Toddler 1 Class Party

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Pool Time with Molly

MK's cousin Molly came to visit in July, and they spent an afternoon at the pool!

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High Flyer

MK loves to flip in the air with daddy!

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MK's Animal Sounds

Paul made me a collection of MK's animal noises for my birthday. These are so cute!

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The Doubly-Big Reveal

We finally know what our little twinkies will be - a BOY and a GIRL! We are so excited. When we first found out we were expecting, people kept asking us did we want another girl, or a boy? We kept saying we didn't care - a boy would be nice to have one of each, and be able to name him after P's late father, but of course another girl for MK to play with and to reuse the hundreds of dollars worth of clothes would be nice too. So, I guess since we couldn't make up our minds, God decided to give us one of each :) We can't wait for the deuce and little M to arrive :)

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Snowbaby Adventures

We experienced MK's first snowfall this past week. She enjoyed it much more than I thought she would. It began snowing while she was at school, and when I picked her up and brought her outside, she squealed and we tried to catch snowflakes.

When we got home, we played in it for about three minutes. She wasn't really dressed warm enough, and of course being in Alabama, I wanted to let her play in it before it started melting. She enjoyed trying to catch the snowflakes, but to my surprise, she decided to eat them :)

When daddy got home, the snow had already started melting, but we went out and played again, and while mommy and daddy threw snowballs at MK and each other, she sat down on the ground and had a snowflake snack.

Who knew snowflakes were so tasty?

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Christmas Deco

 

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Birthday Morning Traditions

My sweet husband woke up super early on MK's birthday to get her birthday morning festivities ready. He decorated her chair, put our her presents and got her cupcake ready. We decided to start a tradition of eating cupcakes for breakfast and opening a couple of gifts.  She wasn't too sure about the cupcake at first, but she got the hang of it pretty quickly :)

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Fun with Lamps

This lamp entertains MK for hours - no need for any light show tickets for us!

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Remembering DSP

Today marks the second year since we lost my father-in-law, David.  For those of you who didn't get the chance to know him, he was one of the greatest men I have ever known.  I am truly thankful to be married to his son - who is just like him.  David lost his battle with leukemia in 2010. While he fought hard for almost a year, and we had time to prepare ourselves for losing him, it is still a shock to realize he's not with us. Sometimes its over wishing he were with us to celebrate something major, like having our first child, but sometimes it is over something silly, like me making a "Davidism," and imagining him patting his chest, smiling and saying "that warms my heart," as he often did when I was able to make a joke using his unique sense of humor. 

He never met his two granddaughters - and for those who knew David, you know there's nothing he wanted more than to be a grandfather.  I am constantly looking for little clues that MK has some DSP in her - whether it's something she finds funny, or an expression.  I hope that she gets his humbleness, generosity and love of humor.  Maybe she'll carry on in his memory and celebrate international Talk Like A Pirate Day with devout reverence as well (which is September 19 for all ye landlubbers). Arrr Matey :)

In honor of David Scott Perry, here are some of my favorite "Davidisms":

"All around a pig's ass is pork"

"I'm just like an old crow, I love shiny things"

Ow, this is hot  DSP: "It wasn't cooked in the refrigerator"

David, do you want to play poker?  DSP: "Poker? Hell, I didn't even know her"

"Wha-What?"

"O-M-G"

"Did everything come out OK?" after you've walked out of the bathroom.

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