Happy 90th Birthday GGMom!

Our amazing Great Grandmother just celebrated her 90th birthday. Holy moly! She traded jokes and thoroughly enjoyed some wine, eclairs and birthday cake. She is truly cool. We hope we are that cool if we are lucky enough to celebrate our 90th birthdays with our family. We had a great time. What a lovely lady!

Fall has officially arrived!

One of the loveliest things about being back on the East Coast is being able to experience a full changing of the leaves - not the abbreviated versions that we got in Texas or California. We have spent many hours raking and playing in the crackly goodness that is Fall in Delaware

Sister love

Need we say more??

NO BOYS ALLOWED...

...except for Daddy, Riston and Matthew of course. Spending a warm Autumn afternoon in a fort, playing horses and eating ice cream sandwiches is pretty close to Heaven don't cha think?!?!

We LOVE our Polish (well 1/4 Polish) friends!

We were invited to the Polish Festival this year by our friends Ava and Mia. Thank goodness they didn't check our credentials at the door! Filipino, German, Swedish, French, Welsh - yes, Polish - no. But even we non-Polish people had a great time. See for yourself!

Creative Outlet

Don't tell our "designer" friends - but we did a little creating of our own. Mom bought blank letters to put our names on our doors and we let the creativity flow. What a fun way to personalize our rooms!

Thank you Pop Pop Codfish!

Decided to do a little camping in Ava's room and thank goodness for the book lights from Pop Pop Codfish! How else could we have possibly gotten in our nightly reading?!?!?

...and the video

Oh baby!

After many years of asking Marlena whether or not she would like to participate in any extracurricular activities, she finally came to me last week and told me decisively that she wanted to take gymnastics. I am not a huge fan of this sport (although I love to watch) but she was quite enthusiastic so we told her she could try it. As you can see by the pics and video, there is no turning back now. She LOVED it!

What to do in Texas in the Springtime

See a rodeo, go to an art fair, let a baby calf suck on your arm, go to the beach, learn to use a backhoe, pet Aunt Linzee's new foal. Whatever you do, get outside because this is one of the few times of the year when the weather is perfect!

Keller ISD Art Exhibit 2008

Ava was chosen to represent her 2nd grade class in the District Art Show. Her entry was a mixed media lizard. Since the show, her interest in sketching has grown resulting in a couple of really nice drawings...a skunk that Pop spent 45 minutes chasing from the hangar and a goose she saw in a book at school.

As promised...other party pics

A celebration at the local pottery store with Naine and my best friend Natalie; a party with my family, culminating in awards for Marlena and me for Chicken Limbo and Pin the Tail on the Donkey, respectively; and a cupcake party at school made my second official birthday the best ever! AJA

Ava's 8th Birthday!

One of three birthday celebrations for me this year! For the first time, I was able to celebrate my birthday with my cousins. That, coupled with the fact that I had a REAL birthday this year (I officially turned 2 on Leap Day), made this a very special birthday indeed. Stay tuned for pics of my other parties.

Happy 1st Birthday Rosey!!!!

Happy Birthday ruff ruff, Happy Birthday ruff ruff, Happy Birthday dear Freckles, Happy Birthday ruff ruff! Our lives have only changed for the better since Rosey came along. We love you soooooo much!

When Daddy is away....

When Daddy is away he does special little things for us so we remember how much he loves us. Sometimes he does special things for Mommy too so she remembers he loves her and, more importantly, so she remembers to laugh. He knows that laughter is the way to her heart. This is what he sent her this week. Smart Daddy!

O sole mio....

How cool is Venice?!?! Stinky - yes. Dirty - yes. So what! Boats for cars? Water for streets? Not much cooler than that. Here we are taking a spin around one incredible city before stopping for the most expensive pizza we have ever eaten. Ciao!