Easter Fun

She's such a girl

My little girl loves shoes! I find it funny that she is attracted to one of the more uncomfortable pairs of shoes. It is innate. We just come that way I guess. I was in the kitchen when she walked in wearing my high heels and pushing her dolly in the stroller. Just like mommy? I assure you I've never pushed her in a stroller wearing anything buy flip flops or tennis shoes. Regardless of the undertones of this scenario I still thought she looked adorable and had to share it.

A Boy and His Kite

I love living so close to the beach! I don't take for granted the area I live. We love walking down to the pier or flying a kite at the beach. This was one of those beautiful warm days where the wind was just perfect for flying a kite. Jamin was so excited to get this kite to work it was sort of adorable. Our little Zoe was unusually brave too. She ran back and forth as the tide washed in and touched her toes. She loves a puddle to splash in so this was heaven to her. She is also amazed with anything in the sky be it airplane or kite so this day will go down in history as a good day. I am filled with gratitude for being able to have them.

I had a rare day when Zoe and I got to hang out with some of my girlfriends and their kids. Sarah and Chelsey were in town visiting. It was fun hanging out and having adult conversations. It was also nice because the kids entertained each other. While Sarah was in town I was more social than I've been in a long time. My problem is I just need to make more of an effort. Anyway, it was a fun day.

Busy, busy Zoë.

So When it rains it pours when it comes to blogging. This time I can thank Jamin. He decided to spend his weekend creating this little movie. It is a few minutes long so be prepared but hopefully it makes you at least crack a smile. Zoe is cracking me up lately(amongst driving me crazy). She is saying "no" with a vengeance. She has these conversations with herself where she points to one thing after another questioning,"this?" and answering herself,"no". We are taking a swim class that she is excited to get to and more excited to leave. She doesn't like to do any of the activities in class. She shakes her head to me and says,"mama, no." What can ya do? I don't want to traumatize the child. We are just taking it one splash at a time.

Winter of discontent

I have been slacking on my blogging for a while. I am comforted to know that anyone actually reads my blog to notice. Thanks Em.:) Seriously, someone in my household has been sick since Dec. 1st. This whole month of January I have gotten cold after cold. I finally went to the doctor and got antibiotics(always a last resort for me) and now I'm feeling much better. I thought I was doing a good job with my Zicam, Airborne, and Zinc lozenges but not this time. Zoe shortly after got sick. Really sick. She had a high fever and wasn't breathing well. She is now on a nebulizer(sp?) Why would I know how to spell that? Anyway, She is breathing better now but is generally unpleasant to be around. I suppose it's because she finally has the energy to complain. Because of our many illnesses I have fallen into a rut of bad parenting. When I'm sick I turn the tv on and let Zoe watch her shows for obvious reasons, I want to rest. When she is sick I turn the tv on so she will rest. According to an article in Time magazine tv is bad for babies brain development and might be the cause of A.D.D. So by trying to make it through the sick winter of my discontent I may be responsible for giving my child A.D.D. Can it be said that illness causes A.D.D.? If all weren't sick we wouldn't have watched so much tv in the first place. Another excuse I have for not blogging is my lack of good photos to add to the blog. I am coveting big time having a fancy camera. I have one but it is 35mm. The technology just wasn't around when I splurged loads of money on things I really don't need. My next motivation for saving is for a car, not to mention a house now that the market is finally going down.

Tagged Husbands style

I've never responded to being Tagged before but what the heck. I'm tagging all those on my friends list. You know you can do it. It doesn't take that long.

What is his name? Jamin Aaron(Alexander) Duncan. He swears he has 2 middle names. I don't see 2 on his drivers license.
How long have you been together? Married for 4 years and 2 months
How long did you date? 8 months before we were married
How old his he? 30
Who eats more? Jamin...he'd never stop if his plate never emptied
Who said I love you first? He did.
Who is taller? Jamin, about 6 ft., I'm shrinking I used to be 5'9 now I'm a little over 5'8
Who can sing better? I do, but he actually has a good voice if he put effort into it.
Who is smarter? That is debatable. He is very smart and he knows a lot about things I don't know about. I can say the same for him although he probably doesn't value some of the things I have a lot of knowledge about.
Who does the laundry? Me.
Who pays the bills? since I had Zoe, Jamin pays the bills
Who sleeps on the right side? I do.
Who mows the lawn? Do I have a lawn? Do I have a mower? Nope.
Who cooks dinner? Me, Stephanie, Nora, and Dawn. Never Jamin. He made me pancakes once on our honeymoon.
Who drives? Jamin
Who is more stubborn? Jamin. OCD
Who kissed who first? That's debatable! And a bit of a long story...for another day!
Who asked who out first? He actually asked me out a year before we started dating. When we got together it was a game. I think Andrea made us go out
Who proposed? He did.
Who has more friends? I do.
Who is more sensitive? I am.
Who has more siblings? Jamin, he has 4, I have 3.
Who wears the pants? Basically he wears the pants. He has way stronger feelings about most things than I do, but I still love you Jamin!