February 11, 2011 - "I'm FREE!"

so, my plan was to make chocolate chip pancakes with blueberries & whipped cream for reese's birthday breakfast... however the b-day girl wanted a bagel instead... since we always use the drive-thru at the bagel place, i let her wear her jammies... but of course, she decides she wants to go in...IN HER JAMMIES... more evidence of my true, self-sacrificing love for this precious girl, who is abundantly worth it! ha! ha!♥



daddy, audra, owen and connor met us at incredible pizza for an early lunch (yummy...sarcasm), lots of games and even a go cart ride (her 1st, i think). we had a great time playing games. there's really something for almost everyone there.



the gift she really wanted was a WOODY doll from Toy Story. upon opening BUZZ Christmas morning, she asked where woody was. so, naturally, when she opened woody...she asked where JESSIE was. i also found some really cool dinosaurs from the cartoon Dinosaur Train that she likes. they actually talk to each other...pretty neat. as you can see in the pics, there was no shortage of presents for the little one. (NOTE TO SELF: check to see how many gifts you already have set aside before going birthday shopping next year.)

i think my little reesey-roo had a good day. Ü i *CAN'T BELIEVE* our BABY is three years old!

sweet boys

March 7th

Reese and I went to Owen & Connor's house. I was in a bit of a crabby mood...until this. A baby's laughter is good medicine. Ü

Unfortunately, it was time for Connor's nap shortly after we arrived. I enjoyed him while I could though and my mood went from crabby to cheery!

Reese and Owen had a lot of fun. They pretended to go fishing, played with Owen's kitchen, ate lunch, granted me a little photo shoot and eventually vegged out!

sweet talk

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:4

Reese has blessed me with these two sweet exchanges this week...

Monday, while eating lunch together
R: Mommy, you're my friend.
M: Aww, thank you, baby. You're my friend too!
R: I like you, Mommy.
M: I like you too, my sweet girl!
(BIG squeeze)

This morning, while sharing a bagel
R: Know what?
M: What?
R: (reaches up) HUG! (wraps her arms around me)
M: Thank you, baby. You're so sweet! (melt "how did she know i needed that?")

nice to meet you

wow...nothing like a 6-month hiatus. annnnywaaaay... Ü reese is 3 years, 1 month and 9 days today and her imagination seems to be in FULL FORCE! she loves pretending to be cartoon characters - especially Diego from her favorite cartoon Go Diego Go, but also Buzz, Jessie or Woody from Toy Story. she even has kyle and i take on other roles. when she's Diego, i'm Alicia (Diego's cousin) and kyle is Papi (Diego's daddy). in the past week or so, when strangers ask her what her name is, her reply is "I'm Diego. Go Diego Go." when she's Diego she also insists that she's a boy, NOT a girl. often when i say something to her like "reese, come get dressed" or "baby, we need to clean up", her reply is "no, i'm Diego"...to which i very patiently reply "little person in the other room, whatever your name is, come get dressed". i wonder if i ever had such a big imagination.