These Are Not the Parents I Grew-Up With

I am having family association issues!

Who are these people?

I do recognize my uncle on the left, who, by the way, always told me I reminded him of Farrah Fawcett. Thanks Kelly, you always gave me a good ego boost. The couple on the right claim to be my folks, strange......

The Boy

Not too sure about the nakey bum on my blog, but it's too cute to pass up on. Cole is, like his dad, obsessed with waterskiing and boats. We have to drag him everywhere around the house holding onto the rope and boat seen below. Actually that's not true, the rope mysteriously got lost recently. Ooops! He "reads" the boat magazine all the time, while enjoying a nice cold......milk. At the lake he finally got brave with Cousin Au-T and went swimming and we had to strip him after because he couldn't walk with his swollen diaper on. Thus, the nakey water-ski pics. I'm taking bets on who will actually ski first in our family, and my money is on the two-year-old.

You must hold the rope and the boat and the boat must be facing the right way! It was fun the first 100 times.

The best part was watching his little cheeks shiver with the cold air!

Super Seven

The tiny thing that made me whole turned 7 on Friday. She fit perfect then and even more so now. Isabel has this gift of being able to cuddle into you and conform her body to melt into yours. HOWEVER, she is becoming a typical girl. Distracted by anything shiny, talking non-stop, telling stories with no point that last forever. It's awesome and completely exhausting all at the same time. Sister Taylor has been at g'mas for a week and we've never realized how much they play together. Come back, Taylor! Happy 7th Isabel, Love You!

A freak thunderstorm hit the night before Isabel's birthday and with the standard issue hyperness came a whole different wave of crazy. I think the static from the storm went directly to her brain. We thought we would have to sedate her to get her to sleep that night.

Happy Birthday Taylor

Wow!

She made it to 5!

Yes, there was a question at times with that little mood swing of hers. Ironically enough, she is turning out to be the easy child. Taylor is a smart and highly organized little girl. She is developing a love of reading. It's going to be tough getting the girls to bed once they both have their heads buried in a book. I am so excited for Taylor and all the wonderful things she is going to learn this year in kindergarten.

Some pics to show you all how beautiful she is.

Christmas in.......April?

Cole's 2nd Birthday

Two now and all the wonders that go with it!

What I Learned Today

I learned not to try and shake my ass like the amazing Latin gals teaching Zumba. It's just not possible! It was the great Caucasian equalizer in class today. I've taken the class a few times from fellow women, not so beautifully tan, and was still not up to snuff, but with a little practice, and fewer pounds I actually think I could hang with them. Today, NO! For those who know me, you probably know that there was a day (long ago, far away) when I could have at least held my head high, instead of today's keep your head down and drink from your water bottle the whole way out the door so, hopefully, no ones knows it was my uncoordinated-no-shaking-jiggly-not-in-a-good-way-rythymless buttocks out there. Thank goodness the room is packed with other women just like me. I think half-way through we all stopped and just admired what we were supposed to look like. However, I must admit, it was very fun, much better than some treadmill, and I will return. Maybe I need new shoes, they both had fun and sassy colorful shoes on. That's it! Must shop, then shake!