Fast recap may cause seizure's

Ahhh.....Summer is getting away from me and there is so much still to cover. Got to get the kids to the pools some time, gotta see Mom and Pops in Cruces and need to get in as many trips to the zoo, park and aquarium all before school starts!

But man I love the summers. Wearing shorts, sunglasses. Enjoying long nights and BBQs in the back yard. Winter, Fall and spring are great too but summer is what makes the desert what it is. Sure I wish it would rain so those fires would clear up but still you can't beat NM summers.

Greg took a whole week off of work for a mini summer home vacation and here are some pics of the goings on that took place that week.

Robby was awarded best bed head in the Mays house!

summer hat.

French toast & turkey bacon to kick off Greg's week off. 

quick what do you do with veggies about to go bad?......

juice them!...and drink a little here and there kicking and screaming...uhh I hate beets. 

Girls night out...celebrating a girlfriends bachelorette party by eating Greek food and singing karaoke! 

Music @ the zoo! Robby LOVED it!!

so fun!

threw a bridal shower for my friend! 

Me, Amber (Bride)  and Kristi!

this is not a pouty kiss face its a duck face...so much cooler. ..really.

Amber's so excited to get cute new pot holder's to make fabulous pop tarts & toast.

Oh and Greg did his acting debut on USA'S "In Plain Sight" 

Watched it on Sunday with his whole family...we screamed through the entire 5 sec he was on!

 

Wedding for another friend. Mina and Lucy (her cousin) posing for the pics holding a candle that clearing stated not for children.

~Lisa

ET Movie Theme Night!

With not much time to plan and not much in funds our Saturday evening had turned into a movie theme night?
You know when you're watching lets say.... Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and you want candy. Well what would you eat if you were planning on watching E.T? Pizza and OF COURSE Reese's Pieces. This was a plan Greg had decided on so off to the shops for our movie theme groceries!
 I remember when this movie came out and remember seeing it in the theaters more then once...I also remember it being played in the theaters for a year! It freaked me out a bit watching the little big eyed alien but quickly fell in love and was crying uncontrollably at the scene when Elliot and ET depart ways :(
 I don't think Mina will remember this movie as well as I did at her age. I'm pretty sure those spots are reserved for movies about high school kids dancing and singing and girls falling madly in love with vampires.
Other theme movie nights in our future include: Breakfast club w/ detention brown bag lunch's (you pick your character), The Godfather trilogy w/ Italian food (cannoli included), Breakfast at Tiffanys where we will eat breakfast and pretend its 5 in the morning in NYC in front of ...you guessed it Tiffanys (aka the couch) and maybe Marie Antoinette tea cakes and debt (just for the girls)!
If I asked what your "Movie Theme Night" would be would you tell me?

M&M was the movies original choice of candy.... but they declined.....*Dorks*  

In the movie Elliot shows ET his Pez dispenser.  I want to say it was a  Boba Fett one. All we had was Hello Kitty...she did fine.

Robb's outfit deserved a pic!

~Lisa

Summer lovin' and Meatless Mondays!

I'm fitting in two posts in one today so bear with me. Memorial Day was a blast with a surprise visit from Mom & Dad (my parents). With a quick trip to Trader Joe's we had ourselves a all American BBQ (meatless Mondays was also on holiday). On Tuesday we took the grandparents to the aquarium and Robby's first visit! It was the perfect trip....quiet, calm and fast.  Robby and Grandpa are on the same schedule: quick trips and not much sun! I would like to say that Robby LOVED seeing all the sharks swimming and was so intrigued by the brightly colored fish passing by, but honestly he just likes being out and about with the family and smiles at everything and everyone. Mom & Dads visit was short and sweet and Greg had only went into work once that week (ahhh teachers summer schedules). Over all the first week of summer was a hit!
~Lisa

Here is a super easy "Meatless Monday"meal idea. I know its the summer but I still love my soup. Trader Joe's has the best tomato soup its so easy to make. That along side a great grilled cheese and you have your self a quick comforting meal. Enjoy!
~Lisa

Don't judge me and my butter usage. 

Fontina cheese is such a great pick for grilled cheese. 

Just in case you were wondering if a 9 month and a 10yr old can both fit into a pack -and- play....they can!

If you come to my house and see teeth marks on all my furniture you know why.

Schools out!

 A little outing to Santa Fe is a great way to kick off your summer. Mina had just finished her last day of classes & Greg (who works in Santa Fe) had middle school graduations to attended. We thought this would be the perfect opportunity to show off the new 9 month old son to Greg's co-workers, so we headed out to SF!

When we arrived we had a slight mistake of misplaced fingers (Mina's) and a trunk door slam. Don't worry, not broken just bruised. (Man you'd be surprised how many parents shut car doors on their children's fingers, cause everyone had a story or two). :( Mina survived and got a cool ice pack and a school tee shirt out of it! After the graduation we had a quick lunch and some frozen yogurt.... yummmm! Robby LOVES yogurt and is CRAZY about it soft served cold! Santa Fe was fun and everyone loved meeting and seeing the family. I love seeing Greg with his students. You can tell they consider him an awesome teacher....I keep hearing the same thing from the students and their parents "he makes learning about geometry, zombie survival, and Elvis conspiracies fun!

This was such a fun way to start of the summer. Excited to see what other shenanigans the Mays family can get into this summer!

~Lisa

Mina still a little sad about her fingers :(

This just goes to show you the bottom lockers are only good for 9month old babies. 

Pappa & Robbs

Nom nom!

Sultry yogurt baby face!....such a heart breaker. 

Times of relaxing and Celebrating!

This is bad but I can't really say we spend crazy amounts of time outside. Of course I don't keep the kids locked up all day (unless the desert decides to spew disgusting amounts of hot sand all over every inch of your body).
For the most part spending time out side as a family is rarer then I would like it to be. So when the opportunity arrives I relish it. Greg decided to put some chicken on the grill and have ourselves a BBQ. While Greg wrestled with the grill and that tin-can-thing-coal-heating-majig. The kids and I kicked it on the grass with our bare feet and a soft Mexican blanket. It didn't take long to get Robby to realize momma just wasn't gonna let him crawl over to the rose bush and play with the bright red wood chips, so after a while he gave in and enjoyed just being outside; long enough for me to even take a couple of pics.
The evening was fabulous and Robby went down for his evening nap just in time for Greg, Mina and I to sit down on the porch and enjoy our BBQ.....even if the BBQ sauce we purchased at whole foods tasted like dirty burnt tomato paste, we still greatly enjoyed the night.

Mina & Robby

Someone asked us recently when meeting Robby "Does he always smile like that"?... Yes he does!!

Mina- "Take this picture mom....I'm being eaten by the bush"!!

Later in the week I made some cupcakes for my dear friend who was earlier in the month (and not saying this lightly at all) battling for her own life in the ICU. With an AMAZING recovery she was released from the hospital put in a rehabilitation hospital and released from there with "flying colors & stunned doctors!" In honor of her health and healing we made her a celebration fiesta with margaritas, tacos and lemon cupcakes! 

<<Side note: I'm loving all things yellow right now and took the presentation of the yellow lemon cupcakes very seriously.>>

 That night was so great getting to hear her laugh and seeing her in great spirits again.  I'll never forget that night. 

Birthday pedestal came in handy!

What a coincidence my nails match the dessert! haha

~Lisa