Joey

This is what I deal with when I come to bed late...he *tries* to deny night, but I got myself some proof :-) I love him!

Random Phone Pic Catch Up...

another caribou date eating some yogurt for breakfast, showing her smile in the crib...
papa sent this picture when she was napping at his house one day...

Surprise! Meghan and the kids came up!

Meghan called when they were in Wisconsin and said they were on their way to MN. Ok, well, I'll meet you at my parents! It actually worked out well! The kids got to play, we got to talk, and we got some pics...a successful few hours!

my dad's best investment...rocks

I asked Juliette is she wanted her picture with Harrison, she said no. I asked if she wanted on with Grace, and she said yes...

Harrison still got in!

weeeee!!! pushing Grace...it was more enjoyable than it looks here... my little thug she was actually laughing at H jumping off the wall behind her

Show Me Your Smile

So I have not been able to successfully get Juliette to look at the camera on command...it usually takes a few shots to get a good pic (or at least one where she is looking). Then one time I said "show me your smile" and wa-la (hehehe to Meghan) she did and it was cute. Then she asked if she could show daddy, so I took a picture. The "show me your smile" started to get a bit more cheesy, but it's still pretty funny!

(note: this shirt was for "talk like a pirate day")

Mamma's Cup

My child is branded. She can identify a Caribou from miles away...ok, maybe not miles, but all she needs is the logo and she quickly says, "Mamma's Cup" And yeah, I kinda love it. Joey was golfing this morning, so we went up to Caribou for a muffin and a coffee.

Grandma and Papa go to Disney World

Yeah, they went without us. I still will ever understand it, but I happy we get to go every year. Juliette did send a pic of her playing with her princess dolls...and she did make out with some pretty nice stuff when they got back! Also, everytime she say a plane, she would say, "Gramma, Papa, plane, Mickey's house, December." I am pretty sure her head is going to explode!

Music Class Playdate

Our Music Class was on hiatus for a few weeks this summer, so we got some of the kids together for a playdate at the pirate ship...they were all so cute playing together...

sitting at the table eating some snacks

emma and eva looking out the window

weeee

swings

cleaning up

5 adults, 5 toddlers, and a baby...and a surprisingly successful dinner out!

We love the park...

Summer has been great...it's so nice to have the park right by us...

she like to pull the wagon herself (doug is getting a ride)

rock wall

success!

misc pics from my camera phone

Some random pics from my phone...

she said she was talking to Unkie B

she kept this headband on for about as long as it took me to take the picture

smiles

homie "i do it myself" sleepy girl

Happy Day Gramma!

Just in time for Gramma's birthday, Juliette can finally say gramma! We went to my mom's on Thursday night for some cosetta's and cake! Juliette was way more into the candles that she was on her birthday...we had to light them twice so she could blow them out again!

Mamma's trip to NYC

I went on a vacation by myself. It was awesome! I love vacationing with others, don't get me wrong, but it was kind of fun to walk quietly through the airport and just go at my own pace for everything. I have always wanted to go to the US Open in New York, but it was always durning tennis season and I was coaching. When Joey and I were in NYC in April we met up with my friend Maggie for drink and she said, "yeah, you should totally come back". I told her I hoped she was serious and not just being polite, because I would! And I did :-) So I flew out Sunday afternoon (after Anna and Chad's wedding on Sautrday!) and got in around 9-ish. We walked down the street and grabbed some dinner...that's one thing that is cool about New York. The next day was the open...I had been watching the forecast before the trip and it was basically rain everyday I was there. I was a bit stressed about this because I only had a short trip and didn't want to miss the chance to go! Monday ended up being the best day (even got sunburned!)! The rain never came and we got to spend the whole day there!

us open duckie I got for J

Louis Armstrong Stadium

inside...

Djokovic...eventual winner! We also got to watch a 16-14 tiebreaker- awesome!

Maggie and me...apparently in our matching outfits

On Tuesday, I had a "Jaclyn Day" since Maggie worked and taught that day. The only bummer was that it was raining...but I had a pretty umbrella that worked out just fine. I rode the subway to midtown and dropped Maggie off at work. Then I had to decide what to do! Surprisingly, I didn't have the day planned out...I just knew what I wanted for lunch :-) So I wandered around NYC for 12 hours...here is what I did...

walked down to ess-a-bagel...yum

Did some shopping...got Juliette and I some matching tennies for DW :-) Here is my most random thing of the day...my old hair guy from mpls works at the Plaza in the Warren Tricomi Salon, so I dropped in to say hi and asked if he was there, then asked if he had any openings. He had one. Right then. So I took it...having no idea what it was going to cost me :-) He did give me a great deal (a third off!), so it wasn't too bad and it was vacation money so it was ok! It was also super fun to catch up! And I am lucky I even saw him because he's only at that location Tuesday/Wednesday and then he's on 83rd at the ohter location Thu/Fri/Sat...so yeah, it was super fun to catch up. Here it is in action :-)

After getting my hair did, I went to pick up cupcakes at Crumbs....which was also lucky because my paper bag form the Nike store was getting wet and breaking and the Crumbs bag is a nice plastic handle bag!

my lunch at ruby foo's. general ruby's chicken. one of my favorite things in the world to eat.

After lunch it was about 3 and still raining. I had originally thought about going back to Maggie's and taking a mid-day nap since I knew we'd be out late, but I just went to a movie instead. I saw Horrible Bosses. The movie got out about 5:30 so I thought maybe I'd catch a show. On Tuesdays they start at 7, so I could watch a show and still meet Maggie for dinner late (she teaches until 9 anyway). I waited in the TKTS line, but didn't want to spend $70-$80, so I just walked around and looked up and down the streets and saw the Memphis sign. My cousin Noelle had recommended this one before so I walked down to see what they had left, and the cheap seats were $41 so I took it! Memphis won the Tony Award for best musical so I knew it would be good. After the show, I went back to Maggie's and we took a cab to a Tapas bar and were there until 12:30! That was one long day!! I took the subway and train to the airport the next day and barely made my flight (2 people working the counter is not enough...), but I got home and was greeted by Juliette running up to me with flowers. So cute :-)