another obsession

that has kept me from blogging lately (in addition to the busy schedule we've been keeping!).

i am one of the many who has been staying up late to watch the olympics!

this, is amazing! these women have such strength!

i loved watching them today! while i caught up on my bloggin!
and this mans accomplishments are AMAZING too!!

last weekend

was a busy weekend in edinboro!
we got to see beth and brenden and parker while we were in town.
here is ellie and parker kissing on each other!!
Ellie was all for kissin him, taking her binkie right out...
parker wasn't quite sure. but she got her kiss!



dad found this huge catterpillar when he was working in the yard and wowed the kids!
saturday was the baseball game...wonder why i don't have pictures...?
then this was sunday...we went to waldameer (amusement and water park) for the church picnic!!
aren't these two the cutest!!?? thanks again ms tracy for the awesome shirts!!
the train was the favorite!


ellie LOVED the lazy river!!

she's beautifull!

but i'm a bit biased...

she picked it all out from head-to-toe!!

great gram and great papa

are in town for a visit to meet matt!

so, i took them to the zoo!

i might be obessed with this place!!
and these little girls!

they are just so cute!!!

waiting for the tram
the pictures of the polar bears swimming above our heads are moms camera...i'll post them when i steal them from her card!

box from melissa

we were so excited to find this at the door!

josh in his new truck shirt
ellie in her pretty dress, ready for the steelers games!
my long lost markers!
she loves the new puppy!

St. Ferds family festival

Festival is always a fun weekend for me since I love to people watch!! it's like cranberrys homecoming and you get to see people and catch up! this year i was obsessed with the (THREE tents!!) white elephant sale!! i got some great stuff for the kids! it is the best place to get books cheap!

for what we think was around the 12th year, Mom and dad chaired the lemonade booth! While we don't go thirsty all weekend, we freshly squeeze A LOT of lemons and get really sticky!!

cotton candy for all!

ellie sleeping at the midnight service!
the marcinicksi scream, you scream, we all scream for icecream
a special train ride just for us!!

guess who?

So here are the answers to the guessing game below.
way to go Beth for guessing that no.5 was ellie!

Many people think matt looks more like my brother ben...
but when new people hold matt, they think he looks like josh.

if i get the right picture, we'll keep playing.


1. matt
2. josh (the hospital bracelet should have given it away)
3. matt
4. josh
5. ellie...tricked ya?
6. josh
7. matt
8. josh
9. matt

hot dayz of summer

"Can you kick some air back here"
said Josh from the back seat of the van this morning.
Who knew he knew that phrase???
There are always surprises as a mom!

end of summer fun

and for those who love to surf the web...

The first store opened on November 4, 1926, in Amsterdam . Now there are 150 stores all over the Netherlands . HEMA also has stores in Belgium , Luxemburg, and Germany In June of this year, HEMA was sold to British investment company Lion Capital. Take a look at HEMA's product page. You CAN'T order anything and it's in Dutch but just wait a couple of seconds and watch what happens.

http://producten.hema.nl/

Once Upon A Time

This started out as a stall tactic to prevent going to bed...

but it just was too cute!! I think Matthew says it all!

in the first video, at 1:39, you see Matthew smile!!

Josh or Matt??

So many people have said that Matt looks a lot like Josh and I just couldn't remember so I went digging last night!


ok, so the first two are sorta easy...because something gives it away...but have fun with the rest!
This is going to be fun for the next few months until Matthew starts to change into his own.

Post a comment with your answer and lets see who does the best!!

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Everyday Stuff

at nanas and papas

in the car...they are watching their tvs

she loves to "work"
storytime before bed
riding the quad with uncle ben
the baby elephant at the zoo
yo yo
wrestling with papa