Some of you may have noticed that I've been using a lot of nicknames, or nonspecific names in my blog posts lately. Just an fyi, we've decided to no longer use the kiddos names on the blog when it is open to the public to view. This may seem odd to those of you who just get all the posts in email form, but We feel a little better this way.
Oh and if you are seeing the blog, and you notice the "birthday tickers" on the right side of our page... Our little Girl has been nicknamed Ladybug Girl, from one of her favorite books, and her little brother has become Lyle the Crocodile, from another beloved book.
I know this is random, but sometimes - we can be a bit paranoid. I also know it isn't fool proof, but it's a start. :)
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Happy Birthday Peanut!!
We had a fun, but mellow Birthday today for our little peanut! I can't believe she is already 3 years old!
Just a quick run down of her special day:
She got a new birthday dress and "Birthday Girl!" button to wear all day, and was Very excited about it!
She was able to take carrot cake cupcakes ( her fav) to school today to share with all of her friends, and had a ton of fun playing Birthday games and being sung to!
She got to stay up with mommy during her brothers naptime, watch her favorite movie(Cinderella) AND eat popcorn!
She got to pick what we ate for dinner, two nights in a row. last night she picked pancakes, tonight she wanted a cheeseburger and apples from McDonald's... which I was a little worried about, but I think she just remembered that it means dinner comes with a toy.
After brother went to bed, mommy and daddy sung to her and she blew the candles out on her cupcake/birthday cake. Which she then did 3 more times, "just because".
At the end of the day was her "big reveal" of her new bedroom, and a few extra gifts that mommy just had to give :) For anyone who doesn't know, we painted her walls pink (very pink), bought her a bed frame, & new bedding (she picked out a few months ago & then forgot about it) and we put a desk in her room that had her presents on it... I have more plans for the decor, but ran out of time for her birthday. It'll come eventually...
We all LOVE her new bedroom, especially the bedding! Brother and Kitty tested it out while she was at school to make sure it was all right and up to par. :)
Oh, and the present she liked the most? It is actually the Only thing she asked for, all by herself, no prompting, and completely out of the blue... a Stethoscope. Instead of getting a plastic toy, we got a inexpensive, but Real one and she LOVES IT!! She kept listening to our heartbeats, taking turns between "who wants to be next" as she put it, and between each turn, she would flip the stethoscope around the back of her neck like doctors do. She even tried to listen to the kitties heartbeat but kitty was purring to loud to hear it :)
Now, I had great plans to show off all kinds of cute photos from the day, but alas, we are having problems with the memory card that was used.... I'm Extremely Sad to think I might not get any of these photos back.. but We're still working on it! I'll post them the minute I can get it to work... Or if nothing else, i have a couple poor quality snaps from my cell phone camera I can try to load later. :)
Just a quick run down of her special day:
She got a new birthday dress and "Birthday Girl!" button to wear all day, and was Very excited about it!
She was able to take carrot cake cupcakes ( her fav) to school today to share with all of her friends, and had a ton of fun playing Birthday games and being sung to!
She got to stay up with mommy during her brothers naptime, watch her favorite movie(Cinderella) AND eat popcorn!
She got to pick what we ate for dinner, two nights in a row. last night she picked pancakes, tonight she wanted a cheeseburger and apples from McDonald's... which I was a little worried about, but I think she just remembered that it means dinner comes with a toy.
After brother went to bed, mommy and daddy sung to her and she blew the candles out on her cupcake/birthday cake. Which she then did 3 more times, "just because".
At the end of the day was her "big reveal" of her new bedroom, and a few extra gifts that mommy just had to give :) For anyone who doesn't know, we painted her walls pink (very pink), bought her a bed frame, & new bedding (she picked out a few months ago & then forgot about it) and we put a desk in her room that had her presents on it... I have more plans for the decor, but ran out of time for her birthday. It'll come eventually...
