...as i see it

rainy friday...

milo and i feel like this today.

but we are both thinking about perking up for the weekend.

happy weekend to you...

another...

i really liked these three images together so i made this little collage:

do you see what i mean by all the good lovin'?..

it's a great day for hockey...

milo and a few of his best buds are wishing the pens good luck tonight in game four.

GO GET EM!

beautiful mommy + her 2 (soon to be 3) boys...

LOTS of good lovin' @ this maternity shoot today.

the three of them are so connected and loving and joyful.

i had a great time hanging out w/ them.

and i can't wait to meet the new little one joining the team in july...

do you love this? (i do...)

how sweet is big brother?.. (very)

girl + dog...

ella chose milo.

she picked him out of the six boy puppies who were sharing the cement pen @ the animal rescue league.

and, we think he knows it.

he loves loves loves her.

here they are playing his favorite game, TENNIS BALL.

speaking of birthdays...

i missed the boat on posting BOTH of these birthday girls last week.

SO...

happy birthday to you:

(hint: birthday girl is in the middle. surrounded by all the lovin'... she is my favorite aunt and grandma to josie, lexi and the famous charlie)

and happy birthday to you:

birthday girl + boyfriend

birthday girl + favorite 13 year old

(birthday girl #2 is my favorite mother in law and shopping buddy extraordinaire)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GIRLS! XOXOXOXOX

happy birthday to you...

happy birthday to the best daddy in all the world

come home so we can squeeze you!

(cake is in the oven...)

starting over...

attempting a fresh start around here.

like this tree.

and every other new shoot, leaf and blossom that seems to be speaking to me.

so, here we go...

and,

happy monday

let's go pens!..

obligatory pose for mom

c'mon, noah... who are you rooting for?

my boy cheers for the pittsburgh penguins...

way to go pens~

go get em!

toy LOVE...

milo is the kind of puppy who can chew through toys in no time.

(our friend, mr. russell, can attest to this fact...)

this toy, however, is different.

so far, he has been loving this toy for a week solid.

and by this i mean, a week SOLID.

as you can see, he even sleeps with it.

if you have a champion chewer in your life, go get yourself this toy.

you (and they) will be happy you did.

as an added bonus you can insert kibble in each side of the barbell.

can you stand it?

a cool chew toy that randomly shoots out kibble?

life is good...