Sunday, June 12, 2011

moving, more girls, and Florida

Wow, it has been a long time since I have blogged.  So many things have happened.  We moved for starters.  We also put our other house on the market.  If you are looking for a cute little home, check it out. 
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/219-N-Anthony-St_Muskogee_OK_74403_M74228-07222

I am now 17 weeks pregnant and we found out we are having another girl.  I am extremely grateful because I get to use all of LP's cute stuff again.  I'm not sure what I would have done with a boy.  I'm sure I would figure it out.  I just love how my little girl loves to wear dresses, but also likes to get dirty.  I love how she is so sweet, but is not scared to jump right in to the deep end of the pool.  I love how she loves to have her toenails painted, but she also loved the bungee jumper in Florida where she went higher than I would ever go, and much higher than the 8-10 year olds around her and LOVED every minute of it.  I also love how she was being bullied by 2 brothers on the bouncer slide in Florida, and I watched her push one of the little boys down because he wouldn't let her get by him.  Of course, I told her not to push, because she made the little sissy cry (he landed on a gigantic balloon for goodness sake), but I was secretly proud of her for standing up for herself.  I love how she doesn't live in fear.  Even though she is incredibly difficult to raise because of her strong will, we will survive 18 years of this ( I think).  I just pray that as an adult, she is as strong and fearless as she is now.  I also pray that in the process of parenting our strong-willed child, Chris and I don't break her spirit.

We just got back from Seagrove Beach, FL for the week.  LP loved the beach.  She thought the white sand was snow at first.  She bodyboarded with her daddy, napped on the beach, swam in the pool, chased lizards on the front porch, chased crabs with a little flashlight at night, and was pretty much the entertainment of my family for the week.  Here are a few pics:




















pretty sure this is the little boy that she pushed.  At least she was smiling before she did it. :/






XOXO
Stacey