Miss Model

this picture cracks me up

totally posing for the camera

modeling her Little Mermaid swimsuit

work it.

As happy as Luca was to be dressed up as a ballerina princess

Ava was 10 times happier to make it happen.

Vilas Shoe

I remember spending time in this shoe when I was a kid

(and an adolescent, and a teen).

Crazy to see my kids going up and down the shoe.

Zen

I have found my Zen.

Some people may do yoga, go running, meditate...

give me a riding lawn mower and a few cans of

Miller Lite and I am at peace.

I could mow the lawn for hours.

Besides getting the 2 foot long grass mowed Dustin got

the water pump up and working, we cleaned out 30 years of crap

from the storage shed, bailed out the flooded canoe and

organized the inside of the cabin a bit.

It was a super productive weekend.

Negatives: the mosquitos are already out and

the mice are still making their way indoors.

I now have another disgusting cabin mouse story

etched in my brain. I really really hate them.

We are ready for another summer at the cabin,

plenty of room to pitch a tent friends!

Melt My Heart

Ava rarely lets Luca have a sleepover in her bed,

she says "he talks too much".

Ava goes right to sleep, Luca takes awhile and tends

to play with his toys until he's sleepy.

Not sure how it transpired but our babysitter Molly

apparently got Luca permission from Ava to sleep in her bed.

This is how Dustin found them in the morning.

Pink and Blue

it's never seemed fair to me to deny toe painting to little boys

my husband may not agree.

More Art

i love doing paintings with the kids on my week off of work,

we do a little bit every day and they are

so proud of the end result.

Luca pretty much just likes the "sprinkles",

my patio is very glittery.

Ben Day

busy busy day with our buddy Ben

Yay for Spring

Blooming

Super excited kids...

the seeds we planted have actually grown!

Nudy

French toast for dinner. In the nude.

Mother's Day at the Maglios

Great to be able to see my mama on mother's day.

I love my family.

Mother's Day

Breakfast at Lazy Janes, a walk in the Arboretum (and pictures),

a (kids) movie in the theater including a short nap

and time with my mom and family.

Great day. Happy mother's day to me,

and to my wonderful mom.