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Shelby Screams... Shrieks... Squeals

Shelby let out a long yelp this past Saturday. I'm not sure what exactly you'd call that sound. But it brought us all running. Below is what she was so excited about. It was so low, we could hear the people laughing at the children's screaming and running wild across the lawn!

Water Fun, Part 1

We haven't gotten a ton of time in the pool yet because of the amazing amount of rain that's been here. But here are a few good pix of pool time.

         

5 & 6.5

I opted to take Cyrus' 5-year photos and Shelby's 6 1/2 year photos myself. Although I was disappointed with some, because I was fooling around with the camera settings without really knowing what I was doing... I got a bunch of good ones. Here's a couple of my favorites.

3 Down

On Good Friday, Shelby lost tooth #3. This one is very obvious and so cute.

Sans Instructions

I always enjoy letting the children explore. I found a $3 set of the classic colorforms at a garage sale the other week. This is what Shelby did with them when we broke them out to play with, sans instructions.

Springtime In the Park

The sun was renewing. The warmth was comforting. The company was unbeatable.

         

      

      

      

         

Spidey Sense

so here i am at 3:48am, sitting at the computer. the reason? as steve puts it, my spidey senses are all tingly. i popped awake at 3 o'clock hearing a little noise from the other end of the house. seeing the time, i thought feverish shelby must be ready for more medicine. but as i approached, i realized she had actually made it to the bathroom to, um, "be sick." so after that, my motherhood "spidey senses" are having trouble letting me sleep. hope shelby's fever came out when she "got sick." poor shelb.

Toothless Wonder

sunday morning, while brushing her teeth, shelby lost her very first tooth. she was so excited, but mama was just as excited as her, i do believe. what a cutie! growing so fast.

Baby, It's Cold Outside

our weather widget this morning said -4. our thermometer said zero. yea, it's chilly.

Advent Day 12

advent calendar: we arrived home today. then took naps. the children haven't asked about the calendar yet, but i'm sure we'll do that soon.

we did: packed up & headed home. lunch-type things from burger king.

we're looking forward to: going out with daddy for some pizza. the children like the place where they can "make their own."

quote of the day: on the drive home, there was an ambulance following us for a while. it didn't have its lights on, and i explained that if it's not super important to get to the hospital really fast, they just drive like the other cars. then shelby said to cyrus, "i can't wait til i die." it caught my ear, and i asked her what she said. she repeated it. she made me smile. she said, "it will be nicer. and cleaner." she has much better perspective than i did at her age. i was so proud of her. but that'd be a little hard to explain to some people, i guess.