Memorial Day weekend

Yeah camping! Yeah beach! Yeah friends! Even the rain couldn't keep us from having a good time on our camping trip. While I am spending Monday night getting sand out of everything, the time we got to be outside was well worth it. I especially liked the surprise cake from Martha and champagne from Marissa! LOVE an early birthday celebration!

remodel happiness

Oh joy! We are 99.9% done with our kitchen remodel! It came out even better than I imagined. I am so in love with it! I hate to get it dirty by cooking (the irony!) so I just wipe the countertops over and over and hang out in it's gleaming beauty! I think the stove and hood is my favorite part but I am partial to the grey cabinets too! And the countertops! And the finished nook. Okay, really, I love it all! I wish I had tons more money to have these guys redo everything in the house!

progress report - kitchen remodel

Progress pictures of our kitchen remodel. The boys have made great progress since I snapped these. I spend ridiculous amounts of time wandering around the dusty workspace, thinking which dishes I will put in each cupboard. Bliss!

the return of the farmer's market

The boys and the biscuits,

We can never pass up on balloon art.
And our happy cupcake girl.

a few of their favorite things!

My cousin-in-law Sarah did the sweetest little interview with her two year-old, capturing all of her favorites of the moment. It inspired me to do the same with E and Em. Wouldn't it be fun to do this every year and see how their answers change?

What is your favorite food?

Em: spaghetti

Ev: spaghetti

What is your favorite color?

Em: red

Ev: light blue

What is your favorite day of the week?

Em: third (we couldn't help but giggle at this!)

Ev: Wednesday - we get library, computer lab, and music at school

What is your favorite toy?

Em: slide

Ev: Xbox 360 (not that he has one)

What is your favorite song?

Em: Signing Time
Ev: Brass Monkey by The Beastie Boys

What is your favorite movie?

Em: Tinkerbell

Ev: Home Alone

What is your favorite candy?

Em: Tootsie Roll

Ev: Reese's Peanut Butter Cup

What is your favorite drink? (cringing at the answers)

Em: pop

Ev: Mt. Dew

What is your favorite game?

Em: Dora game (we're aren't sure what this is)

Ev: pretend Dragon fighting

What is your favorite book?

Em: doing signs (any sign language book)

Ev: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

What is your favorite thing to do?

Em: play outside

Ev: Make up video games

What makes you happy?

Em: ice cream

Ev: playing video games

What makes you happy that's not food? (follow up for Em)

Em: soap

What would you do to make the world a better place?

Em: be happy

Ev: Not litter

Where is your favorite place to drive in a car?

Em: shopping

Ev: Ground Control (video arcade

What do you like about your daddy?

Em: like his hair

Ev: he plays dragon games with me

What do you like about your mama?

Em: playing toys

Ev: she plays deserted island with me

What do you like best about Mara? (cruel world - I asked this before Mara passed away)

Em: says Meow Meow

Ev: she's soft and cuddly

What do you want to do when you grow up?

Em: play toys

Ev: work at a candy shop

em the mermaid

This jump video is dedicated to Nana and Jonesie. We wish you could see it in person!

mexico 2010

yeah for Mexico! We had a great getaway last week - days of reading, swimming, sleeping and sipping cocktails.
But most importantly, the debut of Tall House, Double Cup's new haircut! His first short cut in 15 plus years! It's having a new boyfriend! hee hee.