The roses at my house are in bloom...making my house look much prettier than it usually does!
Every year, our rose bushes burst into sunny yellow happiness and remind me why I live in my tuna can of a house. For about a week or two, once a year, we're the prettiest house on the block. Provided that we've remembered to mow our yard and kill the dandelions.
There is no possible way to be grumpy when looking at my yard during this time of the year. It's fantastic. The girls wanted their pictures taken. Lily was being a ham, as usual.
She's wearing the tie her dad was supposed to wear at my sister's wedding. He snuck out of it because I was so busy. Harummph. Lily also likes to smirk somewhat evilly at the camera to warn me that she's about to get into mischief. Or ask my a question/make a comment that makes my brain all explodey. Just the other day she golfed her first nine holes and loved it. She proceeded to tell me that she's going to be a better golfer than Tiger Woods. Seriously, how the heck does she know who Tiger Woods is? She wants golf lessons, so I guess we're adding that to the list of things to do this summer. Lily is interested in everything and that makes summer a crazy time for us as we try to get her into as many activities as possible so she can explore. So far this summer we're doing horse riding, golf, swimming, and art lessons. Possibly a Harry Potter Science Camp. I'm taking donations for all of this. Please be generous. *wink wink* I'm also constantly searching for books for her to read. She's reading faster than I can find book series for her.
Sage Muffin still has the cutest jack-o-lantern smile ever. I am really going to cry when she finally gets another tooth on the bottom.
She just got a fourth tooth and guess where it is? Yup. Still up top. Haha. This is the slowest teething child I have ever met. 18 months and 3.5 teeth. That has to be some kind of a record. Being mostly toothless does NOT slow down her eating. This kid eats. Lily doesn't. I've spent the last 8 years of my parenting life fighting for every morsel of food to go into Lily's mouth. Sage eats her portions AND Lily's portions AND mine AND Nic's. There's no stopping her. The other night at dinner out, she ate calamari, shrimp, bruschetta, brie, clam chowder, my mahi mahi, Grandma's steak, and a couple mouthfuls of pineapple salsa that was too hot for ME. Oh, and she chewed on a lemon wedge for about 10 minutes. We call her our hobbit eater. She has to have first breakfast, second breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, second lunch, afternoon tea (milk), supper, dinner....the list goes on. It's about 90% fruits and veggies, so I don't stop her. I'm going to have to up our bountiful baskets to two a week here soon to accommodate her! She also ate her first mouthful of dirt as we were planting Grandma's herbs. Possibly a bug or two. Heh.
I can't help but smile at my flowers and my girls. That's what summer is all about to me. Playing hard, getting dirty, and sighing at the flowers. I can't wait to enjoy this sunshine and happy time!!! Just remind me in August when I'm ready for school to start again that I felt this way! By then I'll probably be ready to hide in the spider corner of my laundry room just for some quiet. ;)
While we're on the topic of flowers, can anyone tell me what type of clematis this is? Or if it is a clematis?
It's really pretty! I would love to find this variety to plant in my yard somewhere. Thanks in advance for your help!
Happy SUMMER!!!!!
Oh my goodness, I love your roses!!! Your house really IS beautiful :D and I love your girls!!
ReplyDeleteAnd speaking of eating/good eaters/picky eaters...have you ever heard of baby-led weaning?? A friend lent me a book about it, and it sounds like another good way to ensure non-pickiness! Basically you skip purées altogether, and then baby has complete control of what goes into their mouth, they recognize what food looks like, etc. I still have to finish the book, but I think I might try it with Daisy and thought you'd find it interesting too!
I have heard of this, but it was not a problem with Sage. We went from purees to mashed soft stuff and chunks and right on to regular food with no problem. Lily was the same, she didn't get picky until around age 4. I think making your own baby food is a great idea only because it gives you a wide variety of choices for taste and texture. Some foods, like banana and avocado, never needed to be pureed and we just cut those in small pieces and rolled them in oats or mashed them up a bit. If you try it, let me know how it works!
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