this week 6 years ago ...

Daddy asked Mommy on their first date!

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This is the first picture ever taken of them.

They were just friends at the time & had no idea that one day they would be my Mommy & Daddy! Don't they look young? They were just babies!

Boppy

Someone gave Mommy a boppy pillow,

and I was determined to test it out ...

I'm pretending to sleep here - but I think it's too small for me!

funny faces

Family Fun Night!

We had a really fun Family Fun Night this week. Unfortunately, Mommy forgot to get pictures of it. We had these enchiladas (which have become Daddy's new favorite food), and we played hide & seek with Grammie, Gramps, and "Ompak"! It was a lot of fun!

"Enchanted Forest Room'

Since I'm old enough to have opinions now, I got to help pick things out & decorate my bedroom!

Daddy did an enchanted forest mural on my wall. We did a neutral brown color scheme & Mommy let me pick out lots of fun animals to brighten things up. It is really hard to get a feel for the room in pictures, but here are a few. You'll just have to come visit & see the results for yourself!

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I put this "stickers" up myself & got a real kick out of them!

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Mr. Monkey is a necessity at night time! He is keeping my bed warm for me!

Play Room: A Love/Hate Story

As some of you may remember,

Mommy had big plans for the playroom.

She got some ideas together and started working on it ...

then, the semester got busy, Mommy got pregnant, and ...

progress on the playroom slowed to a screeching halt.

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The playroom is actually a multi-functional

facility. We should really call it the play-laundry-scrapbooking-doggie bed-storage-lots of other stuff gets dumped in there-room.

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But, due to Mommy's insane nesting instinct & her decision to stay up way too late several nights in a row, the playroom has now had a make-over. She cleaned & sorted & organized & painted. Would you like to see it?

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Mr. Bear and Mr Duck are considering which coloring book to draw in next.

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Without a doubt, this toy kitchen is my favorite thing in the world right now!

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My book nook is also a favorite spot!

Do you like my art work?

This piece is a family of zebras and a family of dinosaurs (specifically T-rex).

Mommy asked me what I was drawing, and I carefully explained each part.

The zebras are running and the dinosaurs are eating candy.

I like to be specific in my descriptions.

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This is the view from the door.

I was very excited because I got to help put these ladybug "stickers" on the walls.

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Mommy is especially proud of this toy bench.

She got it at a garage sale for $5, but it was hot pink with yellow polka-dots.

Daddy helped her paint it & she recovered the seat.

I keep all my dress-up clothes in there.

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This shelf was given to us by a family that was moving away& we painted it to match.

This is where I like to keep all of my art supplies.

I especially like the messy ones!

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Well, thanks for checking out the play room.

Daddy and Mommy have also done a lot of work in my room,

so they will post pictures of it soon too!

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Mother's Day

We had a lot of fun celebrating Mother's Day yesterday!

Daddy & I got Mommy a beautiful orchid!

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Unfortunately, pictures in our dining room come out very dark because of the window, but it is a lovely room and the orchid looks very nice in there --

you'll just have to come visit us and see it for yourself!

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And I made Mommy her first ever kid-made card!

Daddy helped me put the picture on it & trace my hand to "sign" it!

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When I gave it to her I said, "Look Mommy, beautiful!"

"Beautiful" is my new favorite word!

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We also got Mommy this collage frame of family photos.

We picked out some pictures to put in it & hung it up.

When Benjamin comes we will put some photos of him in there too!

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I apologize for the glare -- it is very hard to get a picture of a picture.

Anyway, you get the idea!

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Mommy made a yummy meal for everybody.

It was all sort of feminine frilly food.

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We had (for the foodies out there):

Cranberry Walnut Chicken Salad

served on warm Croissants

Broccoli Orange Medley

Asparagus with Lemon Garlic Couscous

Strawberry Pretzel Layer Squares

Blackberry Crumble

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Mommy was excited to spend Mother's Day with Grammie,

since they had not been together for Mother's Day in a very long time.

Here we are -- three generations enjoying a good meal!

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The men didn't care that the food was "feminine" as long

as we let them eat it!

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We did -- and they even offered to clean up!

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Happy Mother's Day everybody!

A Room With A View

a comfy spot ...

a pretty scene outside ...

a sunny day ...

and a pretty girl!