little lady

this is miss four months old.
she enjoys eating, sleeping, filling her britches, and bright shiny objects.
her spare time is filled with giving raspberries and eating her hands.

lets all give her a hearty welcome.

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blech...

washing the blinds by hand has got to be the absolute worst household chore.

seriously.

if only my fairy-godmother-cleaning-lady would come and rescue me.

sigh

and just because it looks boring without a picture.
here's yours truly.

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welcome. welcome.

the newest member of our extended family. my brother's cute new little man.. awwww.

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oh, yes i did..

this turned out SO cute. made this one for mia and am planning a matching one for layla..
girl stuff is so cute!!

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goofball.

usually, this is what i get...

but today, i was lucky.. and she gave me a little bit of this..
(along the same lines as the first)

but then i got this and i almost peed my pants.

and lastly this one. i wanted to cry. she's just so cute.

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a letter of thanks

Dear miscreants,

thank you.

i whole heartedly appreciate the way you gave purpose to my life this past saturday. for you see, i had no concrete plans to do anything. because you were so giving of your spray paint and minimal artistic abilities, i was able to dedicate a good half hour to washing my fence, BY HAND. well, lets be honest. more like scraping my fence, with my fingernails and a wash rag.

perhaps it was my own fault for installing the fence and interfering with your trespassing upon my property and surveying my home for valuables. i have indeed made the temptation too great and a vinyl fence is such an apt canvas. who could pass it up?

although i must say, if there had been a bit more effort or creative genius involved, i might have even left your "art" up a bit longer, but the lackluster effort and lazy scrawl of "AS" along my fence line just wasn't what i was looking for in my neighborhood art gallery. i'm sure the 7 seconds you dedicated to my fence was well spent in your eyes.

again, a heartfelt thank you for singling us out. we are ever grateful you bestowed your mediocre talents upon us.

love,

me

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rewind

REWIND:

i'm slow. i know.. easter was last weekend. eh. better late than never, right?

we dyed our eggs earlier in the week using good old fashioned food coloring. none of those fancy schmancy egg kits around here. no sireee. we are cheap and easy. food coloring and crayons.

i like to keep it classy.

and its not egg dying if you dont have a few broken and cracked ones right? especially with little hands that just cant wait to help.

voila!

FAST FORWARD:

went to grandma's for the egg hunt and dinner. mmmm... dinner.

our hooligans dressed up like bunnies. or bunny hooligans.

mia immediately opened every egg. we tried to coax her into finding more, but she was very content with the first one. we finally got through to her.

dont you love our high tech easter baskets? i was too cheap to buy any. and my MIL made these cute ones.
but i did get a few on the after easter sale for next year. i'm such a good mom!

it was all fun and games until someone's bunny sack tore.

OH THE HORROR!
seriously.

he RAN in the house, inconsolable and wouldnt stop crying.

until i told him we could fix it. with tape.

see? i wouldnt lie.

he's such a tender heart.

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pseudo spring

well, if mother nature insists on torturing us
i will retaliate by eating all the fruit i can.

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more

i've just been in love with the ruffle bum onesies, so i decided to make a few more. the others i put on 18 month sized onesies, so she wont be able to model them for a while, but i did this one on a smaller one. i love it! especially with the leggings!

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peter cottontail

in all his bunny glory...

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lizzy..

oh.. i really want/need new family pics. and i'd prefer to get them for free.. and isnt lizzy's work amazing? check her out.. go. now!

http://www.lizzythebotanist.com/2010/03/liz-anderson-photography.html

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windy cindy

you know how sometimes you get a really great... something?

like say, a KITE.

(i know, i get great kites ALL THE TIME!)

well. sometimes you just dont want to share your totally awesome space shuttle kite.

but, your mom says you have to.

even with your little sister.

its a rough world.

but it's better with a kite.

a totally awesome space shuttle kite.

unless your 3 months old.

then its just a rough world any ole time, kites be dammed.

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butter. booger. same thing.

i was feeding layla in the bedroom.

they were supposed to be eating their dinner.
BBQ beef sandwiches, to be exact.

all was quiet, but a little giggling.

then this:

"mooooom!"

selective avoidance

"mom! mia has a booger."

ok. no big deal. a booger.

"mom! mia's wiping her booger on me!"

ok. no big deal. a booger.

"mom! mia put her hands in the butter!"

hmm.. booger hands in the butter? not ideal, but im still feeding layla.

"MOM! MIA'S WIPING BUTTER ON ME!"

i had better go see what's going on here.

oh boy.

booger. butter. mayo.. its all the same right?

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does this happen to anyone else?

a little story.
a shower story.

(stop imagining me naked.
well, okay.
if you must)

nine times out of ten when i get in the shower,
i get this..

i call it "the nub".

why is it still in the shower?
it's basically useless.

unless you call slipping out of my fingers and going down the drain, just to clog the pipes, useful.
and i never notice it until after im IN the shower, totally soaked, and really warm.
at that point, getting OUT of the shower is the last thing i want to do.

the 4 year old tried to help, but couldnt see the new ones.

hence, the large puddle of water on the floor.

yay.

see why i missed it? oh, its there alright..

the end.

sorry. not a very thrilling story..

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the hippity to the hip hip hop..

nothing says fun like some good ole' sidewalk chalk.

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spring?

i got rid of a whole lot of that...

to make room for lots of this!

(come on spring... you can do it!)

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32 by the blue...

...or not. that was to be our slogan for this year, but since we haven't made any progress towards any large oceanic bodies of water, we'll have to readjust.

in the meanwhile, we had a pretty awesome birthday for our man-of-the-house.

complete with golf,
mini golf,
papa johns (a rare treat),
whole fruit margaritas (sans tequila),
chocolate applesauce cake,
and sugar free ice cream...

overall, it was a pretty good birthday. at least he said it was!

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looky here!

i made this last night, in about an hour.
(the shirt, that is. not the baby. they take WAAAAAY longer. )

it turned out pretty cute. but so did the baby. ;)

*edited: tutorial for the ruffle bum is here. along with applique instructions and tips*

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of girliness

it's been a long time since i used a purse. and i mean a LONG time. i've been so accustomed to carrying around just a cigarette case with my cards, but it seems like i always need more things/space/etc. so when i saw this sweet little mustard number, i couldnt resist. should be good for diapers, wipes, and a credit card. amongst other things.

jonas insisted on carrying it during the store. at that point, it became a man bag, not a purse.

overheard: Hey! Cinderella, you can marry Belle!
(not by the girl...)

when putting on our shoes to go to the store:
Hey mia! you want to wear your glass slippers?

i too enjoy sleeping with one eye open.

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about time..

i figured it was probably about time for a new header, seeming as how it isnt fall (i bypassed winter entirely) and we have another member in our family. whaddya think?

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