Just a day in the life...

Sep 1st - Me and my best bud, Ali

Smarty Pants!

Miriam knows all kinds of fun body parts.

Aug 27, 2009 - 1 min, 29 sec

"I don't feel good"

Miriam was feeling pretty sick this Sunday morning, so we sat in the sound booth and snuggled. Jason took a picture so there's proof... Miriam does snuggle occasionally.

Singing a song

Miriam has been so into singing lately. She'll sing along with anyone who's singing, or she'll just start her own little tune at totally random times. We LOVE it!!! Nothing brightens our day quite like hearing an original song by our little girl.

Aug 23, 2009 - 58 sec

Bad hair daze!

Miriam woke up this morning with the wildest bed-head ever! It reminded me of a soft serve ice cream come the way it swirled up and out. So funny.

Miriam loves the park! She just went down the tornado slide by herself for the first time, and we got a little bonus... Nice hair, Miriam!

"That was fun, mom...

Now I'm goin' back up to do it again!"

Another one of our youth groups kids just got married, Chelsea Birdwell. I have a hard time handling it when our youth kids get married and have babies and grow up! Haha! Jason was so honored to be able to perform the ceremony for them. In this picture Miriam is spending a little down time with the father of the bride (and the dog of the bride) during the rehearsal.

Rehearsal

The attendants and groom danced down the isle

Motherhood is...

To me this picture speaks volumes about motherhood. There are times when I just need to shut the door with her on the other side for a minute. But it fills my heart with such joy when I see those chubby fingers reaching under the door, as if she'll be able to grab me and pull me right back out. It's true, when you have kids you loose most of your privacy, but it's such a small sacrifice for what you get in return. Being a mom is the best job I've ever had. Who could look at this and not chuckle? "MOMMY, come back out here!" Daddy was with her on the other side of the door, laughing just like I was.

She loves shoes!



THE FAIR!!!!!!

We went to the fair this year! It was so fun! She's just getting to the age where she actually enjoys things like this. We ate funnel cakes, we rode the rides, we won prizes, we took pictures, and we even watched the rodeo. It was such a blast. Miriam loved waving to the peasants below as she was riding the rides. She looked so proud.

This is Jason riding with Taten, the kid behind them threw up... but not them, they're real men.

Miriam with birthmom, Candice

"Wave at Mommy"


The 4th of July
We celebrated the 4th with some friends from our church. Miriam really did NOT like the loud fireworks, or the really bright fireworks... the only things she liked were the quiet fountains and snappers. But we had a great time. It was fun to watch her face as she was seeing these things for the first time.

Throw that snapper!

Candice's Wedding, June 19, 2009

Miriam's birthmom, Candice just got married! We were so happy to be able to make the trip to her wedding so that Miriam could be the flower girl and so Jason could walk Candice down the isle. It was a very nice, small wedding. You may think that you've seen the cutest flower girl ever, but you'd be wrong... unless you were at Candice's wedding! She was so adorable! I walked with her to make sure it didn't take 3 hours and it would have taken 3 hours because she wanted to take out one petal at a time, and delicately place it on the floor. Then she'd take a little 2-inch step and start over. SO CUTE!

Take one out... place it on the floor.

"Oh no! Daddy, look at the mess I've made! I'd better clean it up."

She picked up every tiny piece of every petal. She's very tidy.

Clapping to her music during the drive. It's about a 4 and a half hour drive, but she did so well, both ways! It's so nice that she can listen to headphones now! Yay!

It's finally summer!

We're so happy to be outside again! No more snow, no more coats, no more energy bills that make me faint! On our 6-year wedding anniversary we had a lovely picnic in the park, and we played on the playground, and looked at the flowers, and had a wonderful time. Then I kicked Jason's butt at a not-so-friendly game of monopoly. Victory is mine!

Birthday Kisses

I stole this pic off of Brock and Heather's blog. It's Miriam and her cousin Addison at Addison's birthday party. The funniest part is that they were just giving each other kisses on their own, then the mommies scrambled for their cameras and made then do it again. SO sweet!

What we've been up to

Have you ever seen the show Recess? I think Miriam is gonna be the "swinger girl". She LOVES the swings at the park. She just loves being outside for anything.

We were able to go to Billings for our niece's 2nd birthday party. That was so fun! Miriam even came out of her shell and played with some of the kids that were there. She even found a friend her age wearing the same skirt as her.

Her hair is getting cuter and cuter every day.

Some days it's so curly, others it's straight as a board.

I have the brownest of all the brown thumbs! I've never been able to keep plants alive for very long, but this year I decided to take the plunge and plant flowers. These are a couple of them. I had my local "Flower Goddess" give me a tutorial and help me plant, and they seem to be alive so far. Hopefully they will survive my abuse. Poor things.

Ever have one of those days when you just want to run around naked bouncing a 2-liter bottle on your head? Miriam has.