Saturday, August 27, 2011

Birthday for Big Daddy

He is the kind of dad willing to support you, willing to go on adventurers and to cheer you on...


He is also the one to calm you down if you are upset, to walk you through something new if you need a little direction or to hold your hand and whisper in your ear until your not scared anymore...


He is a family man, mr fix it, a sexy hippie and my best friend...




Which is why I married him.

It is also his birthday today so I am spilling my love in the best way I can, by lining up a road trip and dinner with friends and no kids...

Happy Birthday Jon!! We love you!!


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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Lil Mamas




She calls them all 'bay-a-bee' an they are all her babies. As a forward projection of how well she has been loved she cuddles and kisses them every chance she gets. This newest one is the smallest and purchased because it is the perfect size just for her. She tells her 'i ove ewww' and tucks her into beds made from buckets and boxes and covered with clothes or dish towels. She tells her she looks 'pah ritty' and dances with her in front of the mirror. Just now she wiped her tiny plastic face with her hand and proclaimed her 'awl cween' before rocking her back and forth telling her 'it ok' while patting her tiny back.

It reminds me so much of someone I used to know, someone I used to be.


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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Scrub a Dub

It used to be my quiet time. I would put them in a tub and listen to a lull of splash splash and swirling warm water for awhile...


And then they got bigger.


And now it's washing each other with overflowing cups of water and a bubble brigade...and singing...dear lord the singing...



But they're so cute when they are clean... No?

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Day to Day with Photos

Oh my goodness, where have all the days of summer gone? It's been so busy and yet... Did we actually really do anything? Now fall is making a graceful entrance and I find myself prepping for Jon's birthday this weekend and Layla's birthday party next month and I know it's just a blink of time and I will be standing in Disneyland for the Fish wedding and then watching my girls trick or treat... A year isn't as long as it seemed when I was younger.

I mean this right here happened in the last 2 weeks...




Mud pies and play dates with Peter Pan and Little Joe...


Birthday parties for our little buddy Mia...


Cupcakes and goodie bags filled with glow sticks (layla's latest obsession)...


And saying cheese with pizza face...


And corn on the cob...


And the passing down of favorite jammies...


And crazy hair to protect babies from frosting...



Which really is necessary...


And football with new friends in Ca and old friends from the south...


And gnome love...


And even a wagon ride at sunset...

Even with a whole lot of nothing it seems we've been up to a lot of something after all.


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Friday, August 12, 2011

Summer Stacked Up

It's been so busy here. I know I say that a lot but it's been a blur of MRI's, physical therapy for my back and unrelated dentist appointments for me plus kids learning and growing and trying new things, add a splash of Jon's booked solid and a little my work is a mad house and goodness me it's CrAzY here.





There was the girls first baseball game and my company picnic. Go Modesto Nuts.



And Anyah turned into Princess "Me Too" so there has been extra extra help in my kitchen.





And some sister time all at home in our jammies.




There was the whole day I demanded that everyone help clean up.




And the day PopPop took Layla fishing for the first time.





There was a hike at Knights Ferry where Anyah got a mad boo boo on her face.




And Queen "all by myself" did a zillion crafts.



There was the morning Anyah woke up an inch and a half taller with a neck.




And dinner with our favorite people.





Plus the baby became a toddler when I wasn't looking.



And the toddler is suddenly a preschooler, which I expressly remember saying wasn't allowed.

And that's just the last 3 weeks in highlights, imagine how much we missed talking about.

But sometimes I'd rather live it than write about it.

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