Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Columbus Day 2011


Cameron, Jonah and Macy hanging in the back yard.
Fullers, Peytons, and Cameron. And why was it that only my kids were half naked? Because they're silly, and filthy, and if one does something, then the other on has to do it too. Believe me! Any guesses as to why they were all laughing so hard? Because I was dancing like a monkey behind the photographer. dur.

Yesterday I got to spend the entire day off with my kiddos. Daddy was at work, and I hung out with the notorious Jo and fabulous Sadie Sue. As a full-time working momma, I rarely get these days where I get to pretend to be a stay at home mommy. I even wore my yoga pants all day, and didn't wash my hair. It was quite niiiiice! We went to Zilker Park and played on the fire engine, looked for bugs by the creek, and visited the hillside theater and did some booty shaking on the empty stage. Its these kind of outings that my mother used to take my sisters and I on. She would make up games for us to play, and get us involved in elaborate obstacle courses with hilarious tasks (wipe some boogers on that tree, turn around three times, find a pill bug, and run backwards up that hill). I found myself channeling her yesterday while I instructed my children to rescue my dog, kitty, fish, and frog from a tree (they were fire fighters!), walk on rock walls, crawl on statues, and do some serious marching up a hill. They loved every second, and I did too.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

TV recommendations

Yea, I'm mostly into watching more obscure stuff like cheesy sci-fy or British serials. I'll even watch the occasional mainstream show on hulu (Tina Fey still rules supreme). Here's a couple of shows that you may not of heard of that are worth checking out.

Justified: Tim, I love you.

Downton Abbey: British, PBS, fabulastic......Maggie Smith.

Lost Girl: Canadian series just picked up by the Scify channel. Supernatural creatures living amongst normal folk, lots of leather and quirky sidekicks.

Party Down: Snarky comedy about a catering company composed of out of work actors; actual actors include some that are now in some more famous roles (i.e, lady from Glee, dude from Parks and Rec).

Satisfaction: Australian drama about a legal brothel. Sexy times ensue

Skins (UK): all seasons, wonderful acting, unruly British high schoolers navigate adult issues.

Been hearing hubby laugh hysterically when watching a show called The League. Might be worth checking out.

And, I just added the original Prime Suspect with Helen Mirren to the queue. I'm looking forward to this one.

Monday, September 26, 2011

I think its love....on the range

This is an ode to my new favorite website/blog about a wife and mother living on the range in Oklahoma. Okay, I'm not a big fan of Oklahoma. Perhaps because I'm also a 7th generation Texas and that kind of loyalty runs deep. But this lady is living the dream. Well, my dream anyway. Cue ranch house with top-notch cookwares (I'm gaga for dishes), adorable kiddos wearing cowboy hats, floppy dogs, and lots of what I like to call man-work. Check out Ree Drummond of The Pioneer Woman, and don't tell me you're not impressed. You got it lady....

www.thepioneerwoman.com

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Tina Fey rules my world


This is the funniest picture I've ever seen. I literally cannot stop laughing, so I had to share.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Summer 2011



These two monkeys..........


ah....those summer nights.







Hanging outside the beach house

Jonah fishin'

Jo and Sadie and their cousins


Dr. Jones and I at Sadie's 2nd birthday party


Happy birthday little girl!!

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Pirates and shamrocks


We recently celebrated Jonah's 3rd birthday with a pirate party in the back yard. We blew up the jumpy house, dressed like pirates (well sort of), smashed a pinata, and enjoyed time with friends. I've also included some recent pictures of Jonah and Sadie at their school, celebrating St. Patrick's day


Jonah's pirate costume.

Jonah's class

Jonah showing daddy his special Montessori work that he does at school. It was dad's and donuts day.


Thursday, January 6, 2011

Finally with the updates



Well I know its been a while since my last post, but the good news is that Santa just brought us a fancy new camera! So, I'll be able to upload more fantastic pictures of the kiddos and our adventures. But, not today folks since I forgot it at home. Today I've decided to talk about my new (actually old) favorite word: britches. You could say that this word is a little anachronistic, but I'm trying to bring it back. Here's how I work it....

Me: Jonah which britches to you want to wear?
Jonah: Mommy (imagine a very whiny and drawn out tone), I don't want to wear my britches, I want to wear my jammy pants. I love my jammy pants.

So there you have it folks. That's what you call cultural transmission....