Monday, May 25, 2009

007


teare . . . ziggy t e a r e

thumbs-up


ask ziggy for a thumbs-up and this is most likely what you'll see. it's his version of a thumbs-up which looks more like a check mark since he sticks his pointer finger and his thumb out.

quicky


we had a quicky visit from someone we love, niya! thanks for stopping by!

pool time



we went swimming today with g'ma and g'pa teare and ziggy's cousin numero-uno. good times until the thunder rolled in only after 20 minutes of splashing.

john the lifeguard


my kid brother got his first job as a lifeguard this summer. this is at the same pool we took him swimming at when he was 5-years-old, can you believe it? congratulations john, we know you're going to make a terrific lifeguard!

Saturday, May 23, 2009

happy shopper



i always thought these were stupid and i've been told i look like a nerd pushing it around. but i'm willing to lose cool points after hearing the glee in ziggy's squeals while shopping for groceries.

donkey butt

huh? why does my back half look like a donkey's behind here? this weirds me out.
as does this. this is my husband if i were married to an angry ghost.
and this is a little weird because shana looks like a broken robot that was plopped on the grass but it's also cute.

Friday, May 22, 2009

best buds





this is love.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

computer games


did you know there are computer games for infants? i am not joking! here's ziggy's favorite site. i know some of you out there think this is an abomination but he really likes them and it's not like he's sitting in front of the computer 24 hours a day...just for like 10-1,430 minutes.

Monday, May 18, 2009

swine flu




ziggy and i are sick. most likely a common cold but i'm paranoid that we have the swine flu! according to the centers for diesease control "The symptoms of this new H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue." ?!!?!?!?!
we better not have the swine flu! instead of posting pictures of ziggy and me with red noses, here are some nerdy pictures i took from the vienna botanical garden.

Friday, May 15, 2009

outdoor hog



ziggy prefers to be outdoors. he's bossy about it! he'll stand by the backdoor and bang his biscuit fists on the screen until we go out. then he forces me to spray the waterhose, blow bubbles, sing 'the itsy bitsy spider' and do cartwheels. i have to do each thing at least 4 times before he's satisfied.

bag retirement



so mark said to me: "please do me and the world a favor and get a new bag." i've been using my foil colored bag for over a year now and apparently the world is sick of looking at it. my foil bag is the perfect mom bag! it's got the perfect amount of space, two front flaps for my cell phone and lip gloss, a long hip strap (easy for holding zignorm), a zipper for the main pocket and it even fits on most strollers.
so after over 4 months actively looking for one, i found this one...i haven't put my stuff in it yet though because i'm not sure if i should keep it. i think this bag will do me right if i choose to keep it.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

i saw this today


but i didn't have my camera! it was cruising down the capitol beltway at 70mph. hot dog! it was tight.

Saturday, May 09, 2009

Happy Birthday Hana!



Happy Birthday Hana! i wouldn't want anyone else to be my older sister.

Happy Birthday Karen!


can't wait to celebrate with you tonight!

Thursday, May 07, 2009

beach



we went to the chesapeake bay last weekend and the sun didn't come out once! this is where mark and i got married.

Saturday, May 02, 2009

azalea central




mclean is azalea central. every house has a bouquet of azaleas on their lawn and probably all of them are older than me. we have lavender, fushia and white ones. our neighbors have neon pink and red. they are kind of tacky but beautiful at the same time. virginia is a jungle right now, crazy.

art science collective


hana's opening an etsy shop with awesome stuff! i've been lucky enough to sport some cute brooches she's given me. check it out here.

prints




did i tell you? i'm taking a printmaking class every thursday evenings. i'm finding that ziggy is my favorite subject to draw. no more scary bunnies with insides spilling out, at least not at the moment. i just want to make sweet lovable ziggy prints. here's what i've made so far.

tabetha


tabetha's back from jersey city. how fun! we watched 'the real housewives of new jersey' at her house. she wore a jersey appropriate outfit, served campari, 7-layer dip and ambrosia. campari at 2pm on a tuesday is awesome and ziggy loved the dip.

stuff





here are some things i've recently purchased that i'm proud of.
1. chanel earrings. probably fake but still cute bought from an adorable grandma lady wearing cat shaped glasses at a rummage sale in falls church.
2. a vintage but brand new apron and matching towel from treasure trove a thrift shop in mclean.
3. a vintage picnic table cover from unique, an enormous thrift shop in merrifield.
2. shoes that look like baguettes from amazon for $15.