{this moment} On Follow Friday . . .

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Happy birthday to my love!!


Many blessings for a safe and peaceful weekend ~ Wendy

{this moment} On Follow Me Friday . . .

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Inspired by Soulemama.


Many blessings for a peaceful and wonderful weekend.

~ Wendy

A 5:15 am Wake-Up Call . . .

I woke up this morning feeling very tired and can't seem to shake it. Megan woke up at 5:15 am which, thankfully, is very unusual for her. So I brought her into bed with us and gave her a bottle. After she finished her bottle, she put her fingers in our eyes and noses and pulled her daddy's chest hair a couple of times and then fell back to sleep. So did her daddy. I, on the other hand, turned off the alarm clock and came downstairs to make coffee, let the dogs out and feed our menagerie of two dogs and three cats. They don't care how tired or cranky you are. They are still happy to see you because they know it's feeding and watering time at the zoo. : )


I love this face!!!!


Many blessings ~ Wendy

A Night to Remember . . .

{My second time posting this thanks to Blogger!!!}



Last week was our third anniversary and Jim surprised me with tickets to see "Billy Elliot" on Broadway. He and I fell in love with the movie and, when we heard it was coming to the stage, we knew we had to see it!!

We had the most amazing seats. Fourth row center to be exact!!!!! We were able to see things that people sitting further back certainly couldn't see. A great example of that was how hairy one of the dancing dresses' legs were. Go see it and you'll understand what I'm talking about. : )

Picture taking was not allowed but I couldn't resist sneaking a few at the beginning of the second act and at the very end. I figured that if I was going to be booted out of the theatre, at that point, I wouldn't be missing much. : )

My pics aren't the greatest quality because of the bright lights but I wanted you to see how close we were to the stage.





We had the most wonderful time and I would highly recommend this show to everyone. We laughed and we cried and we would both see it again in a heartbeat!!





Many blessings ~ Wendy

A Wonderful Mothers' Day in Pictures . . .

We had a wonderful Mothers' Day around here. It was filled with lots of food, family and fun and my mother was thrilled she got to spend it with all eight of her grandchildren!!





My mother and Megan in the Sailor outfit she bought for her.





Jim trying to keep my niece, Annie, from eating her fourth brownie.







Brendan and Annie relaxing on Nana's patio.





Trevor playing wall ball in Nana's house. Don't tell her!!




The best carrot cake you ever tasted!! I'm not kidding!!!!




First cantaloupe of the season and it was dee-lish!!!!!




Megan practicing her yoga poses.




Jim and my nephew, Tristan.




A rare photo of my son, Connor. I have to sneek pics of him and then I take a rash of you-know-what for taking them!! : )



My niece, Taylor, and nephew, Danny hanging on Nana's patio.

Girl power!!!

Daddy got his baby girl dressed so Mommy could put on some much needed make-up. We were up late the nite before on a date nite in Manhattan to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. I'll tell you about that next time. It was phenomenal!!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Mothers' Day!!

Many blessings ~ Wendy

Showing Off the Pearly Whites on Follow Me Friday . . .

To me, going to the dentist and exercising have a lot in common. The thought of having to do them doesn't appeal to me but, once it's over with, you're glad you did. Thanks for making the appointment without telling me, my lovey!!


Many blessings for a happy Mother's Day ~ Wendy

Random Summer Photos . . .

It's so hard to believe that summer vacation is almost over around here!! Nine more days and it's back to school for the boys. Connor is going to be a senior, Trevor is going to be a freshman and Brendan will be a big third grader. Soon it will be just Megan and Mommy on the days that her Daddy is working. We had lots of visitors this summer to see Meggie and lots of sleepovers with the cousins. I took a lot of pictures so I thought I'd share some this week.

My niece Annie and Brendan are a month apart and looked like twins when they were babies. Both with big brown eyes!! They are pictured above.

Below are the four cousins after a sleepover.

Tristan is my nephew. He and Megan have a mutual love for each other. It's the sweetest thing!!

Cousin Andre and Aunt Michelle

Cousin Jason with a "mohawk" compliments of Trev. I wish this pic was clearer!!
Jason is Aunt Michelle's other little man. He'll be a year old in a couple of weeks. So hard to believe!!

Trevor's friends spent a lot of time here this summer swimming in the pool, hanging out with Meggie and making me laugh. The picture above is of Trev, Dylan and Joe after we sang "Happy Birthday" to Trevor. These guys are fun to be around and are a great group of kids. They all start high school next week. I can't believe it!!!!!


Can you tell this was taken very early in the morning?!!? I call these my husband's "sleep sexy eyes." Is that TMI?!!?


Tomorrow I think I'll share some beach photos. Have a wonderful and peaceful day!!





Many blessings ~ Wendy

A Day Trip . . .

On Saturday, Jim, Brendan, his friend Julian, Megan and I took a long drive to Connecticut to attend a Native American Wigwam as they called it. It was held on grounds belonging to Mohawk Indians.





Many people may be familiar with the casino that was opened by them several years ago called Mohegan Sun.

The weather was absolutely perfect. Not too sunny and low humidity and cooler temps. Our summer here in New York has been horribly hot and humid this year so it was a much welcomed change!!

Megan was well prepared in her sun hat!!

After arriving at Mohegan Sun we took a shuttle bus to the site of the Wigwam a few miles away.

Brendan and Julian at the back of the shuttle bus.

There were lots of vendors peddling their Native American crafts, clothing, jewelry, dolls and other assorted goodies.

These sweaters were all handmade in Peru. Each one told a story on the front and the back.

This is the sweater we chose for Meggie. I thought that $20.00 was a pretty reasonable price.

Lots of gorgeous beaded necklaces.

The most gorgeous handmade Native American Dolls. The detail is difficult to see in the pics.

Lots of colorful handmade bracelets.

Megan got to pick one out for herself.

And a pair of moccasins, too!! These are actually a creamy white color but I took this picture at night and couldn't get a good shot of them.

The boys got to see what it felt like to have a bear's giant claws resting on their head!! Boys will be boys!! They got to pick out a few goodies to bring home. They each got a necklace with an arrow head on it and a hand-carved wooden gun that shoots rubber bands. Brendan also chose, with his own money, a real hand-carved spear. It's going to be hung in his room and he was given strict rules about it. It's small but sharp nonetheless. It was fun listening to their plans for the next day's activities when they got home. These included "forming a club for the two of them where they had to wear their necklaces and walking thru the woods looking for animals like the Native Americans did long ago." Don't you just love it?!!? : )

All in all, it was a wonderful day followed by dinner at one of my and my husband's favorite places to eat, Cracker Barrel. I'll save that for next time!!

Many blessings ~ Wendy

Wedding Anniversary #2 . . .

Yesterday, Jim and I celebrated our second wedding anniversary.

He was scheduled to be in an all-day meeting but was allowed to leave early.

Instead of visiting the baby doctor by myself, I was pleasantly surprised by my handsome husband in the waiting room. We got to listen to our baby's heartbeat and then shared lunch and milkshakes at one of our favorite diners before we had to go our separate ways again.

We are now waiting SOMEWHAT patiently for our belated anniversary gift to arrive in the form of a pink bundle of joy. I can't think of a better way to spend our special day or a better gift to celebrate our love for each other.

I love you with all of my heart, Jim V.

Many blessings ~ Wendy