Barefoot Princess Times Three

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Just 1 More...

Two more special Daddys...Papa + Pop-Pop. Thanks for spending the afternoon with us!

H A P P Y Father's D A Y

Happy Father's Day to one amazing guy! He's a hero to all of us and we appreciate him everyday, not just today.

Not just a great father, but also husband, and best friend! Thank you for all that you are and all that you do from your four girls.

Pictures from this past weekend. Barefoot Dad decided on Friday he would like to go camping with all of us, yes all four girls! It was fun and in such a short time (we only went overnight) we created so many memories. I have to say the girls were troopers, more so than me.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Yellow... The NEW Pink!

I love this little girl in yellow!

Just have to add that at Baby C's dr's appt. yesterday she weighed a whopping 19 lbs 1 oz! Yes, she does like to eat. I actually went to our local grocery store tonight and realized as I bought the last can of Enfamil Premium that we probably bought the entire stock this week + she consumed them!

Treehouses + Tractors

The tree house is from BP's open house at school. It was their class project this year, and they got the idea from Mary Pope Osborne's "Tree House" book series, which I am told all the kids love. (We just started reading our set here at home) In each book the magic tree house takes Jack and Annie, who are bother and sister, on an adventure to a faraway land. The books are fun and educational. They decorated the tree house with life size Jack and life size Annie. They also chose a couple books and depicted the adventures. For example the kids worked together to make a 20 ft. giraffe that was in one of the stories.

BP was ecstatic to show us the tree house that we had heard so much about. We raced across the field to the edge of the woods at mach speed to see it as soon as we arrived. The pride she carried that day I will never forget. It is why she wakes up every morning and asks if it is a school day. It is why she is so excited, yet patient on the 35-40 minute trip there M-W-F. It is why she smiles + skips down the hill each afternoon. It is why I enjoy her stories of what she did each day on the way home. (Today she told me she milked a goat). Her teacher told me last month as they left her building for a hike BP was at the end of the line shouting, "Awesome, this is Awesome" and making everyone laugh. It is why on some mornings after dropping BP off, BB and Baby C and I linger to say hi to the chickens and walk through Mrs. C's garden. This place is like a big hug. It is the best non material gift we could give to BP and next year BB. It is where we hope they will learn to love learning. This parenting thing is all an experiment, everyday is, but this part seems to be working thus far :)

As for the tractor part of my post...we attended a tractor parade in a nearby town. 333 tractors chugging down a little Main Street for over an hour. This event brings all kinds of people...Locals, farmers, weekenders, transplants, grandparents, + babies. If you get bored with the tractors, the people watching is always interesting. We took all 3 girls and Papa and then met friends there. The girls love it, so does their Daddy!

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Mrs. Meyer's

I am a big fan of all the Mrs. Meyer's products. The girls + I particularly love the new Apple + Honeysuckle hand soap. They smell amazing! We have one at each sink in our house. If you see them in your grocery store, grab one, I highly recommend them.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Rain, Rain Go Away

Garden 2010

We planted our garden exactly one week ago. Mom Confession: had a little help from The Dirt Diva. She took these pictures. More on that later. BP + BB were so into it. Fingers crossed we will have beans, sugar snap peas, pumpkins, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, eggplants, onions, a variety of tomatoes, watermelons, raspberries, blueberries, carrots, lettuce, sunflowers, nasturtiums, and all kinds of herbs. We planted transplants + seeds. BP + BB discovered yesterday that some of the seeds they "tucked in" had started to sprout. They screamed with excitement!

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Yoga

It has become a big part of my life...again. For at least 15 years I have done yoga on and off. I try other forms of exercise and always go back to yoga. Recently I started again with my goals being: to lose my last 5 baby lbs, tone, relax, unwind, refocus, etc.. I discovered I need yoga now more than ever + everyday I find myself doing it in some shape or form. So of course BP + BB are curious about it. I started doing it with them + they love it. I have learned that children are naturals because they are so naturally flexible. The names of the poses are so kid friendly because many are animal related, so they pick it up so fast + remember the names. They love the yoga pants (pictured above) + the mats that they whip out for other activities also throughout our day. We even let baby C do the "Baby Cobra" pose on the mat for her tummy time. I think I may take them to a class someday as a special treat.

