Living Room Concerts

This, and the Okee Dokee Brothers recent Grammy win, reminds me we got to get back to some good kids music. Funny how I was all over that when you guys were under the age of one and since then have lost track. There’s some good stuff out there. I loved the Medeski, Martin and Wood one. And some of the other jazz compilations. Gotta get back on that train, folks. And check out some local live family music this summer.

Dress up play time

I think this was the day you guys had a wedding and got married.

Had to pull out the dress and tux (sans tie) from your Aunt Shannon and Uncle Ryan's wedding. Barely fits.

Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go*

A couple of Sundays ago we went to the Flint Hills Childrens Festival in downtown St Paul. How awesome was that? Note to self: while the activities die down by 3pm on a Sunday, so do the crowds. We were able to get baby's first tattoo with not too long of a wait.

 Zo was pretty darn good, which I think surprised the artist who suggested "something simple".

Roman got a slightly more elaborate one.

And hair. Boy, oh boy. Hair. There was a booth where you could get yourself all decorated up... When asked what she wanted, Zoe said "pink". Ok. I think we kind of fudged that one (purple/pink...close enough). 

 And Grandma Candy was with us and suggested a spikey 'do for the Ro, much like the boy in front of him. Yeah, with that much hair the results were humorous. It made me laugh, and THAT is a good thing.

There's a rumble in Brighton, tonight

Our own neighborhood tough. Just needs a pack of candy cigarettes wrapped up in that sleeve.

And this picture reminds me of Run, Lola, Run for some reason. And I really like it. The colors came out fan-tas-tic.

A little surprised, Ro? Tee hee, it's still funny a week later.

And a repost, but MAN look at the COLOR.

The first annual Pianos on Parade is going on in downtown St Paul. Pretty nifty.

* As I tried to figure out a title, all I could hear in my head is the song that begins with this lyric. So there.

Having a ball

Found: 2 Dollar store balloons.

Result: A good 20 minutes of havin' a laugh. 

Whoopee!

You spin me right ‘round, baby

Right ‘round like a record, baby

Right ‘round, ‘round, ‘round

 Call me!

Zoe's phone imaginary conversations don't cease to amuse me.

Check out Roman:

Hambone, hambone
Have you heard?
Papa’s gonna buy me a mocking bird
And if that mocking bird don’t sing
Papa’s gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring don’t shine
Papa’s gonna take it to the five and dime

Zoe, she just looks like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. SO girly. This child came from me?!  And she's loving her Christmas dress. I think I brought this out a month ago as a "princess dress" and she always wants to put it on now. Fine by me, I'm glad we're getting some additional use out of it!

 
And this little compact sits in her purse as well. I think it came from a happy meal and had some lip balm in it (which was empty by the time I got home from work!). It doesn't stop her from making herself pretty.

And apparently Roman was in need of a little beauty help too.

It was Saturday night, I guess that makes it all right.