She just keep getting better

This is our second Christmas with our baby girl and what a blast!! She has her own little way of saying Santa and her own little HoHoHo. It kinda sounds like Annnta and ohohoh in a deep baby voice. When she comes in to the room and sees lights, she screams with excitement. She want's to walk around the neighborhood every night to see Santa, the snowmen, and all the lights. Decorating the tree was fun. As we put ornaments up, she would take them down. I can't wait to see her excitement Christmas morning!!

Carmagedan

With the freeways closed and the heat reaching well into the 90's what were we to do? Go to Ventura with Papa & Bula of course! This was a sweet shot in between trips to the pool and the beach. July 16, 2011. Happy kids!

Sunny walks

Our sweet baby girl took 3 little steps yesterday. She was nervous and confident at the same time. She was as proud of herself as we are.

OTB Learning Center

This was our first day in class.

The dream of my daughter - the beginning.

How I want my daughter raised.

I want her to grow to become a self-sufficient, confident, respectful of others and nature, responsible, appreciative adult.

I don’t want others doing for her what she can for herself; unless, she has earned the right to afford that luxury.

I want her treated with respect by herself and others and want her to be able to teach it. I want her to have a happy time, make lots of friends, and know the meaning of play time. It’s important for me to teach her to like learning. As an adult, I love it and think she can too. I want her to be able to appreciate what she has and wants. She should know things aren’t usually free. Sometimes, it may appear that way, but I feel she should understand what opportunity cost means. She needs to understand what boundaries mean. This is for herself and others. I don’t want her to let others into her space if she doesn’t want. I want her to feel strong enough to say no and not put herself in positions where she’ll have to fight for herself. If she ever does, I want her to know I’m always on her side and I’ll fight with her.

I want her to know the feeling “I gave it my all” and that was the best I could do.

I don’t want her to grow up feeling like her dad was never there (because he traveled for work).

I think she should travel so she can see how others live. There’s so much more out there than just her (and us). I’d like to do a lot of this with her. Starting young. I would like this to be one of “our things” we do together.

I will support her decisions she makes as an adult and fight for her when she needs it.

to be continued....

Pump It Up: Eleven Tips for Exercising Regularly - DivineCaroline

She's four months old and I still have a few pounds to go. I used to play hard to stay in shape and now... new rule to the game of life.

We all need a little encouragement.

Pump It Up: Eleven Tips for Exercising Regularly - DivineCaroline

Why is it so hard for people to keep promises?