Our family got the complete Schoolhouse Rock collection. SO FUN!
It was a hairy bear, it was a scary bear. We beat a a hasty retreat from its lair.
INTERJECTIONS! Show excitement or emotion and are generally set apart from a sentence by an exclamation point or by a comma when the feeling is not as strong.
Verb - you're what's happening. Seriously.
Rufus Xavier Sasparilla
Rube's favorite. I think because it has football in it. Whatever, three really is a magic number.
My personal favorite! "We the people, in order to form a more perfect union..."
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
THESE KIDS ARE BORING
OK, they aren't really. I am just saying that because I feel awful about not writing anything about them for so long.
There is actually a lot of news. For starters, Levi made a goal in his game last Saturday! He is the second person on his team to make a goal this season. He's the man!
We don't have any photos of that. Of course. But we do have a picture of Madigan's New Halloween costume!
This costume thing has been a bit of a complete nightmare. If you mention "Costumes Express" or any of their affiliate companies to me in passing conversation my head is likely to blow off. Just so you know.
Wednesday was an inspiration very late in the game. Guess who suggested it. Oh, that's right. Me.
Won't she look good? I think so too!
Also, my kids took some scary photos:
Maddy, with her best scary look!
Levi's giving it a shot.
Oh, this is better. I think the snot helps.
Watch out Halloween freaks! This year the Zamoras intend to bring the scary!
Mwaaahhhhh!
There is actually a lot of news. For starters, Levi made a goal in his game last Saturday! He is the second person on his team to make a goal this season. He's the man!
We don't have any photos of that. Of course. But we do have a picture of Madigan's New Halloween costume!
This costume thing has been a bit of a complete nightmare. If you mention "Costumes Express" or any of their affiliate companies to me in passing conversation my head is likely to blow off. Just so you know.
Wednesday was an inspiration very late in the game. Guess who suggested it. Oh, that's right. Me.
Won't she look good? I think so too!
Also, my kids took some scary photos:
Maddy, with her best scary look!
Levi's giving it a shot.
Oh, this is better. I think the snot helps.
Watch out Halloween freaks! This year the Zamoras intend to bring the scary!
Mwaaahhhhh!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
LABOR DAY KID SOUP
On labor day weekend we spent a lovely day with our friends at their beautiful beach house in Pajaro Dunes. My camera ran out of batteries, but our lovely host sent me some of her amazing pics. Have a look:
The view from the house.
At the end of a long day chillin' at the beach the kids really need to relax. Thank god for the hot tub.
Maddy and Davin sneaking in a hug.
WHEEEE!
Levi is ready for a nap in the car on our drive home.
Here we have two, count them two, Levis. Sweet.
The view from the house.
At the end of a long day chillin' at the beach the kids really need to relax. Thank god for the hot tub.
Maddy and Davin sneaking in a hug.
WHEEEE!
Levi is ready for a nap in the car on our drive home.
Here we have two, count them two, Levis. Sweet.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
MAXIN AND CHILLAXIN
Here is my Maddy Girl in her new bankie, made special for her with the snazzy "Dance" theme by my mom's friend.
Levi's new bankie is a wonderful baseball theme. Perfect for this boy with the amazing pitching arm.
They are the perfect size for cuddling up on the sofa.
Or, as we like to say - chillaxin. Cause we are very street and cool.
Monday, October 8, 2007
WE ALL HAVE TO GROW UP SOMETIME
Lisa, Tammy and I are friends. For more than a dozen years. And now we are big girls with families and stunningly beautiful children. No, really, totally beautiful children abound in our presence.
Don't take my word for it. Have a look:
Lisa and Ryan, her youngest.
Tammy's daughter Emily and husband Steve.
Tammy's youngest, Meg. With a delicious sticky face!
My mom, Tammy, Meg and Steve's mom take a rest. Wrangling kids can be exhausting!
Lisa's older son Jack and Levi.
Oh, yeah. You know what time it is. That's right. It's hat time. Here is Emily in a sparkly cap.
Maddy looks hungry. Or something else. I'm not really sure what that look says.
Jack is under that football hat. I swear.
Ah, the old basketball and hoop hat. Slimming.
Is it Howdy Doody Time?
What's this?
Pizza Hat, DUH!
See what I mean? Beauty abounds. It's hard to be us. But, clearly, someone's gotta do it...
Don't take my word for it. Have a look:
Lisa and Ryan, her youngest.
Tammy's daughter Emily and husband Steve.
Tammy's youngest, Meg. With a delicious sticky face!
My mom, Tammy, Meg and Steve's mom take a rest. Wrangling kids can be exhausting!
Lisa's older son Jack and Levi.
Oh, yeah. You know what time it is. That's right. It's hat time. Here is Emily in a sparkly cap.
Maddy looks hungry. Or something else. I'm not really sure what that look says.
Jack is under that football hat. I swear.
Ah, the old basketball and hoop hat. Slimming.
Is it Howdy Doody Time?
What's this?
