11.7.08

The Second July Of Maisie's Life

We gave her some balloons for her birthday. When she woke up from her nap, we came in with the balloons and sang "Happy Birthday" to her








She got a bike! And a helmet. She isn't allowed to ride without the helmet (even in the house)



Daddy helping her around on the bike




Waaaaaay zoned out after a nap



Somehow managing to eat some carrots in her semi-comatose state







Always a great helper



Domestic diva in the making!




Maisie and her across-the-street friend snuggling their babies



Maisie in her green "sweemeen soup" from Aunti Mel



Swimming in her splash pool



Taking a ride around the living room

1.6.08

May at our House

It's been an eventful month in our home these closing weeks of May.
We bought a sprinkler attachment in the dollar bin at Target. Bargain? You bet!









Nana bought Maisie a sand and water cart. She hates the sand. I made her put her hands in it and she turned to me, palms out and fingers spread wide, "Help! Help!" She has issues with touching other things like bubbles and playdoh as well. They all make her gag. But she LOVES putting her hands in the water, and spinning the umbrella.






Cute little summer dress



The avocado incident (well, not THE avocado incident, more like the DAILY avocado incident)



The usual undies hat



Put pants on by herself for the very first time, she chose some "jammies". If you look, you'll notice the gash on her lip. The picture is a bit blurry but you can get an idea of what her cut was like. For those who don't know, she tripped and fell face-first into a lunch cooler and split her lip clean through from the outside to the inside, about and inch or so long. It came really close to going clear through the top of her lip and splitting her bottom lip clean in half, but we are so blessed, it didn't. By the time the suture tech in the ER finally got around to taking care of us (around 3am), the bottom half of the cut was already going back together so she only needed 2 stitches.



She put her "jammie pants" on over her regular pants



Rich's head wound + 9 staples - not for the faint of heart



Part way through the kitchen re-do: cabinets sanded, dishwasher being installed. If you look at the trim around the window, you'll notice how dark and orange it is. Try to imagine that on all the cabinets and you'll get a good idea of what our kitchen looked like. We are painting the window and the trim white, as well as the inside of the cabinets. They were "custom built" into the kitchen (read: "home made") and are particle board inside, so we don't have many options.

5.4.08

Splashin' Around

It's been raining here a lot which led to many puddles around the yard, including this one.



Maisie created this sloshy mud puddle by jumping around in it for about 20 minutes. There was mud up the inside of her pant legs and down the inside of her boots. Yum.



Splashing in mud puddles led to this, a happily naked child splashing in a puddle created by the run off from rinsing her clothes and shoes off with the hose.



Some major puddle jumping going on!



All the outdoor splashing inevitably led to some more indoor splashing in a nice sudsy bath. She didn't quite know what to do with so many bubbles.



I did not pose this!



Cute little bubble beard



She was totally cracking me up!

Backyard Springtime

Memphis' one snow of the year. It was a wonderful snow, very wet and heavy, perfect for snowballs, and about 5-6" fell!






Breba fig crop - not good to eat. They will grow, fall off and make way for the real crop - delicious!



Broccoli sprouts!



Mmmmm...Mint

A Happy Climber!






Telling me something really funny about what she saw through her telescope