May 2010

Braves on Memorial Day: Top Ten {Tuesday}

by oh amanda on May 31, 2010

in me

I thought we’d spend Memorial Day cleaning our house, working outside or maybe even watching movies. But when my husband announced he wanted to go to the Braves game, there was no other option. Even though it was supposed to rain and we didn’t have tickets, they would not be deterred. Nothing could drown out Lydia singing “Take me out to the ballgame…!”

So, now, in no particular order, are the Top Ten Pictures from the Braves Game on Memorial Day

1. We were in line for 20 minutes just to get into the parking lot. Of course, Asa fell asleep about 10 minutes before we parked. And even amidst the cheering and tomahawk chops, he slept for a good 45 minutes. Cute as pie.

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2. We had been hoping to buy some boiled peanuts off a vendor in the parking lot. But with a 4 year old that had to go to the bathroom and a sleeping 1 year old, we had to settle for the park peanuts. Asa tried to open them himself. He’d hold it in his little hand and squeeze and squeeze. He was never successful but he didn’t mind.

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3. Lydia brought her binoculars and asked questions (after question after question!) about everything she saw.

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4. Asa and Lydia shared a seat most of the game. Asa loved being a big boy and Lydia loved being the big sister.

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5. We ate peanuts AND popcorn (they didn’t have cracker jacks!) and even though 50% of it was burnt we ate it up!

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6. After the game, Lydia was still eating peanuts. Look how serious she about cracking open that peanut!

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7. We had to descend about 3 staircases to get this close to the field and a kindly old gentleman offered to take our picture for us! {The Beach Boys were performing after the game, so no good field pictures!}

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8. Braves Win! Braves Win! We beat the Phillies 9-3! Go Bravos!

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9. For our obligatory Memorial Day patriotic picture, Lydia posed with Lady Liberty. (Asa was petrified of her!) After taking the picture it made me wonder if it was a little anti-patriotic with the Braves garb on…

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10. It was a long day that we made even longer by stopping at Fellini’s, Cold Stone and HomeGoods(what? they were right next door to each other!). Here’s Asa with a tired, sun-baked, sugar coma stare.

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So, what did you do on Memorial Day? If you want to, make a Top Ten list and tell us all about it! Or make a list about something else—anything at all you’d like! Just post it on your blog, link back to me, enter your permalink below and start lovin’ on the rest of the participants with tweets, facebook LIKES, stumbleupons and comments! {See the Top Ten {Tuesday} page for guidelines!)

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My New Favorite

by oh amanda on May 29, 2010

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cooking with kids

Photo :: :: :: Asa helping me cook {do NOT ask what we are making…it did not turn out well…}

Menu Planning Blog :: :: :: Menu Planning Mommies

Bloggy Post :: :: :: Blogging 101: Media Kits from the wonderful Amy at MomSpark

Great Idea :: :: :: Take Them A Meal.com {a website to organize meals for needy, sick folks or new moms!}

Monetizing Your Blog Post :: :: :: The Private Ad Sales Model: 9 Tips from Design Mom on Selling Private Ads on Your Blog

Disney Vlog :: :: :: Interview with my Disney bff, Suzannah at Disney Every Day!

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Gardening Newbie

by oh amanda on May 28, 2010

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We have a garden! Like a real live vegetable filled GARDEN! I’ve been wanting to get it done since the end of April and it’s taken us this long to get it all together. Our back yard is kinda swampy and surrounded by boulders (literally). So, my husband and his bff built us a little box (ok, a huge box) that actually kinda reminds me of a pool filled with dirt.

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“In the morning, I’m going to come right out to the garden and pick a strawberry for breakfast!”

After the box was built, Lydia, Les, Asa and I went to work. We filled it with dirt (yes, we actually BOUGHT some dirt-ugh), dug holes for the plants, watered and generally got dirty and sweaty. It was glorious. Literally. It was so fun to see Lydia picking up big piles of trash and playing with rocks and rubbing mud on her face. Asa played happily on the porch by himself and then would occasionally want to fill up his watering can and get involved. It felt fine to be so…dirty and sweaty together!

It took us so long we were out till past dark and Lydia never complained. She worked hard and with complete obedience and happiness. It was awesome to be doing something hard with her…but at the same time watching her rise to the challenge. I’m excited to do more hard stuff–to let her remember to take care of it daily, to make cute garden signs, to gauge it’s growth and to harvest it together!

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Now, all I have to do is figure out…well, what else to do. I know it needs water…and sun. But is there anything else I need to do? Are there special considerations for special kinds of plants? We’ve got tomatoes, assorted bell peppers, strawberries, cantaloupe, cucumbers, assorted herbs, onions and…something else, oh yeah, squash.

Do you know any newbie gardening blogs? Do you have any tips for this wannabe?

linked to the amazing amy & her finer things friday!

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Easy Vegetarian Pizza: Thing I Love Thursday

May 26, 2010 food

Last night we made my most favorite pizza in the whole world. It’s so beautiful I just want to stare at it. In fact, Lydia named it the Pretty Princess Pizza. It’s a Rachael Ray recipe called The Only Pizza You’ll Ever Want Again. And it lives up to it’s name. Rachael makes it with [...]

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Curlers in Her Hair: A Retro Photo

May 26, 2010 wordless wednesday

Hair setting time for Cindy. Cindy is my mom. She’s 4 years old here. Just the same as Lydia. It’s so cute because I can totally see Lydia doing this same thing and looking at herself in the mirror the same way. Plus, it’s funny because Mama always tells me that she hated putting her [...]

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Top Ten {Tuesday}: How To Use the Disney World Mom’s Panel

May 24, 2010 disney

*this giveaway is closed but keep reading because the info is great!* I’ve been answering questions on the Disney World’s Mom’s Panel for several weeks and let me tell you: IT IS HARD! Between newbies and those who have been ten billion times, the questions range from so general (“what should i do?”) to completely [...]

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Lost Finale

May 24, 2010 lost

It’s 7:19am and I’m writing my LOST finale recap for The Disney Blog. Les is taking the kids for a couple of hours and I’m immersing myself in LOST. It’s too much to say anything right here but holy wow, I can’t believe it’s over. I dreamed about Lost all night and kept waking up [...]

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