fancy shoes

Georgia "stepped out" in her gorgeous red mary janes for picture day.  The cutest baby in the whole world I swear - I admit my bias but don't feel bad if you feel the same way!  Everybody should own a pair of shoes like these, they look fancy, have a nice shiny smooth texture, and according to Georgia they taste great.  She should know because that is what she did during picture retakes - she ate her shoes, man I love this Babe she can really strike a pose!

we try so hard

We make funny faces, sing ridiculous songs, and perform acrobatic acts we are way too old to attempt.  Our "variety" show sometimes elicits a smile and if we're lucky a small conciliatory giggle.  It never fails our sweet mutt Maddie enters the room and the belly laughs abound.  Maddie doesn't contort her face, she can't sing, and cartwheels are out of the question for this old girl.  Maddie possesses that je ne sais quoi that tickles Georgia.  We are so grateful to Maddie for providing our Babe with such joy!  Cheers to the funniest dog on the planet - who knew?!

We have a serious spider problem at our house.  Our crawl space is the designated "spider relocation center" unfortunately the spiders emerge through the heating vents as quickly as we "relocate" them.  I can't blame the spiders the crawl space is sooooo creepy.  Guess we'll all try and get along, they don't really take up much space and they aren't all that demanding.

Well it has ben a glorious week for us.  Our sweet baby was by far the cutest trick-or-treater. And. . . OBAMA WON!  Finally America has gotten a clue and voted for the qualified and might I add dignified candidate.  Oh I am sooo proud to be an American.  I wanted to post a picture of president elect Obama with the monkey but he was tied up with some other engagements.  That's okay she holds her own don't you think?

the big city

I love Wednesdays because that is when our milk is delivered.  Yep just like the old days - fresh milk in the morning pulled straight out of an old wooden box.  Denver is a wonderful city especially when it feels like a small town; church lawn pumpkin patches and delivered dairy goods.  Life is sweet!

really?

Amidst the gloom and doom of our country's financial woes there is bright light in things like bright pink cosmos before the first frost, an old white volvo being cleaned by the fall rain, and the smile of the most precious being ever to cross my path.

REALLY.

getting the hang of it

Well I am clearly not going to be consistent about updating this blog.  My mommy epiphany today was how lucky I am to be a mommy.  Instead of doing laundry, dusting (hasn't been done in months), writing thank you's, or paying attention to my other job, I decided to nap with my daughter.  I know that shirking all responsibilities to crawl in with my 4 month old is okay, but at least I should have slept. I couldn't take my eyes off of her let alone miss a single moment by closing them.  Isn't it a miracle that we can create life and that that life is so perfect.  She is by far the best thing I have ever done - and I will revisit this post someday when she is sixteen and no longer lets me watch her sleep.

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