La Dolce Vita

We were busy this weekend making up for lost time.

I was away from the family last weekend for only the second time EVER.

I was attending

Lisa's Incredible Photography Workshop.

I promise, I'll be posting about that amazing event very, very soon.

(as soon as I can get my photos edited...I am so behind all the other girls!)

So, this weekend there was no shortage of Mama Hoarding.

JR and the kids all took turns being attached to me at the hip.

Mind you, I might moan a good piece however,

I can't say that I don't enjoy all the lovin' they bombarded me with...

even when its hot and sticky here with nearly 100% humidity.

On Saturday, Sweetie had her first ever big girl birthday party to attend

and WonderBoy spent a couple hours with his tutor.

He's been visiting a tutor a few times a week for a month now and

I'm betting on him to be the very first horse out of the gate

when the new school year starts.
Look out 6th grade!

JR and I divided and conquered with the kids' activities in the morning

and the 4 of us met up for lunch at one of our favorite lunch spots.

Then we went on to have some of the best frozen yogurt ever.

I decided that it was time to introduce the kids and JR to one of my secret haunts...

a real old-fashioned candy store.

Sweetie thought she was dreaming when she walked in.

And WonderBoy...well, he couldn't catch his breath.

There, among the shelves were the candies I had told him about from my youth...

Delfa Rolls (I drool just writing that), super huge Pixie Stix, RAZZLES,

Licorice pipes, SenSen, Ice Cubes, TeaBerry, Fruit Stripe gum,

Violets and the enigmatic and oh, so politically incorrect (but , so fun!) candy cigarettes

(all varieties...candy, gum and chocolate),

and so much more.

Well, why talk about it when I can show you...
Welcome to Candy Nirvana.

(at least that's what I call it!)

Here's WonderBoy negotiating with JR regarding the overabundance of

his bag compared to that of his sister's bag.

Gotta give my little lawyer in training credit...

he used a ratio by weight argument; made his point well and won his case.

I'd say that tutoring is paying off in gold (covered bubble gum) nuggets!

The kids had a ball.

(so did their parents!)

As we drove the sugared up littles home,

we marveled at the giant clouds above,

and commented

(so contentedly!)

how gorgeous they were,

whilst downing their earthly cousin...

a massive bag of blue cotton candy...

which was completely devoured by all 4 of us in the car on the 5 minute ride home.

Here's the cull that did make it home

(absent a few hidden treats that Mama quickly secured to the Pirate's Booty bag in her purse for rainy (unruly kid) days.)


Er, uh, ummmm....guess I'll start that diet on Monday.

Some Monday.