Dawson

This is our buddy Dawson.

Does anyone know how to remove hair with Photoshop? I was cooking dinner for my friend Amy and myself when these two spontaneously broke into giggles! This picture is almost perfect! That darn hair!

Amy and I took Lil and D to an Easter egg hunt today. Can you say disappointment? Basically they threw a bunch of candy out on a big lawn and had all the kids line up to wait for a whistle to blow. And then chaos ensued. Lily and Dawson just watched from the sidelines.

I was really sad. :(

Yet another demonstration of my child's dare devil:

Can you see the big knot on Lil's forehead? She was pitching a fit this afternoon and slammed her head against the floor. Put a quick stop to that tantrum. She isn't even two yet!

100!

Here we are... at official post one hundred!

Just 265 more post to go.

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I'm just playing. Thanks to you guys for reading my random thoughts. (see yesterday's post) And thanks for the comments and advice when I need it.

Even though I know there are many lurkers out there, I still love you.

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I have no words.

In

Not only does Lily like to be "in," she also likes to put all kinds of various things in.

You should see me hunting for my chapsticks.

It's me, Sara

I just wanted to say hi. And talk about me for a minute.

(Btw, I know the little archive thingy says this is my 100th post, but it's only day 98... there were a couple of days in there where I had a lot to say.)

I watched Oprah yesterday, did you? I probably shouldn't have. The episode was called The Truth About Motherhood. All these ladies were talking about how hard being a mom is, and having to reinvent themselves after having a child, and all the things no one told them about motherhood before hand.

While I was watching I was torn in two different directions. I could relate to the difficult days and the learning curve stuff. But I am also really happy being a mom, and a stay-at-home-mom at that. I don't feel like I've had to reinvent myself. I don't feel like I had to give up my identity. Yeah, I've given stuff up... like teaching... or being able to make more than three stops on any given outing. And I have made adjustments to my schedule for nap-time and feedings. But ultimately, I am really enjoying just being with my little girl, watching her change and grow. I am her teacher now.

(I'm sure I'm not saying anything terribly coherent, and I am certain there is a point in there somewhere, but it's probably not very clear. I wish I could tell stories, like Niki, or write in clear thoughts, like Beth, or with beautiful sentences, like Linda.)

I do have to say, all the time I spend at home with Lil is super nice for making messes. And with Jacob out, it's all the messier since I don't have to put my sewing machine away. ever.

Speaking of messes, wait... I think I mean craftiness. I am contemplating (read: dreaming of) starting up an etsy shop. I like being the Craft Maven, lol, and making things. And my girlfriends are always telling me, "you could sell those!" (whatever those are) I'm trying to figure out what it is that I want to sell. Of all my creations you have seen me post, is there anything you think people would buy?

Maybe I'm just blowing smoke.

Maybe I should just stick to being a dreamer. :)

Dare Devil

My kid has no fear. She climbs magazine racks at the library. She pushes her doll stroller up against the desk chair to give herself a boost. She boldly steps off of curbsides as if she had been walking longer than a week and a half.

I need to get video for you, but as soon as I get the camera out she attacks... I have several videos of her rushing the camera and they all end in a great big face.

Today she tried to climb into her friend Michaela's stroller while we were out shopping.

I routinely find her in situations like this:

At least she decided to hold on to something....

On a side note, I went to Once Upon a Child today. I found a pair of Stride Rite tennis shoes in size five that I couldn't pass up. They were ten dollars, and Stride Rite's are not cheep! Lil has been wearing pink Converse in size four, but I tried the SR's on her in the store and she took off without any problems.

I got home and felt a little bad... was I making my baby walk in too big shoes b/c I am cheap? So I went online and printed out Stride Rite's sizing chart. One of her feet is a 4.5 and the other is a five!

Are little people feet supposed to grow so fast!?

Belated Birthday

Jacob and Lily on Easter Sunday. Lily was 11 days old.

Happy Birthday Uncle Jacob! A day late. :( But only on the blog... we did call him yesterday.

If I recount correctly this year was the first time in seventeen years (Jake turned seventeen!) that I was not there for my brother's birthday. I went to college two hours away from my parents home so there was no excuse for missing birthdays six through nine. And then I moved back in with my parents when I was teaching at Christian Brothers, so there was really no excuse to miss ten through thirteen. In 2006 I was in California for most of the month of April putting the finishing touches on my "big" wedding; we planned for me to fly in on his fourteenth birthday so as not to miss it. 2007's birthday looked like this:

And this:

And last year I had Lily in California and we didn't leave for Georgia until the day after Jake's birthday. (which oddly enough would be one year ago today)

Once again, I digress.

We love you Jake! Happy Birthday!