Parades, Fireworks, Stars+Stripes...oh my!

cheerleading camp. done!
my lil' gal is one jumpin, flyin' cheerleader to be...she loves all her flip-flops. all those gymnastic classes sure has helped her physically and mentally.

So proud of you, sweetie! until next year...GOOoooooooooo Shioban!

now, in a couple of hours, it'll be parade time over here. the munchkins are excited!

we're decorating their bikes with red, white + blue...this year they'll be able to enjoy some sparklers + snap poppers. my lil' guys are so cute.
they read the boxes of these lil' firecrackers and said:

i+s: "Guess what Mommy?"

j: "What is it munchkins?"

i+s: "It says not good for kids under 9. And guess what...we're the big 9!!!! Whoo-hoo! We get to touch these mini sparklers + poppin' thing-a-ma-jigs!"

j: "Rah-Roh...me thinks I created 2 monsters..."

well, better get our sparklers on...we're heading to some friends house for some birthday celebration + early 4th of July partying!

i'll post photos of our weekend soon.
in the meantime...hope you have the best + safe 4th of July weekend!
xoxo

Happy Fourth of July

Happy Fourth!

We're off to parades and picnics...can't believe it's already July...

Where has this summer gone?

Will post pics of our galavantings soon...

In the mean time, these are the treats we made for our outings.

Rice Crispy Treats...Sweet Kielbasa...Strawberry Trifle (my sis, Gail, whipped up the awesome creme from Paula Dean's recipe...it's a killer...)

The best part of our cooking excursion was that we had everything in the fridge or pantry...

Gotta love not having to run to the store to get this or that...

Anyway, hope your 4th was fabulous...

Did you do anything fun+exciting?!
au revoir...

xoxo

4th of July Parade...lil' baton twirler-to-be...

(photos taken by me in 2006 @ what used to be called 'Through the Looking Glass' shoppe in Blue Island, IL)

today is the day...

lil baton twirler-to-be!

our lil' Shioban will be making her debut at our lil' village's 4th of July Parade.

she'll be marching + twirling to Miley Cyrus' Pumpin' up a Party...

we practiced the steps,

we danced 'til we dropped,

we're so excited,

we're pumped and...

WE'RE READY!
(wish us luck...for good weather+good times.

this is an early 4th of July greeting...

hoping you + your loved ones enjoy this glorious day!

will post our adventures as soon as i can...

'PUMPIN' UP A PARTY'....lol)

au revoir

xoxo jo