Icecream With A Side of Lilli-Vanilli

I drove the sass to see her daddy, Monga and Lilli-vanilli a couple weekends ago. We spent the day wandering around the state capitol's old town area, eating bad pizza and enjoying icecream. We had a great visit, but watching the girls eat a cone full of icecream was the highlight. Not one of us got out without sticky clothes and use of a LOT of baby wipes.

Lilli-vanilli has always been my favorite to photograph as she moves 100 times slower than her sassy sister.

Sass will be 6 (!) later this year and Lilli-vanilli will be turning 3 (!)

I, however, will always be squinty-eyed in pictures. (Sigh)

Can't Think of A Title

Yesterday, my job found a replacement for me. I'm so excited that I'll have plenty of time to train her while we both reap the benefits of payment.

I found myself teary-eyed a few times at work. It just sort of solidified the fact that my departure is more final and real. Also didn't help when I had to send an e-mail out to my whole staff announcing my leave. That was one of the hardest things I had to write.

D, however, is on a roll.

Tomorrow is his last day of work. I'm thinking about surprising him with something to commemorate this special event.

As of this morning, he's 3lbs away from losing a total of 20lbs since February. He's such a hard worker and has so much will power that I just don't have.

10 days and counting... well it's really 12 days but I'm counting from the last time I'll see him before he leaves. It's going by so fast and I know that next week will zoom by. July will soon be here and gone as the first three weekends hold some exciting events for me.

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D took my camera out of my purse and left it in my mom's car so I had to take some b-day pictures of him with my phone. We had fun catching up with his cousins and their 5 bazillion kids. D enjoyed him some strawberry pizza while I'll dug in to the S.piderman cupcakes. D shares his birthday with his 4th(?) cousin(?), Chad, who turned 4 that day.

D waiting to blow out his candles.

(Chad is the blonde head on the lower right)

Showing off his new windshield-courtesy of me- to his cousin.

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...Coming soon (I sincerely promise this time)-

- BM

- Lilli update

23-23

Today is the 23rd.

D turned 23 at 3:49am this morning.

23 on 23!

He woke up to some flowers and was treated to three Od.walla drinks.

Yesterday kicked off a pre-celebration with some tennis playing and a three mile family run. (Which I biked) Tonight's celebration involves a park, cousins, strawberry pizza and gifts. The post-celebration involves treating D to a movie.

Even though D really knows that I keep a family blog he claims that I've never told him. So- even though he won't see this I still want to wish him a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

When Did She Get Permission to Grow?

Yesterday she was born.

On Friday she graduated pre-k.

We celebrated her success at "the-crazy-ice-cream-toppings-place" per her request with her two grandmas, grandpa, papa, baby brother, and her favorite aunt and uncle. (Us)

** Isn't it creepy that she looks EXACTLY like me when I was five? Good Lord...