The Lanksters: June 2011

Monday, June 27, 2011

Children's Garden at the Arboretum

Raking in the garden...

The Spider!

Chillin in the wigwam

We found out later she wasn't supposed to wade in the creek barefoot - oops!

Lilly preferred sitting in the creep. Nice.

I'm on top of the world!

We couldn't drag Lilly away from this cool mist - think she was hot?

Wish I could get them to work this hard in our yard at home. I desperately need to do some landscaping!

Sunday, June 05, 2011

So I went to Babies R'Us to get a present for a friend today who is having twins (!) and I wanted to purchase a book for the babies. As I was searching I came across this book called "Someday" by Alison Meghee and Peter H. Reynolds. By page 5 I was SOBBING in the store - absolutely SOBBING. You never know as a mother when something will cause you to "tune up" as my grandmother would say. I of course bought the book because it was so awesome. I can't recreate the illustrations, but I can recreate the story - I definitely encourage all mothers to find and buy this book for their little ones!

"Someday"

One day I counted your fingers and kissed each one.

One day the first snowflakes fell, and I help you up and watched them melt on your baby skin.

One day we crossed the street and you held my hand tight.

Then, you were my baby,

And now, you are my child.

Sometimes, when you sleep, I watch you dream,

And I dream too...

That someday you will dive into the cool, clear water of a lake.

Someday you will walk into a deep wood.

Someday your eyes will be filled with a joy so deep that they shine.

Someday you will run so fast and so far your heart will feel like fire.

Someday you will swing high - so high, higher than you ever dared to swing.

Someday you will hear something so sad that you will fold up with sorrow.

Someday you will call a song to the wind, and the wind will cary your song away.

Someday I will stand on this porch and watch your arms waving to me until I no longer see you.

Someday you will look at this house and wonder how something that feels so big can look so small.

Someday you will feel a small weight against your strong back.

Someday I will watch you brushing your child's hair.

Someday, a long time from now, your own hair will glow silver in the sun.

And when that day comes, love, you will remember me.

Summer Sprinkler Fun

Superman? Batman? Wonder Woman?

So dress up has become a little weird in our house...

Each of these is supposed to be some form of a superhero - which one do you like best?

Seton Country Fair 2011

Riding the carousel with Daddy

Airplanes!

So funny story. Liv won a fish last year at the Seton Country Fair (a.k.a. she didn't come close at winning but the lady gave her a fish anyway - ugh). The fish has been through several generations (a.k.a. we have killed probably 5 fish that are "descendants" of the original fish won at the fair). So Liv sees on Facebook that my 15 year old cousin Abbey won a fish at the fair this year and named it Ketchup. Her response is that Ketchup is a silly name and she should have named it Gorbi (because that isn't silly at all...). Then she announces to me that she is going to win a fish at the fair and name it Gorbi. So, of course, after several dollars are spent...

Meet the proud owners of Gorbi the Goldfish. Can you hear Jeremy and I weeping in the background?

So proud of winning her goldfish. Cross your fingers it will survive at least 48 hours, which would be 46 hours longer than the fish we won last year...

Ellen, Joey, and Alice (who was not so happy to be up past her bedtime at the fair)

It was hot and Lilly enjoyed the lemonade. In fact, she enjoyed it so much that every picture I took of her she had the straw in her mouth. She drank the whole cup by the end of the night! Can we say "sugar high?"

Me and Ellen

Alice and Lilly enjoying the sights and sounds of the fair (and Lilly desperately trying to get the straw back in her mouth - it came unhooked apparently).