I don’t take as many “real” pictures as I used to. Pictures of my kids just doing their thing and not knowing I’m taking their picture. I feel I’ve gotten lost in making sure I’m following the rule of thirds and that I have the perfect lighting (or as good as I can do), etc.
My iPhone has a bajillion of selfies and funny pictures & videos of my kids being my kids but I have a new goal of getting my real camera out to take more pictures like that of them. Sometimes I’m afraid of the extra computer time …
Year: 2015
Diary of a Football Saturday – 2015
I love going back to read my 2009 post about going to football games. There are a few things that are the same but I wanted to write an update.
These days I wake the kids up by blaring the Michigan Marching Band “Fire Up It’s Saturday” album. They do a little moaning and groaning but the lure of tailgate donuts is too much to keep them in bed for long.
Carson has been going in early with Rick lately which usually results in some fun pictures from Rick:
Mallory used to help me make the jello shots for the tailgates but when she …
Big situation
I’m starting to cook breakfast (moving a little slow this morning…)
I dumped the hash browns in the pan and it started sizzling.
From the kitchen table, Carson said “you got a big situation, huh?”
I asked why and he said “because you are working hard.”
Intire World
Gah. This kid.
It has been a pretty fun fall. Go blue.
Most
I love my morning phone calls from the children (at least when they are in good moods).
Me: “Have a great day at school, bubby! I love you!!”
Carson: “OK. I love you more!”
Me: “I love you most!”
Carson: “I know.”
No Offense
We are watching highlights of the Michigan-Northwestern game from yesterday and Carson said “they were the best defense but we have the best defense. That’s not a ‘no offense’, I’m just sayin’.”
Catching Up – September 2015 style
I know I’ve said this before but I so miss being here. I wish I made more time to write here.
The kids are (mostly) still awesome. {I say mostly because oy did we have a rough bedtime tonight…}
Anyway – here’s our update:
Mallory is in 4th grade and continues to love school. She’s still swimming for the local swim club. Mal also made the 10U softball team in Dexter and is planning that Rick will still work for Michigan so he can be the equipment manager still when she gets to Michigan.
She got her ears pierced in August, just a short …
President Mallory
Came downstairs yesterday morning to make breakfast for the kids. Opened up the fridge and found this:
That night at dinner we were still giggling about how funny it was. Mallory told us that really Barack Obama rules America, but that someday she really would.
Rick told her she had to be 35 to president and she said she already knew that because of Barbie. Oh, OK.
Three
Three little monkeys, sleeping in my bed.
Good thing we have a king bed that fits both kids + Rick.
Marlo of Sportsville
(So I guess I need to change my plan from trying to post monthly to posting seasonally? Well, spring came. And this happened.)
Yes, we got a puppy. Super Coops turned 10 in March and seeing has how we were owed a free puppy from the breeder where we got Cooper (what with his defective elbows and all) we cashed in on that guarantee! In mid-April we checked out some almost five week old puppies and there was one male black lab pup left (out of a litter of 13!). We brought him home May 8th and potty accidents aside, we feel …