Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Making Sausages

(I'm working hard to catch up.  We got an Ipad which is AWESOME, but you can't "blog" from it so we had to fix our computer.  We are up and working again...and I have A LOT to catch up on!)

Rob has always talked about how much he used to love making Italian sausage with his grandparents when he was growing up.  It's one of his favorite memories...

So he was very excited when we decided to head up to the cabin to make sausage with his grandparents.  He learned the "art" of making Italian Sausage from his grandparents using his great-grandpa's grinder...talk about pretty cool!

We have a deep freezer full of Italian Sausage...come on over!!!!

Nana blowing the stundeens (which are casings but we have no idea how to spell it...but that's what they called it).  It's rather disgusting, but everyone took their turn, even the girls.  It's "tradition"..and I love myself a good tradition!

Lots of Grinding

Rob with his dad and grandpa making the sausage. 

Enjoying outside time with Great-Nani

This girl makes me smile!!!!

Great-Papa teaching the girls some Italian! I think they learned "head".

It was a great weekend in Indiana!!!!!  And we've been enjoying the fruits of our labor!  :)

More "catch up" coming soon!!!!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Happy Birthday, Kate!!!!

Happy birthday to the best sister and aunt!!!!!

I wish I could post a video do Caitlin singing happy birthday, it so cute!!!!!

Sorry there are no pictures.... Apparently this blog site is not "Apple-friendly" but I'm working on it!!!

We hope you have the best day and can't wait to celebrate!!!!


Monday, April 16, 2012

Go Dad!!!!

I'm so proud of my dad!!!! As I type, he is headed to the starting line of the prestigious Boston Marathon!!! It is something most runners only dream of... And he's there right now!!! It's going to be a HOT one today with temps in the mid 80's...so we will be hoping that everyone is safe, hydrated, and cool today! Unless you have been to Boston during marathon weekend or run Boston, it's hard to explain what an amazing experience it is!!! From heartbreak hill to the Wesley girls to Fenway, it's amazing!!! Good luck dad, we are cheering for you and trying to send you some of this chilly Midwest weather!!!!!

Monday, April 9, 2012

Easter Weekend

Easter Weekend came and went...in a whirlwind!  But a great, fun whirlwind!!!!!

On Friday, we decorated eggs!




Saturday Morning we had our traditional "friends" brunch at a local golf course (which Rob somehow managed to stay and golf after...funny how that worked).


Family Picture!

Rosie was such a  ham and was going get those girls to dance whether they wanted to or not..she was adorable and had us all laughing! 


Daddy and his girls during the "Father/Daughter" dance.

Auntie Nay Nay and one of her 4 favorite men, Jake!

What Moves!!!!

The whole group!  We sure have come a long way since the days of high school...or even our first brunch here with 5 kids total!

Saturday evening, my dad and Rob made a Muskovich tradition...horseradish! 

It was hilarious to watch.  They would make a batch...literally start crying from how strong the smell was...and do it again!!!!!  My mom's definition of "insanity".  But a really great night!!!!

Sunday morning started off at home with a visit from the Easter Bunny and an egg hunt.



It was so cute because Abigail would always give Caitlin one to make sure they were even!

Counting their loot before heading to the bank...literally!!!!

Funny Story:  After our Easter morning at home, we did quick baths and breakfast (and I'm not saying this happened...but we MAY have fed the girls scrambled eggs in the bath to kill 2 birds with 1 stone...but I'm not saying we did that), the girls and I headed to church while Daddy made the food and packed us up for the day.  While at church (which again, I'm not saying this happened, but we may have gotten to church at 9:00 to learn it started at 8:30), we went up for communion.  The priest went to make the sign of the cross on Abigail's head, and as his hand came towards her head, she HIGH FIVED him!!!!!  OMG!!!!  I was dying.  Everyone started laughing so hard (except the priest) and we decided to make a quick getaway before we get kicked out of the school there before kindergarten even starts!  It was classic!!!!

After church, we headed to my parents for Easter Part 1.  It was great!  Brunch (which includes lots of polish food, I LOVE it) and drinks!!!!  It was so fun watching the girls together because they are becoming best friends!!!!  They also got LOTS of gifts and went on an egg hunt!

The 3 girls

The girls were hilarious because they were all in "character" on Easter:

Lucy:  The little ham.  Cracking everyone up.  She kept putting her animals on her head and laughing...adorable!  Oh, my favorite part was the egg hunt.  Lucy was the smartest one of all.  She let the other girls find the eggs, and when they turned around to get a new egg, she just took their eggs out of their basket.  Too Smart!!!!!

Caitlin:  Drama Queen.  She decided she wasn't going to smile or have any fun.  She wanted to just cuddle and get hugs!!!  (She snapped out of it by "present" time).

Abigail:  The Diva.  Posing for every camera that she could find!  Also, taking such good care of Caitlin and Lucy, making sure they had eggs, food, etc.

The Chaos that was Easter.  Wouldn't want it any other way!

After Easter Part 1, it was time to head to Easter Part 2 at Rob's grandparents house.  As always, the food was AMAZING!  And the laughter even more AMAZING!  I didn't get any pictures because the afternoon started with the chaos of an "accident"...but luckily we were outside so it kept the cleaning to a minimum.  Unfortunately, I left my camera outside in the mist of the choas and forget to get it until we were leaving.   But it was so fun to be with the whole family!!!!   The girls had so much fun sitting on everyone's lap..and eating everyone's treats!  They also spent a long time picking flowers outside for EVERYONE!  They love being with the family!!!!  And this mommy loved the Sangria!  ;)

Now, we have to work on this "girls' trip" away!!!!!  ;)

So, that was our Easter. It was great!

Happy Easter!!!!