six months ago

six months ago today lucy arrived and turned our comfortable family of three into a perfect foursome.  
this was then:
(uncle erin took this, and i shall treasure it always)
and this is now:

she’s changed so much.  some days i crave her tiny, newborn self…the sweet baby girl who curled up on my chest to nap and [...]

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spring was here…for a day

we got a little taste of what spring will be like on tuesday of this week.  the temperature was in the 70s, the sun was shining, and all was right in the world.  we decided to forgo naptime in favor of playing outside, and it was such a good decision!  leslie and lucy played on [...]

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disney on ice

this morning, leslie, ma, and i went to disney on ice.  we sat in the front row.  i think it was possibly the best day of leslie’s life.  and, i admit, this mommy got totally teary-eyed when mickey and friends came skating out of the castle and leslie’s eyes almost popped out of her head. [...]

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worst mother of the year award

wednesday was a rough day around here, and i’m pretty sure that if they gave a ‘worst mother of the year’ award i could be in the running!  after leslie’s nap, she was grumpy and whiny and wanted animal crackers in a ‘teeny tiny bowl’ while she watched ‘little einsteins.’  we usually don’t watch tv [...]

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and one for aunt bridget…

“dear god,
thank you for sandra boynton and the hippopotamus.  but not the armadillo.
amen.”
where’s aunt bridget?

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an update…for uncle erin

i’ve been meaning to update for a while, but life has gotten in the way.  i’m not sure that’s a bad thing though.  it’s nice to be so caught up in tiny princesses, home repairs, family gatherings, and small group meetings that everything else (blog included) becomes secondary.  we had a busy february, and it [...]

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