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Part of May POTD: B & W Style

This little gadget came into my life about 7 months ago. Andy and I spent some time contemplating getting it- the price was kind of high, but its benefits seem to far outweigh our reservations. We had been driving somewhere one afternoon last fall discussing where a food place was and we both said, “If we had an iPhone, we could get the address right now, ” and the same comment was made over and over about places to eat out of our area, or what was the weather in another town, etc. We finally decided to pony up and buy the amazing iPhone that the world was buzzing about.

And we love it. When we went to New York last December, Andy would whip that thing out and type in “Starbucks” and fifteen hundred would pop up and he could click on walking directions to the nearest one and we would instantly have access to a restroom and a coffee place- a good combination when you have three kids and  a cold mama. The iPhone would tell us which subway stop to take and exit when going from downtown to midtown. It has super cool things called “apps” that you can download (some free, some not free) that easily give reviews of restaurants in the area, provide juvenile games the girls could enjoy, tools that can be used to hang a photo frame level, etc. Our iPhone’s play our favorite music from our own, to Pandora, to the local radio station. We can get local weather or international weather. It tells me the time (I don’t wear a watch on a regular basis), it keeps my calendar dates straight, all of my contacts are handy and oh by the way, it’s my phone! I can talk on it and text! Nice.

To say that this little gadget is cool is an understatement. It has definitely changed some of the ways of doing around here, in mostly a good way. I joked with Andy one time that ‘his other wife’ was getting more attention than me- you can surf the web in these things, too, you see. I guess it’s embarrassing to admit that sometimes we sit on the sofa and do our own surfing on our own iPhones. It’s not super ideal to navigate, but it’s available. Anyway, if you’re on the fence about getting an iPhone and don’t have to sacrifice cable to get it (we miss cable, too), I highly recommend it. We love it.

Part of May POTD: B & W Style

The ballerinas of the house had their recital pictures taken today even though we’re three weeks out from the actual recital date. Last year, it was a heavy mess to combine individual images, team images, rehearsal, and the actual recital on the same afternoon (you think!), so the owner/ dance instructor split  the dates this year. My older girls were over the moon excited for today because someone (me) promised to put on (a little bit of) make-up for pictures. The result? Two slightly, very happy, dolled up girlies. I can’t resist sharing more than one today- please bear with me.

Ashleigh laughing at me being goofy post-pictures:

That same cutie in color. I think that might be my eye color on her. Nice.

My daughter-that’s-one-week-shy-of-turning-seven (what??!):

It’s amazing to me how a little color can change the mood of an image so much. Well, and maybe a smile. Here’s a sneak peek of Sarah’s costume, too- they are dancing to a Sound of Music song.

Part of May POTD: B & W Style

I wish I could accurately describe Lauren’s excitement the one morning a week that I announce it’s gymnastics day. She carefully chooses & dresses in a leotard as soon as breakfast is swallowed down and proceeds to gallop and prance all over until it’s FINALLY time to head out to the gym. She has so much fun jumping and rolling and (trying to) balance across the beam with her classmates. One of my favorite parts of the course is the rings where she swings and kicks her legs up up to make them parallel to the ground. I waved to her one time today (my mistake!) and after that, every time she came around and got to the rings, she let go too soon and waved again at me. What’s a mom to do, but wave back? Oh, my little heart, she is so precious.

I hate to break it to Lolo that her class will end in just a couple of weeks, we’re trying to work it out that she can extend through June, but at least for now, she’s got Thursday mornings- Gymnastics Day!