Mouth Fulla' Fries

Want to see what it looks like to smile with your whole body? Take a look at my little honey. She does it well. Don't mind the mouth full of french fries.

Lemons

The Little Miss hosted her first lemonade stand this weekend. She's been hosting pretend lemonade stands for months using the footrest of our recliner and plastic cups. Ron and I thought it was about time that she experience the real thing. The best part was her advertising. She'd see someone passing by and she'd call out, "Lummmmmmonade!"

She made $17. It's going in her college fund.

I'd say she has The Woo. I wonder who she gets it from?

She makes deliveries!

Goodbye, Old Friends... Hello; New, Quiet, Efficient Friends.

I've needed a new dryer for quite some time. Maybe it's the fact that it takes 90 minutes to dry a small load of whites... or the fact that the lint sometimes catches on fire and scares the living daylights out of me, or the fact that turning it on emulates a helicopter taking off.. anyway, we needed a new dryer.

We had some money set aside to find a good set that would meet our dirty needs and, well, be pretty enough to take up residence in our kitchen where our washer and dryer live. We found the perfect couple and they're settling in just fine and getting used to their new digs.

So, goodbye old friends. ... thanks for gently tumbling my kids' clothes. You took such care of all of the stains... back then it was spit up and blow outs... and now it's grass stains and mud. You treated all soiled cloth equally and without reservation. I'm forever grateful for your service.

The Pink Lady

I can't believe I don't have any pictures to post from last weekend. Well, that's not true. I have 4.. but it's totally unlike me to forget to take pictures. It certainly was a weekend of celebrating. We celebrated new friends, old friends, new babies, another year in the books, and Mother's Day all in one weekend, and I have 4 pictures to show for it... sorry :)

My friend Carrie made my birthday cake this year. It was, perhaps, the b.e.s.t cake I've ever had. It was called the Pink Lady Cake. I like her, that Pink Lady :)

Mama's night out with my mom and sister.

Visit to the Doctor

We took Sadie in for a well baby check at the doctor's office today. Rosie woke up and discovered that both of her babies had ear infections and needed to be checked out as well. I adore our pediatrician and her nursing staff. They totally played along. Dr. Dwinell let "Dr. Rosie" listen to their hearts and check their ears and throats. Rachel, the nurse, prepared a "pokey pokey tray" identical for the one she prepared for Sadie, and the medical staff in the room snapped on their gloves and gave their babies the vaccines that they needed.

Why is everyone having such a good time? This SUCKS!

My shots are pretend too, right?

Poor Sadie. I hate the vaccine part of the office visit.

What a WEEK!!

Wow! What a week. I'm glad it's Friday. Last week was my Spring Break followed by a wonderful Easter weekend. Then, I hit the ground running with Sky Mountain Charter School's STAR Testing week. I love seeing all of my students together in one place. It's great. I saw one of my 2nd graders on the playground on the second day. She's one of my favorite students (I know you're not supposed to have favorites, but I do.) I hadn't seen her on the first day because I was proctoring another grade.

Me: "How did yesterday go? I was thinking about you during testing."

My student: "Well, it went great. I made a new friend, I got a lollipop, and I had diarrhea!"

You just have to love the perspective (and honesty) of kids.

With that, I will leave you with a picture trail from the last few weeks :) It's a long one... Enjoy!!

We kicked off Spring Break by taking the kids to Sea World. They offered a free pass to teachers this year, and Erin and I partook.

Easter Eggstravaganza

On Saturday morning Ron and I decided to take the girls on a little bike ride. We started in Dana Point and discovered this great bike trail that goes all the way to San Juan Capistrano where we stopped for bagels and coffee.. and we hit a great park on the way home. It was great fun... and I see a new Saturday tradition unfolding.

Easter week was wonderful. Ron and I attended the Holy Tridumm services starting on Thursday night and concluding with the Holy Saturday service. Easter morning was amazing. After church were headed to Pasadena to be with the Hunts and Welches.

We hunt for easter eggs in formal wear.

I was in charge of dessert. The cupcakes were supposed to look like carrots growing out of the ground. No one could really figure it out. I asked Ron what he thought they were and he's like, "Ummmm. Pineapples?"

Dang it.

The chicks were cute, though.

Rosie had her Teddy Bear Picnic at preschool on Thursday. She and her bear wore matching bows and had a special snack.

I love American Idol.

There.

I said it.

It's hard for me to admit, but I love it. I always get attached to the singers and sometimes... ehhm. I vote.

Ron totally surprised me with tickets to the show on Thursday evening as an early birthday present. We had so much fun. I screamed for Steven Tyler and I think Ron did too. We were seated right behind the contestants' families and my husband, being the wonderful man that he is, totally made friends with Casey's parents. They gave him the inside skinny on the living arrangements, the song selections, and even the romance....If you're wondering, Casey and Haley are not an item. I think Casey's dad used the terms, "...in Casey's wildest dreams..."

By the time the show was over, Ron and Casey's dad were fast friends. As we walked out Ron slapped him on the back and said, "See ya later, Ira!"

and here they are:

We spotted Lauren at the Grove. She's adorable. I hope she wins.

The girls and I brought treats to the office for a little birthday party for Ron Sr (who would have been 77 today!)

Holes

These are my sweet Hubby's jeans. I say they're ready to be pitched. He says they're, "totally wearable." What do YOU think?