Little Miss

About a year or two ago Kevin and I got Ava a junk t-shirt from Gap that said Little Miss Chatterbox. She is always talking and it fit her so well. She fell in love with the t-shirt and now has a few Little Miss books and a poster of all this Little Miss and Mr.__ characters. Up till now I have called just Little Miss but if this week is an indication of what she will become we are now going to call her Little Miss Sass. The girl has been so sassy lately it is incredible. Last week Kev told her "Let's do this AJ we need to head up for bath and bed." so she responded "Let's not do this". Yesterday when I came home and was reviewing her day and asked her if she had brushed her teeth she said "Let's just say I did!?!?!?!?" So that is why we are calling her Little Miss in the blog and Little Miss Sass to be specific. Now I realize this is just an example of how Kev and I talk to each other and really a reflection of us so I am not panicking just getting a good chuckle and trying to teach her that somethings we say she can't. How do your kids imitate you? Doesn't this face just oozes sassiness?

Walking Humbly with God

I know I posted the goals I had for this year and I included the goals I have for my faith as well but I have one more to add. We sing this hymn during Mass all the time at school and I love it. Every time we sing it this part stands out "to walk humbly with God". In my quest for validation and wanting to be worthy I tend to not walk humbly. I want to be recognized for the worth I bring. I think the reason this verse gets to me is because I have had it all wrong. I am worthy and I do not need to convince others of it I just need to know it in myself. My path towards honoring God has shown me that if I wasn't worthy He wouldn't have made me. In Genesis it says that God made man and it was good. So that makes me good. Now I just need to learn to walk humbly with Him. Oh and the kids at HR sing it much better!

365 Blog

Just a quick note that I have decided to participate in Project 365. To see some other our daily happenings check it. I am also hoping to improve my photography abilities.

Let it Snow!

Today we had a snow day.
Even though I planned to stay in these ALL day Little Miss had other plans.


So we traded Ugg slippers for Ugg Boots and headed out into the snow.

To look at and play in this.
When we started out The Boy was less than interest. She on the other hand was ecstatic.
This was the first time she got to play in the snow for more than 10 minutes. Her favorite part was dancing in the snow.I thought she might be cold at this point but no she was still all smiles.

So I decided that going for a walk to Sleven would be fine. This became my destination.
For what you might ask? What would make her walk to 7-11 in the snow with two kids in tow?
Well I did tell you about my obsession no?

And all was right with the world again. Well for me at least.
I then asked Little Miss what her destination was. Guess what she said!?! Rain Snow or Shine 3 year olds love the the park!

I checked on The Boy and off we headed. Guess he still wasn't interested in the snow.
A quick pic of Just Us Girls.
My two favorite pictures of the day:

A yummy sleeping babe and...

A snowy arabesque

Obsessions

Do you have one? I sure do. I have an addiction to, an obsession with...


it has to be the sugar free kind and it has to be cold. It is my guilty pleasure because the suckers aren't cheap. My dream husband refuses to get me another case at Costco so I must sneak them after I leave for work. Though like I said sometimes in my MHR post he delivers the goods. We had a snow day today and boy am I craving the one I have a work. So do you have any guilty pleasures???

I'm in!

you in?


I have pledged five hours of community service. I got a free cup of coffee for it too. Now to be honest I am not a huge coffee fan unless its iced but I am all game for a good cause. So how will I give five hours of community service? Well first I will be making sandwiches for a local shelter called Martha's Table. My class and I are collecting toiletries to make kits for homeless in our area to be given at Christ House. I will look into tutoring somewhere. Now I ask you, you in? It breaks down to 25 minutes a month! I know you all can do it! Go on lets lead by example!

MHR

I love my dear husband because he is extremely thoughtful in ways I take for granted. He went out for guys night out and I took Little Miss and The Boy to my parents. I am driving home with them and before I left my Mom's I told her how one of the things I dislike about being alone is having to get the kids in pj's and ready for bed by myself. So I get home and what do I see? Both kids pj's laid out on their beds! Just the little things! Another example is getting into my car in the morn and seeing this...