randoms

 

There is no rhyme or reason to any of this. Jumbled thoughts, jumbled mind. Littered with sweet photographs and random thoughts.

Enjoy.

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I have issues pertaining to coffee. My husband has lived it. If the coffee is not made right in the mornings, it must be re-brewed. I can’t start a day off on bad coffee!

 

my girl and her deep brown eyes 

I don’t like medicine. Of any kind. I avoid taking it at all costs. I use this same ideology with my baby. She gets medicine every. single. day. It hurts my heart.

 

desert winter 

I recently read that there was a straightener out there better than the CHI. I feel like I am missing out on something. I need this to be substantiated. I can’t believe it.

 

Everyone is raving about the Maybelline Baby Lips. I find it pasty and weird. Back to my expensive lip glosses!

 

 

My baby brother got married this weekend. I wished I could be there, but their May 2013 wedding ceremony will be splendid, along with photography shot by yours truly! I think they are both real cuties and I’m excited to capture them on their best day ever.

 

 

Grammy is sad because she can’t talk Face Time with Paisley because the second we connect, Pea either says “dah?” (dog) or “Poppa?”. She doesn’t even get a respectable ‘hello’ before she has to go gallivanting around the house to find the dog or “Poppa”.

 

 

We had a home inspection on the house we are soon to own this weekend. It went great, with only minor issues to report. Paisley picked out her room, too. Can’t wait to start mood boards for her big-girl room! It’s fun to see how different our agendas are when considering moving: my husband is dreaming of huge vegetable gardens, building covered patios, and growing grass. I’m thinking of how I can organize my closet and how much bathroom counter space I’ll have.

 

 

The idea of owning a home gives my husband and I a knot in our throats. We have just realized there is no window coverings on anything. ($cha-ching!$) Not even a tool bench. I guess we’ll make do since it’s new and OURS! :)

 

 

Back to the normal shenanigans of the work week. Packing to do this weekend. Still don’t understand why we have so much crap.

 

 

By the way- my daughter has tricks now. She runs, she says no, she falls of of things on purpose, I’m sure so that I will carry her on my hip for the next hour. She even cons me into diaper changes because she knows she’ll get a few sucks on her precious ‘baboo’. She’s getting cuter, smarter, and more mischievous every day.

Help me.

 

big and little

 

My little brother is um…not so little.

 

In fact, he’s ginormous compared to our little family. When he came to visit, Pea was downright apprehensive about him for a while.

 

 

I understand how it can be awkward.

 

 

It must be hard being the shortest person around. In fact, Paul has long been the littlest one around. Then he grew a foot.

 

  

We always wonder how she find the smallest things on the ground and hands them to us.

 

 

But even though she’s the shortest, she wins at every game she plays.

 

 

I have a feeling that won’t be the case for very long. My husband will surely try to beat her in a few years at everything. I’ll have to separate them.

 

 

In the end, her big ol’ uncle managed to come down to her level.

 

 

She rewarded him with a few kisses goodbye and arms reached out a few times to be held. I think she liked the view from up there.

 

instagram sunday

 

 

Believe it or not, I have actually been so busy that I haven’t had too much time to take photos. I’m even behind on my DVR shows (never happens!) because of the exhausting week I’ve had. The Bachelor CANNOT wait!

and…

We are buying a house! Which means moving…which means going crazy. More on all that later.

 

 

A postcard from Paris from my MIL. Amazing!

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She’s wearing my bra while watching T.V.

 

 

I had to because her hair is so long and crazy in the back. Aren’t they cute? :)

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Congrats to my baby brother and his new bride!

 

 

A weekend breakfast (in a perfect world, I could have put eggs, ham, and cheese inside this biscuit! …I can’t because of this)

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Her second favorite breakfast

 

 

Let’s get real here- I see a skunk

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a goose.

This shit is not for kids.

[uncle goose lowercase blocks]

we ate cereal for dinner the other night

Breakfast for dinner has to be the best thing ever. My girl loves cereal with milk- in a bowl, like a grown up. But the only problem is that it’s a HUGE mess. The spoon doesn’t always make it to her mouth in time and her hands end up in the bowl way too often. Instead of having a panic attack, I decided to just go with it this time.

For me, this is just as hard as watching her pick up handfuls of sand outside, letting her make a big mess during bath time, and letting her put things away without immediately intervening to do it the “right” way.

Unexpected mother stuff…

instagram sunday

 

 

 

Drinking smoothies on a Sunday afternoon

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Rocking the piano at a friend’s house

 

 

Watching videos of herself when she was young[er] :)

 

 

She will eat her weight in blueberry pancakes!

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Morning jammie walk with daddy

 

 

Trip to the drugstore

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Yes, she’s wearing a bib because she still has molars coming in and they are causing her to drool like crazy!

 

 

I was inspired by Katie this week and decided to do a voluminous pony tail for work

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She got one too for school this day. See it?

pushing and pulling

Life with a toddler is just that; she pushes while I’m pulling.

While trying to dress her, she is twisting and rolling.

Baths are just frustrating while I’m hunched over the toilet trying to keep a slippery baby from swimming away, while trying to get her clean, my pants have become soaked and my hair is frizzing and tickling my nose.

I say she’s done with her meal as she is squishing it between her fingers, she cries when I take her plate away.

12 to 18 months
Early in the second year of life, the adventure of self-discovery truly begins. This is a time of astounding transformation from helplessness to independence. As a result, it's also a period of extreme mood swings and troubling behaviors. But understanding the reasons behind your toddler's actions can help you survive this tumultuous period.

 

Good thing she’s so GOSH DARN cute.

instagram sunday

 

 

 

more reasons why I love my hunny:

fresh baked bread on the weekends

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Pioneer Woman’s broccoli cheese soup (we added ham and potatoes)

 

 

valentines day in my house

 

 

some kid tried to bite a chunk out of my daughter two times this week. She’s so tough.

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NEED COFFEE to get through the work week. On that note, I want to be back in Hawaii. Second honeymoon, here we come!

 

 

from my mommy, heaven in two bites

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at the Dr. for a follow up for her ears, in which we got the bad news that she may have to have tubes put in very soon :(

 

 

Pea’s classroom decorations that I LOVED

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Valentine’s Day party at her school

 

 

A new addition to my Starbucks City  Mug collection (thanks dad!)

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my girl’s valentine’s bag was decorated with her (now seemingly huge) handprints

 

 

My Valentine got me BEAUTIFUL flowers

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it’s always a good day when your Birchbox comes