Easter 2010- Alivia

30 April 2010










Sneaking a drink of Mommy's Dr. Pepper!  Alivia Faith- Easter Sunday 2010

Easter 2010 - Audrey










Who could resist this little face?  Easter Sunday, 2010-  she was just plain tuckered out! 

The Never Ending "Whatca Doing?"

So, Alivia is now asking the never ending question..."whatca doing momma?"  It cracks me up that she is so curious, but there are times when she does it to just flat annoy me!  Like this morning... brushing my teeth!  "Whatca doing momma?" she asks... "brushing my teeth, Livi-  what does it look like I am doing?"  "Brushing your teeth?  How come?"  she asks  "So mommy has clean teeth!"   Two minutes later... still brushing my teeth and she asks "Whatcha doing momma?"   Does she not know, not remember, or not understand that I am running late for work and don't have time to answer silly questions!!!  LOL! 
She really is very cute and very funny.  But that is her main problem... she knows that she is cute and funny and well, ridiculously charming.   Just like me... right?? 
Audrey is starting to pull up in the middle of the floor... stand there and then sit right back down.  She can walk- she choses not to!  She is such a funny little girl... with a major attitude and temper.   I swear she is the mirror image of me.  I will admit it without blinking an eye.  She and I are cut from the same cloth.  Her temper is on an even shorter fuse than mine.  She gets so mad so quick that it is actually very funny! 
Both girls doing really well-  growing too quick!  I miss having a snuggle baby... one that just wants her mommy.  Both girls are daddy's girls--  I hate that!  Can't I have just one that adores me and me only? 

The Cake...

10 April 2010

There is nothing better than watching your little one dig into her first birthday cake.  I would like to say that she tasted a little bit of it, but I would be lying!  She just kept picking up pieces and throwing it!!  It was so funny! 
We had Brian and Hunter there...Brian's mom made the cakes- Let me say that they (the actual cake and then the tiny cake for Audrey to tear into) were so cute!  The cakes were beautiful!!  I was sure that the cakes would be cute, but was amazed at the quality of the decorating and the taste! 
Tara Burnett and Nelley Kate showed up; The Knoblock family was there- Alivia and Ashlynn were so cute eating cake!; MaryAnn (Maryman, as Alivia says) and Lisa Sanders.  Mimi and Papa were there of course and gave both girls some of the cutest outfits!
We had a great great day!  I am so very in love with my little girls and feel so very blessed to have them.  What a lucky girl I am !!

Audrey's 1st Birthday

09 April 2010

Sitting here with mimi and papa the night before Audrey's first birthday--  I can NOT believe that she is a year old.  What a beautiful life I have!  Two beautiful little girls who make the sun shine; a husband who actually still likes me! ( I think!!); and to have my mom and dad drive up to WW for the birthday party tomorrow.  Only thing missing is my baby brother being here.  I sure hope we get to see him soon. 
I will post lots of birthday pictures in the next few days!! 
Happy Birthday my sweet girl:)

Oh What A Feeling!...

01 April 2010

What a fantastic feeling to be sitting here knowing that I don't have to get up and get going tomorrow!  I love having a three day weekend ahead of me.  We are making zero plans and that is fine with me... I don't want to feel obligated to do anything or see anyone this weekend. 
I do feel guilty that we are not going to Mass this Easter weekend.  I really don't know how to make that work.  We don't have a nursery at the Catholic church here in WW and I don't know where else we would go to church.  Maybe we should look into going to a different denomonation, but I honestly don't feel welcome here in WW to do that.  I feel so out of touch in this community.  I mean, I work here, I bank here, I shop here,  but I am not a part of this town. 
I wish that we could get into a small town like Shattuck.  Being there yesterday and working with those kids and teachers was such an honor.  Even during a tragedy, I felt at home in that commhunity.  We don't have that feeling here in WW- I am not a part of the "in" crowd.  We will never call WW home and that is a shame- this could have been a great place for us to raise our girls.