Little Arms Full of Large Things...

Tara is walking around the livingroom with a bowl of apple slices, a spoon, a cardboard box, two pieces of paper, a shoe, her sippy cup, a book, and a broken pen.

Please and Thank You!

Tara hasn't gotten the hang of saying "please" on her own yet, but we're working on it. Right now when she asks for things we way "what do you say?" and she's very quick to add "please". Something that's come out of left-field has been the "thank you"! All morning she's thanked me every time I've gotten her something or passed something to her without prompting!

When she's not kicking or screaming or throwing things or being naughty, she's quite a polite little girl!

Let the world stand still for awhile...

No matter how hard I try, no matter what we do, it feels like I never get a chance to catch my breath. Last weekend was WONDERFUL. It was an amazing time spent with fantastic friends. But it went by too quickly. I wanted Saturday to last forever. Then I begged for Sunday to pause a little bit so that I would have more time with these amazing friends.

I'll be back in less than 2 weeks, which is exciting, but at the same time it also means that I need to scramble to do laundry again and pack again. The weekend before we leave will be spent with BIL, which is awesome as we haven't seen him since Christmas.

The weekend before that is next weekend, and I'm working on Sunday. I wanted to take Saturday off and do absolutely nothing, but we still have church in the evening.

Everything is fun and exciting and new, but I do wish I could hit the "pause" button once and awhile, and catch my breath!

I don't say it "Posh" enough...

I'm going to Vancouver tomorrow!!!! I'm so excited! I have my bag packed, and everything ready to go! Why am I going? Because a dear friend of mine is turning 25, and her mom is throwing her the parties to beat all parties!

Yes, that's right my friends - Tara and I are flying to Vancouver for 3 days JUST to attend a birthday party.

I need to practice my Posh accent...

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Oh, and just to prove that my daughter really *is* the cutest little girl ever, tonight Greg was playing her toy bodhran, and she started dancing around. We had this little tribal drums/dance session in our livingroom. Gosh darnit she's adorable!

Her words...

As of right now, at the age of 20 months, Princess says the following words:

apple
banana
mac 'n' cheese
water
juice
cheese
bread
milk
ham
snack
more
fork
spoon
bowl
cup
please

sit
up
down
stairs
chair
step
door
open
close

mommy
daddy
Sophie
Nanny
Tara
Jeff
Amber
Sarah
James
Stacie
Kim
Austyn
Zack
Nathan
Christy

picture
color
draw
ball
baby

shirt
pants
sock
shoe
hair
brush

teeth
arm
hand
elbow
knee
foot
ear
eye
mouth
nose

hi
bye

"see you"
"I love you!"
"I'll get you"
"all done"

... There's more, but that's what I remember right now! She's definately her mother's daughter. And every day she's surprising us with another word!

It's been a long time...

I have a journal on mustloveweddings.com, but not everyone can read it, and sometimes my thoughts are clouded between conversations with my friends.

I used to have a blog. I used to have a few blogs, but as time progressed I lost interest. I hope that can change. I hope I can keep up this time.

I'm hoping to be able to use this blog to keep tabs on what's happening in my life. Greg and I just celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary, and Tara will be 20 months old on Wednesday.

I lead a very blessed life. I have to remind myself from time to time ;)