Chef Chase

Chase LOVES to cook...he's such a good little assistant. Check out the apron!! He made cinnamon rolls for breakfast...they were fab. Oh, don't mind the one that was upside down...he did pretty good with the rest! :o)

Ride 'til you ralf

We killed some time Saturday AM over at Chuck E Cheese...the kids have fun, we never stay long, and I don't get skeeved out going in there (I know some are pretty nasty) although it DID smell like throw-up. :o( Did you know they open at 9am? Bruce and I thought that was hilarious...we were joking that Bruce and Chase were going to be sent there every weekend in their pajamas.

Here's Addy riding the merry go round...for like the 30th time...and she didn't ralf ;o)
Chase and Daddy being tough-guys on the roller coaster ride...it's for big kids, you know.Get me the HELL out of here! Sorry, I couldn't resist

I'm too sexy for my jammies

Look at Addy...more importantly her America's Next Top Model pose...feet and all...don't mind the scary face...she was probably getting ready to yell at me that she wanted the camera ;o)

It's a good think we love him!

As I pulled up my email at work this morning, one caught my eye...Bruce sent me an email with the subject line "worst night of sleep ever" and something about getting a better nights sleep on a frat room floor...and I totally agreed (OK, at least with the worst night of sleep ever part) ;o)


Chase and Addy were both stuffed up last night before bed and sure enough Chase had a tough time sleeping b/c he couldn't breathe through his nose. Around 2 he came storming through our door (it's pretty funny, we can hear him fling open his door and then march across the hall to our room...half the time he comes in giggling the other half just kind of in a daze calling for Bruce or I) and proceeded to take over our bed. Snoring and mouth breathing his horrible stinky bed breath...at least he took turns and rolled all over the place, so both Bruce and I got our fair share of the dragon breath.


This picture is a few weeks old...I've been holding on to it as blackmail...perfect opportunity ;o) It doesn't get much better than this...Thomas the Train booty shorts, belly hanging out, one sock on, one sock off...awesome...taken from my phone sorry for the bad quality...I had to do it though!


We certainly don't mind snuggling with Chase, he's the best at that...but when he's sick, he's impossible and Bruce and I don't sleep a wink. Tonight he's getting the Vick's lathered on his chest and saline shot up his nose...hopefully that will clear him out enough to get a good nights sleep (for all of us!)

Birthday/Reunion Post...better late than never!

OK, I'm a slacker...and everyone has probably already seen these pictures b/c I had my act together enough to at least email them out on Monday...but I still wanted to say what a great time I had last weekend!

First off, Friday night Bruce and I went do dinner at Flemings Steakhouse in Tysons...it was SOOO good and we tested out all kinds of great wine...the cool thing was that you could do flights of wine, the even cooler thing was that you could pick whichever ones you wanted to include in your flight (smaller pours so you can sample a few...) Dinner was wonderful

Saturday Bruce and I got a bunch of chores done in the AM and then we were off to go visit my Cousin Shawn and Christie at the birthing inn...they just had their first baby, Leah this past Friday and she is perfect. Bruce and I walked out of there wanting a third...not anytime soon! Sigh...little babies are the best.

After being in baby heaven we headed out for Manis & Pedis (real men get their feed "did"...OK?!?! Thanks...I had to get that out there...haha) and then we were off to Lansdowne to Spa Minerale for a couples hot stone massage for my B-day...it was wonderful! I need to learn how to relax though...the whole time we were in there I was worried about how soon it was going to be over!

Saturday night was my 10-year high school reunion...not wanting to be the first people there, Bruce finished up watching a bunch of college football games and we headed over...and were pretty much the LAST people to show up! Whoops! We had a great time all night catching up with old friends that I haven't seen in forever (MARY!!!) and visiting with everyone else that lives local but we don't seem to get to see enough. I was really happy with how the night turned out...thanks again to everyone who put it together!!

Here's the famous group shot from left to right: (Me, Andrea, Megan, Mary, Meredith, Missy, Keri and Eryne) MARY ALICE...my long lost friend who is still as crazy as ever and films for MTV up in NYC...loved getting to visit!!

