The Things She Says...

Amelia:  (While watching a mailman deliver mail)  "When I get bigger, I'm going to be a mailman!"

Me:  "That would be a really great job!  You'd like walking outside all day!  Is there anything else you'd like to be?

Amelia:  "Yes.  A shopper!"

Beach Babes

This past weekend, the kids and I went to Carlsbad beach with my mom and Larry.  Amelia always has a great time at the beach, in fact,  it's one of her favorite places to be.  She loves to go in the water and play in the sand.  Maybe it's because she was born in July but my girl loves all things summer!  She would spend all day and night at the beach if she could!  Grandpa Larry suggested we get her a boogie board this summer...I'm sure she would LOVE that!  My mom is a beach lover too so I'm sure most every visit this summer will include a beach day.   Baby G has been to the beach once before but he slept through the entire visit...so, I suppose this was his first official beach day.  He, of course, loved it!  He ate some sand, put his feet in the water, and had a little catnap while sister was playing with grandma and grandpa.  It was a wonderful day!

 

Dimples and Dancing

A couple weekends ago, we traveled up north to attend my cousin Ryan's wedding.  It was a beautiful wedding and a fun family trip.  The bride, Ann, looked amazing and the wedding decorations were beautiful.  Amelia was in awe of the bride and groom the entire night...she would not leave their side the entire reception.  She was a dancing fool and by the end of the night, she was one exhausted little lady! The next day, we spent a relaxing afternoon at the lake with our Ryan, Anne, and the rest of our family.  Amelia got to play with her cousins while I took some time to take pictures of my favorite little guy and his adorable dimples.

In awe...

Dancing Blur...

Tuckered out!

The boy at the lake

Dimples!

Amelia is still talking about the wedding.  We play "I'm Anne and you're Ryan" pretty much every single day...she sings songs about them at bedtime...and she still loves to talk about all the dancing she did at the reception!  Thanks Ryan and Anne for a beautiful celebration!  xoxo

Besties...

The things she says....

This here is a two for one thing she says post...
While having a little family picnic in our backyard today, Amelia decided she was done eating lunch and wanted water in her water table...

Me:  "You need to have a few more bites of lunch, then we will put water in your table."

Amelia:  (While walking to another part of the backyard)  "I'm going over here.....you're making me nervous."

Nervous???  Really.  I didn't know two year olds got nervous.


Then later as Robert and her were observing some pill bugs.

Amelia:   "Daddy, look the daddy pill bug is upside down."

Robert:  "I know, you can turn it over."

Amelia:  "NO!  I don't want to.  It's bugging me!"

She has no idea how clever she is!

This Boy

While daddy and Amelia were at the store today, I decided to shoot some pictures of my favorite little guy.  Looking at these photos makes me realize once again just how quickly time passes and I can't believe how big he is getting.  I really should take a photography class and take pictures of my two ones more often.  Until then, here are a few of my favorites from today...

The Things She Says...

While driving in the car the other night, there was a faint smell of gasoline.

Amelia:  It smells like gas in here.   Whooooooooooooo gassed in here???