This is Boston's debut on the mic. Soon he will be rapping to all of your hip hop favorites. For now, we'll keep it simple: name and hobbies.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Fall is here!
Summer is officially over and we have been busy! September has just flown by! We were home for Labor Day, but the following weekend was spent in Gatlinburg, TN with Casey's mom, stepdad, along with his brother and his family. We had a wonderful time there. We stayed in a cabin...Casey's favorite part being the hot tub on the front porch! We were able to visit the aquarium and many of the small shops in the town. The next weekend we were off to New York City to see one of my friends from college get married. We were able to catch up with many of our 'Boston' friends and explore more of the Big Apple! This past week we celebrated my birthday and then ended the weekend with a trip to the Fall Festival at a local farm and brought home our pumpkins for decoration and carving. I can't believe it is time for Halloween already! We are preparing Boston by reminding him all this Halloween decoration is 'just pretend', but I'm not sure he always believes us! We hope to keep our blog posted a little more often now that we are slowing down a bit. Hope all is well with everyone! Much loves from the Stansifers'! :)
Friday, August 6, 2010
Chicago
A couple of weeks ago we took a little excursion to Chicago with some good friends, Bethany and Mike, who now live in South Carolina. It was great to see them again, and just hang for a couple of days. We started off by camping at the Dunes in Michigan City.
After we set up shop...
it was time to hit the beach. The water was a bit cold. Well, maybe "frigid" would be more accurate. At least it was clean, though (especially considering our scenic view of the famous Gary, Indiana smoke stacks).
All that hypothermia worked up an appetite, so the men went to building a fire. (Nevermind the giant bottle of lighter fluid in the background.)
Smores, anyone?
A little more campfire, then lights out.
In the morning we refueled with a good campfire breakfast (again with the lighter fluid) and some mediocre gas station coffee.
Then it was off to Chicago. Let's make sure we know where we're going, though.
Our first stop: Wrigley! I'm not a huge baseball fan (or sports fan, for that matter), but it was cool just hanging out. We had bleacher seats, which apparently translates to the "party section." I guess the ticket stub should have tipped me off when it read "Bud Light Bleacher Section." It wasn't so bad to start off with, but belligerence gets annoying after nearly six hours of baking in the sun.
After the game we hit up Giordano's for some handcrafted Chicago pizza and brews. Goose Island is good stuff!
Just be sure not to eat too much.
We finished the night by hanging out with Burt Reynolds before calling it day.
The next morning we started our day with the ORIGINAL Pancake House. Accept no substitutes. That was some good stuff. I see you eyeing my chorizo skillet, Bethany.
From there we went our separate ways. Mike and Bethany had some more business in Chicago, and Cara and I wanted to hit up IKEA: the greatest place on Earth.
We really weren't set out for anything in particular, but it's hard not to get inspired to completely revamp a room or two. Since Boston is now a big boy who wears big boy underwear, we thought it would be cool to give him a big boy room. We already have a bed, so we got some cool furnishings and whatnots to make it look pretty cool. I'll be sure to post some before and after photos as soon as we get some paint up and things put together. Had a great time, Mike and Bethany!
After we set up shop...
it was time to hit the beach. The water was a bit cold. Well, maybe "frigid" would be more accurate. At least it was clean, though (especially considering our scenic view of the famous Gary, Indiana smoke stacks).
All that hypothermia worked up an appetite, so the men went to building a fire. (Nevermind the giant bottle of lighter fluid in the background.)
Smores, anyone?
A little more campfire, then lights out.
In the morning we refueled with a good campfire breakfast (again with the lighter fluid) and some mediocre gas station coffee.
Then it was off to Chicago. Let's make sure we know where we're going, though.
Our first stop: Wrigley! I'm not a huge baseball fan (or sports fan, for that matter), but it was cool just hanging out. We had bleacher seats, which apparently translates to the "party section." I guess the ticket stub should have tipped me off when it read "Bud Light Bleacher Section." It wasn't so bad to start off with, but belligerence gets annoying after nearly six hours of baking in the sun.
After the game we hit up Giordano's for some handcrafted Chicago pizza and brews. Goose Island is good stuff!
Just be sure not to eat too much.
We finished the night by hanging out with Burt Reynolds before calling it day.
The next morning we started our day with the ORIGINAL Pancake House. Accept no substitutes. That was some good stuff. I see you eyeing my chorizo skillet, Bethany.
From there we went our separate ways. Mike and Bethany had some more business in Chicago, and Cara and I wanted to hit up IKEA: the greatest place on Earth.
We really weren't set out for anything in particular, but it's hard not to get inspired to completely revamp a room or two. Since Boston is now a big boy who wears big boy underwear, we thought it would be cool to give him a big boy room. We already have a bed, so we got some cool furnishings and whatnots to make it look pretty cool. I'll be sure to post some before and after photos as soon as we get some paint up and things put together. Had a great time, Mike and Bethany!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Potty Progress
All in all, things are going pretty well with the potty process. Boston tells us when he has to go (usually with VERY little warning) and has chosen trees as his favorite target. You can thank his mom for that one. And he has nearly killed my raspberry bush by "over watering" it. Unfortunately, he still needs a bit more time to conquer solids, but I think that "runs" in the family. (Booooo!) All together, the summer has been a good one.
The zoo is still a regular stop.
We have played with lost of water balloons. Or as Boston calls them, "Water B'goons!"
We had a grumpy Father's Day...
but soon got happy and made time to dance.
And we played with Fillipas and the Raifords at Greek Fest. Blue Sno-Cones are the best!
Cara finished up her clinical hours this afternoon, so we have 5 more weeks of summer to hang before school starts again. Let the weeks stroll by nice and easy.
The zoo is still a regular stop.
We have played with lost of water balloons. Or as Boston calls them, "Water B'goons!"
We had a grumpy Father's Day...
but soon got happy and made time to dance.
And we played with Fillipas and the Raifords at Greek Fest. Blue Sno-Cones are the best!
Cara finished up her clinical hours this afternoon, so we have 5 more weeks of summer to hang before school starts again. Let the weeks stroll by nice and easy.
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