Future Heisman Trophy Winner?

Is That Your Donkey? Why Yes, Yes it Is!

Rose loves to turn the camera on herself quite often. I delete most shots, but sometimes she comes up with some winners. Here's a nice shot she took a few weeks ago when I took the kids bowling. Hey lady, NICE ASS!

You Say It's Your Birthday....

Happy Birthday Andy! 44 years ago today, this guy came into the world... and the world has never been the same! Happy Birthday to my 'for better, for worse'.... I'm glad we are still we. I love you!

Mrs. L

Chloe Got Mitzvah'd!

Our recent trip to Phoenix was for our good friend Chloe's Bat-Mitzvah. She was amazing during her ceremony, and we realize she is just an amazing young lady, period. It was a good weekend filled with friends, lots of swimming and celebrating, plus a trip to Rawhide, a wild west attraction where Joey proceeded to jam his head between prison bars and get stuck. Why is it that a head will easily fit through bars going one way but not the other? He was screaming so loud they heard him inside the arena across the way where a 'shoot-em-up' show was going on. We were informed of this after the fact. (Perhaps he was screaming even louder as I calmly yanked his head back out... I certainly wasn't going to be embarrassed by having someone come rescue him...) That's my boy!

(Pictures include Mike, Susan & daughter Chloe, Marla, Scott & son Benji, Mike Strauss and Bill and Angela.)

Last Day of School

So very cliche, but hard to believe another year of school has absolutely flown by. A good year for all!

Summer

It's summer! Busy schedules of fun to keep with visitors, every day life happenings...plus my lack of enthusiasm for blogging have left this blog a ghost town recently. Here are a few gems to share from Casa Stitzer:

1. Andy moved home. It's a work in progress...and there is progress!

2. Rose turned 7

3. David turned 6

4. Rose became a Brownie

5. Joey learned to swim, but refuses to do it in real life

6. We took long weekend trips to Phoenix and Palm Desert

7. Rose started gymnastics

8. David started golf lessons

9. Joey got a staple in the back of his head

10. I got glasses

I’m Funky, I’m Cool

We went to a birthday party last summer with the kids.  In the goodie bags were these FAB sunglasses.  As we were driving home that day all 3 kids put their sunglasses on and started to chant “I’m Funky, I’m Cool… I’m Funky, I’m Cool…”  Recently we were at one of David’s t-ball games.  Rose and Joey rummaged  through the backpack I brought and pulled these long-lost gems and then stated the chant… “I’m Funky, I’m Cool… I’m Funky, I’m Cool…”   Rose is EXTRA cool wearing hers upside down.  And throwing out the peace signs make her even more so.  Are you Funky and Cool?

What the ????

Is that what I think it is?  Why yes, 3 pair of undies, on grass, with sprinklers.  Fortunately the exhibitionists were in the back yard.  Summer is right around the corner!

Batter Up!

So (our very un-athletic) David started T-ball recently.  He is on the Blue Jays.  I’m guessing Andy did his best to see that he become a Yankee,  but they don’t have Yankees at this level.  I know for a fact he requested David NOT be a Red Sock.  Some times David likes to play, and a lot of times not.  He was the one who said he wanted to play, so we signed him up and hope for the best.  He does get out there and (sometimes) tries his best… and other times he would just rather play  in the dirt and grass.  I’m just glad that he is trying.  He may not want to play again next year, but for now we are enjoying the season.  The plus, he is on the same team as his best friend at school, Aiden, and with a boy named Kaden whom David went to preschool with when he was 3.  It’s fun that we are expanding our circle of 5 year old BOY friends.  And doesn’t he look GREAT in his uniform?

 

 

 

 

Small Victory

A few weeks ago Rose asked for a pair of shoes with laces.  I am embarrassed to say that I have never bothered to teach any of the kids how to tie shoe laces.   Velcro shoes are my friend.  They save many minutes every time we have to go somewhere by empowering the kids to be able to put their own shoes on.  (freeing up precious minutes for me to stand there and yell at them to hurry up and put their shoes on)  So, when Rose asked for new shoes (which she desperately needed) and to be taught how to tie laces…well actually she told me her friend Bella would teach her at school, I agreed.  ( I knew I was in for a long period of tying her shoes for her while she learned and practiced.)  We purchased the shoes and that evening she asked me to show her how to tie them.  I showed her a handful of times and VIOLA… she actually learned how to do it right then and there!  And while I know my days of tying her shoes are going to be numerous still….. I was duly impressed with her ability to learn so quickly.  So here they are…. the new and TIED (by Rose) shoes.  Oh, and do they light up you ask? why yes, yes they do!