DC Temple

While we were East, Claron and I went to the temple with his parents to do some family work. It was quite an interesting drive down. When we left the house, the sun was out, and it was gorgeous. By the time we were going through Laurel, it was raining in sheets. We hit 495, and it was still raining. When we exited 495, it magically stopped. We went into the temple and had a lovely time. I love DC. It was where I was endowed and married. We came out, and it was sunny. We went out to eat. Right before we got into the car, the sky turned black again, and it started pouring. Luckily though, it made for interesting pictures, but the driving was a bit tense.

Why I don't post often

Right now I'm in Maryland/Delaware... and this is some of what we've been up to:

Crabbin'


Tubin'

Jet skiin'


General loungin' on the Bay

Ridin' dirtbikes in corn fields

I've also helped take care of mom after surgery, remodeled two bathrooms, cleaned the garage, painted a kitchen and attended a family reunion...

Kate!

We are in Delaware for Claron's family reunion. My sis-in-law, Chrissee, always gets awesome pictures done of her daughter, Taryn. So, while we were all here, she asked her photographer, Kate to do family photos. Here are some of what she put up. You can find the rest here. She hasn't put them all up yet.

Neglect

Sorry I know I have neglected the blog. Here are some pics to make up for it. Hopefully, there will be a bunch of posts in the next couple of days.
Love,
Amanda

Open Ended Questions

So, with toddlers it is best to give them defined options. Sometimes Claron forgets this. This morning Claron asked Eliza what she would like for breakfast. Her answer: nopets and coooo-keys.
Translations:
Wonder Pets Fruit Snacks


Oreo Cookies


Thankfully, Claron knew better. She had Cheerios.

We have the best friends

Our super sweet friend, Liz, put up this post about Eliza.

http://lizandmikecrites.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-sb-fave.html

In other not-so-good news, Eliza broke her clavicle (collar bone) trying to escape her crib. I'll post more (hopefully with x-rays) tomorrow.

FFFFiiiiiiiiiiiiire! Smoke on the horizon.

Dear Fire,
You're back again?! Already? C'mon, you visit more often than my parents. In fact, I called my parents and accidentally, callously commented, "Can you believe the stupid mountains are on fire AGAIN?" Really. You are making me a bad person. This time can you just burn all the chapparral, be over with and stay away... even just for a year? I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks,
Amanda

P.S. I'd also really, really appreciate if you could not burn people's houses down (and more selfishly if you could keep blowing all the smoke out to sea. I really, really, really hate when you coat everything in nasty, sooty ash).

Foodie Giveaway

Hi all,
We all know how much I LOVE to cook. I found this awesome site.

Go check it out! Maybe you'll win this week's giveaway. It is a Hershey's chocolate cookbook and the cake on the front looks divine!

A New Addition

My mother's day present came early. Claron has been trying for quite some time to bring me around to buying a netbook. I dragged my feet. I argued it was a waste of money. But then she arrived...

She's just so cute... and fast... and useful! I've named her Michelle. She's not a cat, but it's close. And, yes, she is blue.

I'm baaaack! (oh and Easter too)

So, some of you, I'm sure, have been wondering where I have been. I have had technical difficulties. It actually involved making decisions on storage, hardware necessities, etc. Claron and I were at an impasse for quite some time. BUT our friend Jerry came to the rescue.

Thanks to Jerry, here are the Easter pictures: