Let the school begin!

Having made their lunches, packed their backpacks and laid out their uniforms, Robert and Esther awoke early this morning full of excitement for Day 1.
As you will see below, we had plenty of time before school for the taking of photos. :)

Esther had the following words to share with you about this year. There are thoughtful pauses, but I assure you, the entire video is worth a view. . . .

A bouquet for Dustin and Anna

found the above bouquet on my new addiction site, Craftgawker. Made my own.

The bouquet recipient, Anna Kimmell, took this way to cool for school shot of the bouquet. xo

Getting there 2011

We did it again. The Burlingtons traversed
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
and
Maine. And back.

At the Inner Harbor in Baltimore.
Really cool bike racks Baltimore!
On the morning of Rob's birthday we dined at Lucky's in Wilmington, DE. GREAT breakfast diner food, mid-century design, and wikki stix for the kids! Wikki stix- brilliant. But who liked them more, me or the kids.
My breakfast with wikki stix creation in the background.
Happy and full.
Did I mention the wikki stix?

We then drove to North Kingstown, Rhode Island where we stopped for a birthday party at Jen's house. AND for a 6 cousin reunion on the front lawn. There are 6 mini-Burlingtons now. What!!!???
Check out Rebecca's luscious hair.
Boy cousin to boy cousin.
Teamwork!
Esther with the newest cousin, Joseph Novello Burlington, a.k.a. juicy sweet yummy baby that we all got to squeeze on vacation.

Cookies with Aunt Gloria

Gloria is the baking queen in our family.
When we get to join her for a bake-fest it is a major treat. And guess what, she assigned jobs this time. See job assignment badges below. :)
Wild anticipation while the cookies bake. . . .
The moment everyone was waiting for!

Thank you Aunt Gloria for letting us join you for baking bliss! The cookies were unforgettable!

Bathroom redo

Painted it, decal-ed it and added a new curtain today. I was going for clean and fresh. Did I get there?

Craftapalooza 2011- the results

Set of napkins number one- I find these especially cheerful.

This set is so cheeky~ imagine them on the table. They make me smile.

Thank you mom and Glo for a lovely, crafty, fun, girls' weekend! We Haynes ladies know how to craft our brains out. :)

CC gets some blog press

One Sunday afternoon in Inman Park my godson, Dustin Chambers, took this shot of CC. He is an amazing shot. And she makes a great subject. :)
Check out Dustin's work at: www.dustinchambers.net