Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Friday, November 11, 2011
The Pumpkin Patch-while it is still FALL
Since moving and starting to work just in the home, I have joined a MOPS group here. In October, we had a playdate field trip to Holiday Farms in South Carolina for a Pumpkin Day. Of course, being that it was Spencer's first time going to a pumpkin patch, she had to be dressed for the occassion. Her GREAT and FABULOUS aunt Bonnie (my aunt) had already given her a diva pumpkin tutu and I found her shirt and pants on sale and they were the last ones and they just happened to be in her size. So I figured it was meant for her to wear them! Thanks Aunt Bonnie-everyone there complemented her outfit!
It was a really neat little farm. As we drove up, the people had decorated an old satellite dish as a pumpkin and had enormous hay bales painted like pumpkins. For $5, we got to do all the games, rides, petting zoo (more on that later), a hay ride, and a pumpkin. Here is our pal Lincoln playing one of the games. It was two water pumps on each side and little rubber duckies would race each other as you pumped the water to the other side. Then two other people would pump them back to you. Spencer couldn't do this game yet but we enjoyed watching Lincoln.
They also had a "milk the cow" station. I helped Spencer do it the first time but she didn't seem that interested. Then we went to a rope the longhorn area and Spencer turned around and went back to the cow to milk it herself. I guess she wanted to do it by herself. The entire day she did not want me to hold her. She was all over and enjoying the wide open field of fun.
Spencer enjoyed the swing set A LOT!
Then it was time for our hay ride. You waited for your hay ride under this covered area that also housed a petting farm-complete with pigs, peacocks, donkey, piglets, ducks, baby ducks, chickens, rabbits, pony and a turkey. Spencer was given a At the Farm book for her birthday and we read it every day, multiple times a day. The book has pages of animals and Spencer easily found the dog that looks like Evee and says, "Dog". We have really been working on other animals and their sounds so she will not call everything a dog. She saw all the animals and only called the Donkey a dog. Then we saw this pig. She looked really sweet and she would kind of lick your fingers. Spencer wanted to pet her (don't worry I had hand sanitizer near) so she walked up and got ready to pet the pig. Right after the shutter closed for this image, the pig got excited and snorted really loud. Which sent Spencer backwards and she fell on her bottom and started crying. Needless to say, she didn't really go near the other animals just looked them from a distance. But I do think she knows what sound a pig makes now! :)
Then we finally got to ride on the hay ride to the field to get our pumpkins. By this time, Spencer was hungry and she really just enjoyed that she was getting to eat some Cheezits.
Spencer loved the pumpkin field. She ran all over it and looked at all the pumpkins. Here is what she found.
And of course, the reason for the occasion for mommy-photo ops!
We had so much fun and we can't wait until next year!
It was a really neat little farm. As we drove up, the people had decorated an old satellite dish as a pumpkin and had enormous hay bales painted like pumpkins. For $5, we got to do all the games, rides, petting zoo (more on that later), a hay ride, and a pumpkin. Here is our pal Lincoln playing one of the games. It was two water pumps on each side and little rubber duckies would race each other as you pumped the water to the other side. Then two other people would pump them back to you. Spencer couldn't do this game yet but we enjoyed watching Lincoln.
They also had a "milk the cow" station. I helped Spencer do it the first time but she didn't seem that interested. Then we went to a rope the longhorn area and Spencer turned around and went back to the cow to milk it herself. I guess she wanted to do it by herself. The entire day she did not want me to hold her. She was all over and enjoying the wide open field of fun.
Spencer enjoyed the swing set A LOT!
Then it was time for our hay ride. You waited for your hay ride under this covered area that also housed a petting farm-complete with pigs, peacocks, donkey, piglets, ducks, baby ducks, chickens, rabbits, pony and a turkey. Spencer was given a At the Farm book for her birthday and we read it every day, multiple times a day. The book has pages of animals and Spencer easily found the dog that looks like Evee and says, "Dog". We have really been working on other animals and their sounds so she will not call everything a dog. She saw all the animals and only called the Donkey a dog. Then we saw this pig. She looked really sweet and she would kind of lick your fingers. Spencer wanted to pet her (don't worry I had hand sanitizer near) so she walked up and got ready to pet the pig. Right after the shutter closed for this image, the pig got excited and snorted really loud. Which sent Spencer backwards and she fell on her bottom and started crying. Needless to say, she didn't really go near the other animals just looked them from a distance. But I do think she knows what sound a pig makes now! :)
Then we finally got to ride on the hay ride to the field to get our pumpkins. By this time, Spencer was hungry and she really just enjoyed that she was getting to eat some Cheezits.
Spencer loved the pumpkin field. She ran all over it and looked at all the pumpkins. Here is what she found.
And of course, the reason for the occasion for mommy-photo ops!
We had so much fun and we can't wait until next year!
Thursday, November 10, 2011
What have I been up to?
