Because we are only a block away from a river, we tend to get a lot of wildlife in our neighborhood.
The normal squirrels, chipmunks, birds, moles, possums, rabbits- are all to be expected. But we also get ducks, geese, deer, vultures (only saw this bad boy once- fortunately), owls, groundhogs, and hawks. The hawk is...
Monthly Archives: June 2007
Wildlife
Future Rock Star
Andy bought Blake an electric guitar for his birthday and he has been taking it very seriously.
He puts this sign on his door when he practices
of course we can hear him all over the house anyway
Cole of course is going nuts, he can’t wait to try it out- so far Blake isn’t sharing
Do you think my mailman hates me?
yeah, me too. See the little bag on top with the ribbon? Those are cookies.
When I first started my business and I had only a couple boxes going out each week he would pick them up and put them against the tree by the curb so he would remember to pick them up as he...
$265 toilet paper
Man that toilet paper at Costco sure is expensive.
But that’s how it goes, you stop for one or two items and before you know it you can barely push the cart.
I must admit however that I LOVE the feeling of being stocked up. I absolutely hate running out of things.
So Cole and I spent the...
Keep Austin Weird
We had a really good time with this. Our Austin didn’t get it at first and when I bought a t-shirt with the slogan he didn’t want me to wear it. He said his friends won’t get it and think it’s about him- I told him that was the point. Then he...
Vacations..
are hard work! But a lot of fun too. The boys had so much fun spending time in Texas with their grandparents and cousins.
Here they all are
Joey, Emma, Cole, Austin, Max, Alex, Grace, Blake
1/2 of them
The other half
Cole-Diddley
The “shark store” is where they like to go for t-shirts and other fun stuff.
USS Lexington
Took some of the kiddos to see the USS Lexington that is docked in Corpus Christi.
Emma, Austin, and Cole on the manual missile shooter thingies
Blake and Max
Blake
On board
Cole
Blake, Austin, Max, and Emma on the top deck where the planes take off and land
Inside with the controls
Cool looking buttons
Hiding from the camera
Boys in the brig
Beach Day 3
Lots o crocs worn by this crew. This isn’t even all of them, 3 are missing.
See that little crab? His name is Sheldon- as in Plankton Sheldon. Spongebob, you have to watch it.
He wanted to keep it, we convinced him that Sheldon was happier in his own home.
Some time in the pool.
and a birthday, my...
Port A
Just a few quick pics from our first night at the beach
The kids grabbed their boards and headed out into the warm water. Austin looked at me and said, “mom I am going to go catch some gnarly waves…….whatever that means.”
Phase One
While Andy is wrapping up meetings in NYC the boys and I brought the dogs down to the farm for a week of doggie camp. As we were making the 3 hour haul, 3 kids, 3 dogs, and me……I couldn’t help but think of how much easier the trip to the farm has gotten in...
