photo dump

we like to party

On Saturday we had two birthday parties to go to, one right after the other.

Andrew made cards for his friends - he made this one on his own. I had no idea he knew how to spell Sam, but apparently he does.

The second party was a drop-your-kids-off kind of party, and since Andrew and Mason were both invited, we ended up with a few free hours to fill. This is a restaurant called Stone House that we went to for dessert. I thought the place was cute so I made Matt take my picture. : ) It ended up being the only picture we got to remember our fun date night.

yep, that just happened

I'm pretty sure this look was inspired by the biker chicks we saw at the store yesterday. Although I think he's a ninja, not a pirate.

On Friday we saw a couple ladies who were rough and tough, to say the least. One had a bandanna on, the other had tattoos covering both arms and thick eyeliner around her eyes. They were dressed in ripped/spiked clothes and black boots. Andrew got very excited when we pulled up next to them to pick out our steak and asked "are they real life pirates?!". Awesome.

It reminded me of two of my other favorite moments with Andrew.

{runner up} "He looks just like Jackie Chan!!" Or he's Asian... Hopefully he took it as a compliment.

{my very favorite} We were at McDonalds probably a year or so ago, and sat next to a table with four elderly women sitting at it. Andrew looked at me and said "hey mom, which one is your favorite old lady?". Oh man, it still cracks me up.

photo dump

This could be my new favorite thing in the whole world. I'm still in love with Instagram, so this is perfect. It gives me a place to put some pictures up that I love that don't really need their own posts AND I get to play with Instagram. Welcome to my (weekly?) photo dump.

party

change of plans

We had plans to go to Eburg this weekend but Matt's mom ended up getting sick and her doctor suggested we stay away. So that left us with having to break the news to a couple boys who were very excited to stay the night at grandma & grandpa's and a night with no plans. After going through a bunch of ideas, we settled on a trip to the toy store and game night to help ease the pain.

Mason chose a big dino; Andrew chose a 2-wheel scooter.

Andrew loves the scooter. And he's great on it. It doesn't seem fair that this is the picture I put up, but for some reason I love it. He just happened to fall this once and it was directly across from where I was standing so I took a picture. Just for the record...

happy first day of spring

We didn't do anything very spring-like to celebrate the first day of spring, but we did have a pretty fun day. Here it is, Instragram style (I can't stop using Instagram!!).

For some reason, my boys love sitting on the kitchen counter. I rarely let them do it, but when I do, it's always awsome. Today we had breakfast on the counter.

Then we made English muffin pizzas for lunch. I always forget how delicious those suckers are! (As you can see, we also decided to enjoy the whole morning in our pj's).

Then it was time to get ready for Lego Club. I offered to bring treats, thinking I could easily come up with some robot-themed snack (the theme for this meeting) to bring. Boy was I wrong. I Googled and Pinterested (is that a word yet?) it with no luck. So I decided to go this route. Matt's mom nailed it - I should've broken a pretzel in half and put it on top like antenna! But instead, this is what I made. I thought it looked more like an owl, but I heard from friends who also saw a pig or dog with a stick in it's mouth. Whatever, like everything I make - it's the thought that counts. : ) (Also, for the record - I wanted to use regular Fruit Loops but Andrew liked these crazy 8's, so that's what we went with. I'm sure it would've made all the difference.....).

Then we headed to the store to try to find a couple pairs of shoes for me (my two main pairs are so old, my feet get wet when it rains ... sad story, I know) and some rain boots for Andrew. We struck out for both of us, but Mason ended up with a pair of boots and wouldn't put them down because he loved them so much. Anyway, I included this picture because we also went to DSW (a huge shoe warehouse) mainly because Andrew loves it there!! It has wide isles and for whatever reason he has fun and has convinced Mason that it's fun there too. So I shop while my boys play - it's pretty great. (This was the closest picture I took related to that story).

I sure hope real spring gets here soon. I'm really looking forward to a trip to the zoo soon!!

leprechaun treasure hunt

I didn't really do anything for St. Patrick's Day this year, but I think this picture of our little leprechaun treasure hunt is cute, so here it is...

trifecta

I found myself with a free day on Thursday, so I packed up and headed to B'ham. Here is a recap of our day through my new favorite app, Instagram.

It worked out perfectly for me to eat at 3 of my favorite places while we were there. I usually can't fit them all in when we visit, especially when it's just for the day, but the stars aligned for me this time! : ) And to top it off, my parents treated me to it all!