Superman

Recently Derek bought David Superman PJs.


David has formed such an attachment to the cape... He does not want to take it off! Apparently it really has given him super powers as well...



The power to manipulate grandparents into acting silly...



the power to be adorable & get almost anything he wants within seconds...



the power to "fix" things that are not really broken...


The power to fight evil robot vaccuums from the planet Roomba...


And to save innocent bystanders from their terrible cleaning powers!


The amazing ability to devour vast amounts of chocolate chip cookies & milk yet never yet full...


And sometimes to share when he deems appropriate...


The power to make small messes even bigger...


The ability to spot insect intruders...


And pop dangerous bubbles with a single finger!


And lastly, the power of the Great Escape... It helps when you run "faster than a speeding bullet..."


So feel safe, Superman is real ...& even though he is only 2 1/2 feet tall and still drinks out of a sippy sup, his tantrums will frighten away any evil doer and his hugs heal every wound.

my roses

I am slowly nursing these roses back to life. They were so neglected by the previous tenants and it is such a shame. But here they are after a bit of help... Doing quite well I think!

tattoo

LD is in love with his temporary rockstar tattoo. He loves to walk around with his shirt off and just point to it. I think he'll really miss it once we wash it off! He'll point to his and then point to mine like we're kindred tattoo buddies. Then he'll kiss mine and poke at his for a while longer. Truely the cheapest form of kiddie fun... haha

hmmm...

I spent the last 30 minutes trying to write a blog about my latest photos... little david's joy over his temporary rockstar tattoo, his love affair with his new superman PJs Derek bought him, my roses which have just bloomed in the backyard, the incessant rain which is preventing me from painting the picnic table, little david's 1st attempts with chop sticks...

But the truth is I can't write anything fun or witty or even happy right now because the only thing on my mind is my sister. She left today for Kenya and she won't be back for 3 months and I'm just sad. So I apologize for not posting anything recent but I'm just not in the mood :( Everyone is allowed to sulk every once & a while right? So here is a simple homage to one of my best friends... a peace loving hippie whose obsession with the Beatles borders on crazy and a mind for medical terminology that I can't even pronounce.
















i love u. & i'm proud of u. xox.

Last weekend

Last weekend we drove the 3 hours to Huntingdon, PA for my brother's graduation from Juniata College. We stayed in a beautifully remodelled 1800s farm house in nearby Resston. We fell in love with it!


Here is David clapping when Brian walked out to get his diploma. That's right I was photographing him & not the graduate! What about it! ha. Really we just couldn't get a good shot... I promise, we tried :)


We had beautiful weather for our visit & spent lots of time outside.


Dave & I dream of updating a historic home one day. You certainly can't find the character and detail that older homes have in the modern cookie-cutter development homes that are popping up on every open square foot of land around here. Well, Dave & I are history buffs so we're biased! haha


The 1st thing Dave & I explored was the old barn. We found initials carved into the sides and old farm tools half buried in the ground and long since forgotten.



Much of it was boarded up (probably with good reason!) but of course we found a way in.


Samson pretended to be a brave mountain dog.


David loved the freedom on running (& often falling) up the hills and exploring all that rural life has to offer.





He was fascinated with the turtle Dave found. While turtles generally have the reputation as slow, this turtle was determined (maybe the dog was the motivating factor?) and after it had escaped (& been re-caught) three times, we decided it earned its freedom.





LD spent much of his time observing the hoards of caterpillars which were dropping from trees en mass and settling in every crevice of the rocks around the old barn.

YES! They were really dropping out of the trees...

And YES! They were absolutely in masses... Caterpillars do not bother me at all. I'll pick them up, whatever... Now, hundreds of caterpillars... that is a whole other story and I was pretty skeeved out. You would be too! They were everywhere...

Our last night there we had a bonfire and enjoyed smores. I was a total lush and couldn't control myself... I am a chocoholic and it will bring you to devour vast amounts of smores without a single thought. And I regret nothing :)

David was addicted to smelling the lilacs. He REALLY could not control himself!

But he did share...

And he did pick me some for Mother's Day. I brought some home and planted them in my sad excuse for a garden (it needs A LOT of work...)

We left Sunday morning amidst tearful goodbyes. It was the last time we'll see Kelly till she returns from Kenya in 3 months : (

Hide and Seek... Davey style!

He has no qualms about being there in the dark all folded up like a human pretzel!!! haha

this is just hilarious...

When my husband is home, I often get called into the room to witness these types of events...

Latest exploits

Last weekend Dave, Derek & I went out to dinner at Pei Wei Asian Diner. Fabulous Food, Quick service, good prices! I know I sound like a total advertisement, but check it out.

Then we wandered the Mall aimlessly... Having a discussion about how "going to mall always sounds like a good idea until you get there and you remember why you generally don't make a habit of going..." haha. I browsed for sunglasses (Still have Derek's gift card from christmas as an incentive) Narrowing it down to 2 pairs... Dave liking one, Derek the other, and me being my typical indecisive self... I of course walked out with neither & saying to myself the my usual mantra "I'll come back another time." Dave and Derek did manage to win a cumulative $30 on some lottery tickets they bought on a whim while meandering through the crowded food court. So atleast we left feeling accomplished.

The best part of our evening out was the Cheesecake Factory for dessert. I chose original with hot fudge! YUM! Good coffee and good company. We spent a while reminiscing and pondering the future... We're DEEP people! HAHA. We certainly miss having Derek around since we've moved away : (

Last night Dave & I watched Atonement. That was a heavy... "good" but certainly not a "feel good" movie. And today Dave & I went to the theater to see Iron Man... totally worth waiting for! We loved it.

Nice trade off...

Often I make treats for Dave & his co-workers. This friday I sent Dave in with two large cheesecakes. One Chocolate with Oreo crust ...


... & the other a Plain/Strawberry Jam swirl.


As a thank you they sent me back a nice bottle of Chianti... A very nice trade off I think!