Do you want to know what we are going to be for

Here is a sneak peak from our church Halloween party.

I am not going to tell you which one of us this is. You are just going to have to guess or wait until my Halloween post.

Ugggggg Midtermsssss

Sometimes the student life is supa fun! I would live it forever.

Then other times (like midterm or finals time) it's not so fun.

Will this ever end?

On a good note (well a bit of a good note), I have figured out how to get Blake to the mall without dragging his feet!

A promised carousel ride!

Now I just need to figure out where to get the $$$ to go shopping.

The family, that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor in our innermost hearts ever wish to.

Autumn.

Even though it is beautiful, I always have a little (just a little) sad feeling that summer is over. The days are getting shorter and our sleeves are getting longer and most of all the foreboding. WINTER. I can't see it, but I know its coming.
Even though I enjoy the beauty of fall (especially out east), the little sad inside is having a cry for summer.

I do LOVE the Fall, it's just hard to jump into b/c you know that summer has come to an end. I am sure when the leaves all change color I will be there - in the moment with the fresh crisp air, surrounded by the stunning art work of mother nature.

Despite knowing what is coming (winter). Autumn always feels like a time of renewal, a chance to begin again. So do I love it or not ? I love it, it just takes time to warm up to it or in this case cool down to it...

So here is our first fall adventure, Philadelphia

10 thousand minutes like this

I wish this was my life! Chillin' on the beach, my family and I. What would life be like.....

We spent our labour day weekend at Bethany beach. It was nothing compared to last years labour day vay-cay in OBX, but a it was a nice short drive to a little strip of land in Delaware.

We played on the beach

AND

played on the beach

AND

played on the beach

Then we rode a few waves...

(He's hard core!)

We kept well hydrated

AND

well rested

We found a fun place to play

AND

Race cars...

We had a fun trip and now it is over. Back to real life, whatever that is....

Peace out!

Locks-of-lovin'-it

For months I have been saying "I am ready to do it"

Well folks here it is, all 10 inches.

With a little help from Mike, I chopped off the pony.

Then I went and got it cut into a style.

Do I like it?

Ya, I like it...

But let's see what Blake says when he

realizes he has the longest hair in the family.

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!