spelling bees

andrew has quickly become a star in his kindergarten class. last week he beat out the other kids in order to participate in the math bowl where he continued to shut down the competition until a question (which was quite ambiguous if you ask me) actually stumped him. heartbreaking as it was to watch my little friend leave the stage, my proud mom heart swelled up in my chest as i realized he had lasted over half way through the competition. today, the spelling bee. now, mind you, this is kindergarten and they were spelling very hard words that i never even used in kindergarten! not the kindergarten i attended! needless to say, eric and i sat on the bleachers, hearts racing, palms sweating as we watched this little boy of ours take his place in front of the microphone and spell some amazing words. we were definitely more nervous for him than he ever was. this morning as we were practicing he mater of factly stated, "mom, i don't need to practice, i know all of this already." true to form the child did know it all and performed amazingly. he outlasted over half the group and made it into the top 6 kids out of the 18 who participated. once again, my heart was full of that mom pride we all get when we see our child succeed. it was great to see him so excited. he realized he placed much higher than the math bowl and had a big grin on his face the rest of the bee. what a cute, smart, drive me crazy boy i have. wouldn't trade him for the world.

spring is here

spring is finally here and we welcomed this new season in on saturday with open windows, yard work and playing, playing and playing outside. after two kids with stuffy noses and dark circles, a husband who couldn't breathe and a migraine for me i purchased the allergen air filters for my house, closed the windows and dosed everyone with medicine. when is spring leaving?

shamrock pancakes

happy st. patrick's day! we started in style, wish you could have joined us!

4 and counting

serious loot. serious pirate. seriously toothless.

house of plague

eric has dubbed our home "the house of plague." during his short check in calls from work he, with concern, has asked how everyone at the house of plague is doing. nice. he is the only one who has come out of this unscathed... as of today. in my state of sickness induced coma like state i came up with a small poem. it almost brought a smile to my lips, that is if i had enough energy to smile.
i used to run
to clear my head
which is impossible now
as i lay in bed
wishing i wasn't feeling quite so dead.
hope your house has been missed by the plague. and if it has, get well soon! (and then let me know how you did it!)

personality overload

looking innocent after downing a chocolate heart


entertaining herself in a box

her favorite food, whipped cream

oral fixation? binki and lolly

when she concentrates, her tounge does too

her soft and her heart blankie too

when heavenly father was sprinkling personality and charm on georgia and her friends in heaven, i do believe an extra shake was given to my georgia. have you met the girl?

valentines recap

i love orange, did you know that? i do. it's become one of my favorite colors. it's happy, warm, energetic and jovial. what a word, jovial. doesn't it make you smile just saying it!? anyway, dear husband knows this about me and the day before valentine's a box of orange tulips surprised me on my front doorstep. thankyou for making my week orangalitious!