What I Want

This week’s is What I Want
I want to be able to sleep like this:

Or this:

Or even this!

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The Baby is Five

Sweetheart turned five years old this week. It’s hard to believe the baby of the family is so big.

She is a remarkable little girl. I’ve called her my sweetheart since she was born, because she’s practically edible, she’s so sweet.

9 months
She’s always been a little clown. She does whatever she can to get a laugh.

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Theme Thursday - Perfection

Saturday we had the perfect weather to go downtown Washington D.C. to see the Cherry Blossoms in full bloom. They were absolutely beautiful and we had the perfect day as a family!

These are all SOOC, because that’s all I have time for today. I don’t know that I’d done much to them anyway!
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Ode to Gluttony

I try to teach virtuosity,
But the world is against me.
Only in this overindulged country
Do they reward kids for gluttony.
Eating much is the name of the game
To get your picture on the wall of fame.
Many others have done the same,
But I only have myself to blame.
For my daughter’s desire for the award
Of getting her face on [...]

Wordless Wednesday - Bubble Girl

I took this when we visited family last spring. Princess was the best at making the big bubbles at the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum. She was soaked but was so engrossed in her creations that she didn’t care.

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This Day, 9 Years Ago

February 23, 1999
I became a mother.

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Then

Now

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Then Now

*Seven* Rocks

My middle daughter turned seven yesterday. And it was all about Hannah Montana. The 3D movie of the concert opened yesterday. Obviously just for our Princess. Silly me, I thought it was like any other movie and waited until a week before to look for tickets. Good one. Apparently they were on sale for awhile, [...]