lovely.

Yesterday we had an absolutely lovely day. weather was gorgeous, 78, sunny, light breeze, my absolute favorite. Quinn and I took off for a little get together with some friends (the Lemps, Canos and DiSandros). These families have become so special to me over the years, and I feel blessed they are now a part of Quinn's life as well. We had such a great time and of course Quinn was doted upon as usual. :) I will say as a mother, it is amazing to see friends loving and cuddling your baby, warms your heart completely.
excited to meet new friends.

a little sunshine.

A typical afternoon in the life of this little 3 month old.
Soaking up the sunbeams pouring in through the windows during playtime.
some juicy bubbles.
a bunny shadow from mommy's little "look at me for a picture"
lovin' my inchworm friend
i think i'll....
eat him.
squish him.
roll over him.

anyone notice she is still in her jammies? it was one of those wonderful days.
love this little girl. love this sunshine. life is good.

Guess Who?

ding-ding-ding...round 3 months appears to go to...mommy!

It's so fun to see the similarities in Quinn to both of us. My mom sent me a 3 month picture of myself, and Todd and I were both amazed at how much it looked like our little Quinn. Todd: "That is Quinn with an old camera!" :)

first of many.

All dressed up for her first sports banquet. You have many ahead of you little girl. Probably some of your own one day.
Such a girl in this picture below. I remember getting this outfit from grandma and grandpa when you were still in mama's belly and we had just found out you were a girl. I loved it, all the pink and brown. This is your first time wearing shoes.
...and I'm so excited you have just enough hair now to wear little clips.
what a good girl you were for daddy's 4 hour banquet...and so proud of your daddy. He does such a nice job for these boys and speaks so well in front of a large group. We were so proud of him. (You fell asleep after hour 2 :) and every time there was clapping your eyes would open slightly and fall right back to close, it made me chuckle).

Ouchy.

This little girl has nails that grow just as fast as her mama. They get clipped every other day. But somehow an edge was missed and she plunged it into her little nose, where now a little half-moon red mark resides for a little while. ouchy.
It was deep, I just had to put something on it. So a little neosporin on a q-tip, and then I didn't want her to touch it so daddy made a little tiny band-aid to cover the neosporin.

oh...those juicy lips.

but such a trooper :)


Parenting mistake #1 : No band-aids. Mommy laid her in her crib for 10 minutes to do her make-up, came back, band-aid was gone! I searched everywhere realizing the choking hazard it had now become, and found it squished in her hand...phew!

a chapter closed.

and this one involved a lot of packing.

Of course when one chapter closes another one of new opportunity opens. I have been so blessed with my teaching career. I've had eight years of teaching young minds and molding a new generation. I loved every second of working with my kids. How could I not smile every moment with 6 and 7 year olds? So innocent, adorable, and funny. They can't help but to brighten your day. How lucky was I to be surrounded by that and also be able to leave a little imprint on their lives? Teach them to read, to write, to love learning and most of all to see the good in others, in yourself and in life.

8 years. 1,376 school days. 138 little minds. 276 parents. 14 adorable performances. a master's degree. educator of the year. endless smiles and new things learned.

this was a pretty good chapter.

and now with a new little student ready to pack it up and move on to the next.


ooohhh, the books.......my dear, just wait for all the things mommy has in store for you. :) so many sweet dreams ahead of you...

I'm not sure when life will take me back to teaching.
But I'm pretty excited about this next chapter in store for us.

Thank your teachers endlessly. They do more and carry more on their plate than you could ever imagine. I think ahead to Quinn's future teachers and have often thought I will be such a tough parent, but then again I think I won't be....because I just know all the love they are pouring into her.