seriously.february 25

This is what happens when one child (Meredith) throws a bag of powdered sugar at another child (Claire).

AND, even after you scrub the hard floor 5 times, it still has a sticky glaze to it.

(I informed Meredith that I was taking the picture to show Daddy, but I really wanted to blog about it!)

Seriously.

 

favorite.pink.crayon

Setting: Claire and Meredith coloring at the table.

Claire: Mooooom! Meredith just hit me with her favorite color of pink!

one.year

Meredith celebrating her 2nd birthday with Josh's family.

I've officially been blogging for one year! Happy blogday to me!

hair.stylist

This is what your hair looks like when you do it yourself and you're 5! I thought it was pretty good for her first try.

Then, if you can convince your sister to let you do her hair, it will look like this....

You know, I could save myself a good 10 minutes every morning if I let Claire do everyone's hair. Hmmm...you know, I'll have to think about that one. :)

 

crossword.puzzle

Claire was doing a crossword puzzle for fun the other day. She doesn't know how to spell very many words yet, so I was helping her.

#1 across: The place where pizza was first made. 5 letters (not that it matters to someone who can't really spell)

I always have her guess even if I'm pretty sure she won't get it right.

She confidently answered, "Pizza Hut."

Unfortunately, it didn't fit. So, we went with Italy instead.

amelia.9.mo

Look who's drinking out of a sippy cup...my big girl!

Let me start by saying that Mom and Josh can't guess because they already know the answer. Secondly, I'll tell you that she's a complete peanut. Her poor little head isn't growing very quickly. The doctor isn't too concerned because she's doing everything she's supposed to be doing (eating, crawling, almost cruising, babbling, cooking, emailing, driving, etc.). But she did say that if Amelia's head hasn't gotten bigger by her 12 month appointment, she might have to be seen by a neurologist just to make sure that everything is ok.

Josh and I were brainstorming ideas to make her head bigger. We thought about playing a recording of statements through the night to give her a bigger head, such as: Amelia, you're the smartest baby in the world! You crawl better than every other baby we know! You're way stronger than Daddy! ...you know, things to give her a big head. :)

Ok, back to the guessing. Whoever is closest, by Thursday night when I go to bed, you will win! At 6 months, she was 13 pounds 7 ounces....what is she now??? Remember...tag blanket on the line people!!! #2.

it's.alive

....the furnace, that is!!! And there was much rejoicing....seriously.

My favorite furnace man, Judd, came over this afternoon to give us another quote on the new furnace (that will be going in soon, mind you). He peeked at the old one and lead Josh right to the part that needed fixin'. $20 and 10 minutes later, we cheered aloud! So, we're praying that old unfaithful will keep plugging along for a week or two more.

Our house was down to 54 today....too cold for my liking. As I type, I hear the furnace kicking on. I've not heard such a sweet, sweet sound in quite some time!!! And there was more rejoicing!

Thank you, Judd!