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People probably think I'm on Facebook 24/7... which I kind of am. What can I say- I check it in the morning, and when I have to sit for an hour at gymnastics, swimming 3- now 4 times a week, during preschool drop-off, pick-up, and just randomly throughout the day. Sometimes I check it when I feel like I need some adult conversation, I'll check it on my phone- Ya know- when I'm playing "salon" and having my hair styled by Addie for the 20th time in one day, yes, I probably check facebook!:) And sometimes I just post a status so I can remember the sweet... or not so sweet "out of the mouth of my babes" stories. So, my point is... I'm much better at "statusing" some of my favorite Chris and Addie stories than blogging... so here are a few...

Eggs with Sazon Goya, gym time, the park, and then spending the afternoon at my mama's with the fam for E.E.'s birthday dinner = perfect day.:)

Yep- we ventured to Lovettsville for slurpees and a new park... :)

My high is when we're going over highs and lows at dinner and my kids can't think of a low for the day.:) Yesterday was a good day, hoping today is the same. On that note, I'm off to look up "slushy magic." "Mom, it's not in a store, it's only on-line!" I have to say it looks pretty cool- Hope it's better than the Bendaroos I got suckered into.:)

Actually Chris had no low- and Addie said something that made absolutely no sense at all and we all just went with it to make her be quiet (She babbles waaaayyyyy too much on these things) so I'm counting that as no low.:) Chris's high was getting to play tag at recess with his "cousin" Caroline- awwww.:)

Addie's teacher conference... Not nervous at all to go... unlike when I go to Chris's... #thedifferencebetweenaboyandgi​rl :)

Talk about being proud.:)

Happy Birthday EE!

Nona and Papa had Eric's birthday dinner and the grandkids had a blast playing together- as always... And let's just say Eleni is now getting in on the action- Maybe not by choice but she sat with the kids during dinner and this is how we found her!:) Sweet baby girl.:)

Averey Lee!!!

We made a road trip up to Pennsylvania to see Avery Lee play in a basketball tourney... the kids (and I) just love him. We got to see Averey play- Could not have been prouder- He is the captain of his team and played every minute- and made time to make my kids feel special- even taking Addie over to his friend Jake that she's in love with to get a picture.:) We enjoyed a nice dinner out courtesy of Bradley Kyle- and it made for a wonderful afternoon!:)

Friday Night Date

With Daddy on a trip, the kids and I decided that it would be fun to go to Barnes and Noble to spend gift cards from Aunt Denise and Uncle Bruce... Ummmm.... best gift ever! The kids and I spent well over an hour looking at everything in the huge bookstore. They had everything- games, books, reading areas- and we looked, and looked, and looked. The kids were able to get their favorites and LOVED picking out their own gifts! Thanks Uncle Bruce and Aunt Denise!

Addie was easy to convince- She got the classic The Giving Tree by Shell Silverstien and an Amelida Bedilia book with Mommy's coersion.:) She also got to pick some things on her own- including a Team Umi Zoomi painting book, a find and see book (She loves these!), and a Ty stuffed monkey that she has now added to the collection of things she sleeps with at night- it's getting a little ridiculous!

Chris was a little harder to direct- I wanted A Light in the Attic or Where the Sidewalk Ends... but I think he made the best choice by picking out the newest Kids Bop c.d.... We got one for Christmas and the kids LOVE these- and I do to. Kids remake the current hits so both Mommy and the kids can enjoy the same music. He also picked out some a "Bad Kitty" book, a book about the titantic and the Pokeman pocket dictionary!

Baby Madeline

Addie and I got to visit Matt and Ashlie... who are we kidding- it's all about Baby Madeline these days!!! She was soooooo sweet and just beautiful. I can't believe my Matt Matt is a Daddy. And can I just say that I'm a little jelly- I think this baby will be professionally photographed every week of her life by the best photographer ever- Eddie.:)

Addie was in Little Mama mode and loved seeing Maddie. Matt and Ashlie were so laid back and even let Addie hold her- and Addie was in heavan! I love these pictures- it's so sweet- Addie and Madeline are both the first great-granddaughters of Nanny and Nancy (my grandma and her Baby Sister).:)

Pickrals 2012

The Pickral family rolled into town to spend the weekend with us and we had such an amazing time- as always. It's great just to hang out, play cards, act like nerds, and have fun. The kids play so great together and we adults get to hang out and catch up. We did manage to take the kids on an educational outing to the air and space museum.

Sweet baby Eleanor was soooo good the entire weekend- and the kids LOVED having a baby in the house.

Looking for action

Oh how life changes when you have kids... When it's freezing outside and you don't want to pay for an activity, you can find yourself looking for things to do! We found the "All about me" health fair at Stone Ridge and decided to visit. It was actually pretty cool- I Am Modern- the magazine I write for was there... and they had cooking demonstrations, free candle making for the kids, beer tasting for Brendan... and much more. After my mom spent $100 on one bra after running into "The Bra Lady"- where have I been- they actually do home shows for bras now!?!... we were able to skadaddle... But not without hitting up the free facepainting- A VT, and a girlie heart- so sweet.:)