Foto Friday

I'm still feeling lazy so I'm going to throw a bunch of random pics at you and call it a post.

That's my girl!

We each have our own mini-me now:

Happy weekend! Be sure to put on clean underwear tonight in case Jesus comes tomorrow!  :)

It's been a while!

It's been almost a month since my last post - according to my mom. So, apparently I'm slacking again. Honestly, there's a LOT going on that I could write about but I'm lazy and I don't feel like typing out the stories. Instead, you get more random pics from my computer, again, because I'm too lazy to upload new pics from my camera.

This is my dream patio. My theory is that if I keep buying things for it and talking about it as if it's a sure thing then eventually my husband will think it was a mutual decision and make it happen. I'll be sure to let you know if (when?) that happens.

Our house is a big white box with black shutters and a gray concrete porch. Blah. I've done my best to add some color to spruce it up but you can't see our pretty red door through the storm door, I have a black thumb and inevitably kill all of my flowers, and my last resort bright red crepe myrtle for some reason refuses to grow any taller than 3' high. Fail, fail, and fail again. So, I've given up. The front of my house sucks, whatever, but there's still hope for the back yard! This is where my dream patio plan comes in. We really need a place to hang out and make use of the yard and if we're going to do it, why not make it super fun and colorful, right? Right. So far I've secured the black stool/side table pictured above and about 20 brightly colored plants in equally colorful pots. All of my attempts to buy furniture have been failures (people who sell on Craigslist should respond to emails or at least take the posting down if the item is sold), but I'm not giving up. I really NEED a turquoise table and chairs . . . and a bench with pretty pillows . . . and something to build fires in. So I definitely have a long way to go, but I'll keep you all posted.

Moving on . . .

Viv's birthday is still a few months away but being completely obsessive, I already threw together this little idea board. The plan right now is to do a Snow White/woodland themed party. Pointy dwarf hats, red bows, acorns, polka dotted toadstools, woodland creatures and other details in red, blue, aqua, yellow, and white make up my party plan.

Mom, it's probably best of you stop reading here but I should warn you that if you chose to read on, you forfeight any right to give me a hard time. Deal?

Ok, so I'm thinking about getting another tattoo. A rather large back piece to be exact. I'm really not thrilled with the tattoo I got in college and I'd like to cover it up with something bigger and more artistic. I saw this dress today (on the Kohl's website) and as weird as it sounds, this is basically what I've been picturing in my head but with slight modifications.

The roses will stretch from hip to hip and then the sprigs will shoot up diagonally across to one shoulder like this:  

Via

I want to have a gardenia added in with the roses to represent my Gram. So, thoughts? Should I do it? I remember how bad my first tattoo hurt and it's just a "tramp stamp". I can't imagine what a piece this size would feel like or how many hours I'd have to sit still and try not to cry. Odds are, I'll probably never go through with it, but this is an idea I've been tossing around for several years now, so maybe . . .

Sorry, mom!

Domestic Life

Just a few random photos from this week:

Viv and Daddy watching Yo Gabba Gabba

and snuggling.

Our pretty, pretty princess.

And finally . . .

. . . a rare photo op with Logan (and proof that we didn't sell him to the circus).

Spring Break!!!

On Friday morning we leave for our annual family trip to Orlando! I really hadn't been able to get excited about this year's trip until about a week ago. But now how do you not get excited when you're just a few days (and a crazy long drive) away from sunshine and 90 degree weather? So, I give up. I'm in. And I AM PSYCHED! Why, you ask (aside from the afore-mentioned sun and heat)? Because I just booked a snorkel with the manatees tour!!!

This will be me on Wednesday morning!

Via

Clearly, this is going to be our best Florida trip yet, as long as we don't get attacked or eaten by crocodiles. We aren't going to any of the parks this year, but we do have a few other day trips planned. We're going to head over to Tampa/Clearwater one day to explore the Glazer Children's Museum and frolick in the surf at Sand Key Park.

Via

Via

We're also hoping to be able to stop at the St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum on our way down to Orlando on Saturday. It looks pretty awesome and I think Logan would love it!

Via

Otherwise, we're pretty much free-styling this trip. We may play some mini golf or we may just spend a lot of time laying around the pool. It's vacation people, I refuse to plan out every minute. So to my Florida residents or frequent Florida vacationers, any recommendations? Things we must do? Places we must see? I'm open to suggestions.

AND I'M SO EXCITED!!!!

Is this what they mean by "attachment parenting"?

I realized the other day that my family and friends on facebook have probably been wondering if we gave Logan away after Viv was born. I rarely post pictures of him anymore, yet have new pictures of Viv going up all the time. Sadly, my sweet Logan has entered that phase of never wanting to be in pictures. OR he'll let me take approximately 2 pictures before he's over it and off playing somewhere. Usually of the 2 pictures, one is blurry because he never stops moving and the other features Logan with a finger up his nose or a hand down his pants. Not exactly facebook-worthy. And so I continue to post new pictures of my sweet princess who lights up when she sees the camera. It also helps that she's pretty much always attached to me...

Please ignore my creepy bug-eyes. After several picture attempts, I start forcing the smile and this is what you get.

"The only advantage to glasses . . .

. . . is that you can do that dramatic removal."  - Jim Gaffigan

As of Monday, I officially became a glasses-wearer. Ok, so I don't actually possess any glasses yet, but they have been ordered. And then I ordered 2 more pairs. And there's one more pair that I really, REALLY, really want, but I'm not sure even I can justify owning 5 pairs of glasses. For now anyway. So here are the pretties that will soon be arriving in my mailbox:

Anna Sui AS506

Nicole Miller "Georgette Teal"

Candies "Jolie"

Lucky "Cooper Tobacco Horn"



So what do you think? Looks like I'll have glasses for every outfit! Now I just have to wait, wait, wait for them to come in! I'm very impatient.

In the meantime, I'll just continue to drool over these glasses that I LOOOOOVE and want so bad . . .

Uhm . . . and these . . .

. . . ok, and these too.

Do you guys remember Lisa Loeb?

Lisa wearing my favorite pair: Everyday

These last 3 frames are from the new Lisa Loeb eyewear collection! There are 13 different styles and each style comes in several different color options. There is a lot of tortoise shell, aqua, lavendar, pink, red, and pistachio. Let me tell you, they are ALL gorgeous! Honestly, it was hard to pick favorites. I'm IN LOVE with several of them but especially the Everyday frame! So in love, in fact, that I called my optometrist this morning to see if it was too late to cancel my order and get the Lisa Loeb frames instead. Sadly, the lenses have already been cut for the glasses I ordered and I'd be charged a 30% restocking fee if I chose to cancel anyway (which would be almost $200!!!) so the beautiful Lisa Loeb frames will not be mine. Maybe I can talk Kyle into buying them for me for my birthday . . . Does wanting new glasses as a gift make me an old lady?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

The kids and Grandma Nina

And a few more just because my Princess is a total ham...