Last April, when God answered one of the biggest prayers in my heart, I had this vision for what being a stay at home mom would look like for me. I guess it is kind of like when you are pregnant with your first child and you image how it will be to become a mother and take care of your baby knowing nothing about what real life with a baby is about. I imagined that when we moved and I didn't have to run off to school every morning Spencer and I would do crafty projects and make cookies and the house would be clean and I would not feel tired all the time like when I was working. I would blog at least once a week and become a good cook. Heck-I also imagined that I would become one with my sewing machine and start whipping up some dresses/outfits for Spencer-you know the regular super momma domestic diva all rolled into one!
HA HA HA HA HA HA-this is me laughing at myself.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a stay at home mom. And I am grateful to God for making this happen for our family. But it is nothing like I thought it would be. Definitely not the "I wouldn't be tired all the time" part. And obviously I need to blog more.
We get up, get ready, play, eat breakfast, I clean, do laundry, read children's books, clean, eat, nap (Spencer, not me) as I clean, organize, and then she wakes up and we read, eat, and you guessed it-I clean again. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love seeing my daughter discover new things, I love seeing her playing with her toys and pretending to take care of her baby doll. I love seeing her try new foods, find her favorite books and watching her gain confidence in her locomotive abilities.
But I do feel like time has sped up even faster as I have been taking care of her. I just wish it would slow down. What I am learning as I stay home with my baby girl is to treasure our time together. I am also learning to forgive myself if the house isn't perfect or we didn't get everything done that I wanted to because we played longer doing something Spencer enjoyed or she needed to nap longer because she was really tired. And right now I think that is the most important thing about being a mom!
HA HA HA HA HA HA-this is me laughing at myself.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE being a stay at home mom. And I am grateful to God for making this happen for our family. But it is nothing like I thought it would be. Definitely not the "I wouldn't be tired all the time" part. And obviously I need to blog more.
We get up, get ready, play, eat breakfast, I clean, do laundry, read children's books, clean, eat, nap (Spencer, not me) as I clean, organize, and then she wakes up and we read, eat, and you guessed it-I clean again. But I wouldn't trade it for anything. I love seeing my daughter discover new things, I love seeing her playing with her toys and pretending to take care of her baby doll. I love seeing her try new foods, find her favorite books and watching her gain confidence in her locomotive abilities.
But I do feel like time has sped up even faster as I have been taking care of her. I just wish it would slow down. What I am learning as I stay home with my baby girl is to treasure our time together. I am also learning to forgive myself if the house isn't perfect or we didn't get everything done that I wanted to because we played longer doing something Spencer enjoyed or she needed to nap longer because she was really tired. And right now I think that is the most important thing about being a mom!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
A Whole Year!
Baby Spencer at one day old:
Baby Spencer at One Year Old:
It is hard to believe how fast this year has gone. Baby girl, Mommy and Daddy love you so much. At 12 months, you were not yet walking. But you could stand by yourself and walk by holding on to the furniture. You weighed 20 lbs. and 4 oz. (although we didn't like the new doctor and you were messing with the scale so that could be a little off) and you were 30 inches tall. You said: Momma, DaDa and Dog. And you loved your dogs. You had a total of 3 birthday parties-one with just mommy and daddy on your birthday, one at CeCe and PawPaw's house and one at Nana and Papa Jay's house.
Baby girl, we feel so blessed to be your parents and so glad God chose us for you. You continue to amaze us in how much your understand. Your favorite time at home is bath time. You love reading your books "What Makes a Rainbow" and your green caterpillar book. You put everything in your mouth and you are down to only one nap a day. You have 6 teeth and you enjoy "feeding" yourself-even if the food ends up all over you. You did not like your smash cake but you did enjoy some bread at your birthday and seeing all the balloons. You are a very brave girl who loves going up the stairs and trying to climb up things. You love swinging in your outside swing and giving Evee a hug.
Happy First Birthday Spencer! We love you.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy!
Baby Spencer at One Year Old:
It is hard to believe how fast this year has gone. Baby girl, Mommy and Daddy love you so much. At 12 months, you were not yet walking. But you could stand by yourself and walk by holding on to the furniture. You weighed 20 lbs. and 4 oz. (although we didn't like the new doctor and you were messing with the scale so that could be a little off) and you were 30 inches tall. You said: Momma, DaDa and Dog. And you loved your dogs. You had a total of 3 birthday parties-one with just mommy and daddy on your birthday, one at CeCe and PawPaw's house and one at Nana and Papa Jay's house.
Baby girl, we feel so blessed to be your parents and so glad God chose us for you. You continue to amaze us in how much your understand. Your favorite time at home is bath time. You love reading your books "What Makes a Rainbow" and your green caterpillar book. You put everything in your mouth and you are down to only one nap a day. You have 6 teeth and you enjoy "feeding" yourself-even if the food ends up all over you. You did not like your smash cake but you did enjoy some bread at your birthday and seeing all the balloons. You are a very brave girl who loves going up the stairs and trying to climb up things. You love swinging in your outside swing and giving Evee a hug.
Happy First Birthday Spencer! We love you.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy!
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