Just shy of turning two, she sits here beside me watching Dora and eating a banana cookcook (cookie in Lena-ese!). She has the special ability to drive me crazy and wonder how I’m going to make it through the teenage years and then melt my heart and wonder how I lived without her all within a couple minutes. Spirited is the best word for her I’ve decided. She is the child you see running down the grocery aisle’s in pure joy of being able to run with the parents running behind them trying to keep up and still shop. Yep, that’s us:) Yet I love that about her and know it will be one of her best qualities as she gets older. Here’s a five for her…to document the joy of Lena:)
1. She has become quite the picky eater! Anything green doesn’t stand a chance! Yogurt is always a winner though. Here she is in Wisconsin eating chocolate pudding. with her hands.
2. Funnily enough, the picky eating doesn’t hinder her love of icing:) In Wisconsin we went to their amazing farmer’s market and had some breakfast before we shopped. I had cheesy bread (yum!) and she enjoyed her icing. I know…bad mama!
3. Nakey is the new thing, haven’t you heard! She has recently learned to embrace the nakeynakey and sometimes demands it. Hilarious! Here she is at her pool in Wisconsin on the deck. Lately, while I’m making dinner she has been sitting on the counter with her feet in the sink having a good ol’ time- nakey, of course:)
4. In all her lenaness of being crazy silly, she is also so sweet and cute. She says “welcome” for you’re welcome and mixes it up with thank you sometimes. She looks at you and says “happy” to make sure you are happy. Or when she likes something or is having fun she’ll say happy and give you kisses. melts your heart.
5. She has her own style. loves headbands and is slightly addicted to shoes. she hates flipflops and prefers slide/step in shoes.
and that’s my girl!
LOVE IT! Sara will be an ’10 grad…get it:) 
one wall…two looks:) 
Sorry folks, yesterday was a crazy day and truthfully, didn’t even remember that I needed to do it. whoops! so, here we are on Saturday! This week is a random week…
You know those days and decisions that change the course of you life? Like paths winding off the main road. You always wonder what was ahead on the main road but can’t help take the small path in hopes of what is ahead?
Love it so much that if you want to borrow it, let me know and you can read mine. The above is just one of the quotes that I love from it!. It’s not a religious book, the sub title is nonreligious thoughts on Christian Spirituality. If you ever wonder what Christianity is supposed to be, even if you are non-Christian, this book is for you. It is the the kind of book that makes me want to be a Christian because Christianity isn’t about religiosity that we see here in our churches, its about being real. ok…off my kick, sorry! But the author’s note in the front of the book made me realize that the book was going to be awesome…check it out..
definitely my fave of the day! 
and you know we had to through a feet pic in there:) 
my second fave pic of the day!
