Mallory counting chalk hearts., originally uploaded by lalagirl.

Yesterday was such a splendid day! Both sets of grandparents came over and spent the day with us. We grilled steaks and sat outside on the patio for hours and hours.

The kids were worn OUT when I took them upstairs for a bath at 9:30 p.m. They [...]

John, Laura, John, originally uploaded by lalagirl.

So, remember last Friday, I went out and met my old friend John and had a super time hanging out with him? I ended up meeting him once again last night, along with our other buddy John too! I haven’t seen THAT guy in well over a year - [...]

I love bossing around teenagers!, originally uploaded by lalagirl.

Paul’s cousin’s son is staying with us a few days. He’s 14. I’ve got him and Kayley outside in the backyard, pulling weeds in the sunshine. Muwahahahaha!

Kids are so weird nowadays. First of all, I go wake up Kayley, and tell her to get up and get [...]

Foofa, all done!, originally uploaded by lalagirl.

I’m coming right along with the Yo Gabba Gabba characters I’m painting in the kids’ playroom. I’ve been putting off doing it forever, dreading how long it would take to finish, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised - the characters are so simple, they take no time at all to [...]

I wrote a happy little post today about how I’m getting ready to paint a mural of Yo Gabba Gabba characters on the kids’ playroom walls. I mentioned penciling in the characters and finding inspiration from other cool mommy-made murals on Flickr, and when I went to publish the post, it just…wouldn’t! I don’t [...]