Hope is finding her voice

Sassy pants-McGoo is what I like to call her. She now knows what she wants, but is not able to communicate (well through otherwise normal means such as talking) what she wants so her frustration erupts into a heated tantrum. This weekend was a record- 15 minutes long outside on the concrete floor as I sat idly by waiting for the storm to pass.

Despite these moments she is awfully cute. She loves to give kisses (open mouth, of course) and thinks her brother is hilarious. He is sick today and cried our in his sleep- Hope heard him and ran as fast as her little legs could carry her into the bedroom to make sure he was okay. So cute.

Her trademark smile.


She and great Granny at the lake..


Mother's Day...


A girl can't leave the house without her purse...


Her favorite cabinet, and thankfully the only one she is interested in!



I look forward to everyday I get to know her more!

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Al and I got a smoothie at Panera today and while we were waiting in line he said- "what kinda smoothie we get? I think I need a protein smoothie mom". What?!



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Toddler trouble

Albert must be having a bad week, either that or I have lost control of my toddler. Hmm. I am hoping for the former. He is back to telling me "no" to everything I ask him to do from getting dressed in the morning to going to bed at night. It is anxiety provoking and exhausting to negotiate- or stand my ground- on everything.
Though some moments are difficult at best, he has his finer times and says some fabulous things:
Every night as we are singing songs-"mommy, I want you to lay with me.. Oh! I found a pillow for you"
"You are the best mommy"
"I told my teachers they are a slacker-one man show" (this is as derivative of Beau's nick name for Al and him over hearing his teacher use the word "slacker"- too funny)
"it's a mystery"- he says when we can't find something.


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