Fruits and Veggies - Perhaps

Every year I say that I am going to grow a garden from seeds and this year I actually did it! Well, I haven't really done it yet since they are still little tiny plants, but we have high hopes! In my Mom Fantasy World I thought that this would be a good way to get them interested in eating veggies, but I know that won't be the case (:

Night Out on The Town

The boy is at yet another sleep over - I am starting to think he has some sort of Goldilocks Syndrome. This time he is spending the night at an old high school friend's house.

The Hubby took the girls out to dinner and we had a great evening.It was a nice seafood place and they even had a playground outside.
It's amazing how much sand you can load into a dress.....

Happy 80th Uncle Jimmy!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

This is the other thing that has taken up all my time, but those misty eyes when he saw it made it all worth it in the end! What a beautiful life and what a family we are blessed to have. Love you all!

Movie Night EEEK

We just subscribed to Netflix and I added all of the movies that won the Golden Globes to the list. We watched Milk last Friday and it was a very interesting movie. Sean Penn was fantastic. Well, in the middle of the movie Hubby stood up and declared there's a mouse! EEEEK I yelled and did what any rational person would do..... I ran out of the room and jumped up on the counter. Those are my pajama clad legs and feet in the picture. Mice don't bother me as much as frogs, but I don't like their unpredictable behavior either.The next day I was in the kitchen and the good old cat (yes he is alive) came strutting into the dining room with - you guessed it - the mouse in his mouth. I ran out and grabbed the animal catcher i.e. the husband and he caught the little thing.Step 1: Distract cat and trap unsuspecting mouse under a broom.

Step 2: Call in back-up that does not scream when broom is lifted a.k.a Grand mom.

Step 3: Take mouse outside so the boy can take a peek.Step 4: Send mouse packing.

Daddy Plays the Blues

Scariest Meal Ever

What were we thinking... arming our 2 little nutballs with sharp instruments at the dinner table?We decided that a fun family dinner would be made up of an open flame, sharp pointy instruments and hot molten cheese - It was Fondue Night!They had a blast!

Daddy was very concerned.The boy loved it because it had his 2 favorite food groups - Cheese and Bread. It also had an element of danger so it was "really cool".

The Army and One Big Frog

Only one thing on this earth strikes more fear in me than a phone call after midnight and that's frogs. They freak me out so much because I feel like they are staring at me with those buggy eyes just waiting for the best opportunity to hurl their nasty slimy bodies at me. They are just plain gross and not matter what you say you will not change my mind.

Back to the story - Around 12:36 this morning the phone rang and it was my dear husband's boss. After the blood rushed back into my body I found out that the software was not doing what it needed to do and that he had to drive into the office aka the Pentagon and fix it. Well, the poor guy had woken up at 4:30 that day so he could accompany me to dance lessons. What a nice hubby, but that is whole other post. I decided that he was in no condition to drive, so I called my mother and asked her to waltz across the yard to sit with the kids while they slept, so I could drive him. Just to let you know - she was not a happy lady. I went outside to warm up the van when I came face to face with that vile creature. I never encountered these animals in the city - Although I did encounter all other types of animals, but they were 2-legged and just cruised the pubs. I came back into the house after that awful encounter to find out that the emergency was solved and we could go back to bed. It's been a long....long....day!

Grandmom and Cream Puffs

It was a year ago today that my "Uptown" Grandmom made her trip to Heaven. We sure miss her witty sense of humor and her cream puffs!

Happy B-day

Happy Birthday Mom!

Our Snow Day

I was standing in the hallway at Church when I heard someone say "Maybe up to 10 inches of snow before it's all over." I've been so busy that I missed all the news about the impending snow storm. I went through the list in my head - bananas: check, milk: nope, toilet paper: check, bread:nope..... so off to the store I rushed after the bouncy Birthday party we attended.
It started as a light dusting and my hubby took the kids out to play while I unpacked groceries.
Dad was so excited about coming home a little early to hit the hill with his prized Radio Flyer that he bought 3 years ago and still has not been to use. Unfortunately the snow was just too deep and only the tubes could make it down the hill. They had a blast nonetheless.

There aren't many pics of Bella because the snow was thigh deep for her and she just kept repeating "It's too deep!". The poor thing ran into the snow fell on her face and was stranded like the kids you see on TV unable to move with all of her snow gear. It's hard to be 3 some days.

A week of updates

It's been a week full of moving from place to place all week and I have hardly had time to collect my thoughts let alone photos.We bought a van with leather seats and a moon roof. I wonder how long it will take for this one to look like a petting zoo????We had another date night and it was less eventful than the last one see a summary. We made a lovely dinner of salmon stuffed with herb goat cheese and a mustard glaze on top.We admired Uncle Fred and his big big beer.

Of course there was the typical household antics....

“Children and drunks always speak the truth.”

It's nice to see that our son views our family in such a great way.

P.S. We'll ignore the fact that Bella is nowhere to be found !