The boys came over to play after gymnastics last Thursday. I have no idea how blue eggs came up, maybe I said it to be funny, but they went crazy over the idea. After a few drops of blue food coloring I realized I'd have to empty the bottle to get the eggs blue, but they were just as excited about green. When the eggs were finally served, there was some hesitation, but after a quick brave taste, they deemed them perfect. After the green eggs were devoured they decided on pink eggs.
Look at that beautiful smile! My favorite.
Since she spent most of her first gymnastics class trying to keep her leotard from being eaten by her bottom, we decided we should try and find a body suit to fit her tiny little body. Thankfully, we found one the first place we looked. She was so thrilled when she tried it on that she wore it out of the store and the rest of the day.
Someone mentioned I should try a 50mm lens. My uncle happened to have one and let me borrow it. I'm hoping he forgets I have it.
We've had a busy summer, so many things to blog about, but I obviously haven't been doing a very good job of that since the middle of July. Here's the reason.... I've been busy. I'm doing a play! We spent the month of August in rehearsals and the performances started in September. The show runs until the end of September. I haven't performed since we got married 8 years ago and it's the first time I've ever done a straight play (not a musical). I'm always so nervous to tell people about things like this, but now that we are in our second week of performances, I'm a little more confidant.
It's called "The Trip to Bountiful." It's long, it's slow, and it's very good, maybe even excellent. The main actress is phenomenal (not me). It's worth going just to see her. In the meantime, you will get to see me dressed in yellow, something that doesn't happen very often, wait, only when I perform.
My hubby brought my daughter to one of the dress rehearsals. She sat through only my scenes, but she loved it. In my second scene, I cry (very fake, in my opinion). I guess it was more believable than I thought because my babe got upset, but held it together. When I finally left the stage in my third scene, she bawled. She was so upset that I was crying.
It's been such a great adventure and I'm so thankful my hubby was willing and happy to have me performing again. I think he's just glad I'm not kissing anyone. On opening night he couldn't come because we didn't have a baby-sitter. I was thrilled when I walked out after the play was over to see my hubby and my baby waiting there with flowers. They got dressed up and came for the opening night party! The show was a hit, but the mingling crowd was way more interested in our little girl than any of the performers.
Grandma and Grandpa are finally home from their mission! We've missed them! They pulled in at 8:0o Tuesday night and were welcomed by 2 very excited little girls, our babe and her 8 year old cousin. I wasn't sure our babe was ever going to calm down enough to fall asleep that night. She was elated! Too bad the whole family doesn't live here so we could all enjoy Grandma and Grandpa at the same time!
We call this our Halloween tree. It's a black oak. I'm some-what of a tree hugger, but this tree HAD TO GO. It looks just like it's name implies. A dead, nasty Halloween tree. Perfect for only one day of the year. Back in June we called the tree killer to have it taken down. When he climbed up to start chopping, he found a squirrels nest with 2 babies who didn't even have their eyes open. He gave me the options: cut it down and raise the squirrels or wait until the squirrels were grown and then have it cut down. We waited, and waited and waited. Finally, Monday he chopped the tree down. What a blessed event! We had a party!
About once a year, or less, I get a good picture of just me and my babe. She has tons with her dad, but very few with me. It's kind of nice. I should do it more often.
