Cinderella

We still have her earning her keep around here. She usually likes to use the big broom, but today, she settled for the smaller one. Next week we are going to try the blower.

Happy leap year day, not really a holiday, but something different. Leap Year day has traditionally been a day whena woman could propose to a man and if he turned her down he had to give her money or buy her something. Who knows if this is true.

So, in honor of proposals here is a bit about our proposal.

March 6th, 2001

When he proposed he gave me a beautiful eternity band. I absolutely loved it. Not a solitaire to lose or to scratch someone eyes out with (I'm a little aggressive). Then he told me it was fake, he bought it at Longs ten minutes before he came to pick me up. Cheapskate, actually I didn't really care, he was a poor student and I just wanted to marry him.

Later in the day he asked if he could see my ring. When he handed it back, it was much heavier. It had transformed into another ring, an even better ring. My real engagement ring had just been brought by the mail man! It was the perfect ring for me; simple but elegant (and a whole lot more expensive looking). I still love my ring, especially when my fingers aren't too fat to wear it.

oatmeal facial

She was trying to feed herself. I think she eventually got some food in her mouth. There were just a few detours before it got there.

fashionista

Tuesday morning she decided what she was going to wear... This was the first stage of the outfit, her Sunday shoes. I think she looks a little like a rockstar
It was too cold, so she picked out a sweater to add to her ensemble.

alumni basketball

he played on the same team as his brother and against his cousin
our babe and two of her cousins
cheering for her dad
proof that they really did play

she didn't want to give the ball back

We had a great time last Saturday when my stud husband played in his high school's alumni basketball game. He was a little hesitant about playing because he hasn't played basketball in over a year, but he was great, and he still has hops. I missed it, but apparently before the game is when all the action occured, they wore themselves out doing dunks and allyoops (however that's spelled). I hope this will become a tradition for him.

remember this?

This handsome stud-muffin just turned 19 a week ago (of course the one on the right). This picture was taken years ago when he was just a wee thing. Now he's at least 10 inches taller and 100 lbs heavier (all muscle).

happy birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SB!

For your birthday I tried to find a picture of you (couldn't find one that did you justice). So, I found a picture that would make you smile, BIG! (CW, I hope you smile just as big!) May this next decade be just as wonderful and successful as your previous decade.

chipped tooth

Notice her bottom teeth. This is not her most flattering picture, but it shows those teeth the best. She's not complaining here because of her tooth. She's whinning because she wants to see the picture I just took. Her dentist suggests that we file both of her bottom teeth into sharp points.

super baby

Where do they learn these things? She loves to run around with her arms out behind her.

my funny valentines

( Her Grandma and Grandpa bought this dress and brought it to the hospital when she was born. She was finally big enough to wear it last Sunday and looks so cute in it.)
My life is wonderful because they are in it.

weekend adventure

not sure what to think of the shovel slide

no chance our babe's going to be a wimp

We took a quick trip up to a cabin and spent the afternoon playing in the snow. Our first attempt of a snow outfit worked for a while (notice the suran wrap in the ugg boots) then my dad found some snow gear tucked away. A little bit big, but she did great walking around in the boots. I think she had so much fun, she didn't care if she was cold. Ruplestilskin and I also had a great time making a really long sled run, but we only did it once, walking back up the hill wipped us out.

my beautiful family

click on the pictures to see them better

I did this when I was pregnant to see what a composite of my husband and I would look like, hoping to give me an idea what our kids would look like. Sadly, combining our features didn't look too good, so I "fixed" everyone else. Sorry about your wife B4, she was pretty when you married her. I think she got the worst of it. My post last Wednesday reminded me of this picture. My husband and I had such a good time looking at this last night, I decided to share. You might not laugh as hard as we did, but at least you might smile.

15 months

Ever since she was an infant our baby frequently smells like maple and brown sugar. No joke! My nephew and niece asked me why she smelled sweet "like cotton candy." I was glad they could smell her sweetness too. I thought I might just be crazy. So, I guess the old saying "Sugar and spice and everything nice" can be true. (But, not all the time, sometimes she's smells like poop.)

new shoes

Our baby got new shoes from Payless Shoes (you could pay more, but why?). She can't fit into them yet, but she will fit into them sooner than later. They were just too cute to pass up. If they came in my size, we would have had matching shoes. Cute! Can't you just imagine me and my baby in matching outfits right down to the shoes!

baby wear

Thought this outfit was too cute. Look at those legs! She's so full of fun new tricks, she loves...
"ready, set, go" and even does a modified track start,
the song "She'll be comin around the mountain" with actions,
kissing everything (except her mom),
talking on the phone
and playing outside whenever she gets the chance.

dr.

We took her to the dentist for her 1 year check up and he told us we needed to stop giving her Coke in her bottle and use a real pacifier instead of a candy pacifier. I don't think he knows what he's talking about. Her teeth look like this because of genetics.