Incognito

According to Akuch, Alo wasn’t happy about that butterfly.

Look how adorable the little doggie is below, and what the heck is that thing next to it? Oh dear … & no, that isn’t Walmart.

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s SuperAlo!!

Maya – the Queen of Corona. Almost 3 years old and already following in her mother’s footsteps! The shame of it all.

Would someone please tell these people Halloween isn’t until October!

Another blogging collaberation using both Amma’s iPhone & iPad with LOVE!

Sparty is ONE!!

We celebrated with a small gathering last night for pizza, salad and ice cream cake.

The before and after cake photos. You know it’s your second child when you totally space out & put the cake within arms reach of the 1 year old. Everyone was so preoccupied, Sparty had the opportunity to grab a handful of frosting before we knew it.

Of course, a bath was required to clean up all the cake mess.

We also Skyped Robb Akuch & Alo. Akuch’s stomach is HUGE!! And still two months to go…
Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LOVE!

Oh My!

This is one messy eater!

We had a last minute babysitting gig yesterday. With no food in the house, the kids split a Salisbury steak Lean Cuisine for lunch & loved it. By the time they were done & as you can see Sparty had food everywhere. They were both great & we had a good time.

Two more days and this little bugger turns ONE! The countdown begins.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LOVE!

May Day

We had an all nighter last Saturday with Maya and Sparty. Above, Maya and Pappa watch the metamorphosis of the sponge creature. Below, Maya helps Pappa make meatballs while Sparty naps. You can see the sponge creatures drying on the paper towel behind her. The yellow citrus peeler was our “magic wand.”

Click on the link below for the meatball video. I should warn you it’s 5 minutes …

http://youtu.be/povV591JIiE

Sparty’s really getting around now. He turns ONE on Tuesday!!

Here’s Sparty in action. Click on the link to see the video:

http://youtu.be/vNjeTXvtwww

A good time was had by all!

Blogged on Amma’s iPad with LOVE!!

Alo at Gymnastics & Plants

Akuch sent me these photos of Alo at gymnastics last week. It looks like he’s enjoying himself.

Meanwhile, the Gardner was kept busy this morning planting the plants we purchased yesterday. The small flower bed is colorful.

And the planter box on the west side now has Arabian Jasmine. These plants will grow to be 4-6′ high and will bush out. It’ll be a nice hedge and will give the new tenants and Bill some privacy.

The Gardner will be filling in the dirt area with some nice looking rocks to keep critters from using it as a depository.

I’m still working on getting rid of this cough but today is better than yesterday. It’s a good thing because soon Maya & Sparty will be dropped off for an all nighter.

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone with LOVE!

Home Again

I’m still struggling with this pesky cough and dizziness. I ended up at the doctor yesterday, and he thinks I’ve got bronchitis. I’m now on antibiotics and resting again today with Bear. She doesn’t seem to mind having me hang around with her all day.

Check out the hummingbird I saw in the yard over the weekend.

We Skyped With Robb Akuch & Alo Sunday night. Had a horrible connection and needed to use our phones for the audio. Alo had a little too much sugar that day & was bouncing all over the place.

Earlier in the week Akuch sent me this photo of Dr. Alo taking the shark’s temperature. At least he found the right end!

Blogged on Amma’s iPhone from bed with LOVE!

Stairway to Loft Makeover

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

DURING – This huge beam had to be installed because the floor was sagging. Look at the 1st “after” photo below to see how beautifully it was covered up.

AFTER – The finished Loft! New windows, refurbished wood floors, walls insulated and dry walled, new huge beam, electrical, and some Cindi TLC (beautify, trim & paint). Oh, and the stairway refurb too – new paint & trim and new carpet.