Watch this video from my cousin Audra's blog

It's friggin hilarious!

Find it here.

Look what we made!

This is Sam's big boy bed. It started out ten or so years ago as Aunt Kristin's bed. (My dad designed and built it cause he rocks.) But there wasn't any big guard rail on top. And when I was Sam's age, I pushed this girl off the bunk bed (she was bugging me) and she broke her arm. All quite traumatic. (The very first thing I ever published was an essay about that very experience!)

Since I wanted it to be really, really, hard to jump off the top of the bunk bed, I designed the above castle thing. Then, my dad (because he rocks) actually built it. And then I painted it with the faux granite spray paint that's really gross. And then Grandma Bevie made the cute little curtains so that Sam first wouldn't have the sun shine on his face in the morning, second would be a little warmer in the winter, and third could hide from ALL of us.

It was a totally awesome group effort and I totally love this thing!

I'm in the mood pt. 7

I was going to try and end with something funny, but I think I'll just go for something beautiful. This is my mom. Isn't she lovely? (That fat baby is me.)

I'm in the mood pt. 6

And while I'm on the subject of adorable, this is Auntie Barb with brand new Lily!

I'm in the mood pt. 5

This one isn't really funny, but it *is* adorable. Papa Mark and Lily at the Bees game.

I'm in the mood pt. 4

Speaking of Kristin, here she is showing us her luscious bottom!

I'm in the mood pt. 3

Okay, so it's only fair that I post a funny picture of myself, too. This is me, getting a facial from my adorable sister, Kristin.

I'm in the mood pt. 2

This is a funny one of Catherine. Though, I'm also in the picture and so is Barb and, really, we should all be embarassed about the fact that we were tap dancing in the kitchen.

Okay, so I'm totally in the mood to post pictures of EVERYONE now

I looked for funny pictures of you, Karie, but I don't have many pictures at all, let alone funny looking ones. (Just the ones from my wedding when you were my maid of honor and stuff. )


In this picture, you are standing behind me the night before my wedding having come up with the brilliant solution to the problem about WTH do we do with my *hair*?! (I still can't believe I waited until the night before my wedding to figure this out!) Props for you, Karie for being the hero! Also, standing next to you is my sister in law Catherine. Catherine! Look how young you look! You're like twelve!





And here's a picture with ALL my bridesmaids! From left to right: Kristin, Sarah, Very-pregnant-Robyn, Karie, Me, Kathy, Barb, and Catherine!

Happy Family

We took like a zillion pictures trying to get a good family picture. This is the best one. Even though Sam looks just a little sick. I think it's cause he's so pale. He's a seriously pale kid. Gotta love Lily and her beautiful posing though, eh?