School Pics

School photos are back. They crack me up, every time.... 2011 pictures are on the left for reference.

Two years in a row? I had to purchase at least one sheet, because how can you pass up that face? :)

Lauren's turned out pretty good, I was pleasantly surprised.

But this is actually how I sent her to school. Notice the new hairdo in the school pic - a ponytail mysteriously sprouted...

Happy Easter

Waiting patiently for the egg 'hunt' to begin. There was a 5 egg limit, but neither Cole nor Lauren managed to gather that many at first, since there were so many kids. But they scavanged up a few more when another child exceeded the limit, and had to place some eggs back in play :)

Pizzeria Bianco

After several years of reading/hearing about the nationally acclaimed Pizzeria Bianco, we finally had the opportunity (and time) to visit. It was a Saturday, we arrived at 5pm, and began our 2 hour wait. We walked around Heritage Square for a bit, then ordered a glass of wine and goat cheese crostini at the adjacent Bar Bianco, which we enjoyed at a table just outside the restaurant. With good company and tolerable evening temps, it is actually a very pleasant wait :)

We were eventually seated just after 7pm, and we had a very polite and attentive server. We ordered a glass of wine each, the antipasto plate, which was delicious, and 2 pizzas: the Sonny Boy and the Wiseguy... They were both very good, but my fave was the antipasto plate (and the goat cheese crostini app).

I would go back again, but definitely not in the heat of the summer. Next time, we might actually try Nobuo at Teeter House, just across the brick path. The menu looked really good, and it didn't appear to have any wait :)

A Long Day

Day 2 of my vacation week started out well - a good mix of productivity and fun: eye doctor appt, Starbuck's coffee stop, grocery shopping, lunch with Stew at the newly opened My Big Fat Greek Restaurant, and off to see a matinee of The Hunger Games. But not 2 (!) minutes into the movie, I got a phone call from Cole's teacher saying that he'd woken up from his nap, and had thrown up - and needed to be picked up. And the (not so) funny thing, was that Stew had taken off the afternoon so we could go see a movie. So we left.

Poor timing, and poor Cole... He's definitely got some stomach bug or something because he's got a fever, and there were a few more vomiting episodes, including one in Stew's car (Stew is really glad he decided to take the afternoon 'off'). After a bath for Cole, and following me around the house for a short while, he told me he wanted to do a [hula-hoop] contest, and next thing I know he's asleep in the middle of the purple hula-hoop. Poor Cole :(

Alas, lunch was tasty (assuming I didn't ruin that for you with my talk above) - they have a $5 lunch special, with your choice of pita (I had chicken souvlaki), and fries or salad. Will definitely be back, hopefully on a less eventful day.