Three Little Leprechauns

I can't believe how quickly time goes by. I know it sounds cliche', but it feels like yesterday that we were waiting at the hospital to welcome our newest member of the family. We were anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little one and wondering if we would be meeting Andrew Scott or Emilia Anne.

Andrew Scott made his arrival on April 29, 2009. (He arrived after the end of the school day, much to the disappointment of my 2nd grade students. According to one of my little girls, I just needed to push harder. LOL!) Time has flown by and Andy will soon celebrate his one year birthday. We visited Babies R Us last night to get him a big boy car seat. He has outgrown his carrier and needed some leg room. My little man has gotten so big, so fast. Where does the time go?

So last night there was a cute display of St. Patrick's Day attire right next to the check out. On top of the display was a stack of adorable leprechaun hats. Since I never leave home without my camera anymore, I couldn't resist the urge to torture my children for just a moment. I hope you enjoy my little leprechauns as much as I do! :)

Laughing leprechaun Andy

Lady Luck Katie

Lucky Duck Bobby

Five Question Fridays

One of my fellow blogger friends challenged me to participate in 5 Questions Friday. So, Jaymee at Catching up with the Fishers, here goes! :)

1. What are you most afraid of?

The little things: spiders, bees, and cockroaches.

The big thing: Cancer. It scares me to death. It strikes without warning, does not care about the age, gender, or race of its victim, and seems to be everywhere these days. I'm terrified that one day we will lose our fight against this monster and it will take away one of my loved ones.

2. Do you use a flat iron or curling iron?

I rarely curl my hair, but when I do I use the old fashioned curling iron.

3. Hands-free or phone to the ear?

I'm a phone to the ear kinda girl. I hate when people put me on speaker phone and don't think it is really any "safer" to us a hands-free device. I always keep one hand on the wheel, two eyes on the road, and my children's safety is my priority!!!

4. Do you have a matching bedroom set?

No, we do not have a matching bedroom set...yet. :( We have slowly been adding REAL furniture to our house since moving into our first home a few years ago. The baby's room was first, Bobby inherited my husband's bedroom set from then he was a boy, and we just bought a new living room set 2 years ago. My goal is to get a new bedroom set by the time we celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary (which is in a little over 2 years).

5. Do you believe in the paranormal?

I believe in life after death and the presence of angels on earth. So to make a long answer short, I guess my answer would be yes. As a child growing up, I always felt like my grandma and grandpa Hobbes were watching over me. (I LOVE the song Guardian Angels by the Judds.) With the recent passing of my husband's sister, I believe she visited me as she passed into the spirit world. She stopped by my dream to say good-bye and leave me a message about her girls. I know that she is keeping her loving, guiding hands on her girls and will be with them throughout the years to come.

I hope you enjoyed learning a little more about me. Thanks for the challenge Jaymee! I'm looking forward to next Friday's 5 love questions!!!

Wordless Wednesday

Splish splash I'm taking a big boy bath!

Post-It Note Tuesday's

He's moving and grooving!

After weeks of being on his tummy and becoming frustrated when a toy was beyond his reach, Andy discovered how to crawl last night. As you can see by the smile on his face, he was thrilled with himself for figuring out how to get all of his limbs to work together to reach his goal.

This is where he started...

He has been pushing himself up with his arms, but until last night could only manage to push himself backward. Following bath time last night, Andy wanted to follow his big brother out of the room. He pushed himself up with his arms, scooted his legs under him, and there he went! Andy crawled all the way from my room to the hallway. Bobby was so excited he picked up the phone and asked who we could call...since it was pretty late, we told him he could spread the news tomorrow.

This is him making his way into the hallway where his big brother anxiously awaited his arrival!

It's hard to believe our little man is on the move. It seems like yesterday that we brought him home and he would curl up on our shoulder to sleep. He's such an inquisitive little guy. I have a feeling he's going to be our explorer...I guess this means we need to pull out all of child-proofing gear before he gets into things he shouldn't! :)

Wordless Wednesday #2

These are a few of our favorite things...

Wordless Wednesday

They say a picture is worth a thousand words...

I say they are priceless!