-Ryen
February 28, 2009
February 24, 2009
Getting Her Crawl On
It's official. We have a crawler. Ally has some mad rolling skills, but just yesterday she decided to "get her crawl on." She got up on her hands and knees and the next thing I knew- BAM! She was taking her first little crawling steps. She just started sitting up on her own over the past couple weeks and is still a bit wobbly. She has also just recently started to really laugh. She can roll like nobody's business. Now this. *sniff sniff* My baby is growing up!
In other news, for you digital scrappers out there, Shabby Princess has released her newest free kit. I always look forward to those. You can snag it here.
In other other news, I have been a bad blogger lately. Sorry for the short and infrequent posts and the lack of commenting. I've been crazy busy! Besides the usual family stuff, I have been working like mad to get everything ready for the launch of my website. I am SO excited about it though! More on that to come...
February 22, 2009
February 15, 2009
Blessed.
After a week of hearing Madelyn ask if it was valen time, it finally was. I remember loving Valentine's Day when I was a kid. From the parent's perspective, it is still fun, but WAY more work. Good heck! The cupcakes, the goodies, the cards, the class parties... it's enough to make your head spin. Despite all of the hard work (or perhaps because of it) we had a seriously fun loooove day. I feel truly blessed to have four valentines to smooch on. :)
I've been thinking a lot lately about how important it is to be mindful of our blessings now... in the moment. It's easy to look back and see how blessed we were, but at the time we only saw the dishes to be washed and diapers to be changed. A little boy in Madelyn's class passed away. I keep thinking about his seat being empty when I take her to school again and about the little valentine we made for him-that all of the children made for him, but he will never see. I keep thinking about his mother. I ache for her. With her in mind, I cannot be angry when my children make messes and don't clean them up. I can't be frustrated when they forget to wash their hands or turn the TV up too loud. Each sticky kiss and delighted giggle lingers in my heart a little longer than before. I've let my kids have two cupcakes when I would normally only let them have one. I've taken them on walks that lasted a little longer and read them stories a little more slowly. I've held their perfect faces in my hands and looked into their beautiful eyes as I have said, "I love you with all of my heart" with all of my heart. May I never forget how blessed I am.
February 7, 2009
He's here!
I captured this bit of video when Sonny came to the door. I hope you can hear what Ryen says because it is priceless! I asked her what she had there (meaning her flower) and she answered, "My handsome prince!" talking about her dad. I love it.
A Date With Daddy #2
Ryen had the time of her life during her special date tonight. She was so cute waiting for Sonny to come to the door. I laughed at how overflowing with anticipation she was as she fluttered back and forth between the window and door. I know Ryen will always remember this.
A Date With Daddy #1
Ryen, Madelyn, and Ally are so lucky to have Sonny for a dad. Ry brought a note home from school about a daddy-daughter dance. My first reaction was to chuck it, but then I started thinking about Ryen. How much would she love this? So, we coughed up $20 and sent in the registration. The big dance is tonight. But what about Madelyn? We gave her a whole list of things she could do with Sonny and she chose to go get a manicure- no surprise there. She is girly to the core, that one! I don't know a lot of men that would take their daughters for a mani, but Sonny did... and he did it lovingly. I don't think I will ever forget how excited Maddie was waiting at the top of the stairs for her daddy to ring that doorbell. She was absolutely beaming all night. My husband is awesome.
February 3, 2009
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