A fashion icon in the making

My big boy has learned to dress himself and even prefers to select his own clothing.  Here is a sneak preview of tonight’s church outfit. 

 

Divine don’t you think?

There’s freedom in pairing plaids and stripes and, honestly, the orientation of ones shirt is merely a matter of preference.  No?

I really couldn’t criticize one element of this little outfit.  Of course, I got stuck on those fluffy cheeks and that proud little smile. 

We’re almost ready to roll and will be out of here just as soon as we find his firefighter boots!

Happy 5th Birthday, Baby Girl!

 

Five years ago today I was in the hospital and I was crazy nervous about the new little girl I was about to meet.  If only I had known how special she would be.

She has a heart that is twice as big as her little body and almost as big as her smile.  She’s obsessed with animals of every kind and would save them all (in her bedroom) if we gave her the chance.  She is already more than I had hoped for and she is mine.

Let the celebrations begin!

We have hired a nanny!

She is great with the kids, works for next to nothing and is content to sleep in our unfinished basement.  What a deal!

Our only complaint is that she is a little hairy and occasionally has a body odor issue but nobody’s perfect.

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Love means

you never have to sleep alone.

On a scale of 1 to 10

How wrong is it for me to just ease the running stroller into the kitchen after our morning trek?

 

Family Friends

My little princess loves everybody and everything.  It is a fantastic trait and one that I admire in her.  It can, however, complicate life at times.

My husband picked up this little treat in the backyard this morning.

Yep, that’s a little snake.

My sweet girl dashed off and retrieved her Easter basket so that “Mr Snake” would be cozy.  She’s so thoughtful.

She then started to plead her case for keeping the snake as her new pet. She countered every argument we gave and even interjected,  “My friend Jackson has a pet snake.”  Thanks, Jackson. 

She then used the eyes.  Pitiful and unfair!

(Yes, that is Spiderman inspecting the snake.  We roll with the Super crowd.)

Unfortunately, Mommy is fairly immune to the eyes.  My angel was pretty disgusted with my lack of compassion for her new friend, but the  snake had to go. 

We’re talking about a pet fish.

A single photograph

can sometimes sum up an entire day.