jumping the gun

today was the first warm day of the year

and these kids cannot wait to swim outdoors

I wish I could bring myself to tell them it's still going to be a few months...

out and about

I ran errands with my sweet girl today

we're getting ready for our annual girl's oscar party

flowers, movies star shades, chocolates, etc.

she had a lot to say

"mom, do you know that you're famous?"

good to know. i had no idea!

and "when can I get those things on my teeth?"

what things?

"you know those shiny things where you can change the colors?"

(thank goodness she was not talking about a grill)

how does she know about braces? and changing colors?

I can see her checking out the big kids at the dentist office

this child is definitely a watcher

we also happened upon a VW bug

something I've been trying to get a photo of forever

they come in a beautiful blue/grey/green color

I love color but a name for this one alludes me

(it's a tad more green and grey than in this shot)

I've been looking for it for a long time

it's the perfect color for my bedroom walls

so we snapped a shot and headed to the paint store

we settled on tranquility for the bedroom and beehive for the kitchen

I think I'm getting close to deciding

as we got close to home she asked,

"are we getting back into our territory?"

spoken like a girl who usually spends her days fighting battles with her brothers

thank goodness for our girl time!

Eden Adelaide

New eyes awaken.

I send Love's name into the world with wings

And songs grow up around me like a jungle.

Choirs of all creatures sing the tunes

Your Spirit played in Eden.

— Thomas Merton

Welcome to our newest cousin.

We are so glad to make your acquaintance,

enthralled by all your beautiful little parts,

admire your already strong spirit

and can't wait to get to know you more!

Happy Birthday, Ba!

We don't know what we'd do without you!

We hope you have another wonderful year!

and thank you for the cake, auntie!

not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach

ATTENTION!
IF YOU DO NOT LIKE BLOOD PLEASE DO NOT SCROLL DOWN!

this morning my sweet daughter's nose looked something like this

it will never look like this again

because by late afternoon it looked kind of like this

and by the time she went to bed a lot like this