that G will be accepted into USC next year so I can have them here at my fingertips all the time! I love you guys and miss you soooo much already! See you next month!
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