Wednesday, June 2, 2010

May

Wow; I can't believe it's been a month since I posted.  May was SO, SO busy for us:

Lots of fun outings

Lots of playing with plants and working outside

Lots of celebrating

A little bit of travel

And a whole lot of fun!

I'll be posting bunches of pics and details over the coming days as there are too many things to share in just one post!

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

They're here!!!

I got home last night to find TWO packages waiting for me.  Can you believe both of these arrived on the same day??



Could a girl get more lucky?  I'm so excited I'm reading them both at the same time.  And even though I bought them for myself, it kinda feels like an early birthday present.

Busy sewing, sewing, sewing.  Hopefully I'll actually have something to show soon. :)

Monday, April 26, 2010

A Week in the Life - Friday - Sunday

Friday

She's always so happy in the morning; love that. :)

Julia "helping" Ada look at the camera.  I kept forgetting to take pictures when I picked her up at daycare this week, so this was all I got.  Ada kept crawling off camera...

At the first Twin Cities Suburban Modern Quilt Guild meeting; this is one of my favorite shots of the day - one that I know I'll love seeing later and a true "everyday life" moment that I normally wouldn't capture.

Saturday

It's 7 am and Ada is up and ready to play; Mama is off camera slumped in the recliner wishing for another snooze.  Love the jammies.  The "toy" she's playing with is a plastic dice game container that she loves to put things into and then she loves to take them out.  Over and over; pure concentration for minutes on end.

A cool, rainy day.  We stayed inside.

Actually lying still for her diaper change. Love the foot-grabbing that she's into now...at least until it's time to try to put the new diaper on.

Another favorite activity.  She LOVES to see what's going on outside.  Another bonus of this picture? Capturing those cute little pants. :)

Hanging out watching Sesame Street.  She now has to hold/eat the case while she watches.  Lots of blurry pictures on Saturday; this girl does NOT sit still for long.

Papa and Ada heading to Menard's.  A nice break for Mama, and a chance to clean while they were out.

Clean diapers; soon to be strewn across the floor.  Ada does an excellent job of helping with the laundry. :)

Afternoon snack.

Aunt Jenny came over to play with Ada so Mama could sew, and stayed for supper.

Sunday

Ada was NOT happy that I left her upstairs by herself for a couple minutes.  Actually reaching through the posts is a first for her, and a big-time no-no; busted!

Poor thing; it's hard to scold her with a straight face when she's being so cute.

More cleaning; another wet and windy day outside.


And more laundry.

Posing for a picture while skyping with Gramma and Grandpa.  Ada was almost constantly on the move, but would come up to them every few minutes and say "Hi!" as if she hadn't talked to them in months.

The only family portrait of the week.

Grocery / supper run.  Also the only time I left the house this weekend.

Trying to escape pajamas and bed time.  It didn't work. :)

I made it!!  Feeling really good about this project this year; it's the first time I actually remembered to take pictures and journal every day.  Phase 2: Finding time to put it together in an album.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

A Week in the Life - Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday

Being silly w/ Papa in the morning.

Potato cheesy bites; so not healthy but so tasty.

Playing with my voile solids; have I mentioned lately how much I LOVE this fabric?


Blizzards BOGO for 25 cents!! Mine was Snickers, his was Oreo.

Thursday




Pansies waiting to be planted.

First mowing of the season; the green patches in the garden are green onions that came back from last year - yum.

Most days now she has to put the spoon in her mouth herself; she does a surprisingly good job. :)

Our after-dinner walk.

And lots of budding, growing plants in the yard:





The tub is one of her favorite spots right now; she checks it out multiple times every day, dropping toys in, reaching for the faucet, taking all the washcloths out of the basket...


So happy it was bath night.

And all wrapped up afterward.

Catching up on blog reading after she's in bed.