MM: Baby Fever and China Town

1.} It took me a year, but I am finally down to my goal weight.

Why is it that when I can finally fit into my skinny jeans, I start getting baby fever? not so good... 

I blame it on all the new updates on Facebook of friends going into labor and babies being born... it seems like a new one every day this month! (Plus, my great friend Kell is due any time now- Can't wait to meet little Abigail!)

2. We filed our taxes yesterday. We are getting a pretty good refund this year... too bad it is all going to pay off debt. Maybe one day we will actually be able to spend it on something fun... 

like a cruise... 

or a full-time maid... 

or a never-ending supply of dark-chocolate peanut M&Ms... ;) 

3. My boys like to talk... a lot... especially when they get picked up from Pre-K.  The whole way home they are making plans for what they are going to do for the rest of the day.

Today's convo went something like this: 

Ty (5 yrs):  "Nolan, are you gonna to play Wii when we get home?"

Nolan (5 yrs): "ummm , no, I think I'm gonna play outside."

Ty: "yeah me too... but what if there are "chickmumps" out there?"

Nolan: "Chickmumps??? ....oh, I'll just have to take them down to china town."

Ty (laughing hysterically): "China Town?? okay... and when we get there, I'll just throw them in the hot lava."


Reese, 2 yrs old, in a slightly nervous voice: 

"Mom, where's China Town?"


I don't know son, but it sounds pretty menacing. ;)

4.And lastly, a letter:

Dear Sony Camera,  

I am really, really sorry, but you are slowly fading and I think it is time to let you go.. Don't be upset, we had a good run. You probably took a million pictures over the last few years. You captured a lot of good memories, but the last few events I tried to photograph, you really let me down. 

You are getting blurry in your old age, your focus is fading. Now what could have been a great pic, looks like this:

Art Stroll- Saturday Night

I think the time has come to replace you with a newer, hipper model. I'm sorry, but you knew this day would come.

   xoxoxo, Lily

So question... cameras?? what brand and model do you use? I need something in the mid price range...  (I'm not a professional, just like taking nice pics of my kids =)

FF: Scraped Knees and No-pants vance...

Who am I?

Describe your parenting philosophy in 100 words or less:

I am a disposable-diapering, breast and bottle feeding, sleep in their own beds promoting, “let kids be kids” type of mom. I believe hugs and anytime prayers are important, having everything you want when you want it is not. Skinned knees, dirt, and kick-the-can are a must for any childhood and the five second rule only applies to dry foods... Disrespect is never okay and you better help that old lady with her groceries. Learn to lead not follow, love the un-lovable, and think before you do…  God will always be there when I am not, and His book is the only One with all the answers.

okay... maybe a little over 100 words. 

My philosophy actually changes quite often... parenting is an every minute, every day learning process. I try not to get on a soap-box too often because you never know when you will be eating your words (like how I thought I would NEVER let my baby use a pacifier... haha, then I had twins.)

Or when you think you're not gonna let them date till they're 16 and Nolan comes home with 2 girlfriends the first day of Pre-K...

Or like when you can't get your two year old to wear pants...

 (I'm mean seriously, this kid HATES pants.)

Or like when your five-year old gets a brand new Spider-man bike for his birthday,

 but instead of using it insists on riding the little car he has had since he was ONE... 

      yes, that is his knees scrapping   down the driveway.

            

                                            absolutely. 
                                             ridiculous.

....and that is why I don't have it all planned out, or a definitive answer on most parenting issues. You never, ever know what (or who) this life will hand you... ;)

Sooooo,  can you sum up your parenting philosophy in 100 words or less?

Oh, and for any of you Sailor Studio fans (or any jewelry fans)... we are hosting a giveaway at our brand new blog today:

Just go HERE to enter :)

It must be my lucky... Tuesday =)

I usually don't win things... like ever. 

If there is a raffle or lottery ticket or whatever kind of "luck of the draw" contest, I never get picked...(unlike my husband and his mom who win EVERYTHING)

But that all changed when I started blogging. 

I don't enter a lot of giveaways, but if I happen across something pretty cool- I'll post a comment, no big deal. 

Well- I won my blog makeover when I first started- which I really needed. 

And I just found out I won a Lisa Leonard $50.00 gift certificate from one of my favorite blogger's Carissa!!

If you don't know Lisa's jewelry... you should...  it is beautiful and sentimental and fabulous.

One of her necklaces was inspired by Angie Smith after losing her daughter Audrey... I wanted one last year for Mother's Day, but forgot about it. 

It is called "Marked by Love" and I can.not.wait. to order it with Evie's name on the back.

  (photos from Lisa Leonard's website)

Her website and blog are awesome too~ 

I really hope that Sailor Studio can one day get to this level online. She is so inspiring to me!