catching up in the worst way

i have been the mother of all slackers in the blogging department. every time i have tried to do it the stupid site wasn't working, computer didn't have the pics on it, blah, blah, blah.



so here is the beginning of my catching up. i am SO behind that it would bore you all tremendously to put it in one post. i know that all of you lead such boring lives yourselves that you will be sitting on the edge of your seats waiting in anticipation for my coming posts. =) enjoy!

savannah's first day of 3rd grade

GRACIE WITH HER TEACHER, MRS. BAKER

SHE IS THE BEST!

what kindergartner is complete without a jonas brothers backpack?

okay this was totally impromtu. while i was taking her pictures she says "kindergarten, yahoo!

the middle schooler on her first day.

one of our family friends, titi, and her ADORABLE baby!!! he was quite yummy and seems to have an eye for the older women.

gracie insisted we have a doggie birthday party for her stuffed dog bella.

some fun pics from the summer by the pool.

playing at playmobile

i am SLOWLY getting the rest of our summer stuff up on the blog. fun for you. here in west palm beach there is a playmobile indoor park. air conditioned, you can bring your own food and only 94 cents/person to get in! can't beat that! sarah was bored but the two little ones had a great time!

matthew wouldn't smile pretty for the camera.
gracie in her element.

okay so the WHOLE time we were there she was begging to be put on this thing. there were signs that said you weren't supposed to but tons of people were doing it anyway. so my girlfriend who was with us said "just put her up there for a picture already." after that she was fine.

she stood by that thing for like an hour b/c she was afraid someone else would come and take her spot! goofball!

sarah in a rare photo that day. i am sure i threatened to embarrass her to get her to pose for this.

an afternoon at the norton

one of our fun outings this summer was an afternoon spent at the norton museum. more naked ladies (and boys) for the girls to look at. ha! just a few fun pics as, of course, we didn't take any inside the museum. the girls especially liked the disney exhibit. messing around with daddy. at least this time it was OUTSIDE. yes, my husband and children were messing around INSIDE the museum right next to priceless picassos. we are such an educated and well-mannered family. (is that why the docent thought the little boy who was TOUCHING the paintings belonged to me and asked me to keep him closer to us so he wouldn't do it anymore? you be the judge.)

happy birthday to our demi lovato-loving-middle-school-starting-sassy-speaking-sarah

today is sarah's 11th birthday! she will start middle school next tuesday! holy crap where did the time go?
we love this girl a TON and hope she has a great birthday! of which i am sure she will after we go get her present and take her to eat! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARAH!!!

this photo should be 2nd but blogger is weird today and i don't have time to be waiting around so just pretend.

birthday pancakes!!
all girlie and giggly!

words of wisdom to live by

a friend of mine emailed this list to me a while ago and i thought it was a great reminder, so i thought i'd share. enjoy!

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now... Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time some time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come.

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

moseying at mizner

last month after we got our culture on at the boca art museum we thought we'd mosey around mizner park right outside. (WARNING: there are lots of pictures of very cute children coming up. so if you get bored to death with that kind of stuff please step away from this post.)




this is what the sky looked like on one side. but, like it does alot here in south florida, it passed us over. i love it when the sky looks like this. especially if i can curl up with a good book indoors.so our moseying (is that even a word? sure enough it is. i checked it on dictionary.com for all of you naysayers out there.) turned into a photo shoot. the pics of sarah are only a few of the ones i took of her while she was on her "mom i'm a model" kick that afternoon.

i love this one of these two. pure delicious silliness that only little girls can exude. strike a pose.

these girls are seriously workin' in.

me and my chocolate girl.

i love the way gracie is looking at sarah in this one so i had to post it.
just a little glimpse of why she has no younger siblings.

see! the sun came back out. the girls wanted me to take a picture of these flowers. i have to agree, they are very pretty.

what a great afternoon.

lemony goodness....or what we've been pigging out on all summer

this summer our yummy treat has been something we saw here.

(photos on this post courtesy of sarah)

with a little of this (okay who are we kidding? with a lot of this!)

a little squeeze of this. ( i won't tell you what sarah said it looked like. use your imagination.)

four of theseslightly beaten mix it together (with a whole bunch of other stuff of course)add in a cute little chef strike a pose and you get this delectable treat! (notice how we couldn't wait to dig in.)
lemon squares!

and the best part: eating them. preferably several at once.
YUM-O!

enjoy the rest of your summer!