Coming out of the closet

I have a dirty little secret. I have tried to hide this secret for some time now, but I simply can not keep it to myself any longer. So, today, with my kids sitting on my lap, I came out of the closet. The "I'm a fan of Amy Winehouse" closet (what? you thought I was going to say I was gay? HAHAHAHAHA...I like women just a bit too much for that, dumbass). They play an Amy Winehouse song, "Back to Black", at work in the loop of canned music they pump through the speakers. And for some reason, that song really speaks to me. Anyhoo, today, I looked up some Winehouse videos on youtube and rocked out with the kids. Emery wasn't a big fan and went on to watch some TV. Emma and I rocked out for over an hour, however. She is quite the music lover. Her favorite song is "Rehab". She even sang along with the chorus after the 3rd time we played it. So, there it is. I've admitted it to the world that I am an Amy Winehouse fan. I'm sure that I will be shunned by friends and family for being an open Winehouse fan but I'm at peace because I'm finally honest with myself. Plus, my daughter approves of Daddy's choice in music.

How we roll....again

Emma takes her playing even more hardcore than Emery. Don't believe me? Take a look at these pics....she doesn't even wear a helmet. Now that is REALLY hardcore playing (actually, I was holding it while I took the pictures. My mother would have kittens if the kids rode their bikes without helmets).

How we roll

The weather has been perfect for playing outside and we have been taking advantage of it. And we are hardcore when it comes to playing outside. How hardcore? Emery wears his helmet backwards. That's right...Hardcore with a capital H!

an auteur in the making

Emery managed to sneak the camera and shoot some pics of himself. Ah, my little shutterbug. Granted, he still has a lot to learn about lighting, composition and such but I think he's well on his way to becoming a polished photographer. And yes, that is chocolate on his face in the last one (he's a messy eater)

hey, its me!

I haven't posted a pic of myself in a long time so I thought I would correct that error (for those of you who were wondering if I was nothing more than a floating head with fingers). This is me, getting ready for work. Amused grin included at no additional charge.

Photos on a lazy sunday afternoon

Haven't done much today. Got some donuts for breakfast and frozen pizza for lunch (hey, when it's the weekend, I have to save my energy for tea parties and horsey rides). They were playing in the kitchen while I was busy with some cleaning and I managed to snap some pics.

trendy

Here we have Emma modeling the new spring line of hats from McDonalds. Notice the purple backpack (or "pack-pack" as she calls it) that she uses to accessorize the ensemble (she's been begging for a purple backpack for weeks. Must be a Dora thing).

Seriously folks, I have no idea why she does these things. She came up with this one on her own.