Sneak Peek

This weekend, my niece had me do some shots of her for senior portraits. Because her mom and her are both impatient. Here are some unedited pics. These are some of my favorites from the session but they still need to be edited. enjoy your sneak peek.

Maybe we are doing something right???

Our kids are growing up.... I just recently noticed it in the way they do things, the way they look and the way they talk..... And I am starting to see things we have taught them or tried to teach them coming through..... We go to the store and they get excited for FRUIT... We come home from the store and they beg for the grapes or apples or whatever fruit we just bought for snack.... It makes me smile. I have issues with weight and that is my most heartfelt wish that they dont have to struggle with weight like I have. Dont get me wrong - they both love sweets too but they ask for FRUIT!

Then on Sunday we got the ultimate compliment. We had gone to 8am mass and both our girls were so well behaved. They got a little antsy but then Jim and I were both feeling the same way towards the end of mass as well so who could blame them. Our neighbors came over later that afternoon and she is the head of the music ministry and had cantored the 8am mass. The first thing she said to me- I am so jealous of how well behaved your kids were during mass!. My heart swelled. Dont get me wrong we have suffered through some very rough masses where Sarah would bellow our GET ME OUT OF HERE! I DONT LIKE THIS PLACE. But it seems we are finally coming through the tunnel and out into the light.......

So while I lament that my babies are growing up , I am proud to see some of what we are teaching them is paying off......

All I need to know ... I learned in Kindergarten????

Ok, I try to be a realistic parent. I realized that with Katie going to Kindergarten that she would pick up some undesirable behaviors or sayings from other kids. I had even seen it to some degree in preschool. But I have to confess, I never thought she would come home saying what she did the other day..... Here is the backstory. Last week they had a field trip to the Fire station. And the nice fireman sent every kid home with a packet - it had a smoke alarm, coloring book., stickers and a a little set of temporary tattoos. You know the ones, you cut out and put on your arm and then hold a wet cloth to them for them to take. She asked if she could put them on and I said sure. NEver thought a thing about it.....

Till Monday when she came home from school saying her friend M told her she needed to wash them off immediately or she would get sick because they were probably made in China. My mouth hit the floor. Never did I expect that. Now because she is a worrier, we told her she was fine and she would not get sick.......

I know there are some people who have issues with stuff from China but I just never thought to hear it out of a 5/6 year old..........

Lions and Tigers and BEARS! OH MY!

We have a bear in our neighborhood. There could even be more than one, I am not really sure as I am not really looking to meet and get to know that particular neighbor..... However they must really be getting ready for hibernation because they have "sampled" several neighbors garbage over the the last few days. Ours was on their dining menu last nite. Interestingly enough they do not seem to like pepperoni or tomatoes.... Who knew!

Chipmunks

So the girls have taken a liking to Alvin and the Chipmunks. We have a dvd of the old animations and we have both of the movies that have been out in the last few years. Sarah has taken to the Squeakquel and loves the Chipettes. She also LOVES to run around the house singing Beyonce's Single Ladies cause that is what they sang in the movie. About a month ago, Bear bought Katie a small alvin and got Sarah Brittney the lead singer in the Chipettes. She now walks around the house with her and always refers to her as her "Single Ladie" As in Mom I need my single lady to go to bed. Mom have you seen my single lady, I want to play with her.... It cracks me up every single time!