This year’s Fathers Day picture…
Nice that my daughter is being a turd in this picture. Nice job, Mals.
Here is 2009’s version.
Busy busy busy
Ahhh…the kids are in bed before 7.30p (not without some screaming and crying, and not necessarily just by the little kids).
Hectic busy weekend and we didn’t even leave Ann Arbor (unless you count Dexter and Saline?).
Anyways…I am going to try to get back into the almost everyday journal/blogging mode. I am so far behind since I’ve yet to post about Disney so I keep thinking I need to finish that first – i’m almost done but too much other stuff is going to be forgotten if I don’t post it now.
Friday was the end of year party at Mallory’s school. …
Boy Oh Boy
So, Carson likes rocks. Sometimes he likes to eat rocks.
Here he is eating a rock:
And here he is after he dropped the rock:
And…he has his rock again:
And then he turned away from me so I can’t see him eating a rock.
But when you get sweet smiles like this – it’s hard to scold him for eating rocks:
Mallorina the Ballerina
Mallory’s very first dance recital is this weekend. I am so stinking excited I can hardly stand it. I took ballet (and tap and toe) for eight years but didn’t start when I was three. Mallory LOVES dance class and loves when it’s Thursday because it’s “dance class day”.
Her dress rehearsal was last night and it was the only time we were able to take pictures and video. Here is a little sampling of the 27+ minutes of footage that Rick took. He has plans (in his free time) to make a little movie with video of her getting ready …
The Three Amigos
Mallory’s dance recital is next weekend and tonight was picture night. The girls got to get all dolled up in their costumes, complete with hair & makeup. :-)
How cute are these girls?
My sweet sleeper
Two curly girls in dresses
Just curly-haired Mallory and her curly-haired cousin Lauren, rocking a maxi-dress and a mini-dress.
Princess Bossy-pants
A week or so ago, Mallory picked up her pretend black.berry phone and dialed some numbers.
MCB: “I’m calling grandpa – be quiet."
She put the phone to her ear, crossed her legs and looked off into the distance.
Looking back at me (who wasn’t saying a word), she said: “Be quiet.”
Looking at me again, she said: “Ok, sing a song.”
STB: “But you told me to be quiet!”
MCB: “Well every time you are on the telephone, I sing songs.”
Well, hellllooooooo
Hey there.
It’s been awhile.
I think the longest blogging absence since I started this blog. Maybe it ties the longest absence. But anyway. It’s been a long time, and I feel TERRIBLE about it.
So – I’m going to give you a couple of Mallory gems to get us started, and then I’ll get you caught up on our doings.
At dinner one night, Rick asked Mallory to do something (probably along the lines of “sit on your bottom” or “use your fork” or “stop bothering your brother during dinner”), and Mallory followed direction immediately, which is always a bonus. …
Part two – Disney May 2010
FINALLY! The rest of the writeup from our trip to Florida in May!
One of the good things about waiting three months to write about a vacation is that I’ve forgotten stuff so I now I don’t have to write so much!
Anywho…
Monday morning was breakfast with the princesses at Epcot. Mallory was giddy as the princesses started coming through the room but was beyond shy when they came to our table. Carson wasn’t shy – he kept shoving food in his mouth the whole time. It was awesome though – because all of the princesses spoke just as you would think …