summer or fall?

We are going to CA this weekend for a full weekend of fun. Nick and Tiff's tonight (giving them a massage) for dinner and a bed, Apple Hill on Saturday, seeing an ol' friend Saturday night, a wedding on Sunday, brunch with Logan's family on Monday...then home. And then post the pictures :)
The 'idea' of summer is always long awaited here, sun, water, beach, camping, etc...but it is always CRAZY busy and we have to cram the 'relaxing and enjoying' in when we can. I so look forward to fall. Crisp air, sunny days, cool nights, great smells, tea, Narnia, tradition, changing colors, family, and time. As well as going into overdrive getting presents done for nieces and nephews, since everyone is born in Nov and Jan, with Christmas smashed in the middle...but I LOVE IT. All that inspiration and thought coming into being.

God brings change to make all things beautiful again. Why are we so against 'change' in our own lives? It looks like autumn to the God of the universe. A beautiful transformation. Maybe THAT is why I love fall.
sigh.

Jehovah Jirah

My provider. I am so thankful to have a God that provides and answers prayers. He is ever faithful, and not in the way we expect Him to be. But He knows best. He has continued to bless us and meet our needs. I will not be surprised when He continues to meet our needs.

I will continue to be thankful for my parents and the gift they are to us. Mom gave us peaches so I can make some baby food for T and they are delish. (fresh from a guy my dad works with).

and...I got a $50 tip yesterday at work...because of his wisdom and provision.

We must be faithful. and know HE provides.

T and Paisely Dec 2008

I had to post the youtube link of a video we took at my brother-in-law Jordan's house. I cannot get enough of this baby and her laugh. I could watch it everyday. I wanted to put it here so I can have it archived somehow...enjoy my child that HE has blessed us with.

Watch T and Paisely laughing

like mother, like daughter.

So I think I can see what my brothers meant when they said I get 'crazy eyes' when I eat ribs...

U...me!

It is so neat to watch Tallulah at this stage, growing and learning so quickly. She likes to take care and nurture EVERYTHING. Becoming more like a 'mama'...now she wants to change everything's buns (don't lay on your back on the floor!). She always wants to play with the wipes, (what child doesn't?), so the other day I let her play with the container, knowing it was empty. It has the word HUGGIES in the lid. Tallulah pointed at the H and so I said "Ay-ch"and she repeated, then she pointed to the S and so I said "Esss" and so did she, then the U, so I said "u" and T responds with "ME!"and points to herself. That's right! Ahh, so sweet watching her connect the dots.

on a similar note, during the summer, we would go out front and watch the bees on the lavender bushes...Tallulah loved watching the bees and it was a good way to teach her to say "BEES" and know what they were. She said it the most darling way 'bees' can ever be said, "beebs"
...we would praise her and she knew we loved it. I would try to get her to say it for other people and sometimes she wouldn't, so I would distract her and say "chochie, i love you...(pause) say BEES"...and sometimes she would. Well one morning when she woke up, i said to her "I love you" and went to kiss her and she responded, "beebs" (like OKAY Mom! I will say it, are you happy!?)
...the other side of the 'bees' coin is this...(gears turning, dots connecting) We have taught T her body parts- head, eyes, feet, tummy,....boobies...as well as all different animals and things. We would ask her where they were, what sound they made, and so on. Well, when we asked her "where are the bees?" she grabbed her chest and said "boo...beebs"...I guess that IS a type of bee.

bubbles

Bubbles...it means different things at different times. We play with bubbles alot, outside, you know, the classic bubble wand and bubbles. It's all Tallulah wants to do. She LOVES bubbles. Last week I gave her her first bubble bath. Putting them all over her body, splashing around, breaking up the bubbles, listening to the bubbles... again, LOVED. She likes to shake up a water bottle and watch and hear the bubbles. Well, as of recently, she grabs her diaper area and says "bubbles!" Come to find out, that is what she calls her toots now...makes sense...if you think about it.

Tallulah's first painting

So last night, before T's bedtime, we sat down and painted her first painting. She had a cold. She loved it. Logan said, 'painting just with water on the brush won't cut it anymore'...but sure enough, after she saw Mama dip and clean the brush off in the mug of water, that is all she wanted to do, again..."hey Choochie, would you like to use the red?" "NO" "how about the yellow...green...blue...?" "NO." Painting with water. Maybe it is the ability to put it in and out as SHE pleases and feel like she is getting away with something. So I asked Logan if he would use my watercolor pencils and draw some simple things on watercolor paper so tonight she can see results from painting with water...we will see how that goes.
I will post some pictures of the 'event' soon.

So, I have realized I don't remember many things...I want to, and I think they are SO important that I could never forget, but I do and WILL. Hopefully this is an "easy" way for me to write them down so they can be found and remembered somewhere other than my "mama" brain. We will see if this works and I continue...