Sunday, June 10, 2007

start spreading the news...

well, i wish that i was leaving today, but we actually left a week ago saturday. on june 2nd, some fellow moms and i took our daughters to new york city. we had a blast! we started with breakfast (breakfast not brunch - in other words bright and early) at the american girl store. top picture is of gracie with her two friends, colleen and kylie.

the next picture is of us being silly with the centerpieces. this started ages ago (i.e. i only had one child) when my best friend from high school and i attended a mutual friend's wedding. there was a camera on the table and my friend and i eventually ended up using the centerpieces as props in our attempt to use up the film. i've never seen those pictures, but i hope they brought a smile to the bride and groom. i remember adding the bride and groom's initials to the candles with the excess wax (what can i say, the dancing didn't start right away). since then, i've just taken occasional centerpiece shots (at both my brothers' weddings for example). it's loads of fun. so the next time you have a centerpiece and a camera - go wild!

the final shot is the girls with their dolls.
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1 comment:

laina kay said...

Ooh, ooh... jealous! NYC, American Girl Cafe, M&Ms, Broadway and Chinatown! Looks like you had so much fun! Can Princess, Kit & I come next time?

quotables

"is that lily holding baby lily?" -lily's response when i showed her a picture of gracie holding her when lily was a baby.

"drama class is actually a lot of fun." -gracie (this is only humorous in that grace seemed surprised by how much she likes drama class. this from my child who we refer to as "a drama queen" when she is not around.)

"mom, you can go with my teacher and i'll stay home with japie and evan. daddy can go to work, and i'll be the mommy" -lily, in response to learning that she would be going to preschool next year instead of this year.

"mom, if you don't get rid of that smell soon, you're going to have to buy a new car." -gracie when it took me a couple of days to clean out my car after returning from a road trip.

"mommy, they have dress-ups for you!" -lily while walking by the prom dress section at macy's.

"i said the prayer "last"-erday." -lily's replacement word for "yesterday."