Saturday, October 31, 2009

Happy Halloween

I'm not going to lie. This one is a hard one for me. This Halloween is the first big thing that I have missed. I have been telling myself for weeks that I don't really care that much about Halloween, and that it's not that big of a deal. But Julianna was so excited and has been practicing her "trick or treat" for days now. When I dropped her off yesterday the last thing I said was "Happy Halloween, Julianna." and she said "Happy Halloween mama." I swear I had a really hard time holding back the tears until I got in the car. I have been so sad all day. I am so emotional and have started to make myself just sick thinking about all the things that I am going to miss in the future. I know nobody ever said life was going to be fair, but I just couldn't help throwing myself a big ol' pity party for most of the day. Oh, it just breaks my heart to miss this stuff :( I also have a nasty little cold, so I don't think that has helped my spirits too much.

We did have a great week though. We went to Bill, Louise, and Baby John's house on Sunday. Julianna just adores that whole family. She talks about "Baby John" almost every single day. She is waiting with great anticipation for the day that he will be able to play with her. She also dressed in her Bee costume and showed off for them. SO CUTE! We also went to dance class, a pumpkin patch (with hay ride and petting zoo), and played in the leaves on the college campus. Julianna also spent the night with Grandmama and Granddaddy. It was her first ever sleep over without Mama or Dada. They said she did wonderfully!

I have several little stories and a whole slew of pics.

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After coloring a picture, Julianna brought it up to me and said, "Look Mama, I used all the beautiful colors of the rainbow!" I almost cried it was so cute!

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Our (psychotic) cat was neutered this week. I really didn't tell Julianna much about it except that he had to go to the kitty doctor and would have a little boo boo when we picked him up. Well when the vet tech lady brought Pumpkin to us in the waiting room, Julianna screamed, "Yea! We got Pumpkin back - now he's SAFE!" Everyone just laughed.

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Julianna was coloring with markers. I saw her running to the bathroom and followed her in. She was looking in the mirror and seemed very disappointed. She had written on her face with the markers.

Me: Why did you write on your face?
Julianna: I wanted to look like a kitty cat with whiskers. But I don't...

AWWWWW. Maybe next year she'll be a kitty cat for Halloween. I'll try to draw the best whiskers ever! Heck, why wait for Halloween, maybe I'll draw some whiskers on her face next week!

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We were listening to "Somewhere Out There" from the American Tale. It's that really sad song that the brother and sister mice sing. Anyway, I hadn't told Julianna anything about it. I thought she would just think the little mouse voices were cute, but about half way through she said, "Mama, this song is too sad. I need to listen to another one."

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I guess I have been talking very worriedly (is that a word?) about the flu a lot lately. Julianna hears so much more than I realize. I told her yesterday that I wasn't feeling well. Her little eyes started to well up as she said, "You have the fru?"




Wearing her Run DMC shirt. She never ever fails to mention that Uncle Joey and Aunty fish "give me this shirt." She is VERY proud.





Pics from Baby John's house:

She asked in the smallest, sweetest voice, "Can I touch him?"


The sweater she is wearing in this picture was mine (maybe even Steph's) made by my grandmother over 30 years ago! She adores it because the little buttons have kitty cats on them. It still looks beautiful to me!


She was thrilled beyond belief when Baby John held her finger!


Couldn't you just die? This kid is SO cute!


Oh my goodness, it's a little bumble bee!


Dancing for Baby John.




It's not hard to see why I would take missing trick or treating with this little one so hard, is it?? Beyond stinkin' cute!













Playing in the leaves at Davidson:

The sweater she is wearing in this pic was also made by my grandmother for my brother 30ish years ago! SOOO much fun putting her in them!










Dance class.


Just cute.



Pumpkin Patch pics:

Julianna, Mimi, and I had the nicest time on the most beautiful day. Julianna LOVED the tractor ride and, of course, the animals.


I know you've seen this sweater once or twice before, but she can only wear it for about one month, so we got as much use out of it as possible. It really is so darling and she LOVES the kitty on it!


Mama and her girl!!!


Love this pic!


Julianna LOVED the little pumpkins! The smaller the better. When she would find a little one she would say, "Awww, it's so cute!" like she was talking about a baby or something. She lined up all the little ones before picking her favorite.


Studying them.


More studying.


"I think this is it"


Nope, this is the one for sure!


I don't know??




The requisite sitting on the pumpkin picture. This was at the end of the trip and this is the best I could get.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

October 21, 2009

It really has felt like fall this week. Just beautiful warm days with little or no humidity. I am in heaven! We went over to the campus and wandered around several times. It is my favorite activity when it is so nice out. I like it so much better than the park because I know it is less germy, and Julianna likes it just as well or better. She loves collecting acorns, finding "gorgeous leaves", hunting for 4 leaf clovers, and "balancing" on all of the walls. She also loves talking to the college kids. She is so much less shy with adults than kids right now for some reason. They usually make over her and she just beams.

A couple of quick stories and then on to the millions of pics from the week.

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This morning when we first got up, Julianna and I were snuggling on the couch under a blanket. I pulled the blanket up to my chin and said:

Me: Julianna, I am c-c-cold!
Julianna: You are c-c-cold, S-S-Sarah?

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We were listening to a new cd of Disney songs in the car. She hasn't seen any of the Disney movies because I know they would all be too sad/scary for her right now. She always asks questions about who is singing the song and what the song is about.

Listening to Whistle While You Work
Julianna: Who is singing?
Me: Snow White. She is a girl. She has black hair.
Julianna: Not white?

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Listening to Following the Leader from Peter Pan:
At the beginning of this song there is a drum solo. On only her second or third time hearing the song, as soon as she heard the drums she said, "This is the following the leader song! Listen to the drums, mama!"

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Listening to Everybody Wants to be a Cat from Aristocats:

Julianna: I like the trumpet in this one!

Seriously, I didn't even notice the trumpet until she pointed it out! On top of being able to pick out musical instruments, she also seems to be able to tell the tone of a song by the music alone. Even when listening to classical music (with no singing or words) she will say, "This one is a sad song."

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Pics:


Love the way the sun is shining on my girl in this one.














This plant had millions of little tiny white, very fragrant flowers on it. I was shaking it and making it "snow" on J's head. She LOVED it and made me do it over and over again.








Playing "Match Game" on a blanket. For some reason, Jules thinks EVERYTHING is more fun on a blanket!


Showing off a match!


Another match!


Arriving at Dance Class. It's blurry, but just so cute! You can tell how thrilled she is to be there.


Loves her some Dinosaurs!


Footy Pajamas! Yippee!! I just love them so! Poor thing, I will be forcing her to wear them when she is 13!






A "gorgeous leaf"


Hunting for 4 leaf clovers. She is very serious about this activity! Haven't found one yet.