1.31.2011

loves.

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wordfeud vs. sean {and tara & chris} on our phones.
the maze runner!
my pretty 2011 calendar from sarah jane.
new flat iron. {i've needed one for like 3 years. maybe you'll actually see me with my hair down now.}
a recipe book project with heather.
an early spring!
cheesy potato soup and homemade bread on a cold, cold, windy day.
finding a chocolate marshmallow santa behind some stuff in the pantry. jackpot!
valentinesy everything. i love the holiday.
a visit to the grocery store with a sleepy harper and zero meltdowns from serena.
a bribe balloon.
sweet old lady who offered to help move my 24 packs of soda into my car and bring in my shopping cart! {i only let her do the latter.}
if i loved you.
brother-in-law safely out of afghanistan. {but not home yet.}

serena lately.

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{watching the snowstorm outside}

she calls herself "seenie". her version of serenie.

today she was found wiping her teddy bear's bum with a diaper wipe. i asked her what she was doing and she looked at the bear and said "a poop". as in the bear pooped.

she asks for a "toe-tee toe-tee" {cheesy tortilla} for lunch every day.

she sings herself to sleep every night. it's usually twinkle twinkle little star or i love to see the temple.

she gets soooo excited to see churches and buses when we're in the car.

she has the same conversation with me dozens of times a day:

serena: daddy?
me: he's at work.
serena: all gone.
me: yup, he's all gone.
serena: mugga? {grandma}
me: she's at her house.
serena: all gone.
me: yup, she's all gone.
over and over and over.

says "hol-doo" {hold you, meaning hold ME} in the sweetest little voice. we can never turn her down.

meet shannon.



she is my sister-in-law and the sweetest person i know.
{serena makes a 2 second appearance at the end. she loves her aunt shanny!}

video by seth.

1.27.2011

soggy soggy girl.

anyone know the cure for a baby that spits up a lot all the time?

harper is constantly soggy with spit up. she goes through several outfits, bibs, blankets and burp cloths a day. i don't hold her as often as i would like to because she will inevitably spit up all over me. even 2 hours after she eats, she'll spit up.

help, pleeeeease.