You Say Potato...

While getting Louisa dressed this morning, she was holding one of her very favorite things.

I asked her, "Is that your book?" 

She replied, "No. Buh."

Mommy: "BooK."

Louisa: "No. BUH."

Obsessive, Controlling Parent: "BOOK. KUH. KUH. KUH. KUH."

Stubborn, Genius Child: "Kuh. kuh. kuh. kuh. No.... buh."

Fine. Buh it is. 

A Request

Please send prayers/well wishes to this family. Their baby boy has become suddenly and seriously ill.

Friday Flashback

May, 2008

Wordless Wednesday

My Sweet Louisa

Feeling Saucy

This is what happens when you turn your back for 60 seconds on a 2-year-old with a bowl of applesauce. 

Mommy, I can explain.

I blame it on this crazy spoon.

Good Day Sunshine

Yippie!! Spring is here! What a difference a week makes, huh?

Just One More Reason Why I Love Avery

Snow Day - Southern Style

As surprised as we were to see snow here, we were even more surprised to find out that school was cancelled the following day. Being mid-west snow snobs, Charlie and I shook our heads and chuckled at the local panic. C'mon, people, get a grip. This is nothing!

Now THIS is a snow day:

Cousins Paige, Peyton and Talbot playing in the snow with Avery

St Louis, December 2007

Even though there wasn't much snow, we still went into a snow day agenda with full force.  

Sleep in. Eat a late breakfast. Watch cartoons. Lounge. Wii. Lounge. Play dress up. Hairdos. Eat a late lunch (soup, of course). Color. Build a fire. Snuggle under a blanket and watch a movie. Nap. 

We would have gone outside at some point to play in the snow, but it had all melted the night before.

Playing doggies.

Mulan hairdo.

Snow? Really?

 I didn't think I'd see it this winter, but there it was. Snow. Big, wet, happy, sloppy snowflakes.  Avery was simply beside herself. She hasn't seen snow since we moved from the midwest last year and she could not wait to get outside. 

"Hurry, Mom. I need my snow pants!"

"Um...I think you'll be ok, Avery." 

 Surprisingly, it starting sticking, so Avery and her neighbor buddy got out the wheelbarrow and shovels to collect as much as snow as possible. They were absolutely soaked, because it was more like rain than snow, but they had a blast just the same. 

Hello, old friend.

Neighborhood Snow Patrol.

Guess Who Won The Giveaway?

Yippie! Louisa won the cute clippy! A BIG thanks to Kim at Celebrating Everyday Life for having such a fun contest. Be sure to check out her blog for pics of the drawing. Too funny!

We'll be sure to post a pic of Louisa sporting her new barette asap!

Noodling Around

Dear Mr. President

Here is a letter Avery wrote to President Obama as part of a class assignment. These are some hard-hitting questions! 

In case you can't make out this scan, here's the letter in Avery's own words:

Dear Mr. President,

Great job for geting elected! Is it noisy in Washington D.C.? are you going to help G.A. with the drought? can you prtect our country?

good luck.

Sincerely,

Avery

A Giveaway!

This is Vivi Jo. Isn't she adorable?

And how about her cute little hair clippy? Her mom, Kim at Celebrating Everyday Life, is giving away  two of these sweet clips. To enter, just click on the link above to visit her blog and leave a comment. Leave a message on your own blog and you'll be entered twice. Win or not, you'll love seeing the pictures of this beautiful family. Kim has such great style!

And I have turned the COMMENTS back on, so feel free to drop us a note sometime. You don't need to have a blog and you won't have to divulge your SSN or bank account numbers to do so. If you read the blog via email, you'll have to visit the blog to leave a note (just click on the link in the email to get there). I know you're out there, people. I can hear you breathing... : )

Sleeping in (minus the sleeping part)

Why do children view their parents' bed as a playground and their own beds as a torture device?