Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Blessed Easter

(our Traditional after Mass family photo)


Lent is Over


Easter is HERE!


All 50 days of Easter!


How Wonderful is that?


We didn't even put out Easter decorations -


until Easter Sunday this year!


I like to leave them out...


We had a lovely gathering with my Mom & Dad


DH's Mom,


my Brother, Sister-in-Law, and niece...


lovely weather


Joyous Occasion!




He Is Risen!


Alleluia!

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Tired


tired...

I am tired today...

and yesterday...

and last week....

Baby Boy is sleeping pretty well,

He still nurses in the night but we snuggle together well

and usually sleep 'till 7 am or so.

I should really be getting to bed by 9:30 and up by 6...
But then I would never have any time with my
darling longsuffering Husband...

AND I need to get back to exercising...

I feel yucky...10# heavier than I was

when I came home from the hospital. BLECH

I keep thinking I will be able to get back
to more frequent blog posts...

maybe even have something good to say,

instead of just posting photos...

SOMEDAY!


Lumpy just does NOT LIKE to be separated from me

for more than 15 minutes : (

I wear him in the sling a lot...

He is pushing towards 15 #, though...

OH, my aching back!

I am behind on so many things and

want to do so many others that are just

out of the question...

Snorkie is playing T-Ball this year and

Scooter has started Softball

(an amazing slugger, she is)...

We are trying to schedule the Summer and

Fall vacation plans are being made...

(Gotta love Homeschooling for allowing September trips!)

The end of the school year is rapidly approaching

& PA is a pain for documentation : (

I am looking forward to Holy Week & Easter.

My parents will be visiting and then soon moving...

to Nebraska.

I will miss having them closer by,
but they are very excited.

I am praying that all goes well with their move.

Blessedly, I have THREE wonderful spiritual

"retreat" days planned...All in April...

One is a LONG day WITH my

Darling Husband

(and baby, of course)

Well...off to make lunch, check on a semi-sick 5 year old,

change over the laundry, get baby back from big sister,

though he is happy enough right now : )

and figure out the rest of my afternoon...

Hmmm, Maybe a Nap.....

LOL

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Snow Days, Birthday Fun & Lumpy photo

This was after the LAST storm (Friday and Saturday of last week)
Light flaky snow blew everywhere...
This is Last Night's 15 MORE inches
Scooter and Tilly out at 7:30 PM building a snowman!

Front entryway


Last Saturday's snow (12")

Friday was Snorkie's "friend" Birthday party
My little Jedi Boy was very excited
He is "totally into"
Star Wars: the Clone Wars...
He likes it when Anakin was still a good guy...
Thsi Sunday is the "Family party for Snorkie and Scooter
5 Years old and 11 years old
WOW...
did that time go fast!

Brownie cupcakes with earth sand icing
(crushed Graham Crackers stuck to chocolate icing)
with pressed fondant "Anakins" on top...
I never got around to adding color to them : (
Scooter asked for a dog cake and Snorkie is getting a
"Death Star" cake for the Family Party...
A few weeks ago we had a Homeschooler's field trip!
Snorkie and one of his best friends at the
Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ...
Waiting to leave to get on the light rail river line train
What fun!
They have Hippopatamii at this Aquarium!
PU!


CUTENESS ALERT!!!
A BONUS!
Too cute for words photo of Lumpy O'Toole...
Can you believe that he is
Two and a Half months old already?
He is playing with "play gym" type toys and smiling
like crazy...he even chuckled at me the other day!
23" and over 12 pounds!
::whew::