My Little Sunshine!

I just adore this picture and just wanted to share it with everyone. I did enter this photo into a "cutest baby" contest. I would post the link for everyone to vote, but it has a lot of spam and just rediculous stuff with it. As much as we could use the prize money, I won't do that to everyone. Just enjoy my little girl's smile. :)

I love reassurances.

This week I've been working a few hours at the daycare, and it's been a bit difficult for me. Fortunately I've been able to leave Haddy at home with Rick, but I'm not used to babies that are three times the size of my child. Plus, these huge babies seem to hate me. I know it's nothing personal, they just don't know me. But there's something really degrading about having a small child look at you and scream for you not to even touch them. And I didn't even do anything!
But a really nice change from when I worked at the daycare last year is that I have Haddy. I can go home to a baby that loves me. When I come in the door and she sees me, I get a nice little smile. Aw, that's awesome.
Today was particularly bad, but God has a way of giving us what we need. I was playing with Haddy by having her sit on my knee while I held her hands. My goofy daughter proceeded to mercilessly lick and slobber my knuckles. It was so gross, yet so hilarious at the same time. We were both laughing very loudly. Haddy was squealing at me and was very proud of herself. She has a way of just filling my heart so full of love for her. Thanks God!

Reaping the Harvest

This one is for Veta. I finally beat the slugs to the strawberries this year! We've been having such beautiful weather here lately. It's actually a little maddening. You know how it is in Ketchikan. When it's sunny, you'd better get out and enjoy it, because you never know when the sun will come again. Well, having a newborn doesn't make going any where very easy, as I'm finding out. I have a nice bug screen for Haddy, that keeps most of the bugs out, but it also keeps Mommy out pretty good too. So, we girls go out when we can, as long as we can before her highness has a fit.
But, I'm pretty proud of my small accomplishments. Picked strawberries; fixed the fountain and now it's three-tiered; chunked some trees and cleared them; kept the plants alive during the heat; planted a hanging pot; and I now have tomatoes, broccoli, and peppers growing in the greenhouse. Ooh! Also, I have some wonderful potatoes growing. Amazingly, I'm just growing them from some old potatoes from lastyear that I never used and just "went bad." Their greenery is getting pretty impressive. There's just something about havesting stuff that you've grown yourself. I don't know. Maybe it's just something that God put in us. Ya know, the very first occupation was gardener. (Oh, and Veta-- hopefully I'll get your garden weeded before you come the visit.)

Happy 4th!

It was a good 4th of July. I helped in organizing the booths, but because of Haddy, I did not work them the entire two days, and it was a HUGE relief! What a stress free holiday. Haddy was great. We did go down to the booths to see if there was anything that needed doing. While it was super scary driving and walking downtown, God kept us safe and we got to show off Haddy's 4th of July outfits. Plus, Gramma and Grandpa were really glad to see our angel.






Haddy even got a chance to throw a bean bag or two. Give it time. She'll grow into it.



Ironically, Haddy and her cousin Mariah were wearing the exact same outfit. The crazy part was, these weren't even Walmart clothes. My mom got Haddy's outfit from Anchorage and Ruth's sister got Mariah's outfit from Portland. Yet, low and behold, on the 4th of July, these two cousins were at breakfast with the exact same duds. How funny is that?



Haddy was sporting her sun hat. Amazingly we needed it this 4th. It was so hot! I even got a tan and I wasn't out in the sun for very long. Haddy's head disappeared in that hat. She kind of looked like that one guy in Fat Albert.