All of sudden...

...it clicked and we have a swimmer on our hands!!!

Good thing too, since we just bought one of these:

Old Home Days 2012

Waiting for the parade to begin . . . doesn't VG look thrilled?

Waving . . . and waving . . . and waving. :)

Crazy Red Hat ladies! 

Fire trucks as far as the eye can see...

 Cutie!

Waiting fr the fireworks to begin - ice cream with a friend :)

FIREWORKS!

We Are SO Cool!

Glow Stick Glasses. . . 

They look good on everyone, right?

WW

Uncle F

Hubby

VG

Dee

Jim

Moi :)

100 of My Favorite Things

These are a few of my favorite things . . . 

in no particular order :)

Activities

1. Knitting
2. Swimming in WW's pool
3. Perusing Pinterest
4. Reading
5. Baking
6. Going to Auntie D's Camp
7. Being Silly with Iz
8. Going to the Library
9. Movies
10. Hiking with Iz and Hubby

Restaurants

1. Olive Garden
2. Texas Roadhouse
3. Newick's
4. Friendly Toast
5. Ruby Tuesday
6. Flatbread
7. Cafe Amore
8. Kelly's Roast Beef
9. Maine Diner
10. 99

People

1. Hubby
2. Iz
3. L&R, J&J
4. Auntie D/Uncle S
5. WW/Uncle F
6. VG & the boys
7. Snl & Mimi
8. R&T
9. Mel
10. Rach

Foods

1. Lobstah
2. Steamers
3. Pizza
4. Pasta
5. Caesar Salad
6. Eggs Benedict
7. French Toast
8. Shepard's Pie
9. Chowder
10. Hot Wings

Music Artists

1. Billy Joel
2. Adele
3. Simon and Garfunkel
4. Queen
5. ABBA
6. Bon Jovi
7. Straight No Chaser
8. The Beatles
9. Maroon 5
10. Barenaked Ladies

Drinks/Beverages

1. Iced Coffee
2. Diet Coke
3. Strawberry Daiquiri
4. Stoli Razz & Sprite
5. Lemon Water
6. Arnold Palmer

Desserts

1. Strawberry Shortcake
2. Pie . . . pretty much any kind of pie :)
3. Ice Cream
4. Lemon Bars

Candies

1. Butterfinger
2. M&Ms
3. Rolos
4. Almond Roca
5. Reese's PB Cups
6. Sweet Tarts
7. Butterscotch Hard Cadies
8. Soft Peppermints
9. Caramel
10. Chocolate Covered Espresso Beans

Websites

1. Facebook
2. Pinterest
3. My Blog :)
4. Yahoo
5. Google
6. Weather Channel
7. Hulu
8. Iz's School's Website
9. Ravelry
10. Etsy

Writers

1. J.K. Rowling
2. Stephen King
3. Stephanie Meyers
4. James Patterson
5. Patricia Cornwell
6. Charlaine Harris
7. Lucy Maud Montgomery
8. Jodi Piccoult
9. Janet Evanovich
10. C.S. Lewis

Lines from Books/Movies

1. "Have fun storming the castle!" ~The Princess Bride
2. "As you wish." ~The Princess Bride
3. "No more rhymes now, I mean it! Anybody want a peanut?" ~The Princess Bride
4. "We stole the baby!" ~Willow
5. "Those aren't pillows!" ~Planes, Trains & Automobiles
6. "You're going the wrong way!" ~The Land Before Time
7. "HAVE YOU GONE MAD? ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?" ~Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
8. "Now you know. No one's ever love anyone as much as I love you" ~Breaking Dawn
9. "Give her hell from us, Peeves." ~Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
10. "It looks like the Green Giant shat all over it." ~Christine

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July!!!

Waiting for the parade to begin :)