Our new adventures: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

mini-Matisse

Never turn your back on a toddler with paint. Not even for a minute! :)

Time-out

Reason #217

Don't whip your sister with a fisher-price stethoscope.

after gymnastic class moves

The girls completely enjoy their Tuesday gymnastics class at Sharp's! If only I was that flexible!

Our baby now is officially sleeping in her "big girl" bed after many fretful nights in her crib during the past month. The transition so far has been so easy. I was prepared to whip out the supernanny technique if she was to get out and her sisters now have bigger beds so she can snuggle with them during the witching hours...but she is okay. She has a pretty early morning wake-up call but that beats the screaming in the middle of the night. Lady-bug pillow pet, bubba, minnie and daisy, a cup of water, snuggle, a smooch and a piggy kiss (which always makes her giggle) and lights out...with the door open per her request.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

{This is Our Life} 4.52 {A different perspective}

A short jaunt to 100 acres

Our niece and future nephew came for a visit this past weekend. The girls absolutely had a blast with John and Jill and so did we.

This is my perspective when I see the girls, standing up with my 50 mm lens.

My perspective:

ornery, mischievious, loving, snuggler, cuddler, sneaky and sweet

My perspective:

curious, opportunistic, driven, passionate, sensitive, petite, and funny

My perspective:

honest, loving, innocent, friendly, hugger, giving, and hardworker

(and yes, she is that tall!)

Juliette seemed to find the dress-up clothes all on her own as it once was a favorite of her bigger sisters and was given up months and months ago. Juliette changed her sister's perspective on how much fun being a princess can be..especially when you have 3.

So, so soon those feet will touch the floor...she won't let me pick out these awesome turquoise converse sneakers for her to wear and our crumb ridden floor might actually be clean for more then 5 minutes.

If all people could live according to a Valentine's bag of sweet tarts...wouldn't our perspective drastically improve?

My little Juliette who at 2 is so literal, so fearful at times, and nothing you say or do can change it. I hope to change this perspective on all that is scary in the world for her.

Many toddlers don't care where the picture starts and the scribbles end. Much like Allie she likes to stay in the lines.

Friday, January 18, 2013

{This is Our life} 3.52 {This makes me wish I could freeze time}

Don't we all wish we could freeze time? The moments the kids are playing harmoniously together, the giggles and grins, the chubby toes, the adoration in their eyes, the fun family vacations that you never want to end, and so on and so on...and then there are the times that you can't wait for bedtime, the school project to be over next week, the cries to be held in the middle of the night because you just want uninterrupted sleep. Time. We want it back, we want it to go faster, we want it to freeze. It seems like we can't ever have enough of it especially when you are a mom and you see it go blazingly by.

I know in 20 years this is a time I will want to go back to. My 7 year old who's beautiful soul grounds me, my 5 year old's passion moves me, and my 2 year old is a perfect balance of independence and needing me.

Freeze time when you are your child's most favorite jungle gym.

Freeze time when videos and pictures will never be enough as you can't feel the touch of their soft hands in yours as they stare in wonder when you turn the screen around so they can watch themselves.