oh, no!

so, ben has just introduced me to facebook. i had heard of it before, but didn't think to check it out. i have now been playing on facebook for the last 2 hours- adding people from high school, college, church, etc. 2 hours! 2 hours that i really should be doing laundry or cleaning the house or really sleeping since i do have to be up for work at 6:30 am. but hey, it is fun. i am seeing people i haven't talked to in years.

alas, i should go. plus i am using ben's laptop and he is now back from running, showered, and ready to get on the computer. time to get the boys' lunches together, too, and head to bed. or i could get on the desktop...

the dance of the kellers

this was one of my favorite moments in denver: seeing gma and gpa keller dance! they have got some moves and it was definitely a highlight of the party! don't mind ben laughing as he records this-he enjoyed the dancing just as much as i did.

web slideshows

ok, so maybe i am having far too much fun with these web slideshows. i can't resist. i have wanted to add them in the past, but just now figured it out. it saves space on the blog, and i am proud of myself for learning to use them. hopefully i will not overuse them!!!

denver co

well, we got back wednesday from our trip to denver. it was gma and gpa keller's 60th wedding anniversary and we all had a big bash. we were going to drive but after our beach excursion, decided the 20 hours in a car with 2 tired and cranky boys might be too much. oh yeah, and a 6 1/2 mo prego me!!! unfortunately, our flight was delayed in pittsburgh, which caused us to miss our connecting flight in chicago. we attempted a later stand by flight, but had to stay overnight in a hotel, where we finally settled in a room at 12:30 am. the boys did so well. our 8 hour trip turned into a 24 hour trip, and i briefly regretted flying. but once we got to denver, everything was so much better.

it was a lot of fun to meet all of ben's extended family. i had met gma and gpa keller 2 or 3 times before, and joe and sharon (aunt and uncle) but it was great to meet ben's other aunt and uncle, rich and dee, and all their children. and their children. the keller clan seems to be growing. and we had a wonderful 5 days in co. now ben wants to move out west- either to vegas or denver. he is coming up with a "5 year plan." we'll see!

i will post pictures soon of our trip. and maybe a video as well!

the point

so, we were bored and decided to take the boys downtown to the point. we had quite an adventure. here are some pics of the boys at the point: walking along the water and enjoying the spray of the fountain. it was a hot one, but worth the heat to hang out together on our saturday off!

better late than never- july 4th

happy belated 4th of july. we decided not to venture downtown for the fireworks, but instead had our own party here at home. jonas is a big fan, gryffin not so much. here are some pictures of the fun.

stone harbor nj

we had a great time last week at the beach with all the kelly clan. gma and gpa kelly rent a lovely beach house each year and we got to soak up some sun and sand. the weather was fabulous. the boys- not so fabulous. both jonas and gryffin got hit with fevers during our week of relaxation. my tan was neglected, but it was still fun. i found i have a talent i did not know about: bocce ball. what fun! we had a kelly family tournament. the final: greg and me vs. scott and eddie (i think). unfortunately, it got dark before we could finish and bocce will be continued next year...

jonas-isms

i've decided to compile a list of jonas-isms. he says the darndest things.

1. what the freakin' heck!

2. i'm not wiping my hands on my pants. i'm just moving them around.

3. i want to fly on an airplane with jesus!

i will continue to add more as the little guy says them!

can you believe jonas is 4???

i find it hard to belive that my little man has grown so much in the last 4 years, but he is still as cute as ever.

we had a party at chuck e cheese and jonas enjoyed playing with friends, especially brooklyn. here's a short video.

the boys

here are some recent pics of the boys. aren't they cute? jonas is now
4 and gryffin is 2 1/2. (i'll be adding some pics of jomi's b-day soon)

nyc

in march, ben and i had a weekend getaway to nyc. it was crazy fun. we saw spring awakening and cat on a hot tin roof in addition to eating tons of good food, seeing central park, nbc studios, and going to a comedy club. thanks to the tercek fam for letting us hang out!

back again...

well, we have decided to revamp and try again. our previous log attempts have been poor, to say the least. but here we are, back again. hopefully we can keep up.

speaking of being back again, most of you know we are back in the burgh. we moved back last august and recently purchased a new home in verona. it's a nice little cape cod and was a good deal. our favorite part- the fenced in back yard. the boys love to go out and play. we bought a play set for them, but need to find the time to set it up.

ben is working downtown at bny mellon. i am working at st. margaret hospital in the ed. the boys are loving school and hanging out together with friends. this october we will be welcoming our third little man to the clan. stay tuned for our fun and adventures this summer and so on!