goofing off

nomi and ziggy goofing off, then watching sesame street.

solar decathlon

might be worth checking out if you're in the area. oct 9-13 and 15-18. find out more here.

happy birthday markiepoo!

you're my best friend, the best hubby and the best dad. you deserve a wonderful 32nd birthday.

renn fest

we went to the renaissance fair this year with the same crew that went 4 years earlier:
marky
dona
shana
johnny
natasha
ziggy (who was not born yet)

we saw a lot of:
chain mail
racoon tails
shelf boobs
leather
drench a wench
wizards
fairies
freaks

and we ate a lot of junk food:
hot chips
funnel cake fries
funnel cake (not a typo)
turkey leg
deep fried snickers
bratwurst
curly fries
fried cheese
ice cream
meade

ziggy's favorites:
elephants
ponies
swords
fries

chusok

yesterday was chusok which is the harvest festival or a korean version of thanksgiving. we ate a lot of food and it was good. here is us ladies, and the whole family.

some updates

new favorite word, goodbye
totally weaned at 18 months
tries to sing
pointed at a picture of chocolate ice cream and said poo-poo
tried to sit in a dollhouse chair
had his first sleepover without mom and dad

dancey dance time

dance moves he learned from yo gabba gabba.

dinosaurs

ziggy loves dinosaurs. he gives them kisses and shares his food with them.

shoulder travel

poke the left ear to turn.

cruising in dc

i like the girl in the truck window.

capitals

ziggy's first hockey game and the caps won against the new york rangers.

cheers

we've had a bottle of champagne taking up precious real estate in mom's refrigerator but were adamant about waiting till our house sold to pop the cork. ziggy had a teeny weeny taste last night, not a fan but he liked to cheers.

sadie's writing blog

my 10-yr-old niece sadie has a passion for writing. she's created a blog which you can check out here.

10

we met 10 years ago! I love you markiepoo.

james teare

1915-2009. ziggy's great grandpa, we wish ziggy had the chance to meet such an amazing person. we'll miss you.

sold our house

and how does it feel? FREAKING GREAT! like the dark cloud above my head has passed and an anvil has been lifted off my shoulder. mark's home early so i'll be out celebrating if you need to find me.

total splurrrge

i bought this marc jacobs jacket and it was a total splurge. this is what i want to do this season though. maybe not as extreme with one dress, but with the stuff i already have. no more purchases, lets see if it's do-able. ahhh it's written down and now i must comply.

sunday sunlight

some awesome photos by markiepoo.

piggy bank

ziggy likes dropping the coins in the piggy bank.

weekend words

new words from this weekend: doggy, kitten, baby, bye-bye, shoe, uh-oh, poo poo, nana (for banana) but his favorite word right now by far is daddy.