week 33
penny: no doubt about it, you are a ham.
week 34
penny: we spent 5 days in Virginia with 3 of your cousins. we came home realizing you need a sibling. sorry kid, not just yet!
week 35
penny: all hail the unexpected nap!
linking up with jodi.
"a portrait of my daughter once a week, every week, in 2015"
week 30
penny: for a split second i thought about telling you not to soak your dress, but in the end i'm glad i kept my mouth shut. this hour or so splashing in the creek ranks up there as one of my favorite moments of summer.
week 31
penny: danielle and i took you and stella on a little ladies road trip to chattanooga for the day. we ate delicious food, explored in the 100 degree weather, were pleasantly surprised to find some vegan ice cream when we most needed it, cooled off in a splash pad, and practiced our cart wheels in the park. you were both so good on this trip and it's just another epic adventure to add to the penny & stella story. i can never say enough just how much it means to me that you have a best friend who is so important to you at such a young age. in the words of stella, who when asked at school what it means to be caring, stated this... "it's like how i love penny, and i show penny that i'm caring by hugging and kissing her".
i couldn't even type that without crying again.
week 32
penny: you are pretty smitten with babies these days. when you see one you make squeaky little noises and hold your hands to your face because you just think they're so darn cute. we had been telling you that when we went to visit our friends sarah & chris in philadelphia they might just let you hold the new baby, and you could hardly contain your excitement. i think this moment was everything you dreamed it would be. your very first time holding a baby. and it was intensely heart warming for me too. there's nothing quite like the feeling of watching your "baby" fall in love with one of your best friends baby. oh, little miss evan rose... we miss you so much already!
"A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015."
penny: i think we've already gone swimming more times this summer then we have in all the previous summers combined. you always smell like a mix of sunscreen and chlorine, and your tan line is rather impressive for a 3 year old. as i write this you're grabbing a quick nap on our bed so that when you wake up we can go do more swimming with your best bud down by the pool. i've always loved summer, but this one is proving to be especially epic.
linking up with jodi.
“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015.”
week 27
penny: super hero capes and pockets of treasures. i love these days.
week 28
penny: "helping" daddy work on his motorcycle, and you nearly shoved the screwdriver in the engine.
linking up with jodi.
“A portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2015.”
week 25
penny: ice cream night with your best bud. we accidentally ordered you a scoop the side of your head and paid for it with a night of you being awake and wired until 10:30pm. it was worth it!
week 26
penny: we've been spending a lot of summer days swimming at your gaga & pop pop's house. on this particular rainy afternoon we had to switch up our routine and break out a little travel bowling set. you used the pins like drumsticks and made up your own nonsensical rules. 3 dollars well spent!
we're already at the halfway point of this project, and now i know from past experience that the next 26 weeks are simply going to fly by. the days are long, but the years are short. why does that dang cliché saying have to be so true?!?!