Maya Quinn's Big News!

Life is full of surprises!

We joyfully announce (after a short period of adjustment on our part)....

Our Big News.....

We welcome with open arms Child #5 to our Clan......

Todd kicks back.....

Todd works hard, really he does... but look at this pic... Does it get any better? Here he is floating away in Lake Champlain while Lovie takes her afternoon nap.

There is no doubt that she's a "Daddy's Girl".... especially after he went home to Virginia for a week of onsite work this summer.... She definitely seems even more attached than ever... I think it really bothered her that he left. She's connected to him whenver she's not physcially connected to me (via boobie).

Maya on a billboard!

Ok... for Lovie's 2nd Birthday we bought this billboard display at the local skyrise building.... What do you think? I know she'll love it! What a sweetheart...

It's hard to believe she'll be turning 2 about one month. She's getting to be such a big girl and will be starting Mommy and Me Preschool in September.

Favre is a JET!

Lovie girl at the beach!

Ok.... What's it gonna be Brett?

I love this picture.... Do you think we will see Brett in purple? Hopefully we'll know real soon! I can hardly stand it anymore...

Maya Goes Surfing!

Pictures of the kiddies...

Riding Lessons

So the kids (Maddie and Mitch) started their horseback riding lessons this week... Boy... what a great time. It was a big surprise and honestly I worried about whether Mitchell would be at all interested. I have to say... I was quite surprised at his enthusiasm.... I think he was even more excited than his big sis'.

The two each had a dedicated hour. Maddie rode a beauty of a horse named "Fiona".... Mitchell rode a cute horse named none other than, "Mitch". He was tickled with that. Mitch had to get used to the "barn smell" which is a bit of a challenge for him.....

They want to conitnue their lessons for the rest of the summer... I guess we'll go ahead and do that... I'll post some pics...

Maddie girl

I just stumbled upon this picture.... I just love it... I can't believe how big she's getting... The mural represents all the different things Madeline learned in 5th grade this year.... What a NEAT picture!

Dinner at the Jade Buffet

Ok... I just thought of last week when we went out to dinner.... It was about 9pm at night... searching all over town for an open restaurant. There wasn't much to pick from... so the kids begged for the "fine dining" at the Jade Buffet Chinese Restaurant here in our vacation town. The kids make us visit this every year... we might as well get it out of the way early on... Nothing like fake american chinese food.... fried up the wazoo... and kept warm for hours under heat lamps... ummm-mmmm!

Well I let the kids go up to the buffet first... wanting to get Maya settled with a drink... On Mitchell's way back to the table he had finished almost half his plate. There is one and only one chinese dish he will eat... "Sweet and Sour Chicken"...

Within moments he was back up at the buffet getting a second heaping plate to bring back to his seat.

I decided to go up and start with a cup of won ton soup... and before I was back to my seat, Mitchell was already making his way back up to the buffet... Do you think ya know what for?.... Yup... a third plate of sweet and sour chicken...

Before I had finished half of my first plate, Mitchell was once again sitting down with a heaping plate of his beloved Sweet and Sour Chicken... We all marveled at his eating capabilities and thought he really knew how to get the most out of his buffet bucks! Grandpa John would be proud and perhaps in a little bit of awe at the impressive display of this 9 year old boy...

Before I finished my plate, Mitchell had finished his fourth helping... he was starting to feel not so swell. We couldn't even entice him with the all you can eat ice cream bar! I knew then that something was up....After 4 plates of mounding deep fried chicken... I knew he had to be feeling a bit full...

Mitchell was complaining of being hot and sweaty.... tummy starting to hurt.... so we all were a bit annoyed about having to call our buffet short... but we thought we better head home.

As we rounded the Head on our way home... we hear an ominous sound coming from the backseat... Mitchell is hunched over hurling like he's never hurled before. I couldn't believe it.... as we pulled over, opened the door and allowed him to continue decorating the roadside with what was once his dinner delights.

We had lots of spectators..... and passers by asking if we need help... They quickly faded to black once they could see the display our son was putting on.... I was such a proud Mamma...

At least he kept it all on the heavy duty rubber floor mats....

Grandma and Maya Quinn in the Lake

Check out this video of the gals in the lake... just hit "play"....

Time for some ZZZZZZZ's.....

Check out my Slide Show!

Planes, Trains, & Automobiles.... (and boats & metro's too...)!

Toddsy Babes leaves at 4am in just a few short hours for home.... He needs to put in a week of work before returning to Serenity Now.

He'll be leaving New York via car to travel via ferry across Lake Champlain.... in order to fly out of Vermont.... and fly into Maryland... Just to go by bus and then by train.... in order to travel to Washington DC to catch the metro which will finally bring him to his final destination in Virginia...

Whew! And this all happens before 9am! Five states before we'll eat breakfast!

What a commute....

I'll miss him terribly.... Love you sweetie...

Brett you're killing me!

WTH is going on with Brett Favre...???? For the last two weeks I have ridden the rollercoaster of feelings... Feeling like I had won the lottery on some days... and feeling like I lost my best friend the next...

I have to say... I'm sad inside and want to know if I'll be able to see "old" #4 playing this year. I have to say it's pretty unfair to do this to those of you who love you most. The twisting and turning of emotions... going from elation to heartache is more than I want to bear.

Please just get it figured out... Ted Tompson... stick it up your butt!

Happy Birthday To Me!

Celebrated my 37th Birthday today.... Boy, oh boy.... I just keep getting older... I guess better than the other alternative.... I feel old... It's a bit of a blow to the ego.

We had a couple celebrations this weekend... It was so nice to have family around.... We miss little siter Maggie... as her birthday is a couple days before mine and we have ALWAYS celebrated it together....

God I'm tired..... Haven't been sleeping well.... Isn't that a symptom of old age?

Lovie visits the Emergency Room...

Maya took a fall off a chair yesterday... she hit really hard... I picked her up and noticed that there was blood all over my hand... PANIC! Her head hit the hardwood floor and she was bleeding pretty bad...

I couldn't stand to look at the laceration but Todd did... We couldn't decide if she needed a visit to the ER or not.. but after looking at the blood everywhere and the cut which seemed to be gaping open.... I insisted on heading out.

Turns out... after waiting for 2 hours in the ER... She was okay... We were told that she could have 3 staples/stitches... or we could decide against it. Well geez, which option do you think we picked?

Lovie seems to be doing okay... but her head is still pretty sore... She finds it a bit difficult to sleep or rest her head on it... but she'll get by... Me too... I think...

Dinner for two!

OK... Last night we were fortunate enough to have dinner for two (Todd and I) without our fabulous kiddies. Uncle Charlie and Auntie Sara presented my birthday gift.... A certificate to Butcher Block and a NO KIDS POLICY.... They volunteered to babysit our trio...

The dinner was fantastic... and it was fun have "date night" again. I had a great Long Island Ice Tea.... and enjoyed a steak. What a treat! Thanks guys for a great evening.

Vacationing Now

Hi all.....
Here we are spending our annual summer weeks on beautiful Lake Champlain in Upstate NY.
The Adirondacks are always a treat in the summer.... The warm summer days and cool summer nights are the best combination out there....

Serenity Now is coming along nicely... We finished a fence at the seawall to help keep people safe from falling "overboard"... Todd worked his butt off... just as he always does to make things look great....

After a rough day two weeks ago... our dock sustained some damage.... We had 3 foot waves that evenutally chewed up and twisted up a few pieces... We're now waiting for a fix... a welding job... but for some reason in these parts is like an "Act of God" to get accomplished...

The kids are happy... and content... busy busy busy!