Sunday, April 10, 2011

4-10-11

remember those spring chicks i mentioned?

here they are! Officially introducing the future egg supply of the Heide Household.

it was 83 degrees this afternoon, and i just couldnt resist letting them out in the grass.

seriously y'all. fluffy baby chicks. I am more excited than the kids.

these little ladies (they are called easter eggers) look like little owlets from the front. it makes me laugh!
they are so fluffy! i'm not looking forward to the next month of them getting their grown up feathers because they are going to be super awkward looking.






Friday, April 8, 2011

4-8-11

I've received some not-so-subtle nudges about getting back to updating this. Everything from "Am I doing something wrong? When I go to Heide update I don't see anything new?" to "yea, you really just gave up on that, huh?"

So here I am.

Sometimes we all need a good kick in the pants to make something a priority, right?

I've been delicately adding to each side of a precariously balanced tightrope walk. When We hired a nanny and i started working more hours in December I stripped everything down to the basics so I could maintain a little sanity.

My mantra has been: My kids are loved and cared for and my home is not falling apart. The rest is just extras.

We've added back the extras as my sanity allows: art projects and baking with lily, organizing a cabinet. Taking on more projects at Liliana's, balanced with attempting a vacation to new Orleans.

And charlie reduced some stress when he started sleeping through the night in his crib (yes, he's 18 months old and this just happened), so I can add some more extras:
Seedlings in the playroom and baby chicks in my garage because it's spring and there are new little bits of new life blooming in all of us. New interests and new hope and new ideas.

So I'm adding blogging back in the mix, maybe my mantle isn't dusted (yes, it's bothering me to think about it while I lay in bed blogging) but you all will know what's up with us.

Our handsome Charlie is growing up so fast now! (the water is intentionally green. We have fun bath colors)


Also, not to blame shift, but I haven't had my nice camera around as much as I should, and it's hard to write a blog post about a photo as unfortunate as the one below.



Sunday, March 20, 2011

3-20-11

Amendment to my earlier post: tonights meal was an equally mind-blowingly good experience.

Custom 6 course tastings in a private back room at green goddess. The chef waited on us like we were a big deal.

It was amazing.



3-20-11

Last night was the best meal ever of life. omg bayona wins at food. Susan Spicer (who we met!) is the best ever. Dave was a total giddy school girl. He even asked her to sign a menu.


Later @ French 75 bar.


This morning, window shopping like a pro!


Right this minute sitting at canal and st Charles. Soaking up the new orleans.



Saturday, March 19, 2011

3-19-11

Happy veryclosetogether birthdays to mom and dad!

We love you and miss you so so much!

Happy birthday grandpa!





Happy birthday Grammie!






Love love love you.

3-19-11

New Orleans!

We are in New Orleans!

New Orleans!




@ cafe du monde.

Yum!


btw
Things I have found that Dave makes better in Madison than "the original" in new orleans:
Beignets
Crab cakes
Po'boys
Gumbo
Red beans and rice
That "bourbon street feeling", because our restaurant is awesome and bourbon street is trashy and smells terrible!

Monday, March 7, 2011

3-7-11


Hi everyone! Happy march!



its been an exciting few weeks around here!

anyone who watches the news knows what has been going on in Madison, as a battle for workers rights and the democratic process wages into week three. I've been reading and learning a lot. We have been concerned as most of our friends will be effected negatively by this bill, and certainly our kids education will suffer. Mostly we are concerned at the gross abuse of power and disregard of our state constitution.

also, we had our 3rd Annual Mad City Mardi Gras to benefit Vilas Zoo at Lilianas. Its always such an exciting and joyful day, but its a lot of work! Parry brought his camera and beautifully captured the day in pictures that are online in his fototime account .


I'll post my favorite pics of the kids here, but check out Parry's fototime account because there were stilt walkers, face painters, balloon artists, magicians, henry the lion, a silent auction, friends, family and yummy yummy food. The final total isnt ready yet (people, pick up your auction items!) but its going to be over $4000! Fabulouso!