closeups

lilly pad flower
yellow flower behind pond

begining to bloom

colious in pot

purple clover in shade

my big pot

baby tomato

romaine lettuces

yellow zuchini

tyme and mint

recently i took a few pics of the backyard. here are some closer looks.

im babysitting...

...kinda. here i am at kitten and andys house, while they are asleep. anderson too. im here to keep him company while mommy and daddy catch some zzzzz's. this baby is perfect. they say hes up all night...its 1:19am and hes been snoozy for a few hours now. ya, were bonding. im sure hell wake up as soon as i leave.

nite nite

feeding frenzy

today in the pond.

notice no nemo? i think he got eaten by a cat or raccoon.

charleighs commentary.

wtf

why didnt anyone tell me new kids were in town?

not even my husband who knew all along.

jerk.

whatever.

i love joe.

its a boy!!!!

i am proud to announce the birth of anderson charles kirsch! a healthy 6lb 7oz, 20.5in, born at 1:41pm yesterday.

i got the phone call at 7am yesterday that kittens water had broke at 4am and she and andy were admitted to the hospital 2cms dilated. she asked if i could be there with her at 10am. so i got on the phone and facebook to set up babysitters for the day. scott had to work in the afternoon, so aunt linda came over at 1pm, lindsay came at 4pm, bri and kevin came at 4:15pm, and my mom at 5pm. bases covered.

on my way to henry ford hospital in bloomfield hills. had to drive through 2 roundabouts...that was interresting... the hospital was absolutely beautiful brand new and very modern. kittens labor\delivery\recovery room was huge and very nice.

so as soon as i arrived to her room her nurse said she was about to get her epidural and we had to leave. she was 4cm and fully effaced. so i hung out in the big lobby with christens mom and andys mom and friend of the family. about 30 mins later, andy came to tell us christen was much more comfortable. so we came to her room for another visit when the same nurse explained that kitten was going to try and nap for about an hour or so. back to the lobby to read and snack and chat with the ladies. not even an hour later a very pale soon to be daddy came to announce that christen was 10cms. we all laughed and said "yeah right". well, she was. back to her room where the nurse asked kitten if she was ready to push. "soon" she said.

about 20mins later she said she was ready to push. i helped pull her head to her chest, andy held onto one of her legs, and a nurse held another leg. lots of counting and cheering her on, while the doc chanted harder, harder, right there, push! after a few good pushes the doc was talking about how much hair the baby had. in between kittens pushes, i wiped her forehead and chest with an icy washcloth (my favorite when i was in labor, thanks sara!). a few minutes later i asked christen andy if we could trade spots so i could see all that hair. we did. next push was the apesiotomy (sp?). i thought andy was going to faint, lol. next push the head was out, and out slid baby!

i burst into tears. so did andy. it was beautiful. everything.

thank you so much andy and kitten for letting me be apart of your miracle!

today is the day

i am so exited! my friend is in labor! my first good friend is finally having her first baby. yeah!!!
boy or girl?

pics for rachel lynn

pics of my backyard. feel free to give the pic a double click for a zoom in.

jax with hawk in pool.

mmmm mexican dinner 2 nights ago with apple pie.

the blanchards at greenfield village

milk moustache.

mary

shes really growing into her own. shes quite funny actually. just this morning when asked her 2 babies names, her response...? sally and salad. perfect.

sorry.

sorry for all of you out in the land of blog. im a horrible updater lately. just not feelin it i guess. here are a few not picture updates...

mr. b. got a haircut. yup, i cut off his mullet. super cute.

my garden is on fire! big and beautiful!

i went in the freezing pool today. no comment...

my friend is due to have her baby tonight, her fience and i are her labor coaches.

i cant wait for the phone call!!!

we had all the rents and grand rents over for dinner and drinks tonight. way fun.

ttyl!

gardening by the pool

spent most of the day digging, chopping,

weeding, planting, watering,

sprinkling seeds,

and just plain old getting dirty.

im thinking everything will die

from the kids splashing chlorine all over.

i know all my plants look frumpy and sad,

but in a few days i think theyll perk up.

oh well, i had fun!

good day!

well...

im back. i had a blast. drank a bunch, gambled, hung out in the hottub and in the pool, and chatted it up. so back to reality...

see ya later sweet tits

im outta here. sincity baby!

no crying, fighting, boogery, teething, sassy, smartass, disrespectful kids. well if there are any, they sure as hell wont be mine!

bye!