If You Can't Beat Them

Join them in the basement, for an afternoon of Tetris. 

Where mom didn't do too bad.

Flashback Friday: March 2007

Spring Cleaning of some sort.

 

Before our first haircuts in preparation for Aunt Lori and Aunt Brian's wedding.

 

Not one of their favorite moments.

 

They still act like this when we say it's time for a haircut...

Flashback Friday

Never again.

Man it was hot that summer.

Flashback Friday

June 2010

This kept us happy

We were missing daddy, but

we had our moments when we forgot our cares.

 

Well, they did.  I pretty much wondered what I had done.

Random Memories

Houston

Elaine came home with this platter of food from a crab boil down the street.

She didn't want to eat a single piece of it, but was proud of her gathering skills.

Flashback Friday

 

I recently received a new work computer, so all photos on my phone were loaded during the last download.

 

Here is Patric returning from Iraq in 2010.

 

 

Swim team in Houston and home hair cuts by Alida.

 

 

Me and my dad.

 

 

Favorite of the Four.

 

 

Worlds of Fun.

 

 

Halloween

 

 

And my super cool 80's childhood.

Full Force Imagination

There is something amazingly powerful looking about that girl in that instant, while she, Cleopatra, moves to strike her friend with an dark curse ala Once Upon A Time (a new fan favorite at our house on Netflix).  And get thee to piano lessons soon I think, with those long fingers. 

Gone are these days in the link below I guess, which are cuter now after a bit of hindsight:

Ben and Nick Make Ghosts, the girl takes advantage 

Game of Memory: June 2012

Patric was home all of about four hours, one Sunday afternoon.

We had just discovered the bucket pool.

Game of Memory: June 2011

We had just moved.

Game of Memory: June 2010

Daddy was away.

But we shared our suckers.

Game of Memory: June 2009

It rained.

 A lot.

But we didn't let it stop us.

Game of Memory: June 2008

Safe to say it was hot.

Safe to say we were tired.

Game of Memory: June 2007

This was the morning of our 18 month visit to the pediatrician.

No idea why I remember this.

because it wasn't a charming time.

But if anyone else remembers, that red hoe there caused a lot of problems later in the afternoon.

Game of Memory: June 2006

Um, pretty sure I was still walking dead at this point.

Interesting, the cousin on the left has her driver's permit now...

HaHaHa...Oh Boy

 Chatted with our old babysitter the other day, who still had a copy of this in her phone.

And then I ran across this getting Kindergarten homework together.



Good-bye Ugly Brown Dining Room

Hello 100-year-old bookcases, that refinished perfectly with the antique dining set.

Pillars are nearly moulded and finished.

Some un-aggravating day, we'll have a meal in here with the savages. 

One Week

 From this,

 to this,

 and that.

 And with their great, great grandmother's furniture in place,

We had girls sleeping in their own rooms. 

Flashback Friday: Things We Still Love

Here are some pictures from January 2009. It is amazing how many things we are still doing a year later.

We still love daddy. We just don't get to play with him as much.

We still use too much toilet paper. I wish I could charge by the hour for clean up.

We still over stuff our backpacks and insist on sleeping with them, but it is Alida with her Dora backpack these days.

We still love boxes. Every last one of them.

Mr. Potato Head Pirate earrings are still a favorite.

And ghosts.

He was pretending to be one here.

And Now Presenting

The organization of our video files.

We're a bit late on this one from last fall.

Blast From The Past

Benjamin at 17 months enjoying warm weather and a new hat.

Elaine at 17 months enjoying cold weather and a new hat.

Why again do we ever buy toys?