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kiera's really into watching dora right now, and we aren't totally sick of it yet, so... we're good (for now). she's so fun to watch cuz she gets all into it. thought you guys would love to see this.

Kiera will probably kill me over this when she's older but... she woke up with a runny nose this morning... when i make the bed, she likes to hide under the blankets & we play for a little bit... when she came out, this is how she looked... it totally reminded me of the movie There's Something About Mary... Too funny!

SuMMA L0viN!

we are sooooo ready for summer! one of kiera's most favorite places to be is in her sandbox! she plays in it everyday! the weather has been VERY generous to us!

MaMa's DAy

Mothers day is always such a beautiful day. I mean, i'm treated like a queen every day, but on mothers day, i feel like i deserve it. I started the day by eating cinnamon rolls (from scratch made by my wonderful husband , barty crockett). They were so good!! I got tons of kisses from my beautiful little girl, that always makes my heart smile. We went to church & then to my tia's house for food & to hang out. I'm so thankful my mom is here with me. She's always so giving of herself & always makes time for kiera & i. She's a wonderful mom & she's become such an amazing grandma. She's taught me that it's ok to let kiera down in a store, & let her run around... she's taught me that it's ok when things don't happen as i want, life is meant to be lived. The world doesn't end when perfection goes out the window. I love my mom so much & she will always be one of my closest friends. Being a mom now, i've grown so much & learned so much about myself. It's helped me grow in love & strength. I love being a mom! There aren't words i could use to describe how it feels... kiera's smile, laugh, scent, etc... it just does something to my heart... it's the best feeling in the world. I'm still as crazy as i've always been, now i just have a mini-me by my side, along for the ride.

yes! yes! no...

ronald graced our McDonalds with his presence this week! we put the flyer up on the fridge & we talked about it ALL week. we were totally excited (don't know if you're all aware of my love for mcdonalds... that's a different story..entirely). the day arrived & i kept asking kiera all day long... "you wanna go see ronald?!" to which she'd reply "YES!!" as we were getting ready to go over there "ready to see ronald?" "YES!" as we were walking over there.. (we live like right across the street.) "you excited to see ronald?" "YES!" as were waiting for him to make his grand entrance, "ronald's almost here, you wanna see him?!" "YES, YES!" annd... as ronald stands in front of us, a couple feet away... greeting all his guests "there he is! should we go say hi to ronald?!?!" kiera quietly responded, as she shook her head, not for one second removing here eyes from this odd stranger, "nnoooo..." haha! i about died laughing. she did good though, he came over & she held out her hand to shake his when he made the reach. he asked her if she's a daddy's girl to which she nodded yes. then she waved & said 'bye' & 'see ya' about 