life lessons from Dory

So, Maili is hitting a stage that I somehow I kept hoping would never happen...although I knew it would.

The other day, playing with friends, she comes and tells me someone called her names. Then, she tells me that at school, some of her friends were making fun of her picture she colored and said it was "definitely NOT beautiful."

These are the things you want to shield your kids from forever. The time when kids get mean and you actually start caring what they think or say. Sticks and stones....... can't we just skip this stage? I know, I know.....it helps us learn and grow or something like that. All I've got to say about that is blah blah blah. Can't I just come out with my big mommy guns and beat up any kid that hurts my girl? Can't I hover over her like a helicopter......can't I just put a big bubble over her so nothing bad ever happens......In the wise words of Dory the fish:

Marlin: I promised I'd never let anything happen to him. Dory: Hmm. That's a funny thing to promise. Marlin: What? Dory: Well, you can't never let anything happen to him. Then nothing would ever happen to him. Not much fun for little Harpo.

Maili funny

Maili was coughing the other day and she says "I think my lungs are tangled"

How to catch a Leprechaun 101

Step 1: Make the trap as appealing as possible

Step 2: Pose for picture with finished trap

Step 3: Set trap using green food for bait (we used spinach)

Step 4: Pose for pictures with set trap

What occurs

Step 1: Leprechaun approaches trap...sets down pot of gold,

eats spinach, then accidentally bumps stick

Step 2: Leprechaun runs away leaving treasures and footprints

photo of tripped trap (that's fun to say)

Two little cuties discover the pot of "gold"

Mom makes green breakfast! yum yum

Well there's always next year!

Half a year!

My baby is 6 months old!

I can't believe it! Time has gone so fast!

Sweet little Ashli is rolling over from back to tummy, she

is talking up a storm! Blowing bubbles, da da, ba ba

and she has started solids!

She's a little thing....13 lbs 14 oz........and doing just great!

We love you so much sweet girl!

Valentines

That's all