My girls love to be outside and they love sports. We all know this has nothing to do with me and everything to do with their daddy. This past Saturday was the alumni baseball game at our Alma Mater. It's a fundraiser for the current varsity team, which my brother-in-law helps to coach. They worked so hard to pull it off and we had a fabulous time at the ballpark. Not to mention, it's just across the street and makes for an awful easy commute! First up, we had to say hello to our daddy. He had just hit two out of the park in the Home Run Derby when we arrived. Sophie was pretty happy to talk with him through the fence. I just knew she would be a disaster at the park and into everything. I was surprised that she actually sat still the entire day (with only a few mishaps) and was MUCH ...
Project 365: Week Ten
It's that time again! Here's what we've been up to for the last seven days. Sunday, March 4 (Day 64): This table is one of my favorite pieces of furniture. It is brass and round and awesome. We have two of them, but unfortunately, we haven't found the perfect location for them yet. For now... it's next to my bed. On Sunday, you could see my current read (finished now -- SO good), nail polish, hair clip (which Josh calls the "beak"), remote control (for the Walking Dead), Essie nail polish, the baby monitor and our alarm clock. In the background - a messy bed and Sophie's teddy bear. Monday, March 5 (Day 65): This girl was so stinking cute on Monday morning. I loved what she was wearing and she was in such a good mood. It took forever to get her to cooperate, but once I asked if I ...
Project 365: Week Nine
It's that time again! Here's what we've been up to for the last seven days. Sunday, February 26 (Day 57): Sunday night we stayed home from church since the girls didn't have Mission Friends. The house was destroyed and there were toys everywhere. They especially love playing with this Hello Kitty bingo game, it has just enough tiny pieces to give them a thrill. Monday, February 27 (Day 58): This is a pretty standard snack for me right now. These Kashi dark chocolate coconut granola bars are SO good and paired with a banana are still under 200 calories. The perfect morning snack! Tuesday, February 28 (Day 59): This is a close up of the console in my car. There is always plenty of change for newspapers and parking meters and just as many sparkly "clippies" for the little girls ...
White
Being five is so much fun. It is so interesting to watch her wheels turn and to see how she interprets the things going on around her. Ella has never been one to point out someone's color. Maybe it's because we don't talk about it at home. I'm very careful not to describe people using their race as the first identifiable trait - not because people aren't a color, but because that isn't the most important part of them. Maybe it's because she has five cousins who are a different color. I think it's pretty awesome that she will never be stigmatized by the thought that different is bad. She'll never have the opportunity to think that being different is wrong in this house. She'll never know a life where there weren't two colors in her family. This week she wanted to tell me a story about ...
Insanity
So remember how I said yesterday that February was interesting? Well, maybe insane would be a better word to describe it. It's not that many things happened this month which were crazy, just that the few things that DID happen, were absolutely preposterous. And really? It wasn't so much of a crazy month, but a crazy three days. If you are friends with me (or my husband) on Facebook, then you've already gotten the Cliff's Notes version. If not, here you go. Last Friday, I posted our day in the life post because Josh was scheduled to fly home from NYC and I could finally mention that we'd delivered him to the airport the Monday before. I don't know why I knew it, but when I typed that it was like there was a sense of uneasiness, like something wasn't quite going to work out the way it ...
February: Recapped
It's that time again! I might not have blogged very much in February, leaving little to be recapped, but I do have some pretty great stories to share later this week. February was interesting. 1 - my view; 2 - words; 3 - hands; 4 - stranger; 5 - 10 am; 6 - dinner; 7 - button; 8 - sun; 9- front door; 10 - self portrait; 11 - something that makes you happy; 12 - inside your closet; 13 - blue; 14 - heart; 15 - phone; 16 - something new; 17 - time; 18 - drink; 19 - something you hate to do; 20 - handwriting; 21 - a favorite photo of you; 22 - where you work; 23 - shoes; 24 - inside your bathroom cabinet; 25 - green; 26 - night; 27 - something you ate; 28 - money; 29 - something you are listening to. First up was Project 365. I took a picture based on the prompt everyday this ...
Project 365: Week Eight
It's that time again! Here's what we've been up to for the last seven days. Sunday, February 19 (Day 50): I spent some time helping Josh pack for his business trip to Connecticut / NYC. As much as I love his job and that he gets to travel, I hate the prospect of spending a week without him at home! Later that night, we laid on the couch for some television and I iced my knee. A combination of flat feet and less than ideal running shoes have left me with some knee pain. I'm taking the week off, but I'm icing the knee every day hoping to help it along. Monday, February 20 (Day 51): I composed a "day in the life" post and kept a list throughout the day of what we were doing and what photographs I was taking. It was a fun, but time consuming post. Sometimes I love my handwriting, ...
Day in the Life
This wasn't a typical Monday, since I was at home with my girls. It is, however, pretty typical of how we spend our time when we find ourselves at home on a weekday. Lots of catching up and two very silly girls. I wanted to share this earlier in the week, but since a large part of the day was spent getting SD on a plane to NYC / Connecticut, I thought it better to wait. He's en route to Alabama as we speak, so I'm a little less worried about you paying me a visit in the middle of the night. You know... if there is, in fact, a crazy person following along. 5:05 am: The dreadful alarm went off and I know I don't have to work today. 5:25 am: Josh is all packed up and ready for his flight. 5:30 am: We pull out of the driveway and head for the airport -- almost an hour away. 6:07 am: ...