-don't be so koi

finally.
the fish pond/rock waterfall/ husband weekend sucker/tranquil meditation spot/home for lewis friendly pets.... is done!!
this was a lot more work than we thought.
brandon found a leak halfway through the project (after he'd taken the borrowed pump back) and had to spend an entire saturday patching it- which required dunking his head under water so that his arm could reach all of the way under the boulders.
i was as supportive as ever.
sitting near, diet pepsi in hand, and laughing my face off every time he pulled his poor head out of the water.
but alas- we have zen.......

............or just a really expensive ladder that allows us to spy on the neighbors.

sometimes a little too much zen brings on the pee pee dance.
(btw- my new favorite picture of brooks)

-family pictures kinda

i really need to get a remote control for my camera timer.
the running back and forth makes us all sweaty and stressed.
i guess that's part of the game.

we got one:

much to brandon's dismay, i think his crooked smile is sexy.
so this is the keeper.

this break down occurred 4 seconds after the pictures.
i wasn't even irritated.
who can be mad at a baby in a seer sucker suit?

-"Well it wasn’t my idea Murray, David Bowie told me to do it."

thera sent me a text me on friday suggesting we get together with our boyfriends, bret and jermaine, while our husbands have their guy's night slash gayfest with video games and back rubs.

i asked if we could have treats.

she said yes.

i asked if we could have a random photo shoot.

she said maybe.

little did she know i usually get what i want.





thanks thera for the best stress relieving night ever. when our husbands decide to run off together, you know where the left over ice cream is.

-fallen panda (my mom is going to love this post)

the stage is set:
the actors are in position:
the audience is seated and ready:
one last word of encouragement to the cast:
and may i now present to you (in full length) brooks's first theatrical performance:

"fallen panda"
(please ignore all of the distracting noises from little brother ade)

wow. so deep.
brings me to tears.

-earligh in tha marning

i'm in my office a lot lately.
this morning it was nice to have a little company.
a blankie, ba ba, and a silently busy momma.

thanks for the support ader tot.
let's go make some pancakes.

-for my siblings: a-1, lodo & carlos

joined at the hip:

our little brother found something he likes more than salt water fish tanks, sugarfree rockstar and carnivorous plants.
and she has a dog too-

-kyoujin

still too busy to breathe.
starting a new feature on my blog.
ways to describe people in japanese.
i hope it catches on.

"perhaps the striped jammies were the one touch that took this girl from looking odd to a straight up kyoujin."
(kyoujin- lunatic)

carry on.
i'll be posting some shots from the tutu shoot soon.
stay tuned.....

-cracking

this is my get down to business face:

i've been busy.
and will continue to be.
thank heavens for a crappy camera phone.
so i can document some of the exciting events such as:

i love being busy.
i swear.
5 more photo shoots this month and then i'll have time to breathe.

-did you know?

i present to you the new mr and mrs heather lewis:
every once in a while i see a picture of myself where i look like a man with boobs.
i use to be a man (without boobs) in high school.
it's brandon's biggest darkest secret.
he's the modern day jonny lingo.

before the days of waxing my face, seeing the tragedy in white nylons or wearing clothes that fit, i was such a sweet heart:

what the hell.
happy tuesday night.

-more than anything

thanks brooks for being my best bud.
you did such an awesome job on your scooter this evening.
and thanks for loving alice in wonderland as much as i do.
can't wait to play this week.
i love you.
-mom

ps- your dad and i think it's kinda funny when you get confused and call your ankle your testicle.

either way- we'll always put a bandaid on your testicle if you need it