This girl is too funny. We find ourselves covering our mouth and stifling giggles all too often. Here are few things she's said in recent history: "I don't fink they like me anymore." I overheard her say this to Ella one night when Josh and I insisted she dry herself off after a bath without our help. While staying home with Josh one day this summer she gave him a hug while he was working and said, "If you think you need to snuggle just call my name. If I don't hear you, just say it louder!" "I was finking the berry same fing!" Josh and I constantly ask her who she loves more. Sometimes she'll even tell one of us that she favors the other just to make us giggle or pretend to be upset with her. One night last month she said to Josh, "I love you the best and mommy the most. Can you live ...
Sophie’s Pre-K Interview
25 Questions* as answered by Sophie 1. What is your favorite color? Pink 2. What is your favorite toy? My play kitchen 3. What is your favorite television show? Every Witch Way 4. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pigs in a blanket 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Pizza 6. What is your favorite fruit? Bananas 7. What is your favorite snack? Fudge Stripe Cookies 8. What is your favorite cereal? Fruit Loops 9. What is your favorite drink? MILK!!! 10. What is your favorite outfit? Her "special" dress - a hot pink lace dress with leopard print 11. What is your favorite game to play? Puzzles 12. What is your favorite animal? Giraffe 13. What is your favorite song? Ho Hey by The Lumineers 14. What is your favorite book? Peppa Pig dance book 15. Who ...
Ella’s Second Grade Interview
25 Questions* as answered by Ella 1. What is your favorite color? Blue 2. What is your favorite toy? Books 3. What is your favorite television show? Jessie 4. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes from IHOP 5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Fried chicken 6. What is your favorite fruit? Strawberries 7. What is your favorite snack? Reese's Cups 8. What is your favorite cereal? Honey Nut Cheerios 9. What is your favorite drink? Sweet Tea 10. What is your favorite outfit? Shredded jean shorts, a striped shirt & sneakers (see photo) 11. What is your favorite game to play? Dodge ball 12. What is your favorite animal? Zebra 13. What is your favorite song? When a Heart Breaks by Ben Rector 14. What is your favorite book? Almost Home 15. Who is ...
Letters
Dear Elementary School, You kind of kicked my butt last week. The girls are loving you and so far we have managed to be at all the places and events on time, but I underestimate you every August. Hopefully we'll get a few more weeks under our belt and feel better about getting up so early. Dear Dance Studio, We are so happy with this year's schedule. Really. I appreciate only having one late night and I like that Ella has a built-in study hour between classes. Hopefully Sophie will continue to perfect her "prissy walk" and keep us all in stitches while we wait in the lobby. Dear Little House on the Prairie, It's unfortunate that we can't watch you for free somewhere. We are only one chapter away from finishing book one and after watching YouTube clips over the weekend my kids were ...
San Francisco: Day Three
When we woke up early on Sunday morning, we were starving! Sleeping through dinner the night before was wonderful, but my stomach growled constantly until we found a place to eat breakfast. We had reserved Sunday for driving, so we bundled up and started driving south along the Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) towards Moss Beach. Everything about the "One" was beautiful. The roads were twisty and the fog was hovering over the water and there were places to pull off all along our route. The first place we stopped that was close enough to shore for us to walk cost us $10. Although the beach itself was stunning, the park was so dirty and campers had trashed the viewing area. I was disappointed, but we hit the road and kept on driving. I tried uploading an image on my phone to share, but ...
San Francisco: Day Two
I had been stalking the weather in San Francisco for weeks before we left and since Josh was already in California for nine days, I thought I would be prepared. It turns out mid-sixties in sunny Alabama with high humidity is a stark contrast to mid-sixties in a foggy, drizzly, zero-humidity city. The moral of this story? Pack sweaters and jeans for coastal towns in Northern California. Thankfully, we knew that morning that we needed to wear our warmest clothes. For Josh that was workouts (again) and for me, it was my new jeans and sweater from Stitch Fix. Our plan for the morning was brunch in Haight Ashbury before heading south. We started out at The Grind and it was an even better breakfast than the day before. I'm embarrassed to admit it, but I had french toast and hashbrowns again!! ...
San Francisco: Day One
In the days before we left for San Francisco, there was a lot of drama about when we would go and where we would stay. There was an entire week when we thought his trip would be canceled, so I waited until the last possible minute to book my plane tickets and find a hotel. Room rates continued to climb while we waited and a once reasonable timeshare that we booked was inexplicably cancelled at the last minute, we started looking at other options. Rather than lay down $1600 for a hotel room we didn't want, I took to AirBnB and started searching. In case you aren't familiar, it is similar to VRBO in that you are renting from an individual, but it's a much more secure process and there are hundreds of rentals available. Although it was advertised as a "gritty neighborhood", we booked an ...
Letters (on Tuesday)
Dear Monday, I anticipated a fully drafted blogpost to be up by 6 a.m., business as usual. Obviously I overestimated how well I would feel yesterday. Dear Anniversary, I'm sorry we forgot about you for a minute. Oops. Dear San Francisco, You were a treasure. I liked you even more than I expected, despite being cold almost the entire time. Dear Flight Attendants, How about you let us peons get seated and out of your way before you break out the champagne in first class? I think they'll survive for ten more minutes and it would be easier on us all if you weren't jumping over my carry-on while taking drink orders. Dear Jet Lag, Go away. I don't have time to deal with you this week. Seriously. I'm on central time now, let's get it together. Dear Husband, I know I've said this a hundred ...