The story doesn't change around here:
high-intensity action.
That's how we roll.
And since time is short and the story long, I thought I would quickly post some highlights.
I will keep the narrative brief.
Here are a few of the {simple gifts} of the past week:
Gramps meeting Scarlett
who can't quite wake up to say hello just yet
A sleepy baby on her first social outing
despite the contortions required to get secured in her car seat
Flashbacks to the old days
Austin was out of town for work, so Gramps did the honors
Austin was out of town for work, so Gramps did the honors
The smell of Scarlett's neck - yum!
Smiles for Grammy
Red Robin for Tay's 25th Birthday
Being there to celebrate with him
Bottomless rootbeer floats for Bill,
individual baskets of fries and a lot o' sauce for all
Deep conversations
The milk-drunk contentment of a satisfied baby
Scratchy Grampa kisses
oh my, she looks like Britt here
Almost baths for an almost gone umbi cord
Scarlett's first dip in the water
she looks like her daddy-o here
Grammy teaching binkie love
after a rub-down with Johnson's baby lotion - YUM YUM
Love from some Greats
Good, healthy BM's
a squirter that got away in the middle of a diapy change
I love the smell of nursing babies' poo. I really do. But I was glad that gusher didn't shoot my way.
Uncle and Auntie love
beautiful flowers from Tay and Lynnea
Several days of time lapse,
since I neglected to snap pics of
Scarlett's first dr. appt
shopping for a blessing dress + accessories
organizing Britt's cupboards and pantry
sewing custom onsies for Scarlett
a whole lot o' hugging and kissing and rocking and holding
and the long drive home on Friday. By myself.
(Bill had flown home Tuesday evening, since I selfishly requested some mom/daughter/granddaughter time -
thanks, babe!)
Red Robin for Shi's 18th Birthday
heck yeah, twice in one week is the bomb
A birthday cake provided by neighbors
the same neighbors who had stayed at our still-not-ready-for-company house for 3 days while I was away
= a story for another day
I think Shi was hoping for her fave strawberry yogurt cake
I was just grateful she had a cake (I'll make it up to you, Shi)
A swim dad to cheer on the girls
I was making up for lost time and worked at the salon all day
A long-desired stroll through Parker Days
and an awesome daddy-o who kindly obliged and got soaked when the rainclouds dropped buckets
next year, Mar, maybe you can get a ticket to ride
A free printable for ward Father's Day gifts
AND barely enough yellow ink to print them out
+ a dad and 2 girls willing to spend Sunday morning assembling
how the assignment came to me = a story for another day
Father's Day kisses
Smiles despite Mamita's not-so-pleasant disposition
= a story I'd rather forget
Homemade gifts
New not-so-dad(ish) jeans
in those boxes on his lap
It was an amazingly full and wonderful week.
Up this week:
Mar flew out to Houston this morning to visit the Billats
Work and work for Bill, Shi and me
Cooking 100 pounds of rice and gearing up for Girls Camp next week (I'd better get hopping)
Cleaning house, finishing my eternal pile of laundry, and pulling myself together
IF I have time
