Observations By C

"Frogs would be perfect if they didn't pee on you when you pick them up."

Can't argue with that logic :)

High As The Sky

C has figured out the skill of swinging himself "high as the sky!"  He gets so excited - LOVE it! :)

What A Girl Will Do For a Cute Helmet

J promised G the new bike helmet of her choice if she learned to ride her bike without training wheels.

And learn she did...

And in a dress to boot :)

She was promptly taken to the nearest Target and picked out a most fabulous new bike helmet!

Nappy-Time

I LOVE naps - have for as long as I can remember.  In my mind there is few greater treats than a little afternoon siesta!  G seems to share my affection for naps as she is almost 4 years old and still regularly takes an afternoon nap. 

A few days ago, I went to wake her up and found this (I wish I could have captured it all in one picture, but my camera lens isn't wide enough)...

To the right of the bed...

To the left of the bed...

In the bed (pardon the blurriness - she woke up right after I snapped this shot.  I guess I am not the most stealthy photographer :)...

...everyone's all tucked in for a nice-long-nap :)

A Special Delivery

G loves to check the mail!  Everyday (including Sundays) I will hear "Mommy, can I please check the mail?"  at least once :)

She was DELIGHTED to find a package of her very own waiting in the mailbox!

A good friend from church made G a doll baby blanket with a matching hair bow.  Though she could have easily given it to us at church, she suspected that G might enjoy receiving the package in the mail.  Boy was she was right! :)

Truth be told this baby doll blanket encouraged me at least as much as it did G!  When we opened this package on Valentine's eve.  I was UP TO MY EYEBALLS in our nutty DIY project.  Our house was turned upside down and inside out - literally.  I'd spent the entire day painting and was nowhere near being done in time for the flooring guy to start on time in a few short days.  J was out of town on work for the week.  I'd just realized that C needed a Valentine's mailbox for school the next day and I was fresh out of shoe boxes! 

Overall, there was a definite lack of Valentine Spirit in our house and the Mommy-Guilt was running high!  Then enters this package that my sweet friend made and went to the trouble to mail.  (Am I the only one who HATES setting foot in the post office?!? Talk about thoughtful! :)  Those pictures above, they weren't manufactured, G was really THAT excited!  We both felt loved on!  

C wasn't left out - another very dear friend offered to drive over a shoe box once she learned of my mailbox dilemma.  She showed up minutes later with shoe box and Valentine's cookies in hand.  SWEET...doesn't get any better than cookies delivered to your door, does it?!?

We spent the rest of the evening wrapping and decorating C's mailbox.  It was a good night! :)

Queen For A Day

C's class hosted a Fairy Tale Ball several weeks ago.

I was cordially invited

We dressed up

I received a corsage:

And a crown of flowers

Was serenaded by all the Knights and Ladies of the court (don't want to post pictures of other people's kids)

And was presented with a portrait drawn by my sweet boy :) 

I could get used to being Queen!!! :)

Toothless!

C was STOKED to be the first kid to lose a tooth AT school (in his PB&J to be exact)!  

You can just see the excitement written all over his face :)