Chayce's First Book

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes...

Ever wonder what your heart is really wishing for?  My dream let me know last night.
It all started out wonderfully.  I was being introduced to one of my favorite actors, Johnny Depp.  I was just about to tell him how great I thought his movies were when I decided instead to tell him how very tired I was and how I'd really just like to take a nap on the couch. (part of my brain was screaming, WAIT?!?  WHAT?!?! but the other part was definitely happy with the idea of taking a nap while sleeping).  Yes, I dreamt that I was sleeping.  And when I woke up, I rolled over and went back to sleep.  ha!

Family Fun!

Because strollers are for pushing, right?

I loved this wall.  It's actually ground level on the other side, but makes for great photos.

Chayce kept wanting to pose.

Enjoying the view.

Family photo.  Stephen is wearing our nephew, but in a few short (OK...long tiresome) months, our family really will look like this!

It's Effie!

Sweet, sweet girl.

Beautiful Japanese gardens.

Our nephew with Stephen.  Cute, eh?

She was trying to tell me how animals sound. 

Park Days!

Stephen took Zachary mountain biking with our tandem (it hooks up to his mountain bike, not one of those la la la, I think I'll pedal down the beach tandems).  While I was hanging out with the girls at the park, I got a few fun shots.

Little poser.  Love her!

Had just come over to tell me how awesome figuring out how to swing without any pushes is.

She'd just bonked her knee as I snapped the photo.  I didn't know her mouth could get that big.

The swing master in action.

Coloring Easter Eggs

FYI, that's a plastic egg filling my child's face.

I think these photos are pretty self-explanatory.  One thing, though...the Ikea kids bowls are PERFECT for coloring eggs.  They come in all the same colors that egg dye comes in, and they hold about a cup of liquid. 

I found this letter from Chayce, waiting for 2011's holiday season.  I can see that at first she thought she'd appeal to the powers that actually deliver, but after deliberation, decided to go with a bit more faith.  If you can't read the image, it says:

Dear Mailman Santa,

I'd like a package of My Little Pony Christmas Set.

You have to love those kids!

New Kitchen?

So, uh, if you haven't heard, we're moving again!  Not the blog...the people.  We're packing up to be closer to our relatives, because we want our children to know them and love them as much as we do.  I know you can't force relationships, but if you met our families, you'd love them, too!  I've decided that once I get to where I'm going (and I've started unpacking, since I'm packing now...kind of...sort of...OK, not really) I would like to have this little fella hanging in my kitchen, right above my new best friend:

 

Muahaha!  Just think of the possibilities.  And though we don't get a lot of snow here in the Carolinas, we do get lots of snow where we're moving to.  My mother-in-law informed me that mixing snow with table salt and using it to pack around the machine makes it super cold, and is a wonderful way to make ice cream that is smooth and yummy.  Sigh.  We might have to have a flavor of the week post over on Searching For Simple!  Giddy.  Very Giddy.  By the way, I've already made mint ice cream without chips in it (I don't like my chocolate to get frozen), served with homemade fudge, and I've made some blueberry/strawberry mixed.  We're on a roll!