Welcome Spring!

These are some pictures from one of the few sunny days we were lucky enough to have last week. I took Sonja to Sugar House Park for a stroll and a bike ride with a few stops at the playground.

Go Hardballerz!

Thanks to Lindsey, el cap-i-tan, Angel is now a member of the Hardballerz kickball team! Yes, grown-ups playing good, old-fashioned, elementary school kickball. And no, they don’t resemble the smokin’ hot fox in the picture above. But, there is plenty of booze!

They had their first game last week and tied, 2-2. Sonja sure had fun cheering daddy on. Come check them out on Thursdays at Liberty Park. Go Hardballerz!

Swimming Lessons

Sonja started swimming lessons again at Fairmont Aquatic Center. She is the only girl in her class of 4. Hilarious! She’s doing pretty well in Level 2, although she’s a little hesitant to put her head completely under water. She’ll start Level 3 in May.

Easter: Food, Food, and more FOOD!

What an awesome Easter weekend! On Saturday we went to my Aunt Marie and Uncle Kenny’s for an egg hunt and egg decorating. For dinner we had Dutch-oven chili with the most amazing salad (it put Café Rio to shame!) and the softest, most succulent rolls. Not only did I go back for 2nds, but I had another entire plate full! Marie must have hid about 100 candy-filled eggs and with little competition, Sonja took home about half. She had so much fun decorating eggs, and some of the adults did too!

On Sunday morning, Sonja found her Easter baskets waiting for her when she woke up. She got a Princesses helmet, Princesses water bottle, Princess sandals, (do you see a theme here?) Princesses stickers, A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein, the Enchanted Soundtrack, clothes, and yes… More candy. What a spoiled little mamacitas! Then, we went to my Aunt Elaine and Uncle Mike’s for more delicious food, and yet another egg hunt. This time, Sonja had no competition and cleaned the place out. There was just enough of a breeze for my dad and Angel to get a kite up in the air, but not enough to keep us from soaking up as much sun as we could. We had fun watching Grace take some wobbly steps with her walker out in the grass, and Sonja put on a dance performance on her stage (the deck) for everyone to enjoy. It was really a perfect weekend! Happy Easter!

Obsess Much?

Everytime I try to tell myself that I’m not the BIGGEST American Idol nerd out there, they go ahead and throw me a curve ball. Quentin Tarantino, the director of my favorite movie of all-time, Desperado, and also two of the coolest movies of all-time, Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Kill Bill Vol. 2, was the guest… critic I guess you could say, as the theme of the night was “Songs from the Movies”. THEN, one of the contestants, Kris Allen, went and sang “Falling Slowly”, the Oscar winning song from the movie Once that I’ve been obsessed with since my dear friends at work introduced me, (thank you Maeve and Christy!). I mean, it’s to the point that one of things I have to do before I die is see them perform live. Yes, I was gasping and almost in tears. I have also become more and more fascinated by Ryan Seacrest. Not in a “He’s so sexy” kind of way, but in an “I’d love to have a beer with him” kind of way. (Kind of like Mick Jagger. I am entertained, but not turned on by Mick, although my boss insists on the contrary.) He’s surprisingly hilarious and just so freakin’ charming. And, he probably emerged from the womb with a microphone and a tie. At least I’m not the only poor sap that has fallen for the savvy marketing and evil ploys of the show. Katie Couric was in the audience last night! Katie Couric! Stevie Wonder was on the show a couple weeks ago. Smokey Robinson was a guest for cryin’ out loud! I bet even the President is nestled at home with the wifey and kids throwing popcorn at Paula with the rest of us.

I know there is definitely a “fanatical” side to my personality and I become a little sentimental about things, but American Idol? What tha?!

Sweet Nostalgia

I'm taking a trip down memory lane, going through Sonja's old pictures, and am finding little video clips from our camera. There's no sound, but still oh so cute!

Some of your first reactions to this photo will most likely be, “What tha!” To me, however, when I saw this in the recent issue of Vanity Fair, it was nothing short of miraculous!

For those of you who don’t know, I have adored Frida Kahlo since I read her biography in college. Some of you also may not know that I am a huge fan of Seth Rogen (well, the whole Judd Apatow crew). Not only did I love him in the obvious 40-year Old Virgin, Superbad, and Pinapple Express, but I read an interview he did in GQ and was surprisingly intrigued. Then, that intrigue turned into fascination when I finally saw the short-lived series, Freaks and Geeks. Now do you get it? AMAZING!

Check out this awesome photo series with Paul Rudd, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Amy Poehler,and more in the April issue of Vanity Fair!