la familia magee

Halloween

2008-11-05T21:08:00.004-05:00

Stella had her heart set on being Marie Antoinette since June. She said "I'm going to be Marie Antoinette...before she got her head chopped off". She was so pleased with her costume and had a great time trick-or-treating with her Daddy. Zoe had a great time greeting trick-or-treaters as well.

Stella's first day of first grade.

2008-09-21T20:33:00.002-04:00

well, looky here!

2008-09-16T16:06:00.004-04:00

i've decided not to give up on my blog after all. here are a few long awaited photos for those of you who still care...more to come. i promise.

Stella's 6th Birthday Party

2007-12-06T22:11:00.000-05:00

On Sunday we went to the Redskins game (Stella's choice) and then celebrated her birthday with Diz. Stella had a great time at the game despite the loss and freezing rain, and also enjoyed her family party.

Stella's 6th Birthday Party

2007-12-06T21:05:00.000-05:00

On Saturday we had nine girls from Stella's school over to celebrate her birthday. They decorated jewelry boxes, played pin the tail on the donkey, and destroyed a pinata. Stella had a fantastic time and said it was "the best birthday party ever".

Thanksgiving

2007-12-03T17:41:00.000-05:00

This Thanksgiving we were joined by my Mom, Dad, Betsy, Nick, Johnny, and Zoe. It was one of the best Thanksgivings I can remember.

Go Skins!

2007-10-07T23:16:00.001-04:00

the redskins beat the lions today, 34-3, while we endured what could be the hottest we've ever been. it was close to 100 degrees today in washington, and the stadium was unbearably hot. there was absolutely no relief from the heat, but like the true fan that she is, stella never complained once.

this is certainly not football weather!

Flowergirl

2007-10-07T23:02:00.001-04:00

Flowergirl

2007-10-07T22:52:00.000-04:00

tristan's cousin aven was married 2 weekends ago at ash-lawn highland near charlottesville and stella was the flowergirl. ash-lawn was james monroe's estate in the blueridge mountains and, as you would imagine, it was absolutely beautiful. as you would also imagine, stella was a fantastic flowergirl.

The Benders

2007-10-07T22:44:00.001-04:00

First Day of Kindergarten

2007-10-07T22:35:00.000-04:00

please excuse the sideways photos...

Reunited at last!

2007-09-04T11:12:00.000-04:00

As I am preparing to move, I've been sorting through all of my belongings. At the bottom of a box filled with beloved dolls and stuffed animals lay Joanie. I immediately squealed with joy and my eyes welled up with tears.
Joanie is a pillow that was always sitting on the sofa in my Aunt Joan's living room. Whenever I would visit her house, I would jump out of the car and make a beeline straight for Joanie. I can't quite explain what the attraction is, it's certainly not an attractive or soft pillow, but it's just the way she (yes, she) feels and moves. We had a very special connection. You can imagine my excitement when on one of these visits, Auntie Joan said "Amy, why don't you just take the thing?". For approximately 10 years, Joanie and I rarely spent a night apart. Joanie is one of my most treasured childhood toys (if you can call her that) and I'm ecstatic to be reunited with her once again.

This post is dedicated to my wonderful Auntie Joan, thank you! xxoo

cottage photos

2007-08-07T14:21:00.001-04:00

betsy's lovely little visit to dc

2007-06-19T11:42:00.001-04:00

we took a day trip to saint michaels, maryland. we had some delicious crab cakes, as is custom while on the eastern shore, and just walked around a bit. we especially had fun with the walls that you poke your head through...i think bets has the rest of those photos. i wish i had a photo of our charming waitress named pocket, yes pocket, but alas i don't. very unfortunate.

Stella's 1/2 Birthday

2007-06-04T21:17:00.000-04:00

Stella turned 5 1/2 on Saturday. Since we were out of town then, we celebrated tonight with our usual brownie cake and 5.5 candles. It's usually a half cake, but this time Stella wanted it round.
So here's to Stella, for five and a half years of excellence.

oh the life of an only child.

a bonus of tristan in a headband looking like a little girl.

continued...

2007-05-26T11:17:00.000-04:00

stella loved new york. we probably walked 100 blocks in 2 days and she kept saying "i love new york" or "new york is so much fun". not to mention the weather called for mid 40's, which turned out to be mid 20's with 35mph winds! when we went into fao schwartz stella spotted the fetal/newborn white tiger within 30 seconds. when it came time to pick an hour and a half later, she wanted nothing else. the tigers name is daisy.

new york

2007-05-26T10:55:00.000-04:00

because i have nothing very new, i'm posting some pictures of our little trip to new york this past april with momoo and johnoo.

ok, ok...

2007-05-15T21:44:00.000-04:00

all right mumma. 6 things you may not know about me. or you may.

1) my biggest material obsession is lipgloss. i have 2 vanity drawers full, as well as hiding spots all over my house. i have an entire bag in my closet stuffed with lipgloss and i sent betsy home with a bunch. i feel naked when i'm not wearing it...i even had to take one cave tubing. and i keep buying them because you never know when you'll find the PERFECT one. nearly all of them are some shade of nude or pinky nude. it's unfortunate that i live near a sephora now; my obsession has become pricey.

2) i'm an avid football fan. i'm aware of most of the key players in the nfl and have watched the draft the last 2 years.

3) my favorite non-dessert food is pizza. i think sushi is one of the most delicious things ever, but pizza is my first love.

4) my favorite novel ever is lonesome dove, by larry mcmurtry. it's an epic western that has the most well developed character's of any book i've ever read. it's fantastic.

5) I saw the orangutan's mating at the zoo 2 weeks ago. not even mating, blatantly just having fun. one of the funniest things i've ever seen. stella said "i know why you guys were laughing, because they were wrestling"

6) i HATE chick flicks. like, i don't enjoy watching them when i'm with other girls, by myself, at all. not in a train, not on a plane. not here or there, not anywhere.

and there you have 'em. i even threw in a little dr. suess for y'all.

and here's just a random photo of me and t. a little bonus.

a few more...

2007-05-14T01:52:00.000-04:00

Mother's Day

2007-05-13T22:00:00.000-04:00

so i'm really not a creative writer at all, but i will do my best to narrate a little.
i had a beautiful mother's day. we had brunch downtown with diz and the boys and just walked around the mall for a while. the army had set up tanks and helicopter's, etc, on the mall so that was interesting. we also walked through the smithsonian castle garden's and they're pretty fantastic. and while it's been a little on the hot side here, the weather was a delightful 70 and sunny.

recent pictures stella took of herself

2007-05-10T23:12:00.000-04:00

ahhh...michigan

2007-05-10T23:10:00.000-04:00

i'm just sitting here by myself watching the piston's/bull's game 3 of the playoff's. tristan's passed out (as is the norm by this hour) and i'm wishing i had another michigander nearby to enjoy. love to you all and i will see you in june!

2007-04-26T17:21:00.000-04:00