I love this!

I love me some MJ!

On the way in to work tonight, I felt the urge to rock out to some ever-awesome

classic Michael Jackson!  This immediately boosted my mood, and probably earned me

a few stares from other drivers, but really... who cares! It was FUN!

Because I love him, and I'm in the mood to share my love of him,

I've posted a few of my favorite Michael videos!

And the greatest of them all!!!

A "Sprinkle" for Jilanne!

Yesterday I was so happy to attend a gathering for my friend Jilanne.  

I've mentioned her before, as she is expecting a very special baby girl in July.

Her little one is going to need lots of help and prayers when she comes to meet us, 

and since this will be more than a little stressful on her family, a suprise get-together was

put on for her mommy!

There was lots of fun, and food, and smiles, and KIDS!

Danica and Gina, you ladies did a WONDERFUL job putting it all together!

Ladies from FSH, it was so great to see everyone out of their scrubs!

(and to meet everyone's little people!)

I failed miserably in the photo department, 

as I didn't get a photo of Jilanne with her hosts,

nor a single shot of the lovely set-up.

Sorry guys :(

SUPRISE!!! Jilanne and her little guy, Brady!

Kelsey and Liz

Ledger and Elle~  it was HOT!

Brady cooling off in the sprinklers!

Ellie, Ledger, Elise, and Lila~ playing in the water bucket

Marcy and Ilya

Big brother wasn't too sure about sharing his new baby sister Grace!

Nap time~ Oh how I love thee!

For so many reasons...

1) the quiet

2) the time to get things done, quickly

3) or the time to do nothing

4) the quiet, did I already say that?

5) oh, and having the chance to watch my sweet girls,

 so warm and peaceful and beautiful.

Precious!

The Hounds

I'm a dog person. 

I really like them.

Sometimes when I'm tired and crabby and frusterated by the constant chaos in my house,

I admit, I get a little annoyed with my dogs.  Ok, sigh... a lot annoyed.  

They're underfoot, and loud, and they slobber... and often are smelly.

However, for some crazy reason, even though I shout and shove at them, they still love me.

Really, REALLY love me!

Getting some snuggle time and affection from me makes it the BEST DAY EVER!

(okay, maybe not as great as getting love from Ry, but whatever...)

I played with my dogs today!

It was really fun, and reminds me why I love them so much!

Probably because all in all, they are great dogs!

(and of course, who doesn't love someone that gives you unconditional love?)

A story of playtime

I throw the rope, they fight over who gets to bring it back.

Boone is trash talking Rio right now

 Arguing again

 Rio takes the prize again

 FINALLY... the Boone-man got it!  (it was however, by default...  Rio was occupied)

 Then I got out the hose.  The End.

Yesterday was a good day. Today should be pretty great too!

Yesterday the girls and I spent the day together.  

We ran a few errands in the morning, and I was actually quite productive.

We had minimal meltdowns, good naps, and lots of big smiles and giggles!

This to me = Good Day!

Can we say "Flock of Seagulls"?

The only downside.

It was windy.

I mean, REALLY WINDY!

I have bad ears and the wind really bothers them, but after dinner,

Ryan took the girls outside, and they thought it was just great!

Ellie had this huge grin on her face the whole time, like...."WOW, This is Great!"

(I stayed in and washed dishes, while watching from the window.)

Either way, both girls went to bed easy and I got to read my book while Ry watched some TV 

before bed!  Yes, it was a good day!

Today I plan on being productive as well.  Few things to tackle this morning,

then off to see my best girl and her sweet daughter for some lunch!  

The sun is shining, the house is quiet (Ry took the girls to daycare already), and I have coffee in hand.

Also, all that productivity will come AFTER I finish my book!

(Third in the Hunger Games series! Have ya read them?  You should!)

Another good day!

Steig ~ 9months

Some cute photos I took last week of our friends little guy!