crosby heritage days

i'm officially lame. blogging once a month!

this is jack at heritage days. he got 3 free pony rides! jack loves a good pony ride.:) he even got his photo in the crosby courier. it was the boots that did it.:) i must admit, i recognize the photographer from the paper by sight. i might have, sort of, mentioned that she knew my mother in law. i might have, sort have, told her that jack was claire milkovich's grandson. very subtle. very smooth.:) and it was no accident that he was wearing his boots. yee haw!

happy father's day, my love!

dan is such a great dad. happy father's day, dan! case in point... this father's day he is taking our family on vacation!:) yeah! i can't wait to spend the next few days entirely with my family! literally together. we'll be tenting it.:) (p.s. in case you were wondering, this is a "pinkerton" book that dan is reading. i LOVE pinkerton. steven kellog is a genius with words, but especially pictures!)

curious george

saw curious george at the mall a few weeks ago. jack was really shy. as soon as we went to leave, however, jack decided he wanted to hang out with george.:) well, in the grand scheme of things i suppose it was a waste of time... but jack really loves curious george. and the photos are pretty fun.:)

pop cornin'

bought a hot air popcorn popper from my cousin-in-law when we did our combined garage sale last summer. didn't try it out until i partially melted the microwave. oops. well (for about a quarter!) we now have lovely fresh popcorn frequently. i must admit i love pouring butter over it and shaking out the salt.:) but, it's got to be healthier than microwave popcorn with all the chemicals and preservatives, right? that's what i tell myself. hush. jack and i like to watch the popcorn rise. how exciting!

"don't det (get) me!"

jack loves a good chase around the house. laugh laugh laugh, "don't det me!!!". this was december 13th after the Church Christmas Program.

the prince and the pea

jack has a toddler bed. it's a hand-me-down from angie's kids. he's WILD about it. love! i am glad. i was worried he might make a fuss about moving out of his "cribby". as soon as dan put it together jack wanted to get in it. dan piled a bunch of love seat cushions in it and made a little bed, complete with pillow and blankies, for jack. jack reminded me of the "princess and the pea" fairytale. once again i rushed for my camera.

wild grapes

i'm in love with wild grapes.:) never knew that there were so many wild grapes around here -- ripe for the taking! i am very excited. when i was a young girl i remember driving around with my mom, sis, aunt and cousin getting grapevines for wreaths. why didn't we go for the grapes?! thursday night my little family went for a swim and saw a bunch of wild grapes. i was amazed at how big and how abundant. saturday dan, jack and i went picking. yesterday i borrowed my gramps's old amazing juicer and juiced grapes. to be continued...