Heaven on Earth Day

Paige:
Played in her sandbox for probably over an hour and a half.

Posed for some amazing shots in these gigantic Nicole Richie shades.


Scored this awesome "Naraffe" for a buck, and spent hours with him. She tucked him in with her, and told him "sweet dreeeeeeeeams."

Cason:
Got his third tooth.

Said "mama". He has been saying it for a while, just to make the sound I think. But today he kept saying it while looking directly at me, and seemed like he really wanted my attention. So I'm counting it, and I loooove it.

Took a LOOOONG nap on my belly on the porch swing.

It was awesome. I got to lie there and feel his little breaths go in and out, and listen to my new wind chime my Jess got for me, and watch the flowers, and Paige coming in and out of the house with her "dwink" and her ritz crackers. Then she got up with us for a while, resting her head on what she thought was my belly. Eventually though, she realized her pillow was actually Cason's ample little booty.

And on top of it all, Jess was home.

Then we finished off our perfect day with an orange layer cake with chocolate frosting.

Yet Again

We were productive, that is.
We worked in the yard, and Lumberjack Jess even chopped down a tree.

He also hung Caso's new swing. Cason was quite happy about it.


Paige doesn't hate it either.

Paige did the splits while using her freshly filled sandbox, because she was still not sure if she wanted it to touch her body.

We also watched Lily for a while this evening. The boys made a fast food run, while the girls hung out here, and cracked each other up over their dinners. Paige did her "scared" face, which involves actual trembling.

Lily loved that one.

Also her "mad" face.

Uncharacteristically Productive

The boy played with a magnadoodle.

Jess "tinkered" and Paige gave out spontaneous hugs.

I also noticed Paige looking closely at her fingers today, and then she focused on her pinky and said "baby. SWEEEEEET!" I tried not to laugh and said "yeah, sweet baby finger." Then she called other fingers "mama" and "daddy", and finished up by pressing her ring and pinky fingers together, and saying "hug." Haha. She's so cool.

I painted the new sandbox my dad made.

Jess and I worked on our backyard...


and discussed which of these is a better color.


Blue: 1
Green: 1
It's a draw.

Cat in Concert

Paige regularly gets into this walker, that she never really played in as an actual baby, and puts on a show. She "plays" the keyboard and sings songs, sporadically using the microphone. Her songs almost always go like this: "Casondaddymamameesteelilygampacoco....." and so on, listing all the relatives that pop into her head.


This guy wore his basketball jersey and shorts for the first time, and looked amazing. So I staged this scene for Jess to see as he walked in the door for lunch. He was pleased to see it.

Tonight we were watching The Office, and Paige started identifying the characters by name. She clearly said "Michael" as he came on the screen.

Who Needs Olive Garden?

I do, that's who. But since we don't have one, Paige and I tried to make our own Ravioli di Portabello. Failure.

Jess was sweet as always and said it was good. It wasn't. Not BAD, but nothing like Olive Garden. It was certainly not the fault of this little chef though.

Faces

Handsome face.

Mid-roll face. (Still handsome)

"Being a chef" face.

Queso and I had to go inside tonight because we were getting cold, and THIS child stayed outside begging for "more" of being showered by the hose. Weirdee.

Enlarge the pic and enjoy "hose shower" face.

Things making me happy today:

1) My husband and daughter taking a nap, and her waking up the sweetest ever. They went straight for the crackers, and everything he was doing was hilarious to her.



2) Paige in her peacoat.

3) Both babies getting to visit their uncles Ken and Rob, and their aunt Joanne.

4) This boy and his smile. And even his angry screams when something falls out of his grasp.


5) Working on a quilt, and having my hair styled, and being told I was "Oh! Oh! Gordous! (Gorgeous-Veronica always says that while doing Paige's hair)

6) A nice walk in the warmer weather.


Now then, it's the birthday of one of my best friends today.

Connie, or Consuela, as she's better known. Connie is funny and laid back, and also maybe the best gift giver around. Here's a little more about her. Happy Birthday Connie!