So, one of my favorite bloggers shared a "day in the life" post earlier in the week and I loved it. I though maybe I should try that. Unfortunately, I picked the most boring day know to man. Sorry about that! 5:26 - Woke up eleven minutes later than I meant to. I can blame this on the fact that Sophie woke up at 11:18, 12:30 and 3:45. She's teething and uncomfortable, so my usually good sleeper is a bit restless. 6:00 - I'm out of the shower and hear a little birdy talking and cooing from her crib. Maybe if I ignore her for a bit, she'll stay happy. I wake Ella up, put her clothes on the couch and turn cartoons on. She has instructions to get dressed or the TV is going off. We have to do what works on mornings that daddy isn't here. He is in charge of getting the girls up and at em ...
Toesy Woesies
Am I the only one who comes home to a little girl that says, "Mom, let's do something fun tonight!" I don't feel very fun after 10 hours of commuting and working, talking on the phone, answering emails and solving problems. I love my job, but being busy for that many hours just sucks the fun right out of me! Ella's idea of fun is going somewhere, buying something, visiting somebody. All the things that I'm not in the mood for when I get home. Tonight she wanted to do something fun and lucky for me, pink and purple polish did the job. Especially when it involved the tiny toes of this little bit. That's right... to satisfy the fun-cravings of my oldest, not only did I let her alternate "dark" colors on her toes, but I let her convince me to paint the toes on this little sprite. I must ...
In Love with my Orange Door
Have I mentioned that I painted our front door? When Kamin decided several months ago to have her fall/Christmas photography mini-sessions at my house, I knew a little "spring" cleaning was in order. Since Beemer regularly claws the front door when she wants to come inside, I knew we would need a fresh coat of paint. The existing door was a pretty chocolate brown and it looked pretty good with the new roof. I still couldn't help but dream of a bright door since everything else about our house is neutral. To say that Josh was disappointed with my selection is putting it mildly. He is thoroughly unimpressed with the orange door and wants me to repaint it. Today. He suggested a bright red, but I feel like everybody has a red door. I've suggested lime green and aquamarine, but so far I've ...
Love Letters: Six Months
Sweet Sophie, You are quite possibly the cutest little pumpkin that I've ever laid eyes on. I am daily impressed with how different you are from your sister, but how utterly amazing you both are. I'm guessing you can tell from the photo that you're going to be a pumpkin for Halloween; I just couldn't resist. I bought the cocoon and hat on etsy and it fits you so well. Look at how sweet those little toes are? They come right through the knit and curl around the yarn. I can't help but smile every time I look at your picture. You are finally a little roly poly that I can really get my hands on. I'm not quite sure how much you weigh these days, but I'm guessing it can't me much more than fourteen or fifteen pounds. You can still wear a size two diaper and are squeezing into your three months ...
Remember that Upheaval?
Several of you have asked how the construction at our house is going. While it is far from finished, we are making major progress. We've been talking about doing it for months and had an insurance adjuster out a few weeks ago to look at some damage and low and behold, they're paying for the majority of our work. It was such a nice surprise, but it kind of kicked things into high gear. As in, they started on Monday and K had a photo shoot on Saturday and things either had to be finished or REALLY clean. While we were here just a week ago, today things are looking like this. As you can see, not only are we roofless on the backside of our house, but there are piles of materials everywhere. This portion of the house was poorly reconstructed by the previous owners and it never properly ...
Weekend Takeover
Usually our weekend looks something like this... This weekend, it looked more like this... And this... And this. LOTS of playtime in between sessions. ...
Highschool Flashback
This weekend was a bit of deja vu`- some friends on Facebook have been planning hard for a long time and we all came together for an Alumni Reunion on Friday night for the Homecoming game at our Alma Mater. Since we live across the street from the school, it is pretty easy to go to the games on Friday nights and even easier when dinner is included! We gussied the girls up in their hounds-tooth and modified it slightly to reflect our black and gold. We even wore cute name tags with the year we graduated... just in case anybody needed a reminder! Since tailgating fell right around Sophie's evening nap, I spent most of the time doing this. She was out pretty soon after we got there and Sue was sweet enough to donate a chair to our cause. She slept as long as I sat like this and it was just ...
Alabama Saturdays
In case you haven't figured it out yet, our typical Saturdays revolve around college football. SD is a big fan and even when it's not his team on the big screen, he will watch pretty much any game that's on. In years past, he has spent almost all day on Saturdays at his parents house watching with his brother and dad, while the Ella and I did "girly" stuff until Alabama kick-off. Season tickets has thrown a kink into our system this year, although a good kink, for sure. Josh is spending all of the home games in Tuscaloosa and since I won't be headed back to T-Town until later in the fall, the girls and I have revised our game day schedules. Mommy, Ella & Sophie, Alabama v. Florida - October 2, 2010 This past Saturday, like several before it, we opted to spend the day with ...