Mirror, Mirror

exploring the floor of her room is always fun, but sometimes a toy or two is necessary to hold her attention

one of her new favorites: a hand-me-down crib mirror

who is that girl I see?

I will sing to her...

springtime & strawberries

As our pansies have faded, new blooms have opened up this week.

pretty hydrangeas in the front , beneath the windows
(these are my new favorite)

and our lone rose bush on the side of the house, by the garage

And as for Sadie...
We have been trying to give her some new flavors and textures this week.
First up, strawberries!

this fun gadget strains the berries as Sadie chews

pause to talk to the strawberries


work on the other end

got to get that last little bit...

Now for the real thing. I cut up (and slightly mashed) some more strawberries yesterday, for her first REAL taste of "solid" fruit. they were sticky, yet interesting

but she got a few (in both hands)

success!

Our Week

Here are some pics to catch you up on the latest adventures

of Sadie Jane Wallace:finishing off the last of amoxicillin (which she LOVED)for her ear infection

coloring little hands with washable markers

for our homemade Mother's Day cards!

trying to figure out what this stuff on my hands is...

showing off two teeth! (and crown of feather hair & those dark blue eyes)

dumping out the ENTIRE toy box

and examining each piece carefully

this looks tasty

trying to feed myself blueberry bananas

and singing to the spoon

then trying again

catching up on the latest fashion trends
(no really...she grabs this from the coffee table every morning)

then we visited Daddy at PINE COVE'S Free Family Day
one of a few family shots

here's our friends, Preston, doing the joust with his buddy

these little guys were waiting for the big new toy...

the Euro-Bungee
(maybe when you're five, Sadie girl)

then kissed Daddy good-bye and headed home for a nap

What a fun week!
Like Olivia's mommy says to her every night:
"You wear me out, but I love you any way."
(great book series)

Friday afternoon

Yesterday, little miss and I HAD to get out of the house. So we traveled down the road to SONIC.

where we met Sarah and little (Big) Brex (who could not stop smiling at Sadie)

Sarah and I enjoyed cool drinks, and then we all headed to the playground

(Sadie was not really up for being photographed.)

Then while Brex roamed around the playground, I thought Sadie might want to get down and play..She may not like it, but why not...it can't hurt
curious...this feels different

and then...she was fascinated

oh, did Sadie love the sand!

(she continued to pick it up and let it run through her fingers for the next twenty minutes...over and over again = So fun!) We have found new entertainment!

FASHION SHOW

In order to get full use out of the sweet gifts we've received (and due to the inevitable spit up or rotation of laundry) we frequently change Sadie girl's clothes.

sometimes we dress up at home (thanks Mimi and Poppa)

or to go to a wedding
(thanks to Heather S. for the headband, and the CCC sale for the smocked dress)

and sometimes we go casual with a skirt
(from the CCC sale too, $2!)

or sport a fun jacket, indoors
(thanks Aunt Gaylynn!)

or wear nothing at all
(we love the bath!)

other days, we just stay in our cupcake pjs