Mommin' It Up!

August 22, 2008

Three Magic Words. Okay, Four.

A drool-covered Sophie (she is teething soooo hard right now!) climbs up on the couch and then onto my lap. She stands up, and plays with my hair a little bit. Then she wraps both her soft little arms around my neck, presses her drooly cheek against mine, and says: “Eyelowyeeewwww. Eyelowyeeewwww.”

I love you. She just started saying it this week, and it’s the sweetest thing ever. Makes my heart melt every time.

Guess what else she finally started saying this week, at the ripe old age of 21 months?

Mommy.

Finally!

She loves me and she says my name!

It’s been a pretty good week around here.

August 17, 2008

Weekly Winners August 10-16: Virginia Vacation Two!

Hosted By Sarcastic Mom

I just got back last night from my vacation to my parents’ house in Virginia (same place I went in June) and I have over 350 pictures to sort through, so here are just a few of my favorite shots from this past week! Hopefully I can share some more with you next week!

I’ll start out with the beauty in nature that surrounds their home.

This is the view from my parents’ porch:

Here is the view from the Buena Vista outlook off the Blue Ridge parkway, less than 5 minutes from my parents:

Otter Creek, just a few more miles down the Blue Ridge Parkway:

Deer eating corn in my parents’ front yard (my dad puts it out for them):

And now, some of the beautiful people that were there!

My parents. They are pretty much the cutest ever. My mom’s reaction when I showed her this picture was “Aww. We love each other!”

My little Sophie enjoying a ride on the porch swing and some cheezy puffs:

Joshua’s own cheezy puff face was pretty adorable too I think!

For some reason, Soph was playing with the tire on our friends’ truck. Then she caught sight of her reflection and showed herself some love!

More pics to come! Hope you enjoyed these. For more great photos, go say hi to Lotus at Sarcastic Mom and check out all the other Weekly Winners participants!

August 14, 2008

Vacation = Relaxation and Sleep Deprivation?

This week Bobby and I and the kids are at my parents’ summer house in Virginia, high atop a mountain. My parents had to go back to Ohio this morning because my dad, a teacher, has to go back to work. Fortunately, we brought my BFF Luanne and her family with us for entertainment. 🙂 And we are having a great time! We are relaxing and going out on outings, cooking and eating meals together, and just enjoying down time. It’s great not having to worry about schedules and paying bills and keeping commitments. What’s not great is that since we’re not home, we’re not getting much sleep!

It’s kind of funny, but this week I’ve realized that there is no such thing as vacation when you have little kids. Sophie doesn’t sleep well away from home, which means I don’t either. Of course neither her nor Joshua wants to sleep in past seven! There’s just too much to do and see! So Bobby and I have been taking turns getting up early with them – but after nights staying up late watching movies and playing games with our friends, we are both pretty pooped!

Ah well, maybe in 3 or 4 years, we can make Joshua get Sophie’s breakfast and put on a video while we go back to sleep. Until then, we’ll just have to come home from vacation tired. It’s worth it to get away from it all. I’m just glad I’ve taken so many pictures to help me remember the details! ‘Cause to be honest, yesterday is kind of fuzzy already!