turning 100

My great grandpa turned 100 on saturday=awesome Charles "chuck" Bowman, the birthday boy himself

great grandpa, grandpa, dad, requel, and joshy and our girls

3 siblings, 2 babies, and 1 really old guy :)

looking a little like ralphys kid brother "i can't put my arms down"

haha, yep classic

IN LOVING MEMORY

TYSON BRENT EGBERT
1983-2009
I love and miss you my friend

TIL WE MEET AGAIN.......

we were in las vegas trick.....

had my camera, took a few shots of the babies in the tu tu's my aunt heidi made (thank you girl) while we were in vegas for thanksgiving. precious baby feet, funny that they all have the crossed look happening

these girls have the right idea--poolside loungin

cute baby bums--aaliyah, bella, and lilly

2nd cousin lilly, cousin bella, and aaliyah

notice afro puffs--love it

bff's and double trouble

aaliyah, mimi (grandma) and bella

little lucy wasn't feeling well so she missed the tu tu par tay,

missing NEW YORK.........

"These streets will make you feel brand new, big lights will inspire you......lets hear it for NEW YORK"

reminiscing about my fav NY top 15

15. millions of people, but feeling like i'm in my own world

14. weekend trips to brooklyn beaches all yr round "just to feel like i was getting out of the city"

13. roof top tanning--of course

12. looking down on the street from downtown photo studio window thinking "i am living my dream"

11. all the books i read while on the train and the 5th ave library for having an oprahs book club section

10. ny pizza!!

9. walking, walking, walking--especially my brisk fall walks in central park around the jackie o reservoir

8. culture, diversity, listening to every single language being spoken all around

7. $20 chinatown massages

6. seeing horses pulling carriages amidst cabs and traffic

5.riding the staten island ferry day or night (amazing city skyline views)

4. walking around tiffany and pretending i can actually afford to shop there

3. the energy and electricity that makes you feel so alive, especially flying over the city at night!

2. artists of every kind, creativity all around

1. being able to find everything and anything you could possibly want at your finger tips

something about christmas time that just makes me miss being in manhattan--

the rockefellar tree, the amazingly decorated shop window displays on 5th avenue, carriage rides in the snow, lights, lights, lights...............

Two Words

AFRO-PUFFS

Finally!! I've been waiting a long time to do this!!

to trick or to treat......

Halloween 09 baby Aaliyah looking all kinds of princessy, workin that wand and bucket

my attempt at rockin a matching headband, not pulling it off so much, way cuter on baby girl-but yes i did rock it to the zoo!

there's the cheese..... nothin makes a princess outfit look more legit than having a track suit on underneath--that's idaho for ya, but atleast we didn't have to pull out the coat!

haha, more cheese.....

and finally we are at the zoo--"boo at the zoo" that is, this is her "what the heck is going on" pose. Most of the costumes, (and animals for that matter), were creepy to her-she did appreciate the monkeys though and I appreciated when some random dude totally tripped her and she face planted on the side walk screaming bloody murder. My plan was to hit up a small stretch of neighborhood on the way home, but she passed out. And I did some math. Pretty mello nite, well until-----my bro's and their wives and myself met up----it was interesting!! I will just leave it at that!

PS, this time change is killing me--baby girl goes to bed waaay too early now, so she wakes up waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too early, all the while I'm trying to keep myself awake so I can get my weekly dose of "the hills" on. This blog session has been sufficiently timely--3 min til show time!! I will prob hate myself in the morning, haha. But I gotta know what goes down with kristin and justin bobby.......

Fall fun

Halloween preview---lovin her big girl shoesshe is so princessy---so naturally that is what she will be, but with wings (so maybe that makes her fairyish, oh well we mix and match here)

Pumpkin Piz atch

waiting for train---caramel apple in hand

pretty serious pumpkin here

photo op

I love fall

the girls---fun to have grammy in the mix. baby girl keeps us all young!