Wha, Wha, Wha!

I know, I know... Two no so cute photos of me, BUT, I want you all to take a good long look b/c tomorrow it will alllllllll be gone...

What? (you say). Well, check back tomorrow and you will find out...

Some Serious Eats

My next door neighbour (I am Canadian remember) Sarah and I joined forces and created a master piece...

There was a dilemma... We had no idea what we were going to do with all of our tomatoes. After eating them in every meal for 2 weeks straight they were loosing their value and fast!

So we booked a Saturday and peeled, chopped, cooked, stirred, tasted and canned.

We look really cute after sweating over the hot stove all day!

(me with my man hair) ;)

There are still soooooo many tomatoes in our yard that I am sure we will be doing this again real soon.

Laxin'

This is what I have been up to while Mike and Blake are on a little Father/Son campout.

Don't be jealous!

Childhood

Today was such a nice day that Blake decided to take Mike to the park.

Every father should remember that one day his son will follow his example instead of his advice.

Every father should also remember that one day his son will probably become more talented than him.

In Mike's case, that day was last week.

Stirring up somethin' sweet

Let me introduce you to my sister Jana AKA barbie.
This B doll has it all! She has the hair, the eyes, the smile, the skin, and even the va-va vooms....




Today is her birthday. So here is my little tribute to my much older sister. (She may look much younger than me but she is really much, much older than me).
The next two pictures were taken not too long ago ( in her 30's with 5 kidlets might I add)

She could be mistaken for a teenager!


This lovely lady is one of my favorite people ever! She is loving and understanding and most importantly FUNNNNNNY, aaaaaaaaand for some reason really enjoys taking pictures like this:

She always brings a smile into the room. You can't help but love this girl. Happy Birthday Jana!

Elephant Boy

~I like to call him Peanut, but he refers to himself as Elephant.

~I love that Blake has created nicknames for us.

Dad is Horsey

Mom is mommy monster (I am very flattered)

and Blake is Elephant.

~I love going to the park with him (I could push him on the swing for hours)

~I love to watch him stand on his very tippy toes to wash his hands, especially in his underpants.

~I love how everything he picks up becomes an airplane

~I love that my kisses still make it all better.

~I love that he is deathly afraid of flies but does not hesitate to squish a spider with his bare hands.

~I love that he asks why??? for EVERYthing.

~I love that he wants an egg salad sandwich for lunch everyday.

~He amuses me with all his made up songs that he sings to me.

~And of course, he is the most perfect angel when he sleeps.

The best gifts in life are our children!

This is what I like to call blog barf

I must have forgotten what it was like to have a husband. We are taking full advantage of this extra time we now have with Mike.

Sometimes I imagine I'm in a musical where I swing open the front door, the sun shines in and I bust out in some song that describes my feelings in detail. (If I had a nice singing voice I may have done just that instead of only imagining it).

It's been so great to have time to go and do things. Here are some pictures of a few of the things we have been up to in the last little while.

We've been to the beach a few times.

backyard bonfires with friends.

Hiking the waterfalls in Ricketts Glen (a very pretty place!)

Exploring places right here in Philly.

Canoeing (we've upgraded from the old dirty broom).

Camping.

Strawberry picking.

And just hanging out!

That time of year again

Garage sales! I am not much of a fan, but Mike LOVES them! I always complain saying it's a bunch of junk and a waste of money. Mike is quick to disagree and has recently reminded me of his "cool" finds. Some of which, he would like me to add, were free 99!

Here is the latest and greatest find
A blow up raft.

We tried it out the 1st day we got it. If you can't tell,
that is an old broom we are using for the ore - quality!

All is well - no holes. Soooooooooo
Mike made a sail for it.

Blake taking a little snooze on the smoooooooth ride.


Before I end this post, I do have to admit Mike is pretty
awesome at finding quality stuff for super cheap. He is even
more awesome for making them so much cooler than before!
Good job Babe!



Blake wanted me to take a picture of him in front of the boat.
I somehow missed the boat in the picture. Probably b/c he is
just too cute!