Painting

I can't believe it  been a month since I posted! What a slacker, oh well what can I say I've been lavishing attention on my girl since she's going to get the shaft soon and mommy just won't be fun for a little bit. I gave Truman the same attention before Xadi was born. then after I just gave him lots of love and kind words while I sat around holding Xadi. I'm hoping my plan will work as well with my non furry child. Be sure to checkout my other posts (Easter and Zoo Days) I finally got up! And Kathee's Blog for some super cute Xadi picts- I think the photographers may have had a little crush on her! Well she does charm the pants off everyone she meets! (you can also check out my AWESOME flowers)

Here are some cute picts of Xadi's first experience with water colors- I really hope she'll be the next Monet but it seems a career in the art of tattoos may be more up her ally, lets hope never to see permanent "sleeves" or face masks on our favorite bug! 

Look at those designs and that concentration! What a budding Artist!

Hmmm, What color to use next?

And here is where we start to go south!

Well at least she is pleased with her results and it is washable after all!

Easter

Our House easter egg hunt!

Party with friends!

Saturday morning in the park with Daddy!

Dancing Queen

I thought I'd share some of Xadi's sweet dance moves, from Kathee's wedding (Davi's sister).

She concentrates so hard on her moves it's hilarious I wish I had my video camera with me.

Elbows up!

Don't forget to Jump! Jump! Jump Around!

Make sure you strut your stuff! After all it's your Daddy mixing it!

zoo days

Xadi loves the Zoo! So in light of that and the impending arrival we've been trying to go to the zoo at least every other week. Here are some of the highlights.

She loves the carousel but will only ride on the peacock.

Note the red jacket and the picture on the tiger- she has to sit on it every time and have her picture taken. We almost always wear the red jacket so she can have her red slushy- it's my bribe to have her ride in her stroller then I can get a bit of a workout.

She loves Celeste!

And Daddy too!

This is one of my favorites! Look at the total euphoria on Xadi's face contrasted by Davi's shall we say disappointment in the carousel.

Enjoying the elephants with her cousins Abby and Jack.

Yep on the peacock again!

That's my girl! Love her!

What I love about two year olds!

They love to dress themselves! She had a really cute skirt on over her leggings but she said, "No I don't like it." So I told her it's so cute. She told me,  "It's not cute, I don't like it!"

Then notice the jacket! She didn't want me to help her fix it!   

Then there is the sweet hair! Just love it! She cracks me up!

This Years Valentines

I don't like to spend much on Valentines, but it's nice if what I've given is meaningful and Xadi has suddenly discovered Elmo. She loves anything Elmo: diapers, movies and books, especially the "Elmo Loves You" series of books. She expects us to read them to her every night before bed, then she takes them to bed with her and reads them to her baby. It's so cute! So for Valentines we bought her a kissing Elmo, it says "Elmo loves you". I hope she knows how much we love her too!

After I took pictures of Xadi with Elmo She decided we needed a picture or as she calls them "smiles" with her and her baby. Above she is telling her baby to look at me.

Now She is telling her baby to smile.

Then she decided to take over the camera to take her first picture! What do you think? Okay, I may have helped a little.

 Davi and I have been going through our storage and it's been so fun to read all of our old cards that we've written to each other over the years. But the problem is they just aren't around or you don't think about getting them out when you want them. So I thought instead I would make him a book that I could fill with love notes as they come to me or he says or does something that touches my heart. Then he can read them whenever he needs to...like when I frustrate him (not that I ever do that).

 I also thought I would come clean about my slackerisms. Davi put a ginger bread house for us to decorate for christmas and we never got around to it. I finally decided it would be fun to make a Valentines ginger bread house. It was fun and it turned out really cute. However, our little Xadi went all candy monster on it and kept nicking pieces every time we weren't looking.

Finally I thought I'd share a cute little story. Xadi and I went to the floral wholesaler to buy some flowers for Grandpa to give to Grandma for Valentines Day. As we were walking out of the cooler Xadi spotted some red gerber daisies, she grabbed one for herself and one for me and told me, "from grandpa for Xadi and Mama." So thoughtful...Thanks Bob!

Our History of Valentines

So I thought I would share some valentines memories- I know it's a couple weeks late but I'm still in the spirit a little so I thought I'd share. As many of you know I used to be a florist and Valentines wasn't exactly a happy word in my vocabulary. A bunch of stupid men drudging in every year to buy the same stupid arrangement of a dozen red roses and then complaining about the price (yes I know they are expensive but here's a little hint: Don't buy on valentines! Furthermore, it's not my fault the growers jack up the prices). Then the love of my life came along and believed in two things that won me over... One, that men should never give flowers for valentines. Mainly because it's not their own idea but someone else telling them what they should do. Instead they should give flowers when THEY want to. Oh be still my little florist heart! Two, he also believed that valentines was just for men to give women presents. That might have been a little superficial on my part but I let him go with that for like 7 years until I didn't work at a floral shop anymore. I mean after working 16+ hours a day for a week straight I couldn't think of anything but a hot bath. 

Davi has always been quite thoughful in his gift giving. I'll share my three favorites: First was from our first year together; he bought me a foot massage set and then gave me a foot massage! The next was about 3 years later. We had our house up for sale and were gettting ready to move to NY. Davi had broken his neck snowboarding a few weeks earlier and wasn't able to work so money was really tight. He got out the old coin jar and rolled coins to get the money for my valentine then walked to the grocery store (he wasn't supposed to drive...neck brace you know) and bought some candy and craft supplies and made me a giant card! I was so touched I cried. The last is the best valentines ever and the most expensive. It was three years ago and I was feeling very lonely without my Miss Kitty or Jordan, who I loved dearly. They had both passed away the year before. So for Valentine's that year we went and got Truman!

So really how can you beat that!  He was supposed to be my little purse dog and his mom and dad were both 7lb, but our little Truman had to go and be a freak of nature by combining their weight for a whopping 13.1 lb! I was sad at first about his large stature, but seeing him play with Xadi now I think he is just the perfect size! He can hold his own when she mauls him, he can jump into the car on his own, and I think Ashby (the cat) would take him down if he were any smaller! All kids just love him and he loves them. I mean, if you saw a really cute puffy white dog running at you like you're his favorite person in the world you'd love him too right? So happy belated birthday Truman; my little Valentine's day furr-ball, and thanks to Davi for the thoughtful gifts over the years.