We all LOVE her new bedroom, especially the bedding! Brother and Kitty tested it out while she was at school to make sure it was all right and up to par. :)
Oh, and the present she liked the most? It is actually the Only thing she asked for, all by herself, no prompting, and completely out of the blue... a Stethoscope. Instead of getting a plastic toy, we got a inexpensive, but Real one and she LOVES IT!! She kept listening to our heartbeats, taking turns between "who wants to be next" as she put it, and between each turn, she would flip the stethoscope around the back of her neck like doctors do. She even tried to listen to the kitties heartbeat but kitty was purring to loud to hear it :)
Now, I had great plans to show off all kinds of cute photos from the day, but alas, we are having problems with the memory card that was used.... I'm Extremely Sad to think I might not get any of these photos back.. but We're still working on it! I'll post them the minute I can get it to work... Or if nothing else, i have a couple poor quality snaps from my cell phone camera I can try to load later. :)
Friday, December 31, 2010
Weekly Photo Project
I found this photo project at younghouselove.com They are a couple who have a sweet little girl, just a week older than my Little Pumpkin, and they blog about their adventures of DIY home improvements. I didn't read about the project until Gordon was already 14 weeks old, but I started him that day, and have gotten a photo (almost) every week since then.
What I'm doing is taking a picture of Little Mister every week, on the day of the week that he was born, in a plain white onesie, then Photoshopping the week number onto his shirt. So every Wednesday afternoon, you can find me on a ladder, screeching and squealing, and looking crazy - trying to get my Little Man to hold still long enough for me to flash a few new pics of him... but I think I end up with more pictures of him crawling away, than I do of him lying on his back. But we try. :)
Oh and one other problem that I've had with the project -that the DIYers over at younghouselove.com do great at- is that I haven't been using the same onesie every week - so you can't see it slowly getting tighter as the weeks go by. But I'm hoping that I can get it all organized and start using the same one consistently from now on.
Well, I hope you enjoy these as much as I do!
Here's to hoping I can upload them all in the right order! :)
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Conflicted
I know normally I write fun updates and things, but this time i write because I'm a little more confused than I thought I would be. about Santa.
We've taught Madi that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ and that is what we should be focusing on, especially this time of year. We are teaching her that we need to focus on giving and helping other people... but we get lost when it comes to Santa. I most certainly won't tell her " there is no Santa" or "Santa isn't real", but I also don't want to just blindly tell her that a man that she's never met comes into our house at night and leaves her presents - if shes a good girl.
This has come up because lots of people that we've chated with over the past few weeks have just outright asked Madi if she's excited for Santa to come, what she asked him to bring her, and if she has gone to see him. All of this Santa talk has confused her, because we hadn't talked to her about him yet. I fumbled when she questioned me about it, and John told her that Santa is a nice story. he didn't expound - just that he's a story.
I never thought I'd have this problem. To me, if you're Christian, you would obviously teach that Christmas is about Christ. But where does that leave Santa? We're trying to figure out how to make Santa part of the spirit of Christmas, and giving, and that he's a symbol of Christmas ... but I don't think it's working out the right way. Even in writing this out, I'm confused...
I'm not asking for everyone who reads this to tell me what to do, I'm just wondering if you've faced this question in your parenting, or how you have decided/dealt with this puzzle? And then I also hope that those who do offer advice, or are in contact with our children will respect that in the end, we will TRY to do what we feel is right for our little family.
I feel like I'm floundering and hope that someone out there will be willing to share what has worked, or hasn't worked for them.
Thanks you guys!
We've taught Madi that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ and that is what we should be focusing on, especially this time of year. We are teaching her that we need to focus on giving and helping other people... but we get lost when it comes to Santa. I most certainly won't tell her " there is no Santa" or "Santa isn't real", but I also don't want to just blindly tell her that a man that she's never met comes into our house at night and leaves her presents - if shes a good girl.
This has come up because lots of people that we've chated with over the past few weeks have just outright asked Madi if she's excited for Santa to come, what she asked him to bring her, and if she has gone to see him. All of this Santa talk has confused her, because we hadn't talked to her about him yet. I fumbled when she questioned me about it, and John told her that Santa is a nice story. he didn't expound - just that he's a story.
I never thought I'd have this problem. To me, if you're Christian, you would obviously teach that Christmas is about Christ. But where does that leave Santa? We're trying to figure out how to make Santa part of the spirit of Christmas, and giving, and that he's a symbol of Christmas ... but I don't think it's working out the right way. Even in writing this out, I'm confused...
