tuesday pages

my boys bought this book for me for my birthday.
they know i love to read.
they know i enjoy barnes & nobles.
they went online to see what books were best sellers on the new york times list.
they went online to see what books were on the best sellers list at barnes & noble.
they found this book on both.
they decided that it must be really good to be on both.
they used their allowance.
they bought me a book.
it is the best present ever - i love how they decided what book to buy.
just good stuff.

mondays mini five

five quick things to be thankful for on a monday morning:

• redbox free monday. made of honor {great chick flick}
• tina fay. lifelines. snl {gotta watch the whole thing - thanks mike}
• entourage. sippel stories. sunday night cheeseburgers {our sunday night routine}
• itouch. season 2 greys anatomy {thanks steve ! }
• preprinted grocery lists {the boys love checking off things we need}

go monday. to-do lists. making goals. completing tasks. just life. good stuff.

saturday updates

{colin and the buffalo bills team...

and no we didn't get to choose the team - total luck of the draw!}

{eagle pictures taken by the talented ms. julie -thank you}

football saturday

quarterback saturday

sunny saturday

smiling saturday

three separate games saturday

we love saturdays

tgif cookouts

{insert dads grilling picture here... taken by the wife who actually got up, showered and dressed early just to deliver coffee to our men...thank you ms. sarah}
notes to self...
it only takes 1 1/2 hours and 4 dads to cook 600 burgers at 7am...
when eatting lunch outside at school on the last week of september, please remember to eat your ice cream first before your hamburger otherwise all you get is chocolate soup for dessert...
smiley face potatoes taste better when eatten outside at school at lunchtime with my guys...
dads cook burgers efficiently when tee times are involved...
hanging out at school with nothing else on my calendar is priceless!

thursday lessons

justin and sedge. guitars and lessons. music and notes. strings and songs. thursdays and afternoons. just the sound of music filling the house. love listening to the learning. to the practicing. to the humming. to the growing music library. heres to music notes filling your day.

confetti sprinkles x 2

{leah and colin at cherry hill - july 2008}

happy birthday leah !

wishing you a day filled with giggle smiles, safe driving

and lots of sacred heart memories!

{nikki and cooper at dell diamond - april 2008

happy birthday nikki !

may your day be filled with happy jungles, silly smiles, door step confetti piles,

champagne toasts and gluten free sugar treats !

enjoy.

todays to-do list

todays goal.
watch love actually.
ms. sarahs all time favorite movie.
i have this dvd in my library.
thank you riley.
i watched.
i loved the movie.
i loved the music.
i went and purchased the soundtrack.
familiar songs.
great stories.
real life.
good stuff.
love actually.

tuesdays wraps

sorry...
only 3 months & 2 days till christmas.
the christmas wrapping center is officially open.
i have one customer waiting...
honest!
any guesses on what inside these two boxes for the boys?
happy tuesday.

weekend wishes

happy birthday calee!

happy birthday dad-to-be joel !

may your special days be filled with poker and camp rock,

football games and movies,

guy stuff and girl stuff,

and fun birthday wishes!

tgif

the dragonfly is in today.

look what greeted me at the front door this morning.

the perfect note card is here.

the cute flying earrings here.

a texas museum right here.

an inexpensive necklace here.

a rubber stamp here.

thursday night lights

football practice on a thursday night.

homework on a thursday night.
moms itouch on a thursday night.

a texas sunset on a thursday night.

happy thursday night!

goodbye path, hello field

{colins first football practice last night}

goodbye path

goodbye nightly cocktails on the sidewalk

goodbye daily talks and laughs

goodbye four square and water balloons

goodbye nice dinners

hello football practice

hello tuesday night

hello wednesday night

hello thursday night

hello chair in a bag and water bottles

hello mouthguards and bug spray

hello homework on the go

hello quick dinners

hello fall

hello football

we missed you!

tuesdays projects

we had a science experiment today.
we mixed water, food coloring & cooking oil.
we shook the bottle.
we drew the results.
we talked about what happened.
we shared with our brothers.
we had fun with todays homework.
we learned something new today.
we can't wait till tomorrow.
we love school.

monday notes

happy birthday wishes to our mommy-to-be ms. jamie.

we survived ike without even a drop of rain.

fall is in the air & homemade chicken noodle soup in the pot - thanks mike.

flag football is in full swing with practice tuesday, wednesday & thursday night.

to-do lists and the-done lists.

sending family favorite recipe requests - thanks mandy.

watching ice age every afternoon while we wait for justin.

apple refunds - thanks ms. sarah.

seasoned grilled potatoes & entourage - perfect sunday nite combo -thanks troy.

heres to a beautiful week ahead!

happy one hannah!

{hannah celebrating her first birthday last week}

happy birthday hannah !

we can't believe that you are one already...

enjoy your day...

enjoy your cake...

enjoy everyday from here till two...

these are great days in your life...

happy day!

are u ready for some football?

{nathans practice last night with justin helping coach bill}

football season is here again.

three boys & three different divisions.

three different nights for practice.

lots of fun and lots of running.

lots of ants and lots of flags.

lots of teamwork and lots of friends.

lots of great memories awaiting.

we did it

we started it.

we finished it.

we fought over who would put the last piece in.

we crashed it down.

we put it away.

we will do it again.

we love our silly puzzles!

safety patrol duty

justin is so excited to be on the teravista school patrol...we are on the afternoon shift - no need to get up super early...justin is responsible for assisting all "driver children" into their cars safely, collecting all parking lot cones & taking down and folding the texas and american flag...we love to watch him take his job so seriously...we are proud of your extra responsibility justin!

weekend recap

surprise parties & outside cocktails.

warm breezes & neighborhood laughs.

morning lawn signs & balloons.

commute posters & early smiles.

cupcakes & candles.

cheeseburgers & flowers.

books & apple boxes.

vodka & scrapbook treasures.

family cookbooks & special recipes.

season premier & entourage.

hanging mirrors & bathroom sinks.

homework bingo & reading stories.

sunday football & sunday night football.

thank y'all for a special 21 weekend!

fridays happy hour

{today with nathans hand in action}

happy hour doesn't get any better than this...three handsome under age boys...one large order of tater tots & 4 small sodas...one fun filled minivan on a friday afternoon...thanks sonic for everyday happy soda hour that makes for great after school treats!

got post-it notes?

{this should be an ad for post-it notes}

gratitude journal for today.

listening to justins guitar lesson in the front room.

picking up smiling kids from school.

getting the oil changed - finally!

finishing up the newsletter - almost.

pizza and pta meetings.

still working on the puzzle.

sunny and 94.

watching sarah palins speech last night.

nathan reading every fact from ripleys outloud.

catching up with mom, debbie and laur.

getting some post-it notes completed.

happy simple day.

got a piece?

today i had a craving for a mcdonalds cheeseburger

& a puzzle -

not necessarily together...

thank you hobby lobby for having a 550 piece puzzle.

thanks you boys for joining in.

we are already about half done.

i forgot how much fun a puzzle can be.

makes you want to be a kid again!

got soap?

got dirty hands?

we got you covered.

my newest collection.

soap to wash away your stress.

soap to help you sleep.

soap to give you energy.

now if they could just make a soap to help with homework....

photoless

this is the only picture i took on labor day.

brunch.

pool.

golf.

we should rename the holiday.

maybe it could be called 'relaxing day.'

hello september!