if you look closely you'll see that her shirt says "run in the grass. play in the sun". that pretty much sums up our summer days. there's something particularly magical about watching a child be a child. the curiosity, laughter and joy is contagious. as is the silliness. to me these pictures represent the best of this age. clothes can be changed. water can be wasted. hair can be washed. but these smiles cannot be missed.
the mild temperatures this week have handed over plenty of opportunity for outdoor family time. we've taken full advantage & plenty of pictures. and you'd be proud to know that georgia is becoming quite the photographer too. the middle picture of harold & i is taken by little miss herself. i just had to help her hold arm up since the camera is a little heavy. she finally is able to get her subjects somewhat in the picture. that's progress i'd say...
i've also created another blog:
http://favoritefoodsfriday.blogspot.com
i'll be posting recipes, info related to kid's health and of course pictures and tips from all the Favorite Foods parties we feature. and to get your own favorite foods friday party set {which is so doesn't have to be on a friday} click on the link in the right sidebar. it will take you to etsy for the full description.
be back sooner than later....
it's 8:14 a.m. and she's already wanted to lift the blinds to see if your coming home. guess she misses you extra today. and while i'm typing this she is crying saying she wants daddy. i guess the 4 minutes it's taken me to post this has upset her so she's done with me now. you know how patient she is ;)
as you can read, the guests were to bring one dish that incorporated a fruit or vegetable that their kid enjoys. then make recipe cards for all of us in case our kid enjoyed it as well. healthful, tried & approved recipes is what i was after. i already knew what i was making {recipe to come later} and i couldn't wait to see what others would show up with.
set the table for all our guests...
and waited for the party to start. i sent the tent cards with the invites so that when our guests showed up with their food we could all identify what it was. and boy were there some yummy things...
pizza bites...spinach egg muffins...asian noodles with tofu cubes...and my favorite.. the 'health-by-chocolate cookies. they have pureed spinach and blueberries in them and you'd never know. yum. yum.
the result was good and all of us left with a some things to try for our own family. as i told my friends today before i prayed for our time together, we all have the same desire...to raise healthy kids. spiritually and physically. and we need each other. for encouragement and wisdom and humor and just plain friendship. that was my whole goal today. to be together. to walk one step in this journey together. today we walked together at lunch. the Lord will honor our time together and our efforts. this i know.
and also a little something that didn't include a fruit or vegetable. but lots of butter and sugar and sprinkles...
told you it was fun huh? wish you all could have been here with us. for those of you with small children, i encourage you to do the same with your group of friends. you'll be blessed and full. hope you all have a great weekend. love from us all....
here we are chillin' and snackin'. which we're both pros at.
and here they are dancing after bath time. which they're pros at.
she walked around like this for so long yesterday and i kept saying 'dude, it's 101 degrees outside'. she laughed. i began to sweat. we are quite the pair i tell ya. if anyone ever bugs our house and hears/sees our shenanigans, we'll be labeled as weirddddd-oooooos. weird weird weird. and hot and sweaty.
she has even figured out how to hold her arm up so that her bracelet doesn't fall off when she plays. i was impressed. i mean that's some serious know how. and can i just say that i realize her hair is all over the place in these pictures but they are after-nap/end-of-the-day pictures while we were hanging at home. don't be thinking that we roll out looking this way. just sayin'.
day two. jeeew-reee again. i've made her put it up each day in a silver cup on her bookcase and don't you know that she has been so particular to follow instructions to put those earrings and necklace in their proper place. she ain't taking the risk to lose her treasure. and speaking of treasures, why on earth are these plastic pieces of jewelry so darn pricey? darn disney. well the necklace does talk if you press the button {which she's doing above}. i don't buy toys that talk to her so you can imagine my excitement when i figured this out at home.
i told her how beautiful her earrings were and please look at the way she touched them and pursed her lips to confirm what i was saying. seriously, who teaches us these things? but here's what i can't get past. she had gotten onto her daddy's lap to show him her new digs. he was lavishing the compliments and she was soaking it all in. that was until i asked to take their picture. this was the look i got...
she cut her eyes at me as if to say that she was busy getting all his attention and i need not bother them. thank goodness he has enough love and affection for both of us or i'd be in some serious trouble. 
i couldn't decide whether georgia was just bored to death or having her way with imagination, either way i didn't have the heart to tell her that her attempts at riding her pony were futile. every time that poor pony would topple underneath her she would get so upset and i would get so tickled. which didn't help. by the time this little fiasco was over we both were in hysterics. for different reasons though. 
be back tomorrow for embrace the camera thursday. love from the ham...{which georgia calls is too.}
this is what happens when you let the puffs out. she's going to kill me one day for posting these but who could resist. her blond tight curls are such a contrast to my dark straight hair and i love it so much. we couldn't be more different yet we couldn't be more the same.
happy monday friends....
