Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Twins are a good idea... for a weekend!

Maybe I'm crazy, maybe it's because I've had a few days of rest to recover or maybe it's because my cousin has mutant babies that don't cry, but... what's the big deal about twins?  Everyone says they're so hard and tiring... They're not difficult -- you just need two sets of hands or an energizer battery strapped to your back!

How beautiful?

In all seriousness, I had a great weekend helping my mother take care of Ava & Maddie (my closest cousin's twins). It was a busy, educational and lovable (they're good snugglers) experience and I hope I have at least two just like them - just not at the same time.  The only thing we were missing was Brooks (aka the Brookster), who was enjoying his Mom & Dad solo time in DisneyWorld. FYI - he is the cutest and funniest three year old I know, but I'm a little biased, he is my godson after all. Check out how cute he is!

Freakin' adorable, right?

But, back to the girls and a few lessons I picked up over the weekend. One, nap time is always a good time; two, milk from a bottle is just plain better than milk from a sippy cup and three, wear a tutu swimsuit while you still can!


What a fun weekend! Thanks for letting us borrow them Jules and Brion... And even if we don't have our own yet, at least we know we look good with a couple of babies!



Wednesday, June 22, 2011

El Lake!

Every have one of those places that no matter rain or shine it's still a good time?  Well, that's the lake for us.  To clarify it's Lake Norris in Tennessee... Sharps Chapel is the little village.



And it seems like no matter we (puppies included) always have fun, which was what happened this past weekend.  We went down expecting to spend the weekend with our brother and sister-in-laws; doing a little boating and some skiing, maybe have an adult beverage or two... But what we got was a weekend of "chance" (more like 100%) thunderstorms and 3 hour naps!  (See, I told it was a good time now matter what.  When was the last time you took a 3 hour nap?) 



We did a few glorious hours of sunshine and took the pups for a boat ride... Oh how they love the wind in their face!
Princess Wendy

Woody & cousin Scarlet
Can't wait to go back!

  

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Pardon the Interruption...

But life got in the way as we returned from Europe, but I'll give you a quick update of the whole trip.  Most of you know by now, that we spent 6 days in Tuscany, 2 days in Florence and 3 day in Munich Germany. Here's a quick visual re-cap for ya!
  



Plus a day trip to Neuschwanstein Castle, 
aka Sleeping Beauty's Castle or the Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang Castle.


But... it's always good to get home.