Meredith and I

Megan and I

Bruce was so busy being the photographer that we only took one picture of us all night!

All in all we had a great weekend, my parents kept the kids for us, so Sunday we drove up to Bluemont and had steaks and birthday cake...Chase helped make the cake and decorated...he was very proud of himself...we even had party hats, necklaces and bracelets from the party store...the kids are just too much! Here is a picture of my Dad and Frank...he even joined the festivities and wore a Dora Party Hat :o) and had cake and ice cream (seriously)

Holy Crap...it's Friday already!?!?!?

Leaving, On A Jet Plane...

not me...



BUT, my SISTER is!!! She's on her way home from Baghdad...finally! Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers for a save trip home! We can't wait to see her!!!

Friday Post, Bullety Style

~How good were BOTH Private Practice and Grey's Anatomy this week? I have to watch The Office online when I get a chance!

~Chase is NOT sleeping well right now...at 6 am he flipped all the lights on and was ready to rock...WTH? Little monster

~Chase has his Tonsillectomy (and Adenoids) scheduled for New Years Eve...I can't wait.

~Addy is finally back to her normal fabulous self...the teething pain seems to be gone. She is the littlest person ever, the only thing growing on her is her legs, so all of her pants look like highwaters (she's still wearing 6-12 month pants b/c her waist is so small) If she wasn't just like me in SO many other ways, I'd wonder if there was a mixup at the hospital! ;o)

~What the heck do you do for a winter birthday party? Both kids have winter birthdays (December and February) and I am stumped. I better get hopping on Chase's party plans!

~I feel like I look OLD all of a sudden...I need a good face and neck cream, and possibly Microdermabrasion...any recommendations??

~Bootcamp is wonderful as always and I am SUPER sore...I can't wait to get a hot stone massage this weekend...yay! Feeling old has it's benefits I guess ;o)

The Obligatory Halloween Post

Happy Belated Halloween! I hope everyone had a great weekend, and has thrown all of their candy away!! That's the only way I can control myself. Seriously.

We had a really fun night on Friday, the neighborhood organized a costume/pizza party and parade from 4:45-5:45...it was perfect for our little ones...they had fun and afterwards we hit just a few houses and they were happy campers!

Here's our little ladybug...swollen cheeks and all...poor Addy is teething really, really bad right now...she's always been such a trooper, I think these are the first teeth to really bother her...or maybe she's just able to vocalize better to tell us what's wrong? Who knows, but she has been a wreck since mid-week...I think she's coming around now. One of my favorite parts of the night was Addy carrying her pumpkin bucket around and swinging it over her shoulder like a purse...and somehow the pumpkin face always seemed to be pointed the right way...she is that GOOD at being a little priss.

Chase as Thomas the Train, of course...he looks a little gangster with his hat popped up like that but the visor was getting in the way...haha. He even had a Thomas T-Shirt on underneath...shocker...AND a Thomas candy bucket. Right before we took this picture he was giving Addy a hug and telling her what a beautiful lady bug she was (NOT EVEN KIDDING...he's such a sensitive little ladies man...already. YIKES) PS: Not to be fooled...he is almost 3 and on everyone's last nerve...trust me! ;o)

Hanging out at the playground before the parade...there were a zillion kids there, Chase was freaking out yelling at all of the kids to get off of his slide...we need to work a bit on the whole sharing thing, haha. Here's Chase leaning in for the photo op...and Addy worried that Chase was going to take her beloved pizza crust.

Addy's like...Whew, I'm glad that's over...Brother, come that close again and I'll bite you...I'm teething, remember!!?!?!?

Addy...STILL holding on to the pizza crust...she carried it around for over an hour, no joke...at one point it ended up in her pail...Bruce and I snuck it out and he chucked it when she wasn't looking.

Last but not least, the family picture...both kids were over it by then! Chase was panicking b/c his candy bucket was down by my feet and he was worried some kids were going to come by and take his hard-earned candy.