Pictures That Prove Yesterday Turned Out Okay After All

The Sitting Up Early Prodigy

Even better when Aftyn volunarily sits next to her!

Such a cute view of both girlies. 

Pictures From Our Weekend

Aftyn and Daddy, spending some quality time outside. 
Also notice our lush green grass that Reed has worked so hard at all summer.

Bronwyn and I had a fun birthday party to go to
and in the end decided we would all go!

Aftyn used to do the same thing in this swing. 
Those fishies must be irresistible.

Not The Kind of Thing I Normally Blog

I just read the greatest blog post by someone I don't even know.  Know what the title was?

"I Am Flawed".

Awesome.

Where do I sign up because today has definitely been

that kind of a day so far.

Reed had to go to work WAY too early, and while

preparing for his early day

managed to wake up a cranky baby who woke up

the cranky mommy

who then had to listen to said baby cry for 2 hours.

(Off and on.  Just when I thought I'd gotten her settled down,

she'd start up again.  Ugh.)

Until that mommy stuck that baby

right where she needed to go all along.  Into the baby swing. 

And then both cranky

baby and mommy slept for an additional 3 hours.

Yes friends, I am flawed.  I am not that perfect mommy/wife/sister/friend

that I would like to be

but the question is, are any of us?  :) 

On days like today when even my best doesn't seem

like its enough, its nice to remember that other people are

as imperfect and maybe even cranky

as I have been this morning.  Even better to remember that your

little 2 year old who has had

to deal with your crankiness will forgive you as soon as you ask

AND as long as you give

her a hug, a smoochie and read her a few books.  :)

*EDITED TO ADD* After telling Aftyn I was sorry, I said "Can I have a hug?" to
which she added "And a smoochie too?".  Love this little girl so much.

Oh Well

The other night just as I was falling asleep,

I came up with a funny topic to blog about!

But in the morning, I had no idea what it was. 

And now a few days later, I still can't remember what it was I felt was so funny.  

Oh well. 

Here are some pictures instead.  :)

Crazy Hair         Crazy Eyes

What is really going on in this picture that you can't see?  

Aftyn is edging away from Bronwyn's grabby hands.  

Even to take this picture I had to tell Aftyn to stop pulling away from Bronwyn 

and to just lay still. 

A picture just because

What a big baby she is now! I love that she is goo-ing in the picture. 

Oh Ha Ni Look-Alike? Not Quite.

I know this post is totally random, 

but it's mostly intended for my older sister.

Clearly after comparing the two,

I realize I need to loosen up her braid A LOT! 

Except then I'm not sure it would stay in. 

Oh well. 

Oh Ha Ni's ever-changing hairstyles have given me 

some fun ideas to try on Aftyn's hair. :)

(Oh Ha Ni is from a Korean soap opera I just finished watching last week, recommended by an older sister of mine.
You really don't want to know about it because it takes 16 hrs to get through the whole thing,
it's quite captivating and addicting and seriously?!
3 -4 days out of your life?!
You can thank me later for not divulging its name.  :)  )

B - B - B - Bronwyn

Aftyn has started to sound out certain words this way.

Like b-b-b-banana. :) 

Has nothing to do with the following pictures, 

just thought it would be fun to write down.

It's tough to capture a "real"  Bronwyn smile.  

They're at their biggest fleetingly.

Aftyn wanted in on the picture.  :)