Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pictures. Because my Mother asked for them, and I love her.

These have been THE most AWESOME of days. Now, admittedly, I could have got a LOT done and been really productive. But....why? So I didn't. Instead I have caught up on email, taken children to the doctors (Andrew has the usual winter allergies that plague him every year, and Ben has an ear infection), gone food shopping, done laundry and...well, pretty much nothing else. WHOOOOT!!!!

I should probably have done the dishes as well. Better get to that.

Anyway, so I thought I would finally post the pictures I told my beloved Momma I would post.


An accurate representation of our family.



Pretending to be normal.



Hoping the dog makes us look even more normal.



Pic of me as per my Momma's request.



This is what my children normally look like. No kidding. Especially Emily and Ben. I inherited my insanity from them.



A photo taken of the three of us unawares. Except Emily. Who appears to be very aware. =)



Andrew in front of the Christmas tree being an uber excited happy 5 year old on Christmas morning. =)



Two of my boys.


I LOVE this picture. Ben is absolutely thrilled to pieces with the scarf Emily made him but is trying to be all cool about it. And the look of love on Emily's face just about makes me want to start bawling.


Ben, duck lips, and pretty much the best guitar case money can buy.



Totally random pics just for fun

My Mum's wedding veil and headband. Beautiful, eh? Wait. Let me see if I can find a picture of her.


Here we go.

My Mother. Yeah, I know. Stunning, eh?



My Father.



My Mother and Father.



My friend, Simon (left) who I've known since I was 11 or 12. His partner, Marcel (right), and in the middle - ALISON MOYET. Yes. THE Alison Moyet. I KNOW! Doesn't she look amazing? She looks ten years younger than she did 20 years ago.



A note Andrew wrote me. Apparently, he is the banana.

12 comments:

NattyBumpo said...

Great picts! I am going out on a limb here, Emily doesn't like swimming?

jugglingpaynes said...

And here I am, the most impressed because you managed to get everyone to look in the direction of the camera during the family shots. :oD

Wonderful pictures! Love the "I am the banana" note. Sounds like something John Lennon would say to confuse everybody!

Peace and Laughter!

ERG @ Elkton Runner said...

I LOVED seeing photos of YOU!

I also loved seeing Ben's head suspended from the ceiling =D

John Nguyen said...

Beautiful family you have there!

Emily Sarah Brooks said...

HAHAHAHA!!!!

I AM THE BANANA KING!

bangle44 said...

THANK YOU for posting these great pics! Wackiness is genetic, apparently.

gary said...

I'm thinking if I'd only seen the family photo with the dog i'd have totally fallen for the ruse.

(i am the banana shows great promise for a future as a runner.)

Heather the Mama Duk said...

I love those pictures.

C2Iowa said...

Great pics!!!

as for your comment today - pie hole - I have mine filled all the time. And yes, I call it that all the time.

Keeley said...

@Natty - Emily is, as you may guess, the swimmer of the family. She's good and she's fast. =)

@ Cristina Hahaha =D It helps when two of the kidlets are older and the younger one follows everything they do. =)

@ERG - LOL! It does look like we hanged him, doesn't it? =D

Thank you, John

@Emily If i remember correctly, you started that and it's all your fault. =D

@Bangle - Thank you. =) And my children are NUTS. It's all their father's fault, of course.

@Gary - we do look suspiciously normal in that pic, don't we? Actually, the banana likes to run next to me on the tm while I'm on the bike. He runs on and off for about 15 mins and gets all sweaty. So that's a good start.

Thank you, Heather! =)

@C2Iowa - I've just thought - thing to do is get on the Weight Watcher's plan. Fruits and Veg are zero points so you can eat as much as you like and they don't count. WHOOT! =)

ERG said...

Hey Keeley- I am moving my blog and will be looking much like I do now- just with a different name.

The recipe is on my new blog- way back- but I need to change it, take out a lot of salt, and it should bake 5-7 minutes longer ..and the bread makes great pizza dough too!

Your loving Mam and Dad said...

Hello dearest Keeley,
Brilliant photos thank you so much for posting them. That young man near the end is pretty cute as well!! Our new villa is only a few miles from were that photo was taken 48 years ago - and we are still alive ha!