stuff to do with toddlers: bubbles! bubbles! bubbles!

oh glorious glorious day! we finally had a day where it wasn't 98 degrees by 9am and we took full advantage!

we went over to jackson's house on wednesday morning and played in the backyard. there was a lovely breeze and i tell you, 83 degrees has never felt better! texas welcomes you fall!!!

lara busted out the bubbles and the boys went to town. well jackson was into them most of the time. jonah on the other hand has never had full reign of his own bubble wand and bottle before so i think he blew bubbles for about 56 minutes of the hour we were outside. there was a brief tee ball intermission, but when sharing was not going his way he went back to the bubbles. and i mean, who can blame him? besides a barrel of monkeys is there anything more fun?


hey, at least he's getting good practice for blowing out his birthday candles at the end of this month!


where's your happy place?


see. breezy.


oh i love when they squat.



"so i went up to the girl and i was like, 'hey baby, do you want to share my fruit snacks? they're nemo.'"


still going...

happy birthday my friend jenn!

dave and i went out last night to celebrate my friend jenn's birthday. we went to this awesome restaurant at the domain called jasper's. i wish i would have remembered to take a picture of the food. it was to die for. lots of fun!

then we went back to jenn & tony's place for cupcakes. dave and i ended up staying pretty late. it was so nice to be out. i think neither of us were in a hurry to get home. it's a small luxury to have a full conversation without being interupted by a short one. we've got to do that more often. (thanks nana & papa for babysitting!)

here are a few of the pictures from our night. the rest are here.

happy birthday, mrs. harrison!!! (it makes me smile so big that my beautiful newlywed friend still giggles and scrunches up her shoulders when you call her that.)

tony, ethan & jenn



me and my handsome hubby

make a wish!

jj & tonia's kids are awesome!!!

hee b gee b's

why me? why oh why do they always choose me?

i just found this nasty little sucker in the bathroom. well not this exact dude, but his little brother (only by a little). i found this picture online at whatsthatbug.com. i wanted to make sure i wouldn't have to rush someone to the hospital if they got stung or bit or whatever these things do.

i couldn't work up enough courage to step on him, so i just set the garbage can on top of him, made sure he couldn't get out and then i left a posty note on the door warning who ever was going to go in there next either to not move the garbage can or bring a frying pan or something in there with you.

ew! ew! ew! ew! ew! i am soooo creeped out!


oh this is reassuring...

First off, Centipedes are not insects as they have more than 6 legs. That is just the most obvious difference. Your centipede is a Giant Red Headed Centipede, Scolopendra heros. Though your photo shows the classic color variation of this species, there are many other color forms depicted on BugGuide. Like other centipedes, the Giant Red Headed Centipede does have a venomous bite, and the bite is reported to be quite painful. That said, it is not an aggressive species, unless you are small enough to be food. Food can consist of small vertibrates including reptiles, amphibians and rodents. We do not consider this to be a harmful species, but it is a formidible predator that will bite a person who disturbs it. (from http://www.whatsthatbug.com/cent_2.html)

curious

after almost a whole year, jonah has discovered a new love for his george slippers (that just barely fit him anymore... oh and did i mention it's 95 degrees outside?) they were a 1st birthday present from aunt rachey. his feet were so hot yesterday, but he just refused to take them off. even at bed time he found one and took it to bed with him and was asking me to put it on him as i was putting his blanket on him.

here's george going all godzilla on an "orbital bomber" (per daddy)...

here's jonah's actual george that we got him for his 1st birthday. (oh my gosh! if you click on that link, check out how little and chubby and hairless jonah is!) george was the inspiration for his 1st birthday party theme.

george, meet george. hello george. hello. nice to meet you, george. nice to meet you, george.

ahhh! that's my head!

they all fall down...

oh, to have this sense of humor...

hangin' with his pal, chicago bear.

grandma's versatile gift... is it a cloth book or a cape? you decide.

jonah's new favorite game... table golf whiffle pool.

jonah, how did you get up that high anyway?

so there you go. a day in the life of the george slippers.

thanks again everyone for the great gifts! we still love them!

dr. mommy is in the hiz-ouse

the short one was hard core scratchin' his giant skeeter bite today. this calls for some "we-me" intervention...

why do i despise blood and guts so much except when it's to help my own kid?

in and out :: kaleb & his wooden blocks

remember this one?

well look who's arrived!

3 weeks old and uber sweet

edible


kaleb n mommy



smooch!

ahhhhh...

hey there, sweet boy.

more kaleb pics here

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beauty for ashes

i went on a really interesting photography field trip today. i'm a member of a women's photography group and a few of us went to oakwood cemetery in austin this morning.

according to about.com oakwood cemetery is the oldest cemetery in austin. here's some interesting history from wikipedia...

The cemetery dates from the mid-1850s. It may have begun even earlier, as legend states that its first tenants were victims of a Comanche attack whose bodies were laid to rest on the same hill.

The cemetery was renamed Oakwood in 1907 per city ordinance. It spreads over 40 acres, including an annex across Comal Street to the east, and includes sections historically dedicated to the city's black, Latino, and Jewish populations. Paupers were historically buried in unmarked graves on the cemetery's south side. Graves without permanent markers were subject to reburial after a given period of time.

The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985; its annex was added on October 30, 2003. Despite its protected status, the cemetery has been subject to crime, vandalism and decay for decades.

the detail and artistry of the gravestones and monuments was so beautiful. words can't describe. luckily i took a few pictures.
















the rest are here.