Yeah, see the flag.  Remember the flag?  Well, it already fell down.  Pulled right out of the stucco.  Our stucco sucks. Say that five times fast.

Also, I have to brag on the yard because I spent HOURS upon HOURS sweating like a pig to get it this far.  And please don't forget where it came from.

(You would think I could've moved the trash can for the picture, though.  THAT wouldn't have cost me too much sweat.)

Look at those Watermelon Crape-Myrtles in the side yard and I didn't even trim those but- sigh.

Julie made this pasta salad and OH MY GOSH I'm drooling looking at it again.  Warm, melty cheese and zucchini that was saute'd in butter.... Julie, will you post this recipe on your blog?  I want it, I need it, I gotta have it...

Why are the mustard bottles on their sides?  I have no idea.

I don't mean to sound too gushy gush, but Julie and I were inseparable all throughout high school and it is so special to see the girls interact just a decade later.  We used to play MASH in class, and how weird to see some of the names we scratched onto notebook paper in loopy writing now walking and laughing as living individuals.

Caleb and Jack

Aunt Julie... the Pied Piper.  Did I spell that right?

They should ice skate together, don't you think?

Uncle Chris looks so cheery in the first shot.  That's how he is, mood swings, mood swings... just can't depend on him.

Why are they always running away from me??

Just trying out some vintage stuff.

Aunt Julie took these and she rocks because I want more of me with the kids, funky wave in my hair and all.

Dang, he's getting so big.  I feel old.

But she makes me feel even older... your own kids you watch grow, but other kids you only see so often seem to shoot up out of the ground.

Okay, let's all vote... who does Grace look more like, Julie or Chris?

No, I'm kidding because it's totally obvious, of course. Julie, duh.  Julie, I say!

Many more to come... haven't even gotten to my favorites of Grace and Evan... you're in for a treat because they are funny, those two.  Funnyfunnyfunny...