Pizza Hat, DUH!See what I mean? Beauty abounds. It's hard to be us. But, clearly, someone's gotta do it...
Thursday, October 4, 2007
IF THEY WEREN'T SO CUTE...
Here is a happy picture from rehearsal:
And here is Levi, looking on:
These two kids. These kids right here. They barely survived this morning.
Sakes alive.
And here is Levi, looking on:
These two kids. These kids right here. They barely survived this morning.
Sakes alive.
Monday, October 1, 2007
A IS FOR APPLES TO APPLES
We've been eyeballing the game "Apples to Apples" for a long time. The problem was the game's age range. Nine and up for the "Junior" game, and 12 and up for the regular game. Twelve and up? For a card game? I don't know a single 12 year old who wants card games for any gift giving event. Whatever.
Anyway, we have nearly bought it a bunch of times, regardless of the age limit, because it looks so fun. I had determined that I would partner with Levi and it would be great. No problem. But then we would balk. Cause it just wasn't perfect.
But guess what? They released a "Apples to Apples Kids" game for 7 and up. Levi is nearly 7! How perfect is that?
So today we bought it! And we played it! SO MUCH FUN!!
Here is the site where you can find out all about it.
In the event that you decide to pick your self up a game I have learned that there are alternative rules (with kicky little alternative names!).
Enjoy!!!
* Apple Turnovers: The roles of red and green cards are reversed, with players using adjectives to describe the given noun. This can be stymied by the relatively low number of green cards in the box (a third as many as reds).
* Crab Apples: The red apple cards are judged on how unlike they are to the green apple card. The card least like the green apple card wins.
* Big Apples: Two or more players boasting that the judge will pick their card can agree to each wager one of their green apple cards. If the judge selects one of their red apple cards, that player wins the green apple card and all of the wagered green apple cards. If the judge does not pick one of their red apple cards, the wagered cards are forfeited to the bottom of the card stack.
* Apple Potpourri: Each player selects a red apple card from his or her hand before the judge turns over the green apple card. After the red apple cards are played, the judge turns over a green apple card. As usual, the judge then selects the winning red apple card.
* 2 for 1 Apples: The judge turns over two green apple cards to start the round. Each player selects the red apple card from his or her hand that is best described by both green apple cards. After the judge selects a red apple card, both of the green apple cards are awarded to the winner.
* Apples Eye View: The Judge must pick a red apple card based upon the point of view of somebody, or something else (a house cat, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Clinton, a speck of dust, etc). The player to the left of the Judge determines which point of view the Judge must use for that round.
* Apple Traders: To stir things up, on each turn, each player selects one red apple card from his or her hand to pass on to the player on his or her left. Players pass the cards after drawing their seventh card but before the judge selects a green apple card.
** Here is Cal. She watched us play the game. We tried to let her have a turn but she only licked the cards. Which is rude! To say the least! So she is no longer allowed to play. But we still love her.
Anyway, we have nearly bought it a bunch of times, regardless of the age limit, because it looks so fun. I had determined that I would partner with Levi and it would be great. No problem. But then we would balk. Cause it just wasn't perfect.
But guess what? They released a "Apples to Apples Kids" game for 7 and up. Levi is nearly 7! How perfect is that?
So today we bought it! And we played it! SO MUCH FUN!!
Here is the site where you can find out all about it.
In the event that you decide to pick your self up a game I have learned that there are alternative rules (with kicky little alternative names!).
Enjoy!!!
* Apple Turnovers: The roles of red and green cards are reversed, with players using adjectives to describe the given noun. This can be stymied by the relatively low number of green cards in the box (a third as many as reds).
* Crab Apples: The red apple cards are judged on how unlike they are to the green apple card. The card least like the green apple card wins.
* Big Apples: Two or more players boasting that the judge will pick their card can agree to each wager one of their green apple cards. If the judge selects one of their red apple cards, that player wins the green apple card and all of the wagered green apple cards. If the judge does not pick one of their red apple cards, the wagered cards are forfeited to the bottom of the card stack.
* Apple Potpourri: Each player selects a red apple card from his or her hand before the judge turns over the green apple card. After the red apple cards are played, the judge turns over a green apple card. As usual, the judge then selects the winning red apple card.
* 2 for 1 Apples: The judge turns over two green apple cards to start the round. Each player selects the red apple card from his or her hand that is best described by both green apple cards. After the judge selects a red apple card, both of the green apple cards are awarded to the winner.
* Apples Eye View: The Judge must pick a red apple card based upon the point of view of somebody, or something else (a house cat, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Clinton, a speck of dust, etc). The player to the left of the Judge determines which point of view the Judge must use for that round.
* Apple Traders: To stir things up, on each turn, each player selects one red apple card from his or her hand to pass on to the player on his or her left. Players pass the cards after drawing their seventh card but before the judge selects a green apple card.
** Here is Cal. She watched us play the game. We tried to let her have a turn but she only licked the cards. Which is rude! To say the least! So she is no longer allowed to play. But we still love her.
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