Jam Session

Momi went on photo shoot madness and here are some good ones:



Then I told Pea to hug Babe H (and it ended with Harper pleading for her life):


Ahh girls I love you, even if you HATE these photo sessions...

Sway & Cake

I have an old soul on my hands. I wanted to remember her exactly as she is at this moment and that happens to be a girl in a poodle skirt from the 1950's...
At the moment Pearson prefers to:
1. Watch I Love Lucy during lunch every day. Lucy is literally how I get her to eat (i.e. "Take another bite or I'm turning Lucy off..."). She laughs SO hard at Lucy's antics. Like Belly laughs. It's to die.
2. Requests ONLY and by only, I mean ONLY Dean Martin classics in the car. Mambo Italiano and Sway are her favorite by far. She actually sings the lyrics to them. Considering suggesting this as her signature wedding song in the future...
and 3. Would above all else prefer to bake a cake with momi for any occasion or no occasion. She insists on wearing her black poka-dot apron to do so.
Ahh, Miss Pea, you are delicious.

Simple Pleasures

Yesterday I ran into an old friend at Target; a lady I used to work with when I was in college. She is beautiful and real and hilarious. We chatted for about 20 min. I had lost touch with her and when we met again it was like no time had passed except for now I have two kids and she has a 14 year old! Double take, say what?! Anyway, it got me thinking about simpler times, simpler conversations, and simpler joys. After some pondering; I think I may have lost touch with more than just a girlfriend: I have lost touch with a certain "lightness" my spirit used to have. Granted, I have more responsibility now and life weighs heavier in certain ways (the economy anyone?), but I do not think that has to mean we let go the simple things that make us smile.
On that topic Ty and I had a funny conversation about childhood last night that has me determined to search out a lighter attitude, find the humor, and pursue projects and relationships I'm passionate about. I feel the need to let all the other negative ish fall to the wayside. Speaking of: on a lighter note, per our conversation I found out that my brother-in-law Casey used to carry around a stop watch at all times in elementary school because he never knew when he would have to "time" something. I laughed fairly hard about this because if you know him, he is the perfect coach. I knew this one, but Ty used to research birds so if he spotted one he could tell whoever was in earshot exactly what species it was. This is also perfect because he pursues knowledge, researches everything, and likes to see the entire layout of something, anything first before diving in. My sister loves to bake; my guess is she likes the process of it and it's a way to show her love.
What does this tell us? There are hints, clues, holy spirit nudgings which let us know how God has uniquely created us. I plan to follow these clues...to pursue who I am and how I was made.
Buckle up. Game on. Come with me...

Like Pigs Lead...

You know where this is going... BNK killed today! Final score: 49-6. Ouch, oh yeah and p.s. we won by this much against the Saints, who actually gave BNK a run for their money at the championship last year...hmmm. Anyway, since the victory was sealed; attention was diverted to number one: Die hard fan Mike Lomardo rowing his BARGE to the football field from his house across the lake. He rose up out of the water like swamp-thing and the Saints were definitely intimidated. I am sure we were lucky he was wearing a shirt, which is not always a guarantee. And number two: see below; this holy mess (holy mess could also be a descriptor for the way the SAINTS played today-pun intended.)

Our backs were turned and this is the result of our inattention; making "Chocolate Milk Soup" with mud. ugh. What a clean-up that was...
That said, the sun was out and it was a beautiful day, here's my favorite shot:

Opening Kickoff

Saturday marked the start of FLAG football! Bad Newz Kennels started off the season fresh with a key trade and a 14-zip jamboree win. Let's just get this out of the way: Big Al (and the Curtis Lang sponsorship) were traded for Mattie who was a member of the Tea Flaggers last year. Everyone seemed to think this trade was more than fair; except for maybe Big Al himself, who knows. That said, the showdown between BNK and TFers should be a doozy this year. Of course, just like last year; I'll be posting scores, game stats, and most importantly sideline observations. Go BNK!



All of the die hard fans were there (including and maybe limited to Mike Lombardo.)

The Bell girls were out in support of their dads (or maybe just jumping and playing with sticks in the woods near by...) Two things I'd like to mention:
1. The scratches on Pea's nose are courtesy of the first and certainly not last boy to chase her on the playgroud at school.
2. You can totally tell Andrea is in Arizona this weekend from what her girls are wearing in this picture. I'm sure she's looking at these thinking, "Casey, purple headband with red shirt?" I think these girls were lucky to show up dressed at all...

Sister(hood)

Favorite picture of the girls together recently...looks like they are throwing up gang signs:

Here are few of my other favs...let's celebrate sisterhood! I'm so happy you two have eachother...

Breakfast Club