AUTHOR: Jenn TITLE: Rubber Boots and Bluebonnets DATE: 4/19/2010 07:53:00 AM ----- BODY:
There aren't many things more "Texan" than our Bluebonnets. I wanted so badly to have a family picture taken with a sea of blue surrounding us. It's what every good little Texas Momma dreams of. Last year, busy schedules stole that dream. This year...it almost happened again....until today...well, kinda.  As we drove out of the driveway this morning my prayers were that it wouldn't rain, and that Callie Jo would enjoy herself so we'd be able to get some good pictures. Boy did we ever get pictures! Here are just a few of the moments captured that day, and even though we weren't able to get a family picture these will definately tide me over until next year....



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----- -------- AUTHOR: Jenn TITLE: through the eyes of a child.... DATE: 3/10/2010 08:50:00 PM ----- BODY:
Beauty, sweetness, joy, and curiosity are what I see daily in her eyes.
My cup overflows, and my heart smiles...

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----- -------- AUTHOR: Jenn TITLE: a quick recap...for memories sake... DATE: 2/25/2010 10:06:00 AM ----- BODY:
Callie Jo can say chicken, duck, dog, outside, tree, mama, daddy, three. hi, wow, ohhhh, what's that...She knows how to shake her head yes and no although it usually throws her a little off balance. She knows that a duck says "kack, kack" and a dog says "oooff". When you say TOUCHDOWN she throws her hands in the air and screams "yaaaaaa"... She loves sitting by her bookshelf and looking at her books. She's learning how to pretend. Taking a drink or eating some "food" with her new little kitchen utensils is usually followed by a  "uuummm" all the while licking her lips VERY dramatically. Callie loves wearing hats, and still sleeps with her blankie. Her sweet little hands pat your back or face "tenderly" and she is known to give lots of hugs and wet kisses. She's is very deliberatly stubborn and so beautifully intelligent. She has recently learned how to frown, but it is quickly followed up by the cutest, widest grin you have ever seen. It's amazing watching her figure things out... She will stand for long periods of time to try and figure out how the car seat or high chair buckles. She loves her rocking horse and lays her head on his saddle petting his side. She also enjoys riding with no hands wearing her cowgirl hat that hasn't fit her in 6 months. Her veggie tale movies are still her favorite BY FAR, but Peter Pan has recently become a big hit. Callie is a goofy, loud, silly, beautiful, crazy little weirdo and i'm so proud and blessed to call her my daughter.
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----- -------- AUTHOR: Jenn TITLE: The countdown begins.... DATE: 10/19/2009 11:03:00 PM ----- BODY:
My baby is turning one in three days. As much as I read, and studied and tried to learn the basics of good parenting, nothing prepared me for what was in store. I have been stretched and tried, tested and pulled in ways I would have never thought possible. My sweet baby girl is such a beautiful mystery, and I feel so much pressure to be a "good" parent, and then it happens. She giggles and crinkles up her nose and looks up at me with the huge deep blue eyes and I know that more than anything this little girl simply needs to be loved. She needs me to love her the best that I can every day. She needs me to love her with everything I have inside of me, and all the rest will fall into place. I love that I was created for this. Created to love wholly, to teach and not control, to be instruments in showing God's love, grace, mercy, faith, and hope. I love that I have had to learn to sew out of necessity and have really come to love it. Some of my most favorite moments have come in the middle of the night when it is only my arms, or my voice that will pacify her. I love being depended on, and I love being a mom...specifically Callie's mom. God knew what He was doing by giving us each other. What is even more amazing to think about is that right now, I believe that God is just beaming at His children. That His heart swells with pride and love when we look up at him smiling, and simply needing Him and His love...


This week will be filled with cutting out A LOT of circles (we are doing a polka dot theme, and a lot of construction and felt will be cut in the process!), some last minute sewing, baking, shopping, wrapping, decorating, and so much more. Here is the picture of the tutu that my mother in law made for her to wear to her party. Isn't it precious????

 
I made her a little t-shirt that has the word ONE spelled out on it with fabric that I had cut out. It's so big on her, but it was the smallest size I could find....lesson #3857 not everything has to be perfect :).....

 
The toole on the skirt kept coming up in the back and tickling her neck. She kept looking behind her very annoyed to not know what or where the tickling was coming from... :) haha

Recently Callie has really come to love screaming. She won't be mad or upset. She simply enjoys hearing herself get very loud. This next picture was taken after one of her rice and bean lunches...you know...the type of lunch where a bath must follow immediately after. :)

 


and with that I bid you all goodnight.

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----- -------- AUTHOR: Jenn TITLE: My daughter is.... DATE: 9/06/2009 10:03:00 PM ----- BODY:

My daughter is silly and loves to scrunch up her nose when she giggles.
She is headstrong, and tends to push you away from her when she is finished with you. (We need to keep working on that...) 
She loves to "dance, dance" and "jump, jump" when she first wakes up in the morning.
She is not a fan of diaper changes and I am constantly having to find new ways of distracting her until the deed is done. 
She can say "dadda", "duck", "tickle-tickle" and "chick-chick" although it is usually only Tim or myself that can understand her tickle and chick :) 
She has been walking since 9 months and is practically running now. She is a woman on a mission. She is curious to touch everything, but doesn't linger in one place too long. (next lesson...stopping to smell the roses)
My daughter is beautiful with very light brown almost blonde hair, and deep sky blue eyes. How did THAT happen???
She can sit for and play for hours outside, and loves to go "off-roading" in her Jeep umbrella stroller with daddy in the backyard.
 
  
 

She is not afraid of dogs, or thunderstorms but has a complete meltdown when new people try to talk to her or family members she doesn't always see try to hold her. 
She must travel with her duck!
She is severely independent and sometimes I blame myself for that. 
She has a wonderful sense of humor, and the most precious giggly laugh.
My daughter still takes two naps a day and sleeps 12 hours a night. I am indescribably grateful for this.
She slept with me until she was three months old and a part of me still misses cuddling with her through the night.
She puts her perfect little hands on either side of my face and pulls me down to her to give kisses...time stands still and it completely makes the trials of day disappear. I am in heaven.

I love my Callie Jo with every fiber in my body. I never imagined loving someone so much, and this is coming from a girl who has played "mom" since she was a very little girl herself. I strive daily to not just be a good mom or a better mom, but a mom that inspires my daughter, and shows her the love of One that loves her more than I ever could. This is my hearts prayer.

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