Big Girl!

So after all that craziness I almost forgot to share what I found this morning when I went in to get Maysie up for the day. Maysie sitting in her crib already UP! Yes, our little baby is getting big much too fast pulling herself into a sit all by herself. Tomorrow she'll probably be standing at the edge yelling for "mama".

Mommy Moment

So fortunately for me there are no pictures to accompany this post. Maysie and Scout and I went to Folsom Lake Dodge to get my cars oil changed this morning. I figured I could kill two birds with one stone by taking Maysie's hiking backpack and getting a good hike in on the trail that goes by Lake Natomas while my car was being serviced. Two minutes into our walk, we had to cross a little swampy area to get to the trail, while I stepped over the grass and mud Scout decided it would be more fun to go straight through it, in the process flinging mud all over my legs and WHITE bermuda shorts! So with the help of about 80% of the wet wipe supply we were on our way again complete with a muddy dog and brown splatter stains on my shorts and socks. We had a nice hike, Maysie took a little nap in her backpack with her super cute sun hat on and we made it back to the dealership about an hour and a half later just in time for our car to be finished. I was seriously craving something cold and yummy so we drove down to the jamba juice. Back at the car with cold yumminess in hand I was busy trying to unlock the door so we could get home and just like that Maysie grabs my drink and pulls the lid right off spilling ice cold Mango-a-go-go right down the front of both of us! She starts screaming because fresh made jamba juice is quite cold on bare toes, and I'm standing there right in the middle of the parking lot now with brown stains up my backside and yellow ones down the front thinking "why doesn't Jamba Juice have a drive thru?" So we use what's left of the wet wipes and get back into the car with what's left of my special cold treat and the strangest thing happens...I start laughing, laughing because I've never felt more like a mom in my entire life, and it feels wonderful!!

Bathing Beauty

What a Ham!! I just love this silly little baby!

Hawaiian Princess

I took these pics the other day and as usual Maysie was being the perfect little poser. I found this cute dress at Wal Mart for six bucks and just loved all the bright colors. My brother and sister in law brought this ukulele back from Hawaii for Maysie and she loves it! She is unusually gentle with it and plinks at the little strings oh so carefully.

Drivin' Miss Maysie

So after struggling to keep Maysie in the middle of a blanket for a while so she wouldn't eat dirt I finally had this brilliant idea to sit her in the little red car in the garden! Then she pushed it backward with her feet and fell down inside of it. It was actually pretty funny because all you could see were her little pigtails sticking out! So then I got smart and staked the car front and back so that much to her dismay the car was stationary. And now I can pull weeds without worrying about Miss Maysie driving away without me. I love the pic of her with her arms out. If she could talk she'd say "Look mom! No hands!"

Danner and his Maysie

Maysie and Danner have so much fun together! I'm constantly reminding them both to be "soft". Danner doesn't seem to be growing very fast, so I think he's going to be kind of a miniature cat. He's quite the little firecracker. I guess all red heads have that tendancy, even kitties.

Little Fishy

Maysie loves her kiddie pool, as long as it isn't too cold. She's quite the splasher and I've threatened to start giving her baths in the pool instead of the kitchen sink( we don't have a bath tub, only a shower) because the entire kitchen counter turns into a lake by the time she's finished!

Our Little Movie Star

Fun Photoshoot

We had fun taking these pictures the other day. Maysie was being such a little ham! I think I finally wore her out!!

Our first post!

We can't believe how big our little Maysie is getting, and this isn't even a current photo! I need to download the pics off my camera. She started crawling this last week, and is really good at pushing herself backward and pivoting around. We haven't found any forward gears yet but we'll get there. She loves her new kitty, Danner(not to be mistaken for "dinner") and likes to tell us what the kitty says. Which as far as she's concerned is "eeee" not "meow". Lucky for Scout(the dog) he does say something that sounds like "woof". She's constantly babbeling about something and likes to listen to music so she can dance and sing.
Mark has been busy working on different jeep projects and has his Wrangler in a perpetual state of "almost" just the way he wants it. He ran water lines and built a fence for our garden, and worked very hard to get the rocks out of the garden plot! Unfortunately I'm pretty sure new rocks are growing as I write this post and there will probably be just as many to remove next year when we till the ground again! The veggies are growing good though, the deer are staying out and the gophers are keeping their distance so far, xxxxx, that's me crossing my fingers and toes. Maysie ate her first fist full of dirt while helping me in the garden the other day, after finally managing to scoot to the edge of her blanket she was disappointed to discover that dirt doesn't taste as good as she expected.
I've been enjoying what seems to be the perfect balance between being a mommy and working at the vet clinic 2 1/2 to 3 days a week. The adult conversation thing is good for my sanity. I enjoy working in customer service much more than I ever thought I would. There are times when I wonder though if people are getting crazier or if my tolerance for annoying, rude, seemingly retarded people is just diminishing. At any rate the cute animals make up for the occasional weirdo.
So I was just watching Maysie sitting on the floor chewing on her toes(which are painted a pretty iridescent pink, super cute) and thinking wouldn't it be great if we could all look so cute with chubby little dimpled thighs!