Florida Days 3 and 4

Went to the beach ... Made sandcastles & saw dolphins ... C caught his first fish ... Visited my grandpa & Elaine in Melbourne Beach. P.S. We are having a blast.

Florida - Colors

After months (... and months, and months, and months) without green, it's nice to see. Here's a few colors seen on a little walk around the block with Winston, my parent's dog.

Florida - Day 2

We made it! And are having a blast in warm, sunny Florida. The boys have spent the entire day -- minus a trip to the corner hamburger shop -- in the pool. I think they will sleep great.

Murder Mystery Party

I absolutely love having fun, clever friends. And, to top it off, most of us live within a few blocks of each other (the farthest away is about a mile away). Lucky, right? We think so. During the cold winter days, the idea was brought up to do a murder mystery party. The Frigs & Elsmo Four hosted the party at The Frigs house, which decorated beautifully for the occasion. We had a 5-course meal that was to die for (had to say that), and included dishes such as split personality soup and death by ? with blood orange sauce. Truthfully, I was really pretty bad at the whole acting thing ... and the guessing who done it thing ... but still had a great time as Roxy Rich. Brian made a very handsome Bryan Seafoam, host of a television cop show. We had an amazing night.

The Depot

Finally! We made it to The Depot American Diner. We've heard so much about it, and with risk of it closing, decided we better get there right away. Amazing. The boys had strawberry Crush and chicken noodle soup. Brian and I had Reuben sandwiches. Brian's coke was the kind imported from Mexico (using real sugar, not corn syrup). We finished off with donuts with mocha cream. I think I want to go back tomorrow.

DS

Looks like someone else is having fun with the Nintendo DS besides the boys.

It Sucked and then I Cried

I went to Borders to a book reading tonight. It was for Heather B. Armstrong's new book called It Sucked and then I Cried. She's also the author of one of my favorite blogs -- dooce. I had to do an awkward lean-in thing while strategically placing my shirt so it didn't open to get his photo, so it's not the best ... but it was so great meeting her.

The Skinny

When I was out in LA, I learned that the jeans I wear that I consider to be skinny, were not. So to Barney's I went, with my friend/personal shopper/the only person who can talk me into buying anything. I'm now a proud owner of a pair of Current/Elliot Skinny jeans. I love them.

Rainbows

(Rainbow by C)

Oren Lavie

A couple weeks ago, Brian showed me this beautiful video by Oren Lavie (Her Morning Elegance). I keep thinking about ... more and more ... and I tried to find it a few days ago but couldn't remember the singer's name. How happy I was to see it posted on Design Mom today.

Child Parent Night

Tonight was C's child-parent night at his Montessori school. He showed us number rods, constructive triangles and mirror polishing (his favorite). He was very proud, and it was very fun to see.

Playhouse

(photo courtesy of wove)

Isn't this Dreaming Spires Willow Playhouse by wove amazing?

Mugs

Brought back for H & C from Brian's recent trip to Asia.

Key Lime Cove Weekend

We just got back from a very fun weekend with Grandma (Brian's mom), Aunt Pam, Mackenzie & Ian at Key Lime Cove. Between the tube slides, lazy river, arcade and getting to hang out with family, the boys were in heaven. We all had such a great time.