{Goodbye Crib}

this day.

oh this day. 

knew it would eventually come, put it off for sooooo long.

we bumped into that crib daily as we tried to get into her closet and did the nightly "no let's sleep in your big girls bed tonight" dance for so long. 

just wasn't ready i guess. 

either of us really. 

but here we are. 

and it feels just fine.

for both of us.

flashback to a sweltering august day  (can i please...just for an hour at least! and yes it's been THAT long!) when the new bedding arrived...

forgive the blurry iphone shots, but as you can tell...we were a wee bit overjoyed!:) and i couldn't leave any of them out...too sweet!:)

a princess in blue on a birdy covered bed.

sweetness overload.

fast forward back to the present.

(well actually a few months ago...but let's not get picky shall we?)

sisters there for moral support of course.

helping with all the little putting away details

 last time climbing in...

...and last time staring up at me with those beautiful green eyes.

cue the tears

leave it to janey to  rustle up a make-shift crib out on the landing for one last snuggle. she would sleep there too if we let her!:)

a beautiful big girls room...

...for a beautiful almost big girl!

{Princesses and Fairies Too}

yesterday aubrey and i had a slow and lazy morning.
we brought the big bucket of blocks up from the basement.
built castles.
dressed up.
had a tea party.
made up puppet shows and
watched a movie snuggled up together.

have you seen the new tinker bell movie yet?
it's a good one!!

have a lovely day,

cindy

{Weekending :: Soccer}

soccer is officially under way!
we had two games this sunday. and even though they have  been practicing together for months, it finally felt real this weekend. they played well and came out with a close loss and a tie. not bad for facing some tough opponents. love to see those girls play as a team.

can't take credit for the cool pic...riley's team mate took it...

janey and i had some fun solo time together.
we got to be a part of this milestone...

i guess there is more then one "ol girl' at our house still kickin!!:)

of course janey wanted to take a double selfie to remember the moment.

i remember something else about that moment.
we actually drove around and around our little near by park cause our mileage was close and i didn't want to miss my pic...and as we drove janey talked on and on about real beauty. she talked about what it really means and in her own words went on to describe the difference between someone who may seem to have it all...cool clothes and shoes, but isn't very nice and kind, compared to someone who may not wear all the right things, but is still sweet and loving! ummm...did that just happen? there was so much more to what she said...i way over simplified here, i wish i could have recorded it all to play back someday :) sometimes our little ones can really amaze us can't they?

we have been doing some awesome eating around here lately.

something very much like this had been my breakfast for the past three weeks.
that boost of protein in the am keeps me going.
and i love it.

ok
if you haven't heard this song you are more out of the mainstream then i am!!:)



but it's become the go-to morning jam over here.
and i just thought i would infect your brain with it a bit so we could all share in the all day non-stop humming of this little number....!!:)


so how was your weekend?
what do you eat for breakfast??:)
and what's real beauty to you???

hope your weekend was a wonderful one,

cindy