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Joe sent me some pics from a few weeks ago when they watched Petrea one night. I have been meaning to get them up and David's comment reminded me. I also have been meaning to get pictures of Autumn's visit to Fairhope on here... I will, I promise!
So without further adieu, here are some really great shots of the girls watching Dr. Seuss on the computer at Uncle Joe and Aunt Shirley's.
Mom gets home today! Yippee! Autumn has been in Tampa coaching the Rhodes Mock Trial team to an 11th place finish at the National Gold Medal Tournament. That is 11th in the entire country. I couldn't be more proud... That being said, she did call a time or two to tell me how nice the weather was and that they had dinner on the beach. This was during our 40 degree, rainy weekend. I am thinking of a sarcastic comment, but don't want to include it here! I did get to attend Brooks Uncorked Friday night. It was a blast - Jordan Barre did a fantastic job pulling this event off. I can see why it is always one of the Top Ten parties of the year. Kudos to you, Mrs. Barre, for a kickbooty event!
SO, during the weekend, we played, "Where's Petrea!" in the Dora tent. She will climb in and stand there for quite a while before you start the whole, "Wheeerrrrreeee's Petrea?" bit. Then, you get this!
Hours and hours fun for both of us!
We have also started, again, trying to get her to eat with a spoon. According to the books and all the experts, I understand we might be a little "late" with this. Whatever. Turns out, she likes the artistic side of yogurt, as evidenced by her shirt, and her hair, and the floor, and the wall behind her...
We also spent some time, as Dave likes to say, "Under the Table and Dreaming." She got a Dora book package at Target and read all four of them to herself under the table. She loves Dora, starting to get who Boots is, and loves the intro to "Jack's Big Music Show." Awesome.
And, I just had to include this one. Autumn and I both hope that when, and if, Petrea remembers this age, she can remember how much we smiled and laughed and played. The look in her eyes makes me feel like we are doing something right, even if we haven't mastered the spoon, yet!
So we had a great Easter last weekend. We travelled to Little Rock to see everyone over there. It was a blast! We don't really know how it happened, but Petrea had some hilarious hair. Gran and Pops didn't mind - she was giving sugar away like crazy...
We also got to see Ashton, who lost her two front teeth!
Oh yeah, we thought we saw the Easter Bunny. Turns out it was just a squirrel...
At day care, she made some bunny ears and actually wore them around. She was way too darn cute!
Hmm, in other news, Petrea found out that she loves Nutella. She likes it this much...
Then, I found Petrea's 13 month picture! I thought it was lost, but no, here it is!
Petrea is growing up so fast. I can't believe we already have artwork to hang on the fridge. She made this at school and showed up at my office Tuesday afternoon, with mom's help, of course, to give it to me so I could hang it on my wall.
Speaking of Easter and renewal... I went to movie night at our church last night. We watched Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." I went in with a healthy bit of skepticism, but, and my dad may write me out the will for saying this, Al's message makes sense. Now, I am not saying that we all have to become environmental activists - neither is Al. Just that maybe we should do our part. Turn a light off, open a window, drink out of a coffee mug instead of always getting a cup to throw away...
Many of those reading this blog grew up right here in God's country (the South) or in rural areas of the United States. Wouldn't it be a shame if we couldn't take our children and grandchildren to the river and go fishing with them because there was no fish - or no river! Or take them duck hunting or on a long walk through the woods in the Ozark mountains... I don't know if global warming is happening for sure or not. The data that Al puts out there seems to point in that direction. I don't know for certain (and I am not sure ANYONE knows) the exact consequences of what might happen if global warming is, in fact, occurring. But, as Marty said last night, I do know how many trash bags I take out to the curb every week, and there is another kid on the way. That only means more diapers in those trash bags.
I understand that everything is political these days, and, unfortunately, that leads to a lot of mistrust. I wish that it would have been someone else to share that message. How many people do I know that won't go see the movie only because it is Al Gore? What if it was Dick Cheney up there giving the powerpoint? How many people would/wouldn't go see it then? What if it was Lance Armstrong? What if it was President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?
Politically motivated message or not, why not be a little less wasteful? To me, this is one of those situations where it couldn't hurt to err on the side of being safe. (I know some that use that theory about God, but that is a whole other post...) Yes, we drive a big SUV and a truck. Again, I am not saying that I will be trading those in for a Prius anytime soon. But, I will be looking a little harder for energy efficient appliances and putting more thought into what I use and what I can be more responsible about. None of this is for me or for Al Gore or for George W., it is for Petrea and her baby sister. Fault me for many things, but know that most of what I do revolves around my family and will be fiercely protective of all three of my girls.
Are humans supposed to be on this Earth forever? I don't believe we are. We haven't been here all that long as it is and I don't think we will be around for all that much longer. It is a scientific fact that Earth does go through cycles and that not that long ago, where I sit was covered by not quite a mile of ice. One day, the sun will burn out. No law we can pass will stop that. But there is no reason I can't live a bit more responsibly and teach my children to not be wasteful.
Wow, all that off my chest... We are going to Little Rock this weekend for Easter with the family. Pics to follow soon!
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