birthday boy

Absolutely LOVE this photo...its so cute how everyone (his big brother, grandma and mom) is helping John blow out his birthday candle! John is another year older- which luckily is another year I've been able to admire, love, enjoy and respect him as a father and husband! Its strange to think we've almost been together 1/2 of our lives...



Love you, babe! Happy Birthday!

Remember these?

Still scanning pix from my youth when I came across this beauty! Oh, the memories! I loved playing in this contraption at the local park. Theres something highly enjoyable about climbing like a hamster in a giant wheel. Sometime around 1988 they disappeared, though. Could it have been the fact that your fingers would get pinched in between the slats every other time in went around? Or could it be that children (never me) would hold on to the outer edge as it was spinning and go completely end over end? A law suit just waiting to happen- what!? Parks just aren't what they used to be... Is that good or bad?

Growing up!

My babies are growing up- tooooooo fast! Tonight was 6th grade orientation at the twins' middle school. Oh the drama! I can tell its going to be a rough couple of years. Weight issues, boys, puberty, make up, cliques, being 'cool'...oh! the list just goes on and on!

The girls handled their first taste of adolescence quite well! The school is huge- which will be an adjustment. They'll need to learn the workings of combination locks and dress in gym clothes. Oh and I did I mention the cafeteria?! The food options are way out of control! Ice cream, snacks, chips, hot chocolate, cookies...oh and there's a salad bar some where. Craziness!

The whole time- I kept thinking...Thank goodness I never have to go back to middle school! UGH!!!

I know the girls will be great and do wonderfully...its just so gut wrenching to watch your babies grow up into little ladies!

me circa 6th grade

Drive

We made a day trip to GI town yesterday. Its only about 80 miles away- so an hour to an hour and a half...depending on the children's moods! :)

I was a passenger this trip (John drove both ways- which was very much appreciated by me!)

Thank goodness for electronics...the trip was nice and quiet!

BIRDS- it was crazy how many we saw... I guess they were mostly geese...but we're talking hundreds of thousands of them!


This photo is of us passing the York sign...since they kids were behaving and John was driving- I messed around with the camera.

This is Pucca and I chilling in the big red chair once we got home!