Great-Grandma Adeline, May 19, 1910
Adeline, January 30, 2011
Those are some pretty cute Adelines.
Monday, January 31
101 years later
Yesterday we attempted a remake of this picture.
Those are some pretty cute Adelines.
Those are some pretty cute Adelines.
Saturday, January 29
birthday girl
Waking up to a bit of snow (she is quite the snow magnet!)
Opening one gift at breakfast
Meeting Dad for lunch at school and then passing out on the way home
[Not shown: screaming in the morning when her diaper rash became unbearable, and then getting so exhausted later in the day she needed a third nap right before dinner. Not to criticize the birthday girl, but she was gruuumpy.]
Cupcaking with a straight face. She ate it like quite the lady, using just her thumb and finger and pinching teensy bits at a time.
Opening one gift at breakfast
Meeting Dad for lunch at school and then passing out on the way home
[Not shown: screaming in the morning when her diaper rash became unbearable, and then getting so exhausted later in the day she needed a third nap right before dinner. Not to criticize the birthday girl, but she was gruuumpy.]
Cupcaking with a straight face. She ate it like quite the lady, using just her thumb and finger and pinching teensy bits at a time.
Thursday, January 27
one year old
Happy birthday,
to the cutest, chubbiest, messiest, best thing that ever happened to us.
We love you, Addy!
Monday, January 24
i think i'm turning japanese
Our dear friend Anna is living in Japan whilst her husband is assigned to an Air Force base there. When Addy was born, Anna hooked us up with some baby Japanese clothes that are to die for.
Teensy kimonos, stylish furry hoodies, and darling little hats. Love them.
One of my favorites is a shirt Addy is just fitting into.
Yes, that says, "New Hopes Luckily Realization." Apparently the Japanese love to take English words and phrases and put them together on a shirt, whether they make sense or not.
Thanks, Anna and Japan!
Teensy kimonos, stylish furry hoodies, and darling little hats. Love them.
One of my favorites is a shirt Addy is just fitting into.
Yes, that says, "New Hopes Luckily Realization." Apparently the Japanese love to take English words and phrases and put them together on a shirt, whether they make sense or not.
Thanks, Anna and Japan!
Sunday, January 23
how to strengthen your marriage
What do you get when you combine a zip line, paintball guns, and a bunch of married couples?
Redneck marriage therapy, of course.
Back at Christmastime my sisters and I opted out of playing paintball with the guys. But when one of the guys suggested the wives take free shots at their husbands as they went by on the zip line, we all jumped at the chance. (I think this is the white trash equivalent of a guy insisting you punch him in the stomach as hard as you can.)
A few of my sisters proved to be quite the sure shots... a couple of the husbands walked away with some serious welts in some seriously uncomfortable places. I think the wives found it surprisingly therapeutic.
Sadly, I managed to miss Doug entirely even though he went down the zip line twice for me. I was too ashamed to have him go down again. One theory is that our marriage is so solid that I subconsciously wanted to avoid hitting my one true love.
My theory? I have really, really crappy aim.
Redneck marriage therapy, of course.
Back at Christmastime my sisters and I opted out of playing paintball with the guys. But when one of the guys suggested the wives take free shots at their husbands as they went by on the zip line, we all jumped at the chance. (I think this is the white trash equivalent of a guy insisting you punch him in the stomach as hard as you can.)
A few of my sisters proved to be quite the sure shots... a couple of the husbands walked away with some serious welts in some seriously uncomfortable places. I think the wives found it surprisingly therapeutic.
Sadly, I managed to miss Doug entirely even though he went down the zip line twice for me. I was too ashamed to have him go down again. One theory is that our marriage is so solid that I subconsciously wanted to avoid hitting my one true love.
My theory? I have really, really crappy aim.
Wednesday, January 19
the days are just packed
Addy keeps us on our toes. Here's why:
Her budding social calendar. So many friends, so many reasons to do the ultimate cheese smile.
She gets into ANYTHING and EVERYTHING
She discovered Sesame Street and she learned how to stand so she's 2 inches from the screen
She dances with her dad, and then she dares to let go and stand on her own. She'll be walking in no time. Yikes.
Her budding social calendar. So many friends, so many reasons to do the ultimate cheese smile.
Jamming with Kara (Our friend Alicia made that hat. Awesome, no?)
Loving the Lucy
She gets into ANYTHING and EVERYTHING
She discovered Sesame Street and she learned how to stand so she's 2 inches from the screen
She dances with her dad, and then she dares to let go and stand on her own. She'll be walking in no time. Yikes.
Tuesday, January 18
weekend highlights
- Watching lots of movies
- Checking out Yorktown, VA and enjoying the beautiful colonial town and revolutionary battlefield
- Using self control and only running into 3 stores at the outlets (that's record breaking)
- Trying out Cook-Out that just opened near us, and declaring them burger champions and milkshake geniuses
- Making truffles from our friend Rachel's recipe... oh baby!
Aaand last but not least...
- Finding a small yet dead squirrel in our dryer's duct
(We were frustrated that it takes so long for stuff to dry. This "blockage" may or may not affect its drying ability, but it does affect how I feel about all the clothes I've dried in that dryer. I'm considering burning everything and starting from scratch.)
Happy MLK, Jr. weekend to one and all.
- Checking out Yorktown, VA and enjoying the beautiful colonial town and revolutionary battlefield
- Using self control and only running into 3 stores at the outlets (that's record breaking)
- Trying out Cook-Out that just opened near us, and declaring them burger champions and milkshake geniuses
- Making truffles from our friend Rachel's recipe... oh baby!
Aaand last but not least...
- Finding a small yet dead squirrel in our dryer's duct
(We were frustrated that it takes so long for stuff to dry. This "blockage" may or may not affect its drying ability, but it does affect how I feel about all the clothes I've dried in that dryer. I'm considering burning everything and starting from scratch.)
Happy MLK, Jr. weekend to one and all.
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