light-rail pub crawl!

last Saturday was matt's birthday. matt is april's boyfriend. he decided that he wanted to a pub-crawl. a bunch of his friends met at his house and took a bus to the park-n-ride station. they took the light-rail to mill ave. since we had charlie's mom watch zella for the afternoon, we just hooked up with them on mill ave. we started at ra, and had a few cocktails. after ra, we went to Fat Tuesdays! this bar still remains one of my favorite bars. we spent alot of time there when i went to ASU. at that time, they also had a full menu of food. i don't know if they still have a kitchen.

after Fat Tuesdays, all of us jumped on the light-rail and went to downtown phoenix. we started out at george-n-the-dragon. it's is an Irish pub, and they served ace pear cider. charlie and i then said good bye to everyone and jumped back on the light-rail and headed back to the park-n-ride in chandler, to pick up zella. we had allot of fun. i had never been on the light-rail, and i was surprised at how much i liked it. it reminded me of the subway in Manhattan, but much, much cleaner!

so happy birthday matt! we had a blast! so who's birthday is next?

jill b

here Murphy, Murphy, Murphy...

have you ever tried to trick Murphy? ok, so charlie and i did it today. we did it big time...we gave away all baby supplies! we gave away zella's crib, infant car seat, baby bucket (the portable car seat that comes with strollers). we gave away clothes, shoes, sippy cups and baby accessories. we gave away a baby snuggly thingy, two portable high chairs and a stroller. we gave away a diper changing pad. we are going to donate to a local church the baby swing and bouncy thingy. we already got rid of the exercise saucer and walker. toys were also given alway.
what happened that called for the baby purge? well, it started out by cleaning out the garage, which turned into a we-need-to-make-a-decision-on-what-to-do-with-all-of-the-baby-gear-that-is-no-longer-in-the-house. so i made a couple of trips to goodwill donation center. so it is all gone. all gone! as we were loading this stuff into my truck, i asked charlie if he knows what this means, he said no. i said that giving away all baby stuff means i will now get pregnant on our own. when we stopped laughing and holding our sides, i told him that i hear stories all of the time that when couples get rid of all baby stuff, they get pregnant at least one more time. so Murphy, the ball is in your court! go ahead, i dare you!

charlie's softball game

on friday nights, charlie plays in a co-ed softball game. he has been playing for all most a year. he joined his sister's boyfriends team. since then, his other sister has joined and at one game they needed players and so charlie's mom, kim, his dad, big charlie, his sister andrea, and his brother randall joined the team for a game. april was already on the team. so that right there is his whole nuclear family. but that is not all, his cousin elizabeth and her husband were visiting from danville, illinois. so she was recruited also. i, luckly, wore flip flops to the game and could not make dress code, so i was eliminated.
but anyways, zella always has so much fun at the games. i take my camera every week and i almost miss the game because i am playing around with her. but i do watch, really, i do.
so we were playing with the new camera when zella busted out her dance moves. she wanted me to take pictures of her dancing. she was so funny, but was having sooo much fun...
ohh, ohh
hands in the air...

twist and turn... is that a snap?

and end with a grand finale, the famous zella rump-shaker...

can you see why i sometimes don't pay attention to the game?

have a great day

jill b

she makes me smile!

we played at the park on saturday. the weather could not have been more perfect. it's jan. and no need for a jacket! she wanted to wear flip flops, but i didn't want to have to deal with wood chips.
have a great monday!
jill b

hi

i have been trying to upload scrapbook pages to the two peas website. it is a work in progress. charlie will help me when he gets home. but here is one from nate and sarah's wedding reception. there will be more...

finished!

it will be hung in zella's room this weekend! overall, i think it turned out pretty good. her wings are a little fat on the bottom...but i like it. i really like how it can be changed.
so my version cost me:
foam board $2.99
white spray paint .99
galvanized flashing 4 at .98
i already had the frame, pattered paper, buttons, and the magnets.
so my total cost was under $7 dollars, add in some tax and i made it for under $9.00!
pottery barn wanted $179.oo!!

we thought it was over priced also!
have a great weekend
jill b

fixed!

ok, this is the final product. i am going to glue it down later today. i want to add some glitter and sparkle to it. my goal is to have it on the wall today...
jill b