Wednesday, February 23, 2011

I’m Alive and Well….Just Busy

But what HAVE we been up to?

Well….we did receive our Spring Lilly Pulitzer magazine in the mail which Lallie promptly ripped from my hands and perused before I was allowed to see it.

She thinks I’d be pretty in the pink and orange dress.

IMG_3482

IMG_3484

Don’t you love the color pink or her fingernails?  It’s her favorite color!

Lallie also had her first soccer game.  Yes, she is wearing a skirt with the smallest shin guards I could find (seriously….she’s a princess and on the short notice I received that she was going to start playing soccer, I didn’t have time to find girly sports outfits!).  She is so tiny that she looks more like a hockey goalie then a soccer player!  A cute one too, but I’m biased, I know!

IMG_3478

Husband and Lallie completed a science experiment, the infamous, soap, vinegar and baking soda volcano!  Lallie WAS fascinated!!

IMG_3487

(PS – Lallie’s hair is so fine, it won’t stay in a pony tail….it is always falling out!)

What have I been up to?  Take a guess…..yep, that’s right…..fundraising!  And this Friday night is the big event and then I will be F.R.E.E.!!  I have enjoyed every minute and have learned a lot and I feel good doing something for the community…..but as a full-time working mommy, I’d be lying if I didn’t say it’s been trying and exhausting at times.  Husband has been so supportive of this endeavor as well, even despite our house looking like the “Easter Bunny Staging Station.”

This is what my house looked like last Thursday.  Add another 75 baskets (including one fishing pole) and another 200 goodie bags and you can’t walk through my formal room!

Baskets

IMG_3498

We do have a couple future Junior Leaguers on our hands though!  Lallie and her friend put this little basket of a massage and bath goodies together all by themselves!

IMG_3497

We did make some time for ourselves and Lallie for Valentine’s Day.  We headed out to our favorite restaurant and spent some quality time together.  Yes, it’s been a while since Husband and I have been on a date but this Valentine’s Day….it was just perfect with our baby girl right there with us, we wouldn’t have changed a thing!

IMG_3491

And ….. with all these things going on in our lives right now, this is how Lallie feels at the end of the day!  (Really, I walked out of the bathroom to get her some PJs and came back 30 seconds later to find her asleep on the floor with her “naynay” as a pillow).  I don’t blame her….I need a nap too!

IMG_3440

Happy Wednesday Y’all!

13 comments:

  1. OMG! I was going into withdrawals without pictures of my goddaughter!! She is so precious in her little soccer outfit. Her godmother (me) used to play soccer too! Thank you for the blog post Sherlock!

    Rock on!
    GW

    ReplyDelete
  2. So cute!!! When I played soccer in kindergarten I refused to wear the ugly black soccer shoes that my mom had bought. I wore my pink tennis shoes instead. I sure the coaches loved me! haha! She looks like so cute in her skirt! Sounds like you're so busy and having fun!!

    ReplyDelete
  3. I see you are starting her out young on the Lilly! xx

    ReplyDelete
  4. Isn't she just adorable in her little soccer outfit? Cutest shin guards ever!

    Glad to hear you had a nice Valentine's Day with your family. Mine was similar. Just the best.

    Sounds like you've been very busy!

    Happy Wednesday!

    ReplyDelete
  5. she is so cute but that last pic is thebest!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I love that Lallie grabbed the Lilly catalog before you could look at it. You have trained her early! She just gets cuter and cuter too.

    ReplyDelete
  7. That picture is priceless!! Glad you will be FREE soon :)

    ReplyDelete
  8. SO adorable looking at her (um, your!) catalog...!! And so super cute asleep on the floor!

    http://lonestarprep.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  9. I love it! I got that in the mail and I was like WHOAAA! The life size pics made me want the things even more:) Lallie is too cute. Like mother like daughter!

    You sound like me.....going in circles. I feel I could drop any moment.

    I am having a recipe swap/blog hop on Friday if you'd like to hop on!

    XXOO

    ReplyDelete
  10. Wow, you have been BUSY! I love that picture of Lallie asleep outside the bathroom door!

    ReplyDelete
  11. That last photo is the sweetest! Glad you captured it! I think this is just a busy time of year for everyone. Still love Lallie's long hair. I have yet to cut W's yet. I keep saying one day, just not quite yet. :)

    ReplyDelete
  12. What a cute soccer player.
    I hope the fundraiser goes well

    ReplyDelete
  13. Gosh you have been busy! I feel the same way these days...just too much to do and only so many hours in the day!

    Hope things settle for you soon! Those baskets look great!

    ReplyDelete