6.12.10

I have a date this afternoon!! He is short, blonde and handsome. I hear he is very charming, sweet and loving, we'll see!

I'll be driving....and paying...and possibly helping him use the potty BUT it should be an awesome time!

Vintage Pearl Giveaway!!

Y'all need to head on over to http://thevintagepearl.blogspot.com and check out Erin's generous giveaway!! I have 2 necklaces from her shop and I absolutely LOVE them. I would seriously like one of everything from her shop. Head on over and check out the awesome giveaway! You can check out her awesome piece's here: http://www.thevintagepearl.com/ . HAPPY SHOPPING!!!
Above is my first necklace. I absolutely love it and wear almost every day. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my 2nd necklace. I chose to get the kid's initials an birthstones this time!!

Overheard

Shea in the living room: "Zoe, I love when your babies get sick!!"

I find him spinning her favorite bear and baby doll in the chair and telling her over and over "Your babies are getting sick! Your babies are getting sick!!"

Typical big brother, no??

Two Peas in a Hamper Pod

Zoe Cate adores her big brother, Shea. ADORES him. She has to do everything he does. She also tries to use the potty like he does and got MIGHTY ticked off this afternoon when I made her SIT on the potty. :)She

Does
Everything big brother does!!!
I love this picture. I love the look on her face "Ok, we have socks on our hands and we are just standing here...I'll just keep watching and follow his lead."

Shea and Zoe have really grown close over the past few months. They play together pretty well. I think ZC would follow Shea in to volcano if it meant being near him. I love watching their relationship blossom!!

Zoe Cate lets Shea get away with a lot of stuff. She fusses when I rinse her hair in the bath but allows Shea to do this:



and thoroughly enjoyed it:

In my own biased Mommy opinion she could not look up to a better boy! I asked Shea to get Charlie's bed out of my bedroom today and bring it in the living room before we left this afternoon. He came running down the hall with Charlie's bed *and* her lovey. He said "Momma! I brought her lovey, too, because I know how much she loves it." What a sweetheart!

Shoes, shoes, shoes!

Zoe Cate is definitely a girl after her Momma's heart! She asks for her shoes about a million times a day. "Shoes? Shoes?? Shoes!" She and I were in a shoe store the other day and she watched patiently while I tried on several shoes. Finally, she had to get in on the action! "Momma? Shoes?" She was smiling so big and picked out a pair of shoes to try. She looked like such a big girl trying on her shoes. Much like her Momma, she was none to happy to put them back on the shelf!!

Here she is in one her fave pair of shoes. She is singing "Until the Whole World Hears" to her baby!

HamBiskit!!!!!! No caption needed on this one. We love you, Zoe Cate!

These are the days

We have had so much fun with Shea this Christmas. He has loved every minute of this holiday season and really gets the fact that we are celebrating the birth of Jesus and also that Santa is coming!! He is always making hilarious comments or randomly being extra sweet to me or Zoe Cate. Last night I was sitting on the couch and Shea was playing with our new nativity set when he comes up to me, lay his head in my lap and says "Mommy, I love you so much. I'm so glad you are here.". I scooped him up and just squeezed him tight. I don't ever want to forget these precious moments!

Sweetest Thing!

My sweet Zoe Cate is an absolute doll baby!! While she is definitely a firecracker, she has a sweet, loving side, too. Today we were trying to kill 30 minutes before nap time. We went to the library earlier this week and picked out some new books to read. Shea and I were in the floor reading some books, while Zoe Cate played around us and every now and then sat on my lap to hear the story.* While we were reading, Zoe Cate made her way down the hall to Shea's room and came back carrying one of Shea's trains. She had the BIGGEST grin on her face as she handed it to Shea. Shea and I both thanked her and told her what a sweet girl she was and off she went...back down the hall! We repeated this process until she had brought him 5 of his train cars. IT WAS PRECIOUS! The grin on her face each time she toddled around the corner just melted my heart. As most moms do, I tried to make this a learning experience for them both but especially Shea. He has the tendency to be a little rough with Zoe Cate and doesn't always 'share' like he should. I used this moment to try and impress on his heart that she just REALLY loves her big brother and wanted to make him happy by bringing him some of his favorite toys. Did I get through!? Who knows!! For a brief moment though they were both so pleased with each other and this Momma's heart almost burst from the love I feel for them!! I'm so blessed and so grateful to God that I get to be with these children every day!






*Zoe Cate is not near as in to books as Shea was at her age. However, I read to her every day and while sometimes she'll sit on my lap and interact, I continue to read to her while she roams around where ever we happen to be at the time. I'm not sure what else to do!? I know how important reading is in life and I feel like her at least hearing me read a book she'll pick up on the rhythm of speech? Any educators who might happen on this entry [LEA!! :)] care to chime in??