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Saturday, June 25, 2011

Memerable fun!




I have so many memories with the upcoming 4th of July. Picnics in Tauphaus Park with all of the Browning group. (which really only happened once a year) I remember listening to Uncle George singing and playing his mandalin. All of us kids playing together and eating the most spectacular food!! Parades.....FIREWORKS. Andrew sticking a sparkler in his hair and burning his hair. Hee Hee. Most importantly...my Dad sharing his stories of WWII and what freedom should mean to us. How to be a proud American and how to support our country. As the years progressed I remember parties with friends. Going water-skiing all day and then fireworks to end the night. Now that I am a mom of my own kids. We are creating memories of our own. I just hope that my girls think that they were good ones. Here are a couple of pictures that I took (not good ones at that) to show how much fun we were having. So.....Tell me what kind of fun do you plan on having? We want to have a barbeque, sleep out on the trampoline or tent it. Maybe go to the zoo or play some night games....like hide-n-seek. Whatever it is you do, I'm sure you'll be making memories that will last a lifetime.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

a gift

I was sitting on the floor watching Maci this morning in awe of her. Have you ever really watched what a baby does when they are looking at something for the very first time? They look at the object. Then they pick it up, rolling it around in their hand. Feeling every side of the item. Does it crinkle, is it slippery or if I move it- will it change? Then they put it to their mouth. What does it taste like? Does it even taste? Then Maci looked up at me and smiled. A smile of triumph, a smile of being proud of what she has discovered; a smile of this is new and I get it. Their innocent eyes gleam with excitement and mystery and love. Love. In that very moment I found what will probably be my most fullfilling moment of the day. My daughter is growing, learning, and loving. What came next was the sweetest and most special moment. She walked forward and gave me a kiss and hug and said "Mama". Then she walked off to find the next exciting adventure for the morning. Although the moment truely only lasted a couple minutes.....it was magical.