HAPPY BIRTHDAY D-Man

This little guy has added so much to our family. He has so much personality and energy (maybe a little too much sometimes - especially on Sundays). He keeps us laughing and feeling slightly bi-polar but our family certainly wouldn't be complete without him.
Day 1:


Day 1461:

Locks of Love

About two years ago, Anushka decided she wanted to follow in her cool-2nd-cousin-Aubrey's footsteps and grow out her hair so she could donate it to a child who didn't have any. Wednesday, she decided, was THE DAY she was ready to do it...

Here's the hair still attached to her head:
The hacking begins:
Finished product. A little shorter than we anticipated but cute anyway.
In other news, we finally got a couple of swim-worthy weather days:
This face is SO Diggity:

And finally, I just love this pic - my daughter the book worm (reminds me of her cousins):

June 10, 2009

and this is not Seattle...

Graduation Girl

Last week, my friend and I were interviewing a bunch of moms of girls who are graduating high school - we were putting together a spotlight video of the girls. We asked the moms about goals the girls have accomplished and what their hopes and dreams are for their daughters' futures. It was surreal. All I could picture was my 6-year-old and how, in the blink of an eye, that will be me talking about her. A few fun things about her:

• Kindergarten has turned her into a voracious reader. It's now her favorite passtime - she loves Junie B. Jones and is now writing her own version, "Junie B. Schrader".
• She has scored more goals for her team than any other player. Sadly, she's only scored 2 goals - their team hasn't made a lot of points this season.

• She is a NIGHT OWL - no matter how we try, we cannot get her to sleep before 10 and if she's alone in her room she'll stay awake much longer.
• Still a girlie girl, she's no wimp. She has big scabs on both knees at the moment and loves riding her scooter down hills.
• Her hair is almost to her waist - she's growing it out to donate.
• She's a blast to have at home. I'm going to miss her when she's in first grade. I've said to many people, if I could send 'D' to school for seven hours a day and keep her home, I'd do it...

Mommy Parrot

So, I'm putting Diggity (age 3) to bed the other night. I often lie down next to him for a few minutes to calm him down and help him settle in. Here was our conversation:

D: Mommy, will you get me my elephant pillow?

Me: Yes - I will in a minute (I was tired and thought I'd give it to him on my way out)

D: No, I want it now.

Me: Well, you'll just have to wait a minute.

~~about a 30-second pause~~

D: I got an idea.... Here are your choices: You can go to time out, or you can get me my pillow.

Me (burying my face in the pillow): I'll take the time out.

D: No. You can get me my pillow...

Two of my favorite words he uses are: 'hello doctor', meaning helicopter, and 'got for' or 'gotted for' - meaning forgot. eg "Mommy I gotted for my backpack". It took me about a month to figure that one out.