Elmo got a little roughed-up today and required some bandages.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Fun Days
Here are some recent photos of the girls.
We went to the zoo and ran into our friends from small group. Today was our first chance to see the new giraffe exhibit. Pretty fun!!!
Claire says hi. Nice quilt, Aunt Chris!
Lydia's been learning how to play Candy Land. She enjoys the rule play/turn taking for about 3 turns, and then she wants to play make believe with the game pieces and the pictures on the board! (Needless to say, I win every time!)
We went to the zoo and ran into our friends from small group. Today was our first chance to see the new giraffe exhibit. Pretty fun!!!
Claire says hi. Nice quilt, Aunt Chris!
Lydia's been learning how to play Candy Land. She enjoys the rule play/turn taking for about 3 turns, and then she wants to play make believe with the game pieces and the pictures on the board! (Needless to say, I win every time!)
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Happy Valentine's Day
I don't know why I enjoy this over commercialized holiday so much, but I do. What's not to love about a day that combines pink and red as complimentary colors, features cheap lace doilies, and forces men to do the 5:30 scramble for a romantic trinket on their way home from work? It may be cheesy, but it's fun.
and by the way...Happy Birthday to Papaw and Jennifer!
and by the way...Happy Birthday to Papaw and Jennifer!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
I've Been Tagged
My sister Jennifer tagged me on her blog. Apparently I'm supposed to tell seven things about myself and tag seven other people. I'm game for telling seven things about myself (I've always loved to talk about myself!), but I don't think there are seven people who read my blog! Ha!!! So, if you read this, consider yourself tagged! Hee!!!! Just let me know you participated in the comments.
* I love to dance...couples dance, not "shake your groove thing" dance. I especially love the country dance the two-step. I may have been influenced by my time in Nashville and Houston. Fortunately I married a sweet man who either enjoys it as well or loves me enough to pretend to enjoy it. He actually agreed to dance lessons before our wedding and didn't fight going back after our instructor made him pretend to sway like a tree in the wind during our first lesson. (an exercise to feel your body moving) Ha!!! I laugh just thinking about it!!!
*I feel very blessed to be able to stay at home with my children although it's only recently that I came to value motherhood as a worthy occupation....no pun intended. After I finished graduate school I seriously considered pursuing either medical school or a PhD in order to have a more glamorous career. I'm so glad that I listened to God's whisperings that those pursuits were not His plan for me. I doubt I would have felt free to abandon a career after investing so many more years (and debt). I do hope to return to work one day, but no time soon.
*I love to snow ski. It's the only sport at which I'm not completely pitiful. In my ideal world, I would take a December and March ski trip to CO, UT, etc every year.
*I'm currently praying for God to bless me with deeper, more intimate friendships. I've struggled with knowing how to balance friends and family ever since I got married, but I know that female friendships are extremely valuable.
*It's yet to be decided if Claire will be our youngest child or our middle child.
*There was a time in my childhood when I collected toe nails. I kept them in a clear plastic rectangular box. One of my aunts actually saved hers and brought them to me to add to the collection. Gross!!!!!!!!! I'm happy to report that my toe nail collection was somehow lost through the years, and I now feel completely free to promptly dispose of my trimmings!
*A cold glass of Coca-Cola fizzing over ice is a little slice of heaven.
* I love to dance...couples dance, not "shake your groove thing" dance. I especially love the country dance the two-step. I may have been influenced by my time in Nashville and Houston. Fortunately I married a sweet man who either enjoys it as well or loves me enough to pretend to enjoy it. He actually agreed to dance lessons before our wedding and didn't fight going back after our instructor made him pretend to sway like a tree in the wind during our first lesson. (an exercise to feel your body moving) Ha!!! I laugh just thinking about it!!!
*I feel very blessed to be able to stay at home with my children although it's only recently that I came to value motherhood as a worthy occupation....no pun intended. After I finished graduate school I seriously considered pursuing either medical school or a PhD in order to have a more glamorous career. I'm so glad that I listened to God's whisperings that those pursuits were not His plan for me. I doubt I would have felt free to abandon a career after investing so many more years (and debt). I do hope to return to work one day, but no time soon.
*I love to snow ski. It's the only sport at which I'm not completely pitiful. In my ideal world, I would take a December and March ski trip to CO, UT, etc every year.
*I'm currently praying for God to bless me with deeper, more intimate friendships. I've struggled with knowing how to balance friends and family ever since I got married, but I know that female friendships are extremely valuable.
*It's yet to be decided if Claire will be our youngest child or our middle child.
*There was a time in my childhood when I collected toe nails. I kept them in a clear plastic rectangular box. One of my aunts actually saved hers and brought them to me to add to the collection. Gross!!!!!!!!! I'm happy to report that my toe nail collection was somehow lost through the years, and I now feel completely free to promptly dispose of my trimmings!
*A cold glass of Coca-Cola fizzing over ice is a little slice of heaven.
Sunday, February 3, 2008
Two Months Old
Claire's growing, changing, and learning every day. Oh the difference a month can make. She's much more social and interactive. Here are a few of her milestones for the month:
She found her hands...(didn't know they were ever lost!)
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Inconsitently sleeping through the night...YAHOO!!
Smiles socially and coos in response to interaction.
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Raises her head and chest off the floor when she's on her tummy and elbows.
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Looks for voices that she hears.
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