Behind the scenes

Wasn't that last post so heartwarming? Did you get "Mother Daughter Warm Fuzzies" everywhere?

Good! Because you sure aren't going to get them today. I am about to reveal a secret.


Ready?


Kyle and I are expecting a little boy to join our family.


Just kidding! We haven't had the ultrasound yet.


The real secret?


I am really bad at having my picture taken.

Like embarrassingly bad.

Like I should be diagnosed with a medical condition so I can start receiving treatment.

Don't believe me? How do you explain this?

That's right, eyes closed and tongue exiting the mouth! Or this?

Yeah, the semi-open creepy eyed look. It's terrible.

Worse thing, it's contagious! Even my darling Avery is starting to suffer from it. (But please note her fabulous bejeweled jean jacket she's sporting. My very own husband once wore that as a wee little babe.)

Wait, you say it's normal to have a couple of pictures where your eyes aren't open?

Well folks, we are past a couple of photos now. Hello Picture Number 7

Picture Number 8

And Picture Number 9!

Yup, I think my condition is chronic. So lets make Picture 10 (yes that puts us into double digits for "eyes being closed" in a 2 minute photo shoot) be a doozy. 

Behold the drunkard Mom.

I just can't hide my lack of photogenic-ecy any longer. So all of you, go look in a mirror right now. If you can see your eyeballs, count yourself lucky. If you can't, I think I'll be starting up a group where we can all meet together and observe one another's eye lids.

Mommy and Me

What happens when you take one lovely lady...

and pair her with another lovely lady?

Amazing photographs of course!

What started as an innocent shoulder ride at the zoo

quickly turned into a new hairdo.

But it ended with a magical moment,

that turned a little silly partway through,

but finished by being magical.

Just one of the reasons I love being a Mom.

Baby Story Time

Every Thursday we attend a little baby story time at our library with our friends the Lukes.

It's a magical place with a rug Avery adores. Bubbles are blown at the beginning.

Which is followed by a story told by Miss Roberta. She's incredible and can keep track of all the kids' names, even if they've only attended once!

As you can tell, Avery has a hard time focusing on the book (or even facing the right direction of the pictures) but she sure loves observing and following around the bigger kids.

Plus, since she is among the youngest who attends, all the older kids bring her toys to play with. So what was once one bug toy...

quickly turns into three.

And if bugs aren't your thing, you always have your socks to play with.

Until next Thursday!

P.S. Is there anything cuter than overalls on a baby, slouching shoulder strap and all?

Silly Girl

Sometimes I feel like I don't have any words to add to the pictures I post on here. These upcoming photos are just "so Avery," so I'll let her give you a glimpse of her personality.

And there you have it!