I Shaving

After making fruit salad yesterday I gave Reagan the mostly empty Cool Whip container thinking she'd enjoy the creamy sweetness of it. I resumed my cleaning and then Reagan walked around the corner rubbing her cheeks like this....



I say "uh oh sweetie, what are you doing?" She replies in her sweet, innocent voice, "I shaving!". She's sat on the counter a few times while Daddy does this and it's not her fault Cool Whip looks like Edge!

I love this first picture. Little profiles are just so cute to me. Zoe and Reagan were sitting side by side so it's a little confusing at first.
We had a fun day last Saturday. Just the girls. Yvette, Katie and Zoe came up and joined Heidi, Reagan and I for the day. We went to Gardner Village and walked around and then went to Wheeler Farm for a picnic and to enjoy the (stinky) animals! Of course you can't get 3 kids to look at the camera at the same time with so much going on but I have 20 pictures of "trying"!

BFF's

This is Reagan's first "best friend" (one sided I'm sure!). Now you are probably wondering about the age difference but that's what makes it so sweet. AnnLea is 9. She lives next door and Reagan just adores her. She wants to see her first thing when we get home at night. AnnLea is a great sport because she would be followed around all day if possible. She comes over and will push Reagan in the swing, blow bubbles for her, or search for bugs with her. I just thought this picture was so cute. Little friends enjoying some ice cream.

My Wonderful Surprise!!

So I have to post this because I am SO excited! Today, the UPS drops off a package. I open it because it has my name on it. Inside is a t-shirt from 80's tees.com (for all you 80's fans this has the coolest stuff!). It says "Dunder Mifflin Inc.". I'm wondering what this is all about then realized that it is from the TV show "The Office" (based in Scranton, PA). So I text Mike and say "Did you order a t-shirt?" He said "No, maybe Jen did". (Jen is my wonderful friend who lives in PA). I figured she did but thought it was weird-even for Jen:O) So then he says "It's for the tour!". I'm thinking "HUH?". Then I call him (hoping but not getting my hopes up) "so does this mean I'm going to PA?" When he says "yes" it's all I can do to not start crying!! This is an AWESOME gift. It's amazing that not only Jen, but MIKE kept this a secret for a few weeks. So, in a few weeks I am off to PA! I'm feeling very loved right now!

I am grateful

Although Mother's Day at my house was met with a bit of challenge (see below), it was also met with some "gratefulness". There is a long list of things but here are just a few:

*Having a healthy, happy, beautiful child
*Having TWO mothers that are great examples
*A wonderful husband who helps around the house and works hard to provide for us, and who is the most amazing father to our daughter
*A warm home which is shelter from the wicked world around us
*Family
*Faith in knowing someone above loves and believes in me as a person no matter what I do/don't do in this life
*This beautiful, free country we live in
*Trials and daily challenges for without those, who would define what we become
and,
*Aunt Heidi who is so much help with Reagan (those of you with no family around will understand the wonder of an Aunt who loves her niece and is willing to give me a break)

Here is my sweet girl, for once, posing for the camera. We love you all!!

The Look

This look sums it all up. Our attempt to celebrate my niece Katie's birthday at the Dinosaur Museum. It was Katie's birthday today and she chose to have it at Thanksgiving Point. A place all kids love...ok, ALL kids BUT MY DAUGHTER! I'm going to blame it on her doctor experience lately but she was in no way, no how, liking this exhibit. Her look below was the "no way can you paint something on my face". Cute, right? Well only if it's not you.

Now today, Mother's Day, Heidi and I go to a salon to have pedicures. Relaxing, right? Well not if you are with MY CHILD!! (which we drug there only because Mike was "working" the Jazz game) Oh my! Well the relaxing fun hour turned into about 10 minutes of hysteria as she screamed bloody murder at everything around her so I left and poor Heidi had to sit there by herself. I must say..her toes looked cute while mine look chipped and cracked. Bummer. So any advice on a child who is absolutely afraid of everything from swimming, cats, salons, etc would be GREATLY appreciated.

Tubes

This week Reagan had tubes placed in her ears again along with her adenoids removed. She had infection after infection the past month and we were hoping to postpone the need to have tubes again with the warmer weather but no luck. Her adenoids were full of infection and so we are hoping that those were the evil things causing all the problems.

I can't even imagine taking your child in for major surgery! The anxiety with this is enough.

We were wondering how she was going to get from our arms to the table without hysteria, but the anesthesiologist who came to get her was an older doctor so we excitingly said "Hey! It's Grandpa"! She went willingly and hopefully he gave her hugs before he put her under :O) She came out fighting and we could hear her screaming for several minutes before a nurse comes in and has the "I can't wait to hand this child over" look. I really should have warned the nurses about her last experience with these! She was fightin' mad, trying to rip out her IV. Her poor face was so swollen from the guard used to hold her mouth while they removed the adenoids. In all the madness they had trying to get her calmed down they forgot to give her pain medication, so it was a rough few hours! I'm pretty sure all those poor kids waiting to have their tonsils out were scared to death after we left!! She hasn't slept through an entire night yet but we are hoping that's soon.