I miss you NY

Sure glad my trip wasn’t a few weeks later, hurriane Irene seems like it’s going to be nasty! Hope all those New Yorkers stay safe. Here is a little glimpse into our recent trip.

Cobblestone streets and cool restaurants, markets and shops everywhere you look. I could get used to that.

This guy at Washington Park attracted quite a crowd to show off his high jump. I don’t think I’ll ever get his high-pitched voice out of my head. “I have a 53-inch vertical!”

My husband loves that we came across a shop entirely dedicated to “the dude” from Big Lebowski. There was a photo inside of Jeff Bridges and the owner, so don’t bother telling him. He already knows.

Our friend Ryan with an anchovie mustache.

Who knew anchovies could be so good?

Doesn’t this look like a portrait shot that should be in a magazine? Glad I dragged us to this restaurant – Balthazar. I had waffles with hazelnut sour cream and warm berries. Yum. Steve was weirded out that there was a bathroom attendant. But for a $50 breakfast, I expect nothing less.

More tomorrow … I promise.

Random thoughts Thursday

• Ella starts preschool in less than a week! I remembered when we had our meet and greet with the other kids and parents this week how much we all love her preschool. She is a really social kid. And such a sponge for information. I think we’re all excited. Can not believe we’ll be getting her ready for kindergarten this time next year.
•Went to the Indy Children’s Museum yesterday then swam in our neighborhood pool last night. Ella said we are the best parents ever. Score!
•Ella really prefers her dad to me these days. Loves to play lego star wars with him, watch football with him. wants to always sit with him and lay with him for movie time. She thinks he hung the moon. I’m trying to be all glad she has a dad who loves to do stuff with her. But, ouch! So glad Eva’s a mommy’s girl still.
•Am really trying to find the motivation again to run in the mornings because I’m 3-4 pounds heavier than I was last fall. That may sound a little picky but that is like a pant size or two with my body. I feel like my skinny jeans are taunting me.
•OK, that’s it. Will have a fun weekend that includes birthday dinner with family, barbecue with friends and spending some time with a friend’s little girl (and mine of course too) during Steve’s football draft. Good weekend!

Photo from the past

I’m still in the process of moving photos over to my new external hard drive. Running out of space on my computer. It’s making me kinda sad though that I won’t have all my photos from the last 3 years at my fingertips. I would have to get this hard drive out and the viewer on it isn’t as good as my computer’s. I really should make some photobooks.

Well, now that you’re all bored, I’ll save the post with this cute picture.

They were so little! This was from April of 2010 so Ella had just turned 3 and Eva was four months old. I had not realized how much of Ella’s cute baby cheeks had changed. And I remember her being in those froggy jammies a lot! Eva was so little and always being squeezed by her sister. I miss those ages already!

Ella’s restaurant

Ella loves to play restaurant and even says she wants to work in one when she wants to grow up. She also has said she wants to work in a bank or be a cowgirl, so we’re not really counting on it.

Here’s a conversation from last night’s pretend restaurant transaction (the kitchen is our sand table, and the menus are inflatable slip-n-slide cushions, just so you can picture it.)

Ella: Mom, pretend you are ordering dessert now.

Me: Ok.

Ella: Now, what the heck do you want?

Me: Wow, the service here is not real friendly. Anyway, I will have five-layer chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting.

Ella: We’re out of that.

Me: What?!

Ella: Yeah, didn’t you see the x by it?

Me: Ok,well I will have chocolate cheesecake.

Ella: Oh, well that one is on sale. It’s free.

Me: Well, now that is a good sale!

Ella: Yeah, I would order 33 of them.

Me: Ok then, 33 pieces. Thank you!