The Civil Wars - "Barton Hollow": SXSW 2011 Showcasing Artist

I saw a video of these two and literally while sitting alone in my house I said "i love you". (Out loud) They are amazing and he kind of looks like Johnny Depp so what more could you ask for.



Google them -you will not be disappointed, they have a version of "you are my sunshine" that will blow your mind!(if you're into awesome, sultry, super rad voices- that is)

P.S. Just FYI - Still love Jordan more!!!

Costumes you should NEVER let your children wear!!!

Yes World War 2 was a long time ago but no you can’t dress your kid up like Hitler. I doubt this kid will win any costume prizes unless he is attending a Ku Klux Klan Halloween party…
Which leads right into the next one.......

It’s possible there are some ghost costumes out there that have been mis-interpreted but I’m pretty sure this mom knew exactly the look she was going for.

Seriously?





If you want your child to come home black and blue then this IS the perfect costume.
Ok actually I think this one is a little cute!

drinking fountains, winter hats an a bit of guilt

Dear Blog,
I have a confession to make to you...well not so much as a surprise I have ignored, neglected and mistreated you. I admit now that I only began a blog to "fit in" and because all the cool kids were doing it (or so I am told). Then I began only to visit you to store all my "friends" blogs.(friends in this since of course means strangers I have not met yet I feel a close bond to as I read about their lives online daily) You being the forgiving one that you are stayed true and kept all my favorites up to date and in order off to the right. I know now I am undeserving of you kindness but I am here now to make amends and free myself of this guilt. I will be better and try to create exciting events in my life so as not to fill your pages with drab ramblings of my day( but of course I make no promises).Oh blog please forgive me and lets start anew, what do you say??? I take that as a yes- great- now on to it......

As we were leaving class one day last week and we were walking past the drinking fountain as we always do Jack, all on his own, stepped up onto the stool pushed in the handle and leaned in for a drink! Then with a big proud grin, looked over to me and said "mmmm". What a proud little momma I was I quickly grabbed for my phone trying to get him to do it again so I could record the moment.
Last winter I could get the boys to occasionally wear their hats but they usually ended up on the car floor before ever getting to our destination. So today when I was dressing jack to leave the house quite early I hopefully yet cautiously reached for a winter hat. I began to put it on and he proceeded to take it off but then I told him it was cold outside and he needed to keep it on. To my joy and surprise the hat made it not only to the activity but before it was pulled off I got a "mom is it ok now" look from my boy!

Oh blog what a proud momma I was indeed , being so consumed all the time with trying to teach such basic skills to the boys that others can pick up so easily I forget how big they are getting and that spontaneous learning and growth will happen in time.
Sincerely yours,
mama C

I don't mean to only post on Holidays but it seems to be turning into a habit! I would post pictures of our Green filled day but the ol' computer is still out of commission so Miss Lisa will have to do.
It truly felt like spring today and it was great!!! I hope everyone of you ( yes the two of you out there reading this blog were able to enjoy it.
I am trying to be festive with our meal tonight and passed on the St Patty stand by of corned beef and cabbage because the mere thought of it causes me stress, and went for a nice hearty stew. I dyed it green so we'll see how the hubby and wee ones feel about that! Irish soda bread - which is so easy to make and some green salad and we are set. I went all out and even spent all day making some dessert- green rice crispy squares!( i know the effort I put forth is crazy!!)
HAPPY DAY OF GREEN!

Words of Wisdom

So I came across this quote and thought I would share these oh so inspired words of wisdom to all you fellow mama's out there

Comedienne Phyllis Diller once said, “Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.”

I have no words. It is that inspired. Thank you Phyllis Diller for justifying my need to sit at the computer and stalk blogs while the laundry continues to stare me down from the bed.

For the love of Pizza!

If you have not had the pleasure of dinning at this absolutely fabulous restaurant then you must, YOU MUST!!

I f you know me at all then you know that I am not one to speak well of pizza in general but this my friends is not ordinary run of the mill pizza. Their menu changes with the seasons as they use all fresh ingredients. It has a very cozy feel and is if I might say very hip. try it...please .

I heart My Tie

Henry and especially Jack love to wear their ties any chance they get. And of course Miss Izzy is a master at the head tilt pose!

It's all about the shoes!!!!

She totally rocked these shoes!!!!

Oh the fun I had shooting her. thanks D, love the shoes, love the dress, Love the sass!!!! you are awesome

yay for photos!