Clouds in My Eyes: March 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

Typical Sunday

Sunday is the day we get together as a family

on my mom's side. This has happened for years now.

Since my kids have married and left home,

it is an extra special day to me now-

to spend the day with those who can make it over.

This is a typical look of our Sunday-

a group of us around the table- talking

or playing cards- but always eating.

And the other group

(mostly the grumpy men)

who want to sleep on Sunday while some

game blares away on the TV.

The kids LOVE Grammy :)

She brought bouncy balls from Disneyland

home with her from her CA trip.

Livvy and Will are excited to have

Grammy throw the balls while they "fetch" them

for her. Livvy can't walk yet, but she could beat

Will to the ball by scooting on her bum across the

floor. I wanted to attach a cleaning cloth to her

rear end so the scooting would have greater

meaning. :)

Did you notice Grammy's toes? She is one

hip, happening Granny! Always got her toes and

nails done. I want to be like her someday!

(just the fancy nails part, not the limpy cane using part)

Had to say that part so the Universe didn't make it ALL come true :)

This is a tradition in my family too.

Weird as it is-

every baby is photographed in

"the lion's head"

It's Livvy's turn.

The Lion's head is the top to a little trash can that belonged

to my little brother Stevie. So it from the late 60's.

I'm not sure where the tradition came from-

but I know it has to do with Grammy.

(remember Universe- just the nails part :)

It is fun to see the pictures of each kid with

his face poking out of the lion's mouth.

Kind of a rite of passage-

you're in the lion's head, you now belong.

This too is a typical Sunday activity-

how strange can you be- or can you

make everybody laugh hard enough someone

has an "accident".

Tommy found 101 ways to entertain himself with this

Tinkerbell sucker.

Doesn't take much to keep him happy-

or me either evidently.

I'm a sucker for a goofy boy.
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BTW- Sierra has started her own blog-
http://wherethegreenergrassgrows.blogspot.com/
Check it out. It's pretty fun.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Swingin in some Sweaters by guest blogger Sierra

Well hello everyone. This is Sierra. Even though i am going to make my own blog one day my mother has decided that i am going to do this post apparently. Anyways, this Saturday me and Ta'merra went to sweater swing. For our day date we went shooting:)

This is Stephen with a gun.

What a handsome boy:)

This is me shooting a clay pigeon.

Dang i am one good shot!

This is Sawyer (Ta'merras date) looking all spiffy in his shooting shirt.

and this is Ta'merra looking smoking hot.

After our awesome day date we went over to Stephens house where Stevies brother Andrew and SIL Chantal had their new baby goats and let us bottle feed them.

they are soooo cute!

Then we took the boys home so that we could get ready. The theme for sweater swing was "opposites attract" so ill let you look at the picture first so you can guess what opposites we were:

ha ha ha yes we went as city girls and red necks:) my favorite part was that Sawyer had those duck calls around his neck and he would do duck calls at random times during the night.