Backyard Adventures

May 7, 2012, at 10:17 pm | 1 comment

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Party Animal

May 6, 2012, at 10:16 pm | 1 comment

We had Jimmy’s first birthday party yesterday and he was quite the party animal!  He loved all the people, balloons, toys, and food.  Come to think of it, so did the I!  We all had a wonderful time, and it was really exciting to have my mom and sister here to celebrate with us.  Here are a few pictures of our fun evening (featuring lots of cake!): 

Jimmy and his beloved Aunt Angie: 

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The girls made sure Jimmy’s toys got plenty of attention while he played with Pappy’s keys:

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The “Cake Boss” I’m not!:

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Yum!  Cake and friends – our two favorite things!:

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My big boy:

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He wasn’t sure about his party hat:

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But he sure liked the cake:

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And the big kids:

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Here are the videos!

 

Close Ups

May 3, 2012, at 11:44 pm | 1 comment

I’ve never claimed to be a good photographer, or even an OK photographer.  The whole art and science of photography is a mystery to me; I just point and shoot!  Therefore, I am perfectly comfortable turning my camera over to others – even if they only stand three feet tall and can’t quite color inside the lines yet! 

Here are my daughters’ initial offerings (I’m sparing you the dozen other pictures that feature close-ups of fingers or fuzzy feet):

Susie took this picture of a bed-headed Becky and I showing off a cardboard box that the girls decorated with crayons:

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By reasons of deduction, I am assuming Becky took this portrait of her smiley sister:

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And I’m not sure which girl took this last one, but I’m glad Jimmy stayed still long enough for a quick portrait!

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Good Sport

May 2, 2012, at 9:57 pm | 4 comments

Grammie and Aunt Angie have arrived!  We already put Aunt Angie to work “selling” pretend ice cream out of a tent.  Good thing Jimmy was in there to lend a hand!

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Mapped Out

May 1, 2012, at 11:11 pm | 1 comment

The girls were very interested in knowing what states we were visiting during our recent trip to Pennsylvania.  In an effort to have them not be as geographically clueless as me, I figured I better show them a map.  When we got home, I printed outlines of the United States of America for them and pointed out where we live, where we had visited, and where their relatives live.  After the girls colored in those states, they proceeded to quiz me on the identity of every single other state in the union. 

I didn’t do very well.

I’m ashamed to say I had to cheat and pull up an online map to refresh my memory as the girls eagerly colored their way through the states.    

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Maybe by the time the girls are in middle school I’ll have re-learned all those states sandwiched in between California and Connecticut.  They’re so tricky! 

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