I Love Lucy

I want to wear a pencil skirt with a matching sweater set and pearls. And before I leave the house I want to place a fancy turquoise hat on my head, that is embellished with feathers and rhinestones.
When Jay gets home, I'll greet him at the door in heels, an apron, full red lipstick, and bearing his slippers. A roast will be in the oven and Jay will sit in his chair, reading the paper, occasionally glancing at his perfectly clean children playing quietly on the floor. The dog will be next to him with her head in his lap, patiently awaiting playing ball. After the kids are in bed we'll smoke cigarettes while sipping Manhattans and playing Bridge.

And now leaving the 1950s and back to reality...I'm in sweats, I haven't even figured out what to cook for dinner and Jay can get his own darn slippers! My kids are dirty, making a huge mess, and I don't even own red lipstick.

I look forward to my "I Love Lucy" viewing at 2pm, where I fantasize about putting my hair in curlers and dying it fiery red. And of course, plotting constant shennigans.

Water

Forget all the fancy toys, all you need is a hose.

What does danger look like?

Scariest part of this, Avery loved every minute!

Backyard fun

The Easter Bunny brought Avery a backyard sprinkler. We put it to use this morning, but only for a few min. It got cold!!

Lucy had more fun than Avery!!

Easter 2012

Our Easter Celebration.

Church: check.

Mommy's glass of champagne: check.

Bunny ear picture: check!

The Egg Hunt!

I had newborn duty during the hunt.

And then....

Slip n' Slide!!!

 Abbie

Kyle 

Dylan

Travis

 Avery!!!

Warming up on the sidewalk, the water was freakin cold.

Squirt guns!

Brenner's particaption during Slip n' Slide. Thanks Grammy Pammy and GiGi for holding my little guy.

An amazing Easter holiday. Grammy Pammy always out does herself. What an incredible day!

First bath

Grammy Pammy does the first at home bath, I was scared.

Avery wondering why her little brother was screaming so much!!

love love love

The Shower

Brenner arrived Feb. 23 and my shower was scheduled Feb. 25!!

I stepped it up, checked out of the hospital, and baby boy and I headed to "our" shower.



Side note: Almost everyone at the shower fit on our couch!!



Thanks Pops for hanging out with Jay at the girl party!

Pin the mustache on the li'l dude!!

My cowgirl!

Pretty quickly I was out of my dress and boots and back into the sweatpants!!

The shower was a hit and it was fun to share it with our guest of honor, Brenner.

A special thanks to my mom, sister and sister-in-law for putting this together. It was amazing!!

"Excuse me..."

"Do I have something on my face?"

"No sweetie, you look great." Ha

Backyard loungin'

Last week we enjoyed the beautiful weather and spent some quality family time in our backyard.

Jay teaching Brenner how "chillin" is done.

Avery loves the sun and grass.

Best dog ever!!