How I wish for a way to instantly capture those priceless and fleeting moments that vanish the instant you reach for a camera.
There is no way that anyone else can now appreciate the precious view I had as I looked out the front door over the expanse of Grammy's deep green lawn to see my darkly red-headed boy in a long-sleeved white t-shirt and orange track pants darting furiously here and there as he followed a little yellow butterfly in an attempt to hold it for even a minute.
Maybe by writing it down I will be able to recall it in years to come, if I close my eyes tight and try hard to imagine that lean little body that will have been transformed seemingly overnight...
It all goes so fast - every bit of it. I'm trying to capture each moment. But they slip away without warning.
May 3, 2011
Apr 18, 2011
Sunday Afternoons
One fine Sunday in February, our family tuned in to watch Chevrolets, Dodges, Fords, and Toyotas speed around a paved track in Florida. And we've been hooked ever since.
At five minutes to race time, we turn on the TV. Together we stand while we listen to the Invocation by a local pastor, salute the flag as a country star sings our National Anthem (correctly!) and get goose bumps while military jets roar overhead.
and then those famous words, "Gentlemen, Start. Your. Engines." followed soon after by DW's "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity. Let's Go Racin' Boys!"
Sometime in the middle of the race, I make popcorn. And toward the end of the race, I make dinner.
Even though they drive Chevy's, we root for Jeff Gordon, number 24, and Junior in the 88 car and number 48, Jimmie Johnson. (James loves the M&M Car - Kyle Busch #18).) We gasp at crashes and feel for the drivers they take out.
And we yell at the screen on the final five laps as every driver in the top ten has a chance to finish on top.
Yesterday, we witnessed true sportsmanship. Junior has not won in more than a hundred races. But he decided that pulling one for the team was more important that winning for himself. So he put his teammate, Jimmie Johnson, in front, and pushed him across that finish line just .002 seconds ahead of the #2 spot, taking 4th place finish instead.
I never would have expected it, but we've had a lot of fun these past few weeks, watching stock cars zip around an oval!
At five minutes to race time, we turn on the TV. Together we stand while we listen to the Invocation by a local pastor, salute the flag as a country star sings our National Anthem (correctly!) and get goose bumps while military jets roar overhead.
and then those famous words, "Gentlemen, Start. Your. Engines." followed soon after by DW's "Boogity, Boogity, Boogity. Let's Go Racin' Boys!"
Sometime in the middle of the race, I make popcorn. And toward the end of the race, I make dinner.
Even though they drive Chevy's, we root for Jeff Gordon, number 24, and Junior in the 88 car and number 48, Jimmie Johnson. (James loves the M&M Car - Kyle Busch #18).) We gasp at crashes and feel for the drivers they take out.
And we yell at the screen on the final five laps as every driver in the top ten has a chance to finish on top.
Yesterday, we witnessed true sportsmanship. Junior has not won in more than a hundred races. But he decided that pulling one for the team was more important that winning for himself. So he put his teammate, Jimmie Johnson, in front, and pushed him across that finish line just .002 seconds ahead of the #2 spot, taking 4th place finish instead.
I never would have expected it, but we've had a lot of fun these past few weeks, watching stock cars zip around an oval!
According to James
On Saturday, we celebrated Grammy P's birthday at a special restaurant about an hour from home.
According to James, on our way, we "went across the McToemick River on a HUGE bridge and saw TONS of planes."
According to James, on our way, we "went across the McToemick River on a HUGE bridge and saw TONS of planes."
Mar 16, 2011
From James
While I took Madelene Kate upstairs to change her diaper this morning, James typed an e-mail to his Daddy all by himself:
Daddy i Love you THANK you for the picshrs you
sent for me Grammy is comeing doun Love James
Daddy i Love you THANK you for the picshrs you
sent for me Grammy is comeing doun Love James
Mar 12, 2011
Old Fashioned
In the middle of his bath, while belting out all the words to "Great is Thy Faithfulness" (with 98% accuracy), James stopped and announced, "This is an old-fashioned kind of song."
Feb 23, 2011
12 & 15 month growth info
I don't kid myself into believing that people actually look at my blog. But I don't have anywhere else to keep the stats on my growing children. So I'm posting Madelene Kate's one year and 15-month stats just so I have a record of them somewhere!
12-months (Nov 19, 1010)
Height - 29 1/2 inches
Weight - 20 lbs 13 oz
Head - 46 cm
15-months (Feb 18, 2011)
Height - 30 inches (45th percentile)
Weight - 21 lbs, 5 oz (25th percentile)
Head - 46 1/2 cm (75th percentile)
There is so much to say about everything, including what a precious little girl we have. But alas... there just isn't time right now to post more. Some day, maybe I'll get to put up details & pictures of what each of our children are up to. But this post is the product of trying to rid myself of another piece of paper. Done!
12-months (Nov 19, 1010)
Height - 29 1/2 inches
Weight - 20 lbs 13 oz
Head - 46 cm
15-months (Feb 18, 2011)
Height - 30 inches (45th percentile)
Weight - 21 lbs, 5 oz (25th percentile)
Head - 46 1/2 cm (75th percentile)
There is so much to say about everything, including what a precious little girl we have. But alas... there just isn't time right now to post more. Some day, maybe I'll get to put up details & pictures of what each of our children are up to. But this post is the product of trying to rid myself of another piece of paper. Done!
Dec 30, 2010
Stinker & Sweetie
The other day, Ben plugged in a carbon monoxide and natural gas detector in the hallway upstairs. The next evening while James & Ben were upstairs, I heard it going off. I thought maybe James had pushed a button.
Nope.
He tooted by it.
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Yesterday I signed "I Love You" with my right hand while saying it to Madelene Kate at the same time. A moment later, she lifted her right hand to her lips and blew me kisses.
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I just love being a mommy to these precious little people!
Nope.
He tooted by it.
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Yesterday I signed "I Love You" with my right hand while saying it to Madelene Kate at the same time. A moment later, she lifted her right hand to her lips and blew me kisses.
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I just love being a mommy to these precious little people!
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