Cannibalistic Jack-O-Lantern!

I went and carved myself a Jack-O-Lantern eating a Jack-O-Lantern. Saw a picture of one in a book and just had to try it myownself. I'm feeling rather pleased with myself. I thought about having some pumpkin guts hanging from the little one's mouth...but then I thought that that might take things a step too far. Whaddya think?

He's even squinting on one side like he's chomping down on a jawbreaker. Wheeeeeeee!

JULY!!

Okay. July in photos. Here we go!


For the 4th we went to Meg and George's house in Kalkaska. AnnaLaura had fun swimming in the pool with Jeana and Paige. The baby got passed around to everyone. Lots of sun and fun!

MP3 with Papa

Gettin' his toes wet!

With Nana

With Paige

The next day we went to see the other side of the family for Alex's birthday party. More pool time. More sun. More passing around the baby.

TheKidlet and Darin on the trampoline

With Kim

and with Frank

Later in the month we all went to the family cottage for a "Nearly 90" party for my Grandpa! More sun. More swimming. More passing around the baby. Lots of relatives we only see for a week or two in the summer when they come to visit us northern folk.

Look how big Miles is growing!

A Nearly 90 Birthday Cake!

The Kidlet as a surfer girl!




MP3 at the beach (he actually will wear a hat!)

Courtney gets attacked!

the kids are ready for cake

A nearly 90 Grandpa!



Yes....a picture of me...hope you're all happy.




Amanda and Miles

Coming up next... August! We stay at the cottage. We see long lost cousins at my Aunt's house. Lots of baby pics (go figure). The Kidlet swims! We attend an "End of Summer" party at a friend's house. Stay tuned!

I Laughed So Hard I Almost....

Every time I go into a clothing store and attempt to find cute clothes for the baby, I lament (okay, I whine) the fact that the girl's section is 3 times larger than the boy's and while the girls get really cute clothes the boys seem to have nothing but sports and camouflage. Whenever I enter a clothing store and attempt to find clothes for the 7 year old, I lament (okay, I bitch) the fact that clothing designers want to make my daughter look like a hooker....and a poorly paid one at that. That being said, I was just bouncing around the internet, trying to find a baby custard recipe, and I found an article that said this:

You'll Win... One Way or Another
Girls clothes get more space in the store, and it's universally acknowledged that baby and toddler girls are more fun to dress. This is deeply unfair to mothers of boys. But they'll get their revenge in three years, when moms of girls have to deal with hoochie-mama clothing for preschoolers.

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one....