Playdates and Fun!

Today was an amazing adventure of moms, kids, food, & excitement. Sadly we didn't do this sooner this summer.

It was nice to watch the girls play on the floor, and hear the boys "living it up" in the front room.

But the best part was talking to other moms.

We come from all different backgrounds, and have one common denominator ~ we are gators. I won't say were, 'cause "once a gator always a gator." And if you don't know what a gator is, well, that's just too bad.

So to my fellow ladies... thank you, thank you, thank you.

It's good to hear that my life as a mom and wife is not too far from any of yours. And that the struggles, that I have thought were only mine, turn out to be yours too.

So again thank you, for the food, the space, the friendship and the sharing. We need to do it again soon!

Cherrios, Sesame Street & Summer

It really is the world's greatest food. It can keep an 8 month old busy endlessly. Man she loves theses things. At least I know that they are good for her, and that it has plenty of positives. First she will have no cholestrol, lol. Two, she is practicing that pincher finger skill. Three, she's learning self-motivation. It's tough working on getting those sometimes slippery suckers into her moving mouth. :) Four, she loves them!

I can't believe that it's been forty years for these guys! I loved Sesame Street when I was growing up. Cookie, the Count, Kermit, Grover, Big Bird, Gordon, Luis, Maria and everyone else like Slimey, Snuffy, and Barkley. I have many a found memory watching it in the morning, and even as I was in college I'd catch an episode (though they weren't the same).


We were watching a Capitol Fourth on the 4th, waiting for the fireworks to start. Big Bird appeared on screen, and began singing... his friends Elmo, Oscar, Cookie, Rosita, and Abbicadabbi were all there too. Sarah was entranced. She giggled, and laughed, and scooted ever closer with each song and conversation. It was a hit!


We always miss Sesame Street in the morning, 'cause we would much rather sleep in, but the great thing is On Demand. We can watch old episodes there, whenever we have time. Online we can do this too. But the best part of the website is we can watch the episodes and clips from when I was little... and that is AWESOME.


It is so amazing to know something that I grew up with that was wonderful, and educational and safe, is still going strong some 30 years later. It makes me happy to be able to go back to the neighborhood, and feel as if I never left. Even better I get to take my kiddo with me this time!

Isn't this the whole point of summer... enough said!

Toothfairy

I have always believed in the Toothfairy. What isn't to love about her? She brings you surprises, and makes things like loosing teeth, fun. But I always wondered what happened to the teeth she took away in exchange for all those shiny coins?

Years after I lost my baby teeth, I finally found out what happened to them. She takes them, polishes them up and gives them to little babies, 'cause babies need to have baby teeth. Duh?! Right?





Well that's what we believe in this house.




And the Toothfairy in all her glory has come to pay a visit to little ol' Sarah.

I am so excited to see her with that little tooth. For those wondering its her right center bottom. She didn't have it last night, so it cut through today. The Toothfairy must have blessed her with it at nap this afternoon.

With a few tears and a bit of aggravation I have still not caught a great picture of this new little addition, but I rest assured that we will see it soon enough in all it's glory.

Since mommy spent the better part of twenty minutes trying to coax it out for a picture, Sarah is now insisting on having the cold teething ring in her mouth indefinitely.

Ahhh, the things I do for a picture.

Well one down and 19 to go, not that they need to all come in a week or anything... (just a note to the Toothfairy).