just wanted to give everyone an
extra smile today!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Nana & Grandaddy ...
first of all, I've decided that maybe my logic behind spelling it as Granddaddy was off ... and maybe it really should be spelled as Grandaddy??? but that is so beside the point! anyhow, my parents are here and I'm going to fix up a post and have it all ready - then I'll publish it once they've gone back home.
September 1 ~
my dad had gone up with Liam at nap time and ended up having a nice little nap ... Liam, on the other hand, never did go to sleep and had come down stairs and by nearly 4pm was playing video games. it was then that my dad came down and said "where's the trickster?". I assumed he was talking about Liam and told him he was in the garage, then he said "I was going to do that to him". I guess the plan was to lay with Liam until he fell asleep, but it seems "the charmer" was charmed and instead, Liam laid with grandaddy until he fell asleep! once grandaddy was asleep Liam was free to continue with his playing and such. oh so funny!!!
September 2 ~
so it's our fun friday night with our best buddies (love you R. family - you're the bestest) and the kids started dressing up, they have lots of fun with all our dress up clothes. Liam dressed up as a transformer. Nana asked him if he was her lovely and at first he said, "no, I'm a transformer" ... then she said (with a sad voice) "awww, you're not my lovely any more" and I guess he changed his mind, cause then he said "I'm your lovely transformer". it was just so sweet and cute!
and, that's about as far as I got before everything became a blur of fun! in fact, we were so busy either running around or just relaxing at home, that I never even pulled out my camera for pics with Nana and/or Grandaddy ... how sad is that! the below pic is it. I mean, it. I know - shame on me.
but, we all had a great time together, and that's what really counts in the end. we shopped, we visited friends, I had a built in nanny and didn't have to take the littles to the school - boy do I miss that! so, yah - here I am, finally posting this and my parents left two weeks ago!!!
September 1 ~
my dad had gone up with Liam at nap time and ended up having a nice little nap ... Liam, on the other hand, never did go to sleep and had come down stairs and by nearly 4pm was playing video games. it was then that my dad came down and said "where's the trickster?". I assumed he was talking about Liam and told him he was in the garage, then he said "I was going to do that to him". I guess the plan was to lay with Liam until he fell asleep, but it seems "the charmer" was charmed and instead, Liam laid with grandaddy until he fell asleep! once grandaddy was asleep Liam was free to continue with his playing and such. oh so funny!!!
September 2 ~
so it's our fun friday night with our best buddies (love you R. family - you're the bestest) and the kids started dressing up, they have lots of fun with all our dress up clothes. Liam dressed up as a transformer. Nana asked him if he was her lovely and at first he said, "no, I'm a transformer" ... then she said (with a sad voice) "awww, you're not my lovely any more" and I guess he changed his mind, cause then he said "I'm your lovely transformer". it was just so sweet and cute!
and, that's about as far as I got before everything became a blur of fun! in fact, we were so busy either running around or just relaxing at home, that I never even pulled out my camera for pics with Nana and/or Grandaddy ... how sad is that! the below pic is it. I mean, it. I know - shame on me.
Zoey's got crazy hair - from her pony tail!
she's adoring Nana and her jewelry!
but, we all had a great time together, and that's what really counts in the end. we shopped, we visited friends, I had a built in nanny and didn't have to take the littles to the school - boy do I miss that! so, yah - here I am, finally posting this and my parents left two weeks ago!!!
Friday, September 23, 2011
little miss happy
I feel the need to begin by being sure to take down that Zoey is not happy 24/7.
(and I have the pictures to prove it, in fact - some are on this blog!)
it's a common misconception, apparently, that children with defects
(especially down syndrome) are somehow just happy little things non-stop.
*I've even heard one mom say it's as though people believe that our children lack
the mental ability to be anything but happy - I had never thought of it that way, but ok*
key word: misconception.
Zoey is by no means some little person that lacks the capability to be unhappy, moody, ornery,
even defiant - in her own subtle way. that being said, it is true that our little princess -like our
other children at this age- is a generally happy girl. and I'm thankful for that.
I'm thankful for the afternoon I plopped her in her clip-on chair while I did dishes,
and ended up having to stop for a mini photo shoot, because: the girl is CUTE!
and she was totally posing for me too, I tell ya - hollywood would be lucky to have this little angel!
so,here are a few photos of my sweet, sparkling, happy little baby girl!
Thursday, September 22, 2011
the play room ...
here's a few photos of the playroom as of August ... there's been some more progress in there since, so you're sure to be seeing more photos in the future! it's sort of one of those ever evolving rooms.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
crunch, crunch ...
just for fun, a couple of photos of Zoey eating her first ritz crackers! they're a family favorite of my hubby and his mom and he decided to let Zoey try one last month - she loved it! no problems at all, either, with biting and chewing! yay!
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
first day of school - 2011
I can't believe it, but the kids have been in school for almost a month
already - crazy! and, despite my desperate longing to homeschool, I think
that it was a good choice for us at this point! there, I said it.
the year is going well so far too!
both kids are enjoying their classes and doing well.
first and fifth grade - crazy! where has the time gone???
(bottom photo: February 2005)
Monday, September 19, 2011
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