Friday, August 27, 2010

Five on Friday

Starting a new trend here. A few of the blogs I follow write Ten on Tuesday posts. Well...I'm not sure my life is that interesting so I am going to try and share five tidbits with you every Friday!!!



1. As of next Tuesday I am officially back to work. This means we all need to re-adjust to getting up early and out of the house before 7am...ugh! I just know I will be missing my babies so badly on Tuesday.


2. I think this stop-motion video is pretty cool...especially because a good friend just let me take a few maternity shots of her for some photography practice. (I'll ask her if I can share)


3. EJ is now working on his FOURTH tooth in one month. This will make a total of six. I need a break from teething.


4. Another year of golf league has ended and another season of the all-girl fantasy football league is starting.

5. I have come to appreciate good grocery bagging. I find myself searching the aisles at the grocery store looking for a cashier that appears to know how to bag...or one that I know from past experience. I could care less if that line is 5x longer than other lines. We spend ALOT of money on groceries. It really irritates me when cashiers just throw the food in a bag carelessly. My biggest pet peeve is when they mix things like laundry detergent and food!! I organize my belt by boxed items, frozen, cold, etc. Am I the only person that gets this worked up about grocery bagging?????!!!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

3 babies + 2 preschoolers + 2 kids = CRAZY FUN!

We embarked on the 2nd annual "L" family getaway the second week in August. I think all of the adults needed a vacation from our vaction upon return. We had so much fun...but I am not quite sure you can call anything "relaxing" when dealing with 7 children.
This year we decided on a cottage on a little lake near Traverse City. Upon arrival we realized the lake was better suited for fishing than swimming...pretty mucky. So, the boys had a BLAST fishing every waking moment we were at the cottage. Almost everyday we packed up the gear and sampled beaches in Traverse City, Elk Rapids, and Charlevoix. Each night the adults played games and de-stressed. A great time was had by all and I hope the tradition carries on...
Mommy, look what I caught!
The baby boys!
I think she was singing...she sings ALL THE TIME
Big smiles for Mama!
Cousins

The boys fishing...

The girls playing in the sand...another shovel was on it's way.

Grandma hanging out with the babies at the beach!

My Beach Bum!