Day of flight and fun

Over a year ago Jesse and I bought each other "the gift of flight" for Christmas (an ironic coincidence since neither of us knew the others plans for their gift) Unfortunately, I shortly thereafter conceived who would become the fourth and fifth members of our family. So, my first flying lesson and Jesse's "introduction to sky diving" got put on hold for the greater good of parenthood. Though both certificates had expired my husband used his mad people skills to convince both companies to allow us to take our beloved flying lessons anyway! And so began:

January 10th 2009

Our day of flight and fun! 

11:15am - 12:15am

Yeah thats right Maverick here flew a plane today!

(If I were being honest I would tell you that, Jesse actually named me Ice-Man in the air and my flight instructor 'Maverick' who in turn named him Goose, of course since this is my story and my day of flight I get to be Maverick. got that? I am Maverick. me! me! me! on a side note I think its only just that Jesse (Goose) dies... it serves him right for not naming me Maverick in the first place!)

 Right before take off! its too bad you cant see how awesome I looked in my headset because of "seatbelt face" Whatever, I was there I KNOW I looked cool!!!

What's that you say? I look freakin sweet next to the plane I flew? 

Whatever, its no big deal.

My flight instructor Erin and I rockin it next to the plane I flew, I practically tought her a thing or two with my plane flying wisdom.

  

 Goose trying to look cool. We both know he cant though because Goose never looks as cool next to Maverick, though I love him for trying. Alfa, Bravo, Charlie, Niner-Niner N597FA is clear for take off!

                                                                  

1:40pm - 2:40pm

 Who knew goggles and a jumpsuit could make a man look so hot!

   

A natural at sky diving 

(in enclosed spaces that is with no threat of death or bodily harm)

      I thought giving him this gift would cure him of his need to jump from high places... unfortunately I only fueled his love for peril. Apparently guys like to be dangerous... who knew!  (speaking of fuel did I mention I flew a plane today?)

                                                BEST FACE EVER!!!

6:15pm

Pictures of us on our way to dinner and the rediculous conversation that ensued.

Lacie: "Honey, you have like four chins in that picture, you have to hold your chin out and down" 

Jesse: "like this?"

Jesse: "or how about this"

 Jesse: "or maybe this?"

Lacie's thoughts during this picture: "I married a mad and slightly large nostrilled man"

6:30pm

We stop off at Kay Jewler because every kiss begins with it... or because I got my ring cleaned and for funzies un-soddered from the wedding band. Memories flood back to the night Jesse proposed as I gaze at the newly detailed diamond (and my oddly over porous hands)

6:45pm - 7:45pm

A quick stop in front of 'Otavios' italian cuisine restorant'e for a photo and then back in the car to begin our decent home. (speaking of decent did I mention I flew a plane today?) Oh yeah and we ate here too!

 

My impersonation of a blow fish... whatever it was my first try and a person cant be expected to excel at EVERYTHING. (speaking of excel...)

8:00 pm

Lacie: "Hey, remember that time I flew a plane? that was Awesome!"

8:15 pm 

Lacie: "Crap! tomorrow is sunday and we need a few groceries"

Jesse: *head bowed in shame*

MILK?

  

BREAD?

    

What the Pace recipes???

Mini martinelli's, how I love thee! 

(Note: I didn't actually buy these I just saw them in somebody elses cart and couldn't believe how awesome they were!)

BEST DAY OF FLIGHT AND FUN EVER!!!

P.S. Just for the record, the only thing that would have made it better would have been owning the purse I saw at Urban- one (I might add) of the most beautiful purses in all creation of mankind. Thank you urban... no thank you poorness :(

P.S.S. Did I mention I flew a plane today?

P.S.S.S. This is a video of me on the controls.

(Elijah Wood can't hold a candle to my flying skills and I didn't even have a young/old version of Mel Gibson teaching me! Too bad we can't all be forever young)

Let's recapitulate

OK so here's a little update blogger style for those of you who attempted to follow the blog that Jesse started when Elliott was born.

It seemed like we went from here,

                                                              

                                                                

           To here In like a day.

      And what used to be "Jesse and Lacie" became "Jesse and 

Lacie + miniature Jesse"

        He got...

  bigger...

               faster than expected. (maybe a little faster in this re-cap than in actual life)

   We were a happy family of three, until...

Silly me started to feel like something was missing. Little did I know just how much that was...

 March 12th 2008

Dr. A: "So why are we here?"

Lacie: "I'm pregnant but we don't know how far along I am"

Jesse: "Yeah she thinks she's only a month along, but I think it's closer to two or three because it already looks like she's showing."

Dr. A: "Well lets see who's right" *places ultrasound slime and ultrasound stick thingy on Lacie's uterus, seconds later removes it and has a little chuckle to himself before turning to Jesse saying "Well she isn't as far along as you think she is"

Lacie: "HA!"

Jesse: *frowny face*

Dr. A: "OK so... see this little black thing there?"

Jesse and Lacie: "yeah"

Dr. A: "That's your baby"

Jesse and Lacie: "awww"

Dr. A: "And see this little black thing here?"

Jesse and Lacie: *trying to find black thing #2 on confusing ultrasound picture*

Dr. A: "That's your other baby"

Jesse and Lacie: *stunned silence* (excepting of course  a few "words" that may have been thought)

If I were super computer savvy and quick about it I would include the actual picture of the ultrasound that day... too bad for you, computers and I have a bit of an on going feud (one of them caught fire once while I was using it. it's not really a long story but you still probably shouldn't ask) so I try to keep my use of them to a minimum.

 Note: this is not actually the picture from that day but that was where and how I was sitting when I found out.

   Six months later I look like this:

(P.S. I hate it when people tell me I look huge in this picture. where and on what planet is that a compliment? This may surprise you but I was actually aware of how big I was... it isn't as though I took this picture, looked at it and said: "Man do I look dainty!" So unless you are talking about the magnitude of my heart or the size of my breasts I don't want to hear it!)

 September 28th 2008

 A and B had finally arrived! later they would be known as Sofia Evolet and Scarlet Ruth

         This isn't the most recent picture of them but it's too stinken cute not to include!

And there you have it. From a family of two, to a family of three, to a family of five in the blink of an eye (or the scroll of a page) Who knew life could fly by so quickly! 

The offspring

I grew up and had a million babies in like two days!

AT LAST!

My very first blog *sigh* have you been waiting with baited breath for this moment? I know I have. Oh blog, what wonderful times we will have! What stories we'll tell, what glorious memories we'll create!  Oh and blog, Promise not to be mad if I forget about you from time to time as a result of the 400 babies I seem constantly surrounded by, what can you do? they're only children.