Whad'ya Know?

My mom is still close with one of her best friends from high school, Lorraine. Lorraine (a.k.a. Mooms) has 3 fabulous daughters: Marjie (Mooj), Heather (Hoobs), and Jill (Jubs). They are all so dear to me and I love them so. Mooms, Jubs, and Jubs' 7 month old daughter Zoe (Zeetles) met my mom, Delaney, and I for dinner at Liberty this Friday. All of the girls had so much fun!
Isn't Zeetles beautiful?

Delaney and Zoe both play with their Wiggly Gigglers.

It took about an hour, but finally the girls realized each other were there.

They were then really interested in one another until Delaney kept trying to poke Zoe's eye out.

Mooms (a.k.a. Mimi) gives her youngest grandchild some sugar.

Jubs looks so beautiful as a new mom.

One of my favorite things in the world is the NPR show "Whad'ya Know" with Michael Feldman. He was in Columbia this weekend and mom and I were so excited. We brought him presents in an attempt to get on the show and I had my Michael Feldman bobble head doll as a good-luck charm. To get on the show, you submit questions. Mine was, "There are 2 USC Teams: Southern California and South Carolina. One is the Trojans and one is the Cocks. Which is the best fit?" I thought it was pretty good. I didn't get on the show but someone else did with a similar theme except they said, if the 2 teams played each other, and Southern California won, it would be Trojans over Cocks. Darn. I also bought Michael Feldman a cup that says "Big Cocks Fan" as a somewhat bribe but alas, neither mom or I got on the show. We still loved it!!!! Michael was wearing a Cocks shirt and had on great guests like the fomer editorial editor of The State, Drink Small, and the owner of Hunter Gatherer.



Mom and I pose with the Michael Feldman bobble head doll.

These pictures are hard to see but the show had a great set.

Here is Michael with his Cocks shirt.

Tax Day 2009

Hee hee....Delaney's onesie says "Tax Deduction". Thank you thank you Auntie Jessica. The staff at her daycare got a big kick out of this one.

Auntie Judy and Uncle O come to visit

My Aunt Judy and Uncle Orlando came to SC from Maine to visit this week. It was so so so wonderful to see them and I already wish I was able to see them longer. They stayed in Charleston because Charleston is definitely a lot more exciting than Columbia. I don't blame them!!! They were so wonderful to drive into Columbia on two different days during their visit to hang out with us. On Easter Sunday, they had dinner with us at the house along with Grammy and Nana. Grammy made a fabulous dinner of beef briscuit, duck, potato casserole, green beans with almonds, and pecan pie! We were stuffed!


Aunt Judy and Uncle O pose for the camera. Next year--they will have been married 50 years!!! They are so much fun to hang out with and I love hearing about my cousins and how they are doing and how their children are doing. I hate that everyone is so far away!

Aunt Judy and Uncle O brought Delaney a bunch of new books for her upcoming birthday. Delaney's favorite so far is Pete's a Pizza. My personal favorite is Sylvester and The Magic Pebble.

On Tuesday, Randy and I had the day off from work and the four of us went to DiPrato's for lunch (best pimineto cheese in the world). We then went to the art museum to see an Impressionist exhibit that consisted of paintings that two sisters from Wales had purchased over the years and then donated to Wales. It was amazing to see Manets, Cezannes, and Van Goghs here in Columbia. There was a painting there by Renoir called "The Parisian Girl" whose name was Henrietta Henroit. My grandmother's maiden name was Henroid--and Judy told me that when her ancestors came to the United States from France, they changed their name from Henroit to Henroid to make it easier. So---I am related to the Parisian Girl!!!

Judy looks surprised while holding Delaney.

Auntie Judy and Uncle O pose with Delaney while she claps in excitement.

Easter 2009

Delaney is the cutest bunny rabbit on Easter morning.

We basically had to show Delaney where her Easter eggs were hiding and then she liked to chew on them.

I love all of these pictures of Delaney all dressed up with her Easter basket in front of the azalea bushes. You couldn't ask for anything more perfect.

The Raisin Dance

Delaney got raisins inside her Easter Eggs. She had never had raisins before and it was like I gave her the best piece of chocolate in the world. She did a little dance after eating each one. It was hilarious.

Wing Fling 2009

The Roberts Family loves a good festival. This was the inaugural year of the Wing Fling which was at the old Columbia Bombers stadium. There was great music, and lots of vendors selling wings. The weather was absolutely gourgeous and we had a blast. My favorite wings were the stuffed mac and cheese wings. Yes---you heard me right. A mixture of 2 of my favorite foods in one. Randy liked the stuffed bacon, jalapeno, and cheedar wings.


Delaney jams out to some tunes.

Lyle and Trey enjoy the sunshine.

Delaney loved being able to roam around in the grass.

Delaney flirted with all of the guys there, especially Aaron.

I gave Delaney pieces of my mac and cheese wing and then she decided she wanted to gnaw on the bone. She loved it.

Okay---before you call social services, the bottle was empty. Delaney was bound and determined to get ours while they were full so when one was empty we handed it to her for a moment to make her happy. No worries---she got to have it for about 5 seconds before we took it away. It made her day. Should I be worried???

The best daddy in the world with his beautiful daughter.

A happy moment before I got sad. On the way home from the Wing Fling I realized one of my diamond stud earrings had fallen out. These were the earrings Randy got me on our first Christmas together. They were so special to me. We immediately turned around and went back and Randy looked at our spot on the field and I searched through all of our belongings. We couldn't find it. My dear sweet husband went back on Monday with a metal detector in the rain to try and find it, but to no avail. I was sad, and am still very sad about it. I loved those earrings so much!

Modeling for Jessica