that orange UVA hat...:D

It's Bug's favorite thing to wear. And so, it only seemed right that, for his birthday this past Sunday, we make him a baseball cake.
Yes, our little baby bug had his 3rd birthday. Here are some great pictures to sum him and his special day up. :)

aren't his eyes *lovely*?

sorry, had to 'erase' his name that we put on the rim. that's why it looks foggy in all the hat pictures. :D

notice Gab and mom's scared looks when i hit the pinata. :D

The little blonde girl is 'A' from Pure Joy. We had their family over for his 'party'. :)

please excuse how weird i look in all of them.
And Gab and I were all fancied up because we went to the swim team banquet before. :)

I think he had a wonderful birthday. :) Happy late birthday again, Bug!! I can't believe you're 3. 

happy birthday, josie!

(...and yes! I'm back! I'll do a post later on the meet, probably, but for now...we have another birthday...)

Happy Birthday, Josie!

Hope you have an awesome day. :) Can't believe you're already 10...

Jazzy (hahaha...)

One-of-a-kind

Silly (often without realizing it)

Interesting

Entertaining

Love ya, girl!

~Vivi~

i have the coolest mom ever...

Happy Birthday, Mom!

I'm really sorry I can't be here for it...but know I'll be thinking and praying for you today. You're the best mom ever. I, for one, will never forget you. ;)

It's been great these past 14 years. This is to thank you for them...

Lots of love,

~Vivi~

only in the coulter family do...

...people (that will remain unnamed :P) make 'caramel popcorn' so that there's so much caramel that it's nearly inedible and will take quite some time to get it out of your teeth...

...you and your mother make up the following limericks to demonstrate how easy and fun they can be to your sister:

my mom is the best in the world

i like it best when her hair is curled

sometimes it is straight

i guess that's her fate

i hate it so much that i hurled

i once knew a boy named bug-bug

who wouldn't give me a hug-hug

i asked for a kiss

he said, 'no, little miss!'

so i had to go kiss my pug-pug

(gross? yes. fun? amazingly. :D)

...you flip through a Weight Watchers magazine to look at hair styles (believe it or not, they actually do have some nice hair in those...sometimes)...

...2-year-olds go around the house saying stuff like 'youtube', 'iPad', and 'massages', and then go and laugh their heads of at a stupid joke that really isn't at all funny. :D

...people fall asleep on the couch after school and not get up till the next morning...

...you look up after nearly an hour of writing an outline, only to realize that you only have 1 roman numeral so far...and it goes on for over 2 and 1/2 pages...*sigh*...

...you realize that you're more tired after sitting through a 1 and 1/2 hour chat than after a 2 hour swim practice...

...you get breakfast at McDonalds and order like 6 apple pies and 8 hashbrowns...(shhh, don't tell anyone. :P)

So...is it just me or are we really the only family weird enough to do these things? :D

~Vivi~

happy birthday!

happy, happy birthday.

may all your dream come truuuuuuuue...

oh, happy, happy birthday

from vi-i-vi to you

crAfty

fasciNating

uNique

spEcial

creaTive

talenTed

genErous

dear annette,

you're every single one of those things. and more. :D can't believe you're a teenager now.

i've learned a lot from you. more than you probably know. you're a very special person in my life. *never* forget that. :)

happy 13th!

lots of love,

~vivi~

Do you agree?

"Little Boys"

by Unknown

Little boys come in all shapes and sizes,

Shy and adventurous, full of surprises,

With misshapen halos and mischievous grins,

Small dirty faces, and sweet, sticky chins.

They'll keep you so busy, and yet all the while

Nothing can brighten the world like their smile.

And no greater treasure has brought homes more joy

Than a curious, active, and lovable boy!

So true...:)

Brothers...

...*sigh*...:P

(photo credit: Gab)

A bit of my life and all the cuteness surrounding me...

:)

Guess What!?!

So it's been a while. Ok, yeah, not a while while, but long enough for it to seem like a while. :P Where have I been? Well, I have some news.

First of all, we went to DC! WASHINGTON DC. Yes, the capital! And it was really fun. ;) I'll be posting tons of pictures up soon, probably day by day so that the post won't be too long. It was kind of like a mini-vacation. A fun, four day trip. Starting on Saturday and ending today. We did so much. We've been there before, but that was years ago. So this year we went to the places we never got to (except we went to 1 of the same...). Again, pictures (lots) coming soon. ;)

Second of all, the news I got while we were there. I GOT INTO YOUTH ORCHESTRA! I don't know what to think. I'm excited, yes, but I'm a little scared. Because I know it'll be really hard. But still, I'm excited. Thanks for the prayers for the audition. They must've helped. :D

So. Be back soon and see ya later!

Happy Mothers' Day!

Happy Mothers' Day to all you moms out there! (though there are probably very few that are reading this...:P)

LOVE YOU, MOM!

P. S. This is also Mom and Dad's anniversary! 18 years! WOW. ;)

Happy Birthday, Bug!!

It's Bug's birthday!!! And...it's Good Friday. Wonderful, right?

Anyway...poor little Bug is going to have a lot of his birthday postponed to Easter Sunday. He'll get his gifts today, but a cake and party (if he has one) will have to be saved since it's Good Friday.

But...this is for you, my little Bug-bug:

I love you! You're the cutest person I've ever seen...and I can say that honestly. I love getting to know you, learning your language, and watching you grow up (

which you're doing SO fast). It's hard to beli

eve you're turning 2...

Always remember that your big sis "Bee-bee" loves you...that's something that will never change.

AMAZING--You went from this...

...to this. ;)

You're my favorite brother--LOVE YOU!

(P. S. We're thinking maybe, now that he's 2, he deserves a real name...so watch out. One day one'll probably show up. Oh...and sorry if the pictures are way messed up. I schedule-posted this (we're doing a internet fast today), so I can't check them and fix them...)

And for Good Friday:

Have a blessed rest of your Holy Week!

What he's up to...

Admit it, HE'S CUTE. :)

Happy....

...lots of stuff!! ;)

Today is, first of all, my dear Josie's birthday. A note to you, Josie:

I love you! Love your smile, love your laugh

(except when it gets out of hand :P), love your hair...love you! You are a very unique person. I could travel the whole world and never find anyone like you. :)

Joyful. This is one of the things that make you so special. :P

Outgoing. (this is good) You're social and easy to make friends with...very important quality, my dear SillyGal.

Sweet. You can be so sweet if you want to. Your smile is sunshine...remember that. :)

Intelligent. Yes, you're smart whether you know it or not. You're also a wonderful reader and you actually like reading!! That's something to be proud of...

Energetic. Anyone that knows you will tell you this. ;)

Now some pictures that describes you best...

This is who knows how long ago...you were so cute!!

This picture is says you all over.

This is how you and I are alike...:P

Yeah, you're cute, whether you admit it or not...

This one speaks volumes. :D

Ok, so that was a Happy Birthday for Josie...

This is the other happy...Purim starts tonight (well, I think it does...when I Google it, some places say other things, but I'll just post this today)!!! Sundown on March 19th is the feast of Esther! We're not jewish or anything...we don't even celebrate it, but we L-O-V-E this song. It's another one from our guys, the Maccabeats. Please listen to it!! It's great! (again...I've been beaten to posting this...:P)

And one more thing. This is *also* the feast of Saint Joseph!

Happy Feast Day foster-father of Our Lord!