Go Big Red!

Today was Quincy's Superbowl Party at her Daycare and she had nothing to wear! Soooo, I was up until the wee hours last night creating a Cardinals outfit for her. I know, I know. A little over the top? Well, what can I say? I just LOVE creating things. Here are the pics I managed to squeeze in this morning. She wouldn't stay still for a second so I can 't believe I even managed to get some in focus. She's ready for Sunday!

Notice the hair clips aren't working out so well?


Here are some more photos of her in her "school dress". Her Great Grandma Vargo got her this dress for Christmas so I just had to take some pictures of her in it.

A Cure for Bedhead?

Well, probably not, but it's worth a try. I spent night last night hot-gluing hair clips for Quincy in an effort to make it look like I do something with her hair. It is always so out of control and I have a weird phobia of putting it in a rubber band for fear I will pinch her brain or something. It is finally reaching the length that it needs some serious taming! Just thought I'd share my efforts. By making them I figure I won't freak out so much when she pulls it out and drops it in the toilet or something because I didn't spend a fortune on them. I'm hoping it will work like sunglasses. Buy a ton of the cheap ones and you'll never lose them even if you try but buy a pair of expensive ones and, well, you know what happens. Wish us luck. I truly hope she cooperates and I don't have to actually hot-glue them to her head :)

Playtopia

Yes, MORE pictures of Quincy. It is a blog for her of course! We dragged Marshal (Daddy) out of the house for Keegan's nachos and a trip to Tumbleweed park. Today was just perfect weather for some fresh air. Quincy has been to parks many times before, but today was the first day she was REALLY into it. She was having so much fun, especially when she got to hang out where the big kids were. She's already trying to grow up too fast. When it was time to go, she threw a fit.

She's also began to include some new words into her vocab.
Bubble
Waffle
No, MINE! (not sure how to handle that one quite yet! Any advice is welcome!)
Stuck

Her first sentences:
"Bye Daze" (When we leave for school in the mornings)
"Uh, oh. Mine!"








Oh, and yes, I already redesigned the blog. I don't know what's wrong with me but nothing is ever good enough! I'll probably redesign it 50 times. I just felt like it needed something more cheerful. And, I just don't like sleep :)

Early Birds

As usual, Quincy and I were up at the crack of dawn. With not much going on on a cloudy Saturday morning, I decided to practice some more photography all the while enjoying my time with Miss Q-tee. Here are the fruits of my labor. She is so darn hard to get pictures of! I swear, I am going to forget what she looks like because all I ever see is the back of her head!

These are a few of my favorite things...

For some reason, the sweetest thing is seeing a child cuddle with their "special" toy. Quincy has a small little pink bear that she absolutely loves. She hasn't had a night without it yet (somehow we've managed to keep track of it). I have to wonder how long she will be attached to it, but for now, I am fine with it. It gives me such joy to see her get comfort from her little bear. She also has a quilt from her Grammy with photos of her favorite people all over it. It was her Christmas gift this year and she has to get it off the couch and spread it on the floor every night. I love to watch her grab the quilt, pillows and Daddy's hand when she's ready for some rough-housing. It's sort of become a night time ritual! She points to the people on the quilt and says, "What's Dat?" It's so fun to go through everyone with her and watch her reaction to the familiar faces. These are the things she'll have forever :)

Happy Campers - Harquahala 2009

We had a blast! The weather was beautiful and I actually sort of thought the desert looked pretty for once. We didn't do too much. Of course, the group went on a few rides, but we stayed back for the most part. Galen & Tessi got to shoot guns, ride quads and Galen even got to drive Uncle Marshal's truck (shhhh... don't tell Kevin!) Luckily, it was Marshal who did damage to his truck, not Galen :) Tessi proves to be quite a lead-foot. Seven more years until we are all in jeopardy on the roads! Once again, Tessi was the highlight of the trip for Quincy. No offense Grammy. She just looks up to Tess like she's a superstar. It's so adorable. It was also Grammy's birthday today so it was nice to be able to celebrate with her.

I'm still working on the photography thing so I suckered the kiddos into being my guinea pigs. I'm a long ways from good, but here are some of my experiments.

Thank you everyone for a wonderful weekend!

Love the cousins together. If only there weren't a cactus growing out of Galen's head! I'll have to work on that.



Quincy only wanted to be with Tess.






Good morning! The "girls" were playing on Tessi's bed, looking out the window, soaking up the sunrise.

Good Vibes

I just have to say my latest favorite song is Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours". I heard it again on my way into work this morning and it puts me in a good mood every time I hear it. Poor Quincy has to hear me sing to it often. She usually claps when I'm done... Is she trying to tell me something? :)