From the Inside

I saw this quote somewhere online, and I loved it so much that I made this little ditty for my desktop. It makes me think of my little Ethan. I love him SO MUCH!

He has his daddy's feet

Cheese & NaNa

Ethan's "cheese" face:

And...

Ethan's "NaNa MumMum!" face:

Ethan's First Haircut

I was dreading Ethan's first haircut, but it needed to be done. He was starting to look a little vagabond-ish. You know, Vince and I are in the military, so we don't do the Bieber look. I'll never give my Ethan a buzz cut, but he'll never look like he belongs in a band from any era. It gives me the jeebies! Haha!

While we were in Texas visiting our family last week, we stopped by a children's salon for the special occasion.

He didn't like the water squirted on him from the spray bottle very much, but he didn't make a peep.

He did so well letting the lady cut his hair. His only real issue was that he wanted to watch what the other kids were doing in the play area, so he sat backwards in his seat most of the time.

After the stylist cut the back and over the ears I thought he was done, but then she asked about the top. I wasn't so sure, but Vince said to cut it. I was afraid of loosing my baby curls, but his natural curls made for the perfect little up-front do that his daddy sports. It's so cute.

After we were done we headed for the cashier's desk where Ethan got to get a prize. It was a little dinosaur that he absolutely loved for the entire duration of the car ride. After that... I have no idea where that thing is. :-)

And that's the story of Ethan's first haircut.

Busy Busy

I've been so busy getting ready for Vince to come home in addition to my to-do list that doesn't seem to ever dwindle down. I just wanted you to know that I'm still alive, but I may be in and out over the next couple of months. While I process out of the military and start nursing school full time. It's a crazy time right now. I hope I survive! :-)

Sneak Peek & To Do List

You can see the rest of the project over at the Creative Charms blog. :-)

My To Do List:

• Take the car in for repairs after a tree branch fell on it
• Study for my two tests this week, and three next week
• Write a speech that's due Friday
• Go to the grocery store
• Pay Daycare
• Pay Lawn care
• Make an appointment for the groomers
• Get caught up on my design team & publication projects
• Make appointment for the carpets to be cleaned
• Go to tax office for the -umpteenth time (someone used my SSN to file their taxes)
• Buy a booster seat for Ethan, because he's outgrowing his car seat
• Download, edit, & file the backlogged photos on my camera
• Post Ethan's 9 month entry
• Clean out Ethan's clothes that don't fit
• Get immunizations for nursing school
• Get a physical for nursing school
• Go to the pharmacy
• Buy nursing school books
• Buy nursing school uniforms
• Sew patches on uniforms
• Apply for financial aide
• Apply for vocational rehab
• Mail Vince's care packages
• Update Project Life pictures & journaling
• Go through mountain of mail that's been collecting
• Buy baby food, diapers, & wipes
• Buy dog food
• Finish Firefighter continuing education hours
• Submit renewal for Fire Fighter certification
• Fold the three piles of laundry on my bed
• Wash two piles of laundry on the floor
• List the rest of my old scrapbook tools and supplies on eBay
• Load pictures on to digital photo frame for Vince
• Ship Etsy orders
• Make final dental appointment
• Final-out from Army finance office
• Buy a wedding gift
• Get wedding clothes for Ethan & me
• Order graduation cap & gown
• Make graduation announcements
• Make Ethan's birthday invites
• Make a wedding card for Chelsea (cousin) & Parker
• Make birthday cards for Dad, Vince, Ethan, Ella (my sister), Aunt Lisa, Chelsea, Debbie (BFF), & Amber (neighbor)
• Change phone/TV/Internet plan (too expensive)
• Take my phone in for repairs
• Order a background check for nursing school
• Get the oil changed in both cars
• Pay school tuition owed
• Apply for delayed payment option for school until the G.I. Bill comes in

Hmmm... I have a slight feeling that I'm forgetting something...

#1 Dad Card

Some snapshots of my favorite fathers...

Me & My Dad

My Dad, Ethan, & Vince

Vince & Ethan

Ethan & My Dad

My Grandpa & Me

Happy Father's Day!!!

Project Life Update IV

I started taking Microbiology & Lab, Public Speaking, & Developmental Psychology this summer semester.

I have a pile of things that Vince has requested. I'm still trying to find the time to get a box, write the customs forms, pack it up, and take it to the post office. I can't even get to class on time right now. Heehee

I don't think I need to elaborate much on how expensive I think gas is.

I have an addiction to all things Post-it.

I'm pretty sure these are the same sneakers that I wore in Afghanistan, and after saying that I'm pretty sure it's time for new ones.

Ethan never plays with his mat or bouncy seat anymore. He's too busy trying to walk and make long distance calls on my cell phone. It makes me miss the baby Ethan.

Mom came to visit.

Amish farm flowers are still alive.

Maybe I don't need new sneakers.

I need to do laundry big time. You can't see the pile on the bed or the full basket in Ethan's room either.

My scrapbook room is all over the place. I'm surprised I get anything done in here.

Eight of us went to the Melting Pot to celebrate birthdays, holidays, graduations, engagements, and on and on...

Ethan had some more shots at the doctor's office, but he's always a champ. He really just wants to tear up the bed paper.

And here's Ethan sitting on my lap on my birthday a few weeks ago. He was way squirmy and totally interested in my hair, so getting a good shot wasn't happening. This was the only one in focus. 

I know lots of you are Project Lifers too. I'd love for you to share your links here with us. We're not even halfway through the year, so we need more photo inspiration! :-) I don't know about you, but I'm starting to drag a little bit.



Creative Charms

I hate that May is almost over. It's my favorite month. I'm pretty sure it will come back again though.

Anyway, I was cleaning out my craft room when I came across a giant wooden clothes pin. I used to have buckets of them. I just thought they were the cutest thing. I still see them all over the place and in all kinds of stores. I decided that I should finally do something with it, so here's what I whipped up using the Pink Blooming Garden embellishments that I picked up with the May Kit of the Month from Creative Charms...

 

What crafty goodness have you been hoarding that you might wanna pull out and play with?

9 Months

At nine months he...

...stands up by himself.
...feeds himself.
...no longer uses bottles.
...only has one pacifier left for daycare "emergencies".
...crawls like the wind.
...never comes home from daycare in the same outfit I left him in.
...has another eczema inflammation possibly from pears. (I had it when I was his age too.)
...says Mum-mum & Dad-dad
...hardly takes naps.
...falls asleep as soon as nightfall.
...wakes up with the sun.
...likes to squat-bounce when I sing my twang-jingle thing.
...claps.
...high-fives.
...still doesn't wave.
...covers his ears when he cries or yells loudly.
...has two bottom teeth.

Mother's Day

is tomorrow, so for the occasion I thought I'd share with you some beautiful, funny, and strange motherhood quotes:

If you have a mom,

there is nowhere you are likely to go

where a prayer has not already been.

You don't really understand human nature

unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round

will wave at his parents every time around

 - and why his parents will always wave back.

It kills you to see them grow up.

But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't.

The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents.

Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children

because they are more certain they are their own. ~Aristotle

Making the decision to have a child is momentous.

It is to decide forever to have your heart

go walking around outside your body.

There is only one pretty child in the world,

and every mother has it.

If nature had arranged that husbands

and wives should have children alternatively,

there would never be more than three in a family.

The moment a child is born,

the mother is also born.

She never existed before.

The woman existed,

but the mother, never.

A mother is something absolutely new. 

Ethan was born just five days shy of 9 months ago making me a mother...

Happy Mother's Day!