I'm not asking for everyone who reads this to tell me what to do, I'm just wondering if you've faced this question in your parenting, or how you have decided/dealt with this puzzle? And then I also hope that those who do offer advice, or are in contact with our children will respect that in the end, we will TRY to do what we feel is right for our little family.
I feel like I'm floundering and hope that someone out there will be willing to share what has worked, or hasn't worked for them.
Thanks you guys!
Monday, December 6, 2010
My Little Santa
Because of Gordon's newest sleeping arrangements I don't currently have internet on my Photoshop computer, so I can't show all my photos I've been working on. This is one that I just had to share though. I guess this can be a little sneak peak of what I've been up to lately with my new studio lights.
This makes me laugh out loud every time I see his "denture-less" face. (at least that's what it makes me think of.)
This makes me laugh out loud every time I see his "denture-less" face. (at least that's what it makes me think of.)
Friday, November 19, 2010
Studio Lights!
I just thought I'd share a fun little tidbit and let you all know that I (finally) have studio lights! It's been a long time coming and I sometimes wondered if i was really going to get here, but I did it! (took me long enough, I graduated 4 years ago!)
They aren't the exact lights I was dreaming for, but they are the same brand that I know and trust, just one step down the ladder from what I originally wanted. And I still love them!
So there you have it, I'm one step closer to my dream of being a photographer with a REAL studio, and not just another basement- joe-photo. (though my degree in photography should have put me above that status before now)
It feels like Christmas, and I just thought I'd share some of my happiness with you! So, who wants their photo taken?! :)
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Madi's Interview
While Madi and I were eating lunch yesterday and talking about the preschool class she just finished, I decided to interview her and find out some of her favorites. :) She gave me more straight forward answers than i thought she would, but had some fun moments too. :-) I hope you enjoy this half as much as I did.
“What’s your favorite Animal?”
“Um, Elephant! Elephants say Woooo! And Baby Elephants cry for their mamas.”
“What’s your favorite Color?”
“Blue”
“What’s your favorite Shape?”
“Circle” (as she motions a circle with her finger)
“What’s your favorite Book?”
“Dinosaurs go to School”
“What’s your favorite Song?”
“Brightly Beams”
“What’s your favorite Food?”
“Yogurt, cereal, rolls” (she answered with whatever the most recent food she ate was)
“What’s your favorite Dinner?”
“Pizza!” ….. “Say what’s your favorite Napkin.”
“Okay, what’s your favorite napkin?”
“um, it’s kinda white.” …….. “Do this!” (makes surprise face)
“Is that your favorite face?”
“yea”
“What’s your favorite Number?”
“1”
“What’s your favorite Letter?”
“D!”
“Can you tell me a word that starts with D?”
“Elephant! ... no, elephant starts with E.. … Dinosaur!”
“What’s your favorite Toy?”
“Mermaid, and Belle, and their dresses”
“What’s your favorite Place?”
“Preschool”
“What things do you learn at preschool?”
Um, how things grow, dinosaurs roar, shapes, the earth is home to me and you…”
“Where do you like to go?”
“to Grandma and Grandpa”
“What’s your favorite Treat?”
“M&M’s!”
“What’s your favorite Show?”
“WordWorld”
“What are your favorite Shoes?”
“Black and pink, with lights”
“What are your favorite Clothes?”
“Jackets. Pink, green, and purple jacket” … “Say ‘what’s my favorite’”
“Okay, what’s your favorite?”
“windows. I like light.”
“What’s your favorite
“umm…. Fireworks. Fireworks are really loud. There were fireworks at the beach and I was eating a snack and watching Wall-e with Joshy and Buttercup was eating my snack.”
“What do you like to do outside?”
“Run around and kick my soccer ball.” …”Say ‘what’s my favorite’ again”
“Okay, what’s your favorite?”
“Um, Mommy and Daddy!!”
I thought that was an excellent way to end her interview, don't you? I love this girl so much and I'm so happy to have this. I'd like to interview her every year or so and see how her answers change as she grows.
What a sweatheart!
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