Lost pictures

The camera I was using had some issues and I finally received my pictures off of it!

She rolls over finally. Catching up with her friends who are also 4.5 months old.

Cccrazy Cousins

Ari spent some time this week with Zach and Allie, her favorite (and only!) cousins. Her eyes just sparkle as they scurry and squeal with childhood glee.  They call her "baby Ari" and Zach says she's "socute, cUte" and tries to make her grasp his hand.  Allie kisses her head and makes Ari smile when she smiles.

Grammy was there to join in the mischief (called the Quail dance)!

A proud Grammy!

Multi-purpose doo rag

A doo-rag or durag has many purposes such as:

- protecting processed hair during sleep

-symbolizing gang affiliation

-keeping bugs out of biker's hair

-absorbing sweat

Ari wears hers simply to make her parents laugh.

And our cabbage wears her do-rag to keep the water in and the worms away (hopefully).

(note to DSS, our daughter is wearing her mommy's old panty-hose that she fashioned into a little hat for her cabbage plant. Ari only wore it for the photograph. It is now in the garden)

No Pink Necessary

If you've known me more than an hour, you will see that my passions include health, sports, books, food and nature. Nowhere in that mix you'll find purses, shoes, jewelry or makeup. Yes, I do like a nice pair of heels and a cute bag to go along side a pretty ring and some mascara but you wont find a lot of pink clothing. I don't hate pink, it just isn't my favorite. I never even wore purple until Dan told me he liked girls in purple (specifically, pastels...).

So alas, my daughter's room is brown, lavender and white. She has a few pink items in her closet but they are mostly the colors of the flowers on her dresses. I like her in green, which in baby world shouts 'gender neutral'. My carseat/stroller caboose is grey and red. It doesn't shout girl but also doesn't have to be boy.

Everyday, I get some comment from someone, somewhere. Comments like: How cute is your baby boy! How old is he? Look at that sweet boy.

"What's your baby's name?" To which I answer, Ari. "Ohhh, he's adorable and so alert."

Okay, so I don't go above and beyond to show her gender but, seriously people, look at this face, does she not look so beautiful and feminine?

It is really okay. I don't mind it. Dan and I wanted to give her a unique name and a unique style (while we can at least control her 'choices') so, she wears white, blue, brown, red, green, yellow, purple and even...pink.

All right, I'll admit, it was fuchsia.

Bottom line: she is gorgeous.

And here she is, enjoying (?) our first fruits from the garden!