the weekend began with a trip to the ER with my gram. happily, she is just fine. we celebrated her homecoming w/ a good, old-fashioned poker game (just like old times). a poker game complete with family and friends + lots of food + laughing. here's the proof:
super sweet josie. just look @ those eyes...
two of my three lovies...
girls play with michael. (not real eggs, people)
guest of honor. she'll be 95 in two weeks. that's correct... i said 95 in two weeks. word is she gave the boys a run for their money (literally).
ella and josie hang out w/ their nana.
gram waiting for the card turn. big pot @ stake...
gram and dogs pose for me in the construction zone (aka: my family room). for some reason, the dogs LOVE gram. she won't come right out and say it, but i think she kinda loved them right back. notice her shoes. her shoes did not accompany her to the hospital. and, there is still 20 " of pittsburgh snow on the ground. so, she went home in a pair of ben's tennis shoes. she would be the hit of middle school, i tell you.
milo loves his benny...
how cute are they?
love this snap of my girl. (i've been playing around shooting without looking through the lens.) i think i like some of these weird, natural shots. i get a lot of dumpers, as well.
sweet max is always @ my feet. he is my little schnauzer shadow this week...
our grammy. probably asking someone to hurry up and deal...
impromptu after school photo shoot. love her.
love her eyes. the mole on her nose. her laugh. and those crazy 8 year old teeth...
who do you love today?
have i mentioned how happy i am to have a four legged valentine in my life again? because i am.
so happy.
xoxo
we celebrated lovey day with our traditional red dinner. we set the dining room table extra fancy + daddy made a really yummy (and mostly red) dinner + we exchanged valentines (ella surprised us with special poems - which were fantastic and hilarious)... wrapped it up with daddy's famous perfiteroles. my four legged valentine ate his kibble mixed w/ filet.
i feel so lucky to share valentines day with them. because today is about love. and i couldn't love them anymore. for real...
i have a few other valentines in my life (lucky me). if you are one of them... i hope you know that i LOVE you! xoxoxo
here are a few snaps of our day. i hope your day was yummy too:
started our day with fancy fruit - delivered to our door! thank you grandma kim...
getting ready... ella is a big fan of the tissue paper hearts. (me too)
love the valentines day mice. we made about a million of these the other night. we had an impressive assembly line going on with grandma and pappy. (thank you g & p). they were a big hit @ ella's school party. cute mice found here.
ella received fancy flowers from her daddy...
we ate by candlelight. there was a lot of complaining about not being able to see one's food. maybe we aren't ready for straight up candlelight just yet...
final preparations being made. 3 of my 4 valentine boys are in the picture.
ella's valentines were written in fancy curly print. have i mentioned how much i like her? or how very excited she is about every holiday? gotta love an 8 year old valentine girl...
my boys post fancy dinner. as you can see, coat and tie are not required. but maybe they should be... next year.
so, we are on our third consecutive day of NO SCHOOL due to the blizzard. technically, we have been in the house since friday after school. that is the first part of the story...
the second part of the story is that we have a little project going on in the family room. due to said project, most of the furniture is stuffed into the living room and there is a tiny bit of dust well, everywhere. because of the storm, our little project is at a stand still.
as you may or may not know, i am a girl who likes order. the upside-down ness of our living space makes me feel sort of nervous and antsy. and although we are enjoying the snow (and the school cancellations), i think we could all use a little time away from the homestead.
in the meantime, we are planning on curling up on our "special sofa" (see pics below) and watching american idol tonight. we are hoping tomorrow brings a field trip to the grocery store - or we may have to eat milo, which we would prefer not to do.
family room mess project. this is our special sofa we peiced together for sideways tv viewing. we all fit right here. even milo...
office mess
breakfast choices are getting slim. noah picked leftover popcorn + banana + scrambled eggs. i picked canned tomatoes and wine.
i'm kidding, people. i'm saving the wine for grey's on thursday night.
snow action. three of my boys are in this pic. see them?
...is my new computer. why, you ask? because the photobooth feature now has cool backgrounds like this one:
i have to admit... i think it's fun too. we put milo on the coaster a few times. ella even made his ears appear to flap in the wind.
on saturday, 22" of snow fell. a real, honest to goodness blizzard!
it was so beautiful and very exciting for the kiddos (outside as i type this, making a snow igloo). i know it was not exciting for the people who lost power and heat, and for you folks - i hope you are all back to right by now...
a few pics from our winter wonderland weekend. AND, as an added bonus... NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!!!!!!!! hooray!
... they're gonna get married! remember these two from the other day? you can check out their session images here.
in other news, the website is coming (i swear). we had a small glitch, but we should be LIVE on monday! seems like that statement should be accompanied by a drumroll, no?
have a super weekend. we are bracing for a big storm. i'm off to the grocery for essentials. hot chocolate and marshmallows, oreos for the eyes, carrots for the nose...
xoxo
