Photos of the Week: Adventures in Babysitting!

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had an enjoyable long weekend.

While I'm mentally getting back into the blogging groove, I thought I'd share some cute Photos of the Week with you.

This past weekend, we enjoyed babysitting our friend's daughter - and Anna helped! Check her out:

Cool, a real live baby instead of a doll!

Friday Fun: Owl Butt!

That got your attention, I hope!

Those of you who are my Facebook friends might have already seen this, but I thought I'd share it with the rest of you and also provide the back story because I'm still amused by it.

Anna used to have nighttime pull-ups with owls on them. They had princesses too, but some had owls and moons on the butt. Every night, she would go through the stack and pick out the owl ones. When we would eventually run out and were left with princesses, she would whine and say, "I wanna be owl butt!" Unfortunately, for some reason, I can no longer find those pull-ups, so we've settled for Cinderella ones.

What Rejuvenates You?

As I stare at the computer screen before me, my tired eyes squint because it's taking my utmost effort to concentrate. Sometimes the letters blur in and out of focus as my eyelids attempt to close. I'm not giving in, but I've gotta tell you, it's hard. And coffee isn't enough to help this time.

Recently, my family and I have had some good things happen to us, which has been a much-needed happiness booster. Yet, like so many things, there's the high.... and then the crash. Last week was amazing. And I'm still happy, but the lethargy is starting to creep in again. There is a tiredness in my bones. My adrenaline sustained me for awhile, but it's flagging now.

Zonked after a day at the beach!

The Fight for Fair Maternity Leave

You know, it's amazing how I never have to wonder what to write about for long. Not only does Anna provide pretty much constant amusement and inspiration, but so do my awesome Facebook friends.

Today as I was drinking my coffee and skimming my FB news feed at my desk (it's part of my morning wake-up ritual, don't judge), I came across this article thanks to a link posted by two of my friends. Everyone should read it because just about everyone is impacted by this issue in some way, shape or form. Yes, we're talking about paid maternity leave.

Ahh, baby days

Photo of the Week: Our Spin on a Fairy Tale

Happy Monday!

We're kicking things off this week with our photo of the week, taken on Saturday night as Anna and her pal Izzy B were playing in the yard. We grownups were relaxing on the deck with our kids in their summer clothes when they disappeared. Moments later, they resurfaced like this:

And this was just the beginning of the backyard antics, from tricycle ride to the Princess attempting to walk the Froggy on a leash. Who needs the movies when your kids provide this kind of awesome entertainment?!

We love our real-life Princess and the Frog!