A Little Bit of Rain Never Hurt Anyone

What is it about children and water? If there is a puddle, it must be jumped in, if there is rain, it must be run in; it's like they are magnetized to the stuff. Although I must admit that there is something enticing about a romp in the rain (in the absence of lighting and thunder mind you).
London is no exception and last weekend we enjoyed several hours in the rain at James' company picnic-----London might as well have been in heaven.




The child never stops moving, as you can tell.





Then there was the unfortunate pony incident...



James snapped the picture just as the unfortunate incident was taking place. London was happily feeding the cute little pony and I was about two seconds to slow in showing her the proper way to feed ponies, to avoid a sharp nip, which she unfortunately experienced.
If you want to cure your daughters obsession with ponies this will do it.

The Fun Never Ends...

While I was busy feeding Noble one of his first rice cereal meals, London 'busied' herself elsewhere... (do you think Noble will appreciate wearing his sister's pink floral bibs....the sad thing is, he has his own, they are just not conveniently located in the kitchen, moving them just requires to much effort on my part-sad but true).


Where you ask? Just down the hall in the bathroom, feeding her own baby some rice cereal (a concoction of milk and water).


More 'cereal'....


I guess the watered down milk solution was just to tempting, or London has a thing for her doll.

The cuteness was short lived upon finding that the gallon of milk had been depleted to mere teaspoons and that there was a puddle of milk the size of a small lake on the kitchen floor; at least everyone was fed.

I Think She's Really Internalizing This Princess Thing...

I finally happened....London rolled off her big girl bed. I woke up to wailing at 2a.m. only to find London on the floor beside her bed. After some consoling hugs, London looked up at me and said (in an obviously 'I'm still asleep' stupor) "I leaned over to look, and I must have looked very far because I fell down, down, down......". Now, if you have ever seen Disney's Enchanted, you'll remember this is the line Giselle says as she is explaining how she arrived in New York City. I was just waiting for London to break out in song ("how does she know that you love her..."). Next London's going to tell me she can't sleep in her bed because there is a pea under the mattress, my little princess....

Family Vacation

We went on our first vacation as a family of four, in celebration of our 5 year wedding anniversary. Now, a couple days at the Great Wolf Lodge in Kansas City might not sound very anniversaryish, but it was so much fun! James and I decided that that's just where we are in life right now (breastfeeding can tie you down a bit)and we had a wonderful time!


Getting settled in our room


London was so excited, she couldn't wait to try out the pool!


Noble sporting his first swim trunks; he was pumped too!


My precious family.




London LOVED the slides.



Even the really BIG ones!


Riding in the big tube with Daddy!


Nothing wears out a two yr. old like 2 hrs at a waterpark.


And nothing says vacation like a constant barrage of sugary treats!



Our happy and exhausted family finally heads home.

My favorite moments from our trip:
1). London making friends with any child within a 15 ft. radius of her (London sends a shout out to Maddie and Sienna!).
2). Watching James and London both getting excited about going down the 'fast slides' together.
3). Spending two days together as a family, and reflecting on how we've changed and grown as a couple and a family these past five years.

And I apologize to any future occupants in room 424, London insisted that the mini fridge was a front loading washing machine, in which she 'washed' her undergarments. Enjoy!

Some Day...

I'll return to the blogging world. Instead of thinking, I should blog about this, I actually will blog about it, and I will do it in one sitting with no interupptions. So far for this post, which is obviously soooo long and time intensive, I have had to save the 2yr old from jumping off the kitchen table, stop a pot of macaroni from boiling over, and uncover Noble from the blankets his sister thought he needed covering his head. So, I guess it's obvious why I feel like I've disapeared from the blogging world, but I will return (and next time it won't be to whine about not blogging). In the meantime I am still longingly reading and keeping up with my friend's blogs, keep up the good work!

The Best Room in the House

You guessed it, it belongs to London. We worked all weekend to get London into her big girl room, and we did it, or I should say James did it. Now this might come as a big surprise to everyone, but this project was actually James' idea. London has been talking non-stop about her 'pink and white big girl room' for weeks now (thank you Abbey and Kelsy). And so late Saturday afternoon, James took it upon himself to paint London's new room, take apart a crib, reassemble it into a full size bed, and move the rest of London's 'things' downstairs. Granted, this wasn't completed until Monday at noon, but nonetheless, it was quite a feat, and let me stress - James' idea. But he said it was all worth it when, this morning, after unveiling the finished pink walls, London walked around the room and said (and I quote), "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, I love it with all my heart....thanks for painting my room pink Daddy."

The transformation of London's room:

London's sweet periwinkle nursery.



The shared room, transitioning it into Noble's room:


A move downstairs and two cans of pink paint later, and wa-la, a room fit for, well London!


Noble's excited about his room too!

Changing Everyday