Once we watched a lazy world go by, now the days seem to fly. Life is brief, but when it's gone, love goes on and on

Things I love:

A photo post by Q

I love being outside

I love standing on the ottoman, especially if I can dance

I love slides. Slides in parks, slides in water.

I love swimming and playing in grandma's yard

I love being silly and making people laugh

I love bath time!!

I love shoes!

I love sitting in my chair. I bring it inside and outside, and love chillin. 

I love helping mommy in the kitchen

I love accessories!

I love running errands with mommy

I love being adventurous...especially if water is involved

I love swings

I love coloring

I love eating

I love looking at the horses

I love playing hide and seek

I love the summer!

We'd blister in the sun. We couldn't wait for night to come. To hit that sand and play some rock and roll.

Me and Q have been having a great summer with Family.

 One afternoon, Q and I went down to tri cities to hang out with Jared and Lindsay's crew. The kids had a lot of fun playing in the water in the backyard.  They had sprinklers, hoses, a pool with slide, and bubbles.  Q was in heaven!



Aren't these two girls just the cutest!


Then we were so lucky to have Mitch come to visit...and he brought Vanessa!!  We had so much fun. We hung out, ate, played in the water, and took a little boat ride.

Q just loves Mitch

 and Vanessa was so super sweet with her...I think she has Q's heart as well.






This was Q's first time on a boat and she just loved it.  She wasn't scared at all, and in fact kept trying to stand up to look around better. this girl has no fear when it comes to water...and that is a little scary.

I'm not the hugest fan of swimming in the lake (too many gross things living in there), But Mitch was more than willing to play around with Q in the water. She was loving just laying back in the water and resting her head on the lifejacket.
 


After boating we stopped at DQ for a little treat...

Yeah...Q liked it.

While Mitch watched one of the World Cup soccer games, the girls headed to the aquatic center. We had a lot of fun swimming, sunbathing, eating, floating on the lazy river, and watching the little girls go down the kiddie slides.

During the week Kim, Elsie, Mitch, vanessa, Q and I went to see Toy Story 3. It was gonna be Q's first movie, and I was a little nervous.  I made sure she was rested, I got snacks, and brought her blanket.  I had no need to worry! Q sat the entire time. was content watching a great movie, eating some gummy bears, occasionally holding Elsie's hand, snuggling with her blanket or her mommy...and only briefly needed to get up once...to dance....apparently the disco music playing while Ken doll modeled his clothes was to tempting for her...the girl loves music.

It was so fun having Mitch here!

One night we spent time at Jared and Lindsay's house just hanging out. The kids had so much fun playing together. At one point we were entertained with a dance competition with all the kids.  It was so awesome!  the little girls got into the dress up clothes, and thought they all looked so pretty.

Then the kids convinced Mitch to play some nintendo. Of course every kids had to have a remote control! It was so funny, cause this was towards the end of the night and I was needing to leave to get Q to bed, so I gave Carson a time limit...and he completely stressed out about it.  This kid could not get the game started fast enough, and having all the little girls grapping at his stuff and ruining everything just made it worse...oh it was hilarious. needless to say, this kid probably won't be playing any "lightning rounds" on a game show any time soon.

Q and Elsie got to spend some one on one time together while Kimmy was up here for the 4th and the week after. I love seeing how all of Q's cousins take such good care of her and love playing with her and teaching her things.  She is gonna have so much fun with them through the years!

I am also so thankful for my family's willingness to be a "jungle jim" for my daughter!  She loves these aunts and uncles!

Someday, everything is gonna be smooth like a rhapsody...when I paint my masterpiece

Final New York Post: The Arts

One of the greatest things about a big city, especially a city like New York...is the Arts. 

The museums, the culture, a city full of artistic beauty. 

I have now been to the Met, the MoMa, and the Natural History Musuem and I can totally understand how people visit these all the time. They are filled with such amazing art, such history, such beauty.

I love seeing the art. 

the beauty....

The beauty of architecture. 

This building is just awe inspiring

the beauty of design

Grand Central Station 

beauty of "art" that I don't really understand

This was one of many "jumper" statues that had been placed all over buildings in downtown Manhattan as part of an art experience. Seeing one was kind of cool....seeing many just became kind of creepy

Even the beauty of performance art...

This little "statues" were just kind of weird and I didn't want to get to close. But hey, I guess people like it. 

The beauty of urban art

We saw some incredible graffiti, and I just think it is so fascinating and a skill I wouldn't mind knowing how to do. 

Recognizing the beauty of abstract "modern" art

This was an abstract "audio" piece at the Museum of Modern Art. 

Before you even entered through the doors into the room you could hear a bunch of loud voices...then you get  into the room and this is what you hear.

A bunch of white speakers were hanging from the ceiling, with a multitude of voices calling out the days of the week. 

You felt like you were in some sort of creepy movie

Seeing and appreciating the history of art

Even New York Subways have an artistic flair.

The subways are dirty, muggy, and rat filled...and yet some of the walls are decorated in the gorgeous mosaic style art designating the name of the stop. 

And lastly, seeing the beauty in paintings that you had only read about. 

Enjoying a Jackson Pollack painting that covers a whole wall...or an amazing painting by my new favorite painter Kandinsky.  

I couldn't get enough.