Spiderman Pants

We picked up Sawyer a pair of Spiderman swimming trunks.

He refers to them as his “Spiderman Pants"

I had my doubts that a pair of "Spiderman pants" could make you,

Run faster,

throw further,
Jump higher,

Kick harder,

Climb higher,

and keep you happy while going all day.

So my son spent all of Saturday proving to me,

that his "Spiderman pants" could do, just that!

To think, I have been drinking coffee trying to get the same effect. :-)

Thank God it's Friday!

Have you ever had a day,

when you wake up and say to yourself:

“I think I'll wear a Helmet to work today.”

Yep... TGIF!

A girl and her lens

This week I bought a new lens.

AND I LOVE IT!!!! LOVE IT, LOVE IT!

I have yet to take it off my camera.

I have been snapping shots of my family since I opened the box.

Check out the depth of field I get!
I can't put it down I think it is my new favorite!

My family is over it already,

O.K. REALLY over it.

However, I LOVE IT!!!!

REALLY LOVE IT!Thank you Canon for making it for me, and then selling it to me!
I love it! Did I say that already?

Teachers Rock!

This week is Teacher appreciation week at Sawyer's school.
We stopped on the way to school to pick up some flowers for his teachers. Quick trip right?

WRONG! I totally spaced the endless selection
of balloons they have in the flower section.
My son only wanted ALL of them!
So my five minute stop turned into a 25 minute stop. However, we got out of there with out buying any balloons so that was a plus!

Happy Passover!

While grocery shopping the other day I found a “Celebrate Passover” section and I thought “why not?”

After exploring the section of unfamiliar foods I decided to make Apple Kugel. I have never made a Kugel before so I was kind of excited.

The recipe on the box seemed simple enough,

mix together Matzo farfel, apples, raisins, eggs, and then bake.

But then, I got creative, and changed it to this:

Aimee's Apple, Pineapple, dried fruit & almond Kugel
3 cups Matzo Farfel softened
3 eggs
1 egg white
½ cup sugar
½ tsp salt
¼ cup melted butter
lots of cinnamon
¼ cup slivered almonds
3 apples chopped
1 can of pineapple rings chopped
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup dried apricots chopped

I never really measure anything so feel free to adjust the amounts of fruit & nuts. Beat eggs, sugar, melted butter & salt together add raisins and dried apricots.

Mix all ingredients together, then bake in a 350 degree pre-heated oven for 45 minutes or until slightly golden. Let cool 20 minutes and then ENJOY!

It turned out really good, almost awesome. I was so proud of my Kugel, I called my cousin who is half Jewish to tell her about it. She broke it to me that Kugel is actually made with egg noodles and not Matzo. I was shocked! I explained to her that the recipe was on the box of Matzo Farfel. However she was certain that it is made with egg noodles not Matzo.

So I asked my friend who is Jewish and sure enough she said, “It's true, Kugel is traditionally made with egg noodles, but as long as it turned out good that's what matters.”

True and it did turn out really good. At least I liked it and my husband liked it.

My Son, who is in a new stage of “I don't want to eat anything unless it's fruit or unless it's bed time so I don't have to go to bed.”

Decided to give his to the horse we have on the table.

Oh well more for us. Happy Passover!

A Spring Day at the Beach

Spring is finally here, actually it has been here for a while. Anyway, you know what that means.

FLIP FLOP SEASON!!!!!

We just moved from Colorado to Connecticut this year.

What's our favorite part about living here?

The Beach!

My son Sawyer likes to collect rocks,

And throw them back in the sea

We enjoy meeting the locals

Most of all Sawyer likes to climb the sand dunes

and roll down them.

Again

and again.

You might be wondering, where did he learn this?

Yep, his dad.

I love New England!

So Long Elliott

Last week my cousins had to say goodbye to their dog Elliott.

Everyday my husband emails me a quote,

and on the day of Elliott's passing this was the quote he sent.

"In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you love? How deeply did you learn to let go?" -Buddha

Elliott
2003-2008

-Kate, Clay, I am sorry for your loss.
Elliott you will be missed.
Thanks for the joy you brought with you.
May your soul always be blessed.

On a lighter note...

I took my son to the park the other evening.
We went to feed the ducks... and geese.

Note to self and any other parent who is not aware of this:

If you show up after 6:00p.m. even on a Thursday,

the birds have been eating all day and

they had absolutely NO interest in our bread.

“Not Interested lady I don't care how cute your son is.”

Except for this one.

Who was nice enough to convince the others to come over.

“My Pleasure”

So that was fun.

You can DOOOOOOO It Dad!

My dad just casually mentioned to me, he quit smoking two months ago. Two months is HUGE when quitting smoking, (Heck, two hours is huge when quitting smoking) especially after xxx amount of years.
He said to me “Aim, it's so hard, I loved smoking”. All I can say is:
I know Dad, I know. I have SO been there. It sucks (at first) to give up those “addicting little friends”. After all cigarettes are always there to fill the void in life whenever you feel you need something but don't know quite what. Unless, of course you run out and can't make it to the store to buy more. However cigarettes are not your friends. YOU DON'T NEED THEM ANYMORE!
You have us, we smell better and give better hugs!

For this accomplishment I would like to express how incredibly proud of you I am. The road can be difficult. So for you, and anyone else fighting the same battle, I will leave you with the following statements of encouragement. They help me when I am faced with a challenge:

“You can DOOOOOOOO it!”-Rob Schneider from all the Adam Sandler movies

“Keep moving forward!!!”- Walt Disney

"Never measure the height of a mountain, until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was." Dag Hammarskjöld

"You did it Pops, you did it!" your grandson

and also some famous words of wisdom:

“Yesterdays are over my shoulder, So I can't look back for too long,
There's just too much to see waiting in front of me, and I know that I just can't go wrong!!!!”
-YOU KNOW IT! The Great One - Jimmy Buffet

Dad, you deserve a Hug!

and some flowers

and some gum!

We are working on a third generation Parrothead here
and we need you.

So KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! WE LOVE YOU!!

AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!!!!!!!!!

This is my first blog EVER!

I don't just mean on my page, I really mean EVER! So I thought I would start by introducing myself.

Hello my name is Aimee and I am a Photographer.

I am also a mother, a wife and a survivor of life's challenges. I like to take pictures. I like to paint. I paint on canvas, walls, anything I will paint on anything. I am inspired by my family, my son, my husband, music, particularly Jimmy Buffet, and pretty much everything I see in the world around me. I was born an optimist and if I am truly lucky I will leave this world with that part of me unchanged. I believe in God and I believe in Karma. I try to live my life knowing that one day or another I will answer to both. Now after I post this I will be an official blogger. That was fun! I think I am going to like this.

Also today is my mother's birthday. She is turning 29 (In her dreams! Just kidding). No really, she would kill me if I put her real age, so I will just say that age is a state of mind. Its only a number... Yeah right, that is why I got so excited when I got carded at the liquor store the other day!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LORNA! ENJOY YOUR TRIP!