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Our new friend Sarah Duckworth has a maternity photo of yours truly in a contest.  A FREE canvas goes to the winner!  Help me decorate the new house :-)

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Thank you!!!!

XOXOXOX
Carmen

What Happy Looks Like

Siding. Windows. Doors.

-Carmen

H's Friend Alex

So Holden has come home everyday from school talking about his friend Alex.  They play hide and seek.  They play at the "park" (playground).  They both like to paint with green paint.

I mentioned to his teacher today that Holden sure likes playing with his buddy Alex.  She pointed to Alex and said, "Alex IS fun."

I was looking past the curly headed mocha baby girl for a chubby scoop of vanilla boy .... that wasn't there.

Alex is a girl?!?  Holden has a girlfriend?!?  This cannot be.

So, like any good mother I prodded H not-so-subtly at dinner.

"Is Alex your friend at school?"  Holden grinned, his eyes lit up and he nodded yes.

"Is Alex pretty?"  Holden Cheshired it this time accompanied with a giggle. His eyes got bigger and he nodded his head even harder.

Good God.  Holden is in love.

Hate and Love in one week.  This may be more than this momma can take.

(-: Carmen :-)

The Sound of my Heart Breaking

He finally said it.  The words I have waited for in dread.  The 3 syllables that send any mommy into a swirling, teeth clenching, eyebrow furrowing pit of despair.

I

hate

you.


Holden said this to his sweet aunt Sara this evening.  I realize he has no clue how gut wrenching those words are, but it is still so ugly.

My little angel turns out to be human.

)-: Carmen :-(
  

We have Siding!

The remaining trusses have been put in, the roof has been decked, the back porch has been covered and siding is going on.

Yea!!!!

Isn't it dreamy?

-Carmen

Mangled up in Blue

I love contrast and texture.

-Carmen

Chickie Photo Session - Behind the Scenes

All I wanted was a simple picture of the wind up chick for Easter.

This little scene stealer kept getting in front of the lens.

-Carmen

Happy Easter!

-Carmen

Happy 5 Months Cooper!

Baby Cooper has turned into the easiest baby ever!  All he really wants is for someone to look at him.  That's it.  Just smile at him and you are friends for life.  He rarely cries unless he is really hungry, and he coos and laughs a LOT!  He likes to hold things in his hand and stare off in deep thought.

Cooper is rolling over on to his tummy, but then freaks out when he gets there.  He has lost a lot of his hair now, so I can't really tell what color his hair is, but his eyes are a beautiful blue.

He still has tiny hands and skinny little feet.  Cooper is simply our little "nugget."

-Carmen