Ice Cold Lemonade

The pics are pretty self explanatory, but I have to add that BP was so into this little business. She woke up at 5:30 to go to the grocery store for the supplies. BP made the lemonade. BB made the cookies. They made the signs with the three girls who live next door because Daddy + I were at a BBQ. They had a few customers then decided our country road was not busy enough, and they would reopen their business in Cape May over the 4th of July. So we are taking the show on the road next month :)

Pledge Orange Oil

I LOVE THIS STUFF! Not for wood, its traditional use, but for our stainless steel appliances. I know... crazy right? A little bird told me that this stuff would clean stainless without streaks and keep the stainless streak free + free of little finger prints. I did not believe it, but it is amazing! If you have stainless steel appliances + the streaks, smudges, dirt, water marks, + finger prints drive you absolutely insane, you have to use this. Just spray directly on surface and wipe with a microfiber cloth. That little bird is a cleaning genius!

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

BBisms...

Just to remember the crazy things BB has said in the last couple weeks...I am going to share a few here on the blog:

The other day as we entered the mall... "Mommy, Are you going to be a good listener in this store?"

Walking towards me with my car keys..."Here are your keys mommy, so I don't start your car."

After meeting a photographer who was doing a photo shoot for us of a house we manage... "Grandpa Charlie (that's what he told the girls to call him) looks like a leprechaun" (he was small in stature).

Tonight as I put her to bed..."Is Gilly going to scream at her Kindergarten screaming tomorrow?" (BP has Kindergarten screening tomorrow)

It is never-ending with BB. She cracks us up numerous times a day.

Monday, May 31, 2010

4 Months

Baby C is 4 months old already! Yikes!

At the doctor's today she weighed 17 lbs 11 ozs.

26 + 3/4 inches long

97% for height + weight

She is starting to roll over

Likes to eat rice ceral

Loves to watch + laugh at her big sisters

Still sleeping in her bassinet, but just fits

Constantly chewing on her hands + drooling all over everything + everyone

Smiles + talks all the time

Friday, May 28, 2010

Little Reader

We have a little reader in the house! So exciting for her + us too.

Mom confession #1 After teaching for 5 years + spending two years to get my reading specialist cert. I promised myself when BP was born that I would not be one of those "teacher moms." You know the ones I am talking about. So I never pushed the reading or anything else. If she showed interest, I went with it. But the other day...it just clicked and it brought tears to my eyes. I was / am so very proud of her. As for BB + Baby C, I promise to take the same laid back approach.

Mom Confession #2 BB really needs to work on her letters. I just have not had the time that I had with BP. But I have to say that BB could take apart our vacuum if given the chance + then reassemble it. That girl has a mechanical mind. The other day my cell phone froze so I gave it to her to fix, and she did!

Official Summer Kick-off

Have a great holiday weekend everyone!

(photo from Martha)

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Future Prom Date???

This little guy is so sweet + such a charmer. I am sure he will be a gentleman + Baby C has our permission to ask him to her senior prom someday! I will warn her that he's a talker!!! They played on a quilt under a shady tree the other day for hours. Sometimes holding hands, talking to each other + swatting at toys.

Ballet Recital

Not sure if you can see but the thrid ballerina from the left is BP. Her recital was last Sunday and they danced to the sweetest little song "When I Wear My Magic Tutu." They were all adorable, brave, excited, graceful visions in pink. BP loved the braid they put in her hair and the special tutu. She also like the flowers Nana + Pop-Pop brought her + the celebration at Benji + Jake's (our fav pizza place) with her BFF after.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Teething

Yes we have a teether in the house!

Little Lady

We thought BP could handle Mama's retirement party this past Saturday night. In so many ways she is a little lady now. Here she is getting ready in our bedroom. She wore a "Parisian scenes" dress with patent leather ballet slippers and a string of pearls she borrowed from Aunt Cynthia. She knew it was a special night and was on her best behavior. I think she looks a little like Shirley Temple.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Wednesday White

Aaahh...the simple clean look of white. So easy on the eyes, refreshing + appealing. Then add texture, neutral wood grains, or pops of color and it really works!

On a seperate note: I love the bunk beds above...I can see our three girls gigling at bedtime in beds like these. Putting this picture in my file box just in case.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Playdate #2

Another little friend of Baby C's. She is a popular girl :) We will call him Little B + he was born a few weeks before Baby C. He happens to be the little brother of BP's longtime friend Munckinetta. But back to these two cuties. They laid on the big yellow quilt and totally interacted with each other. They were smitten + it was adorable! Check out their matching cheeks...

New Dos

BP and BB are both sporting new hair dos. We took an overnight trip to Brooklyn last week with a list of to do"s + must sees + Lulu's was at the top. It's a special children's hair salon / toy store. What a combo! More to come on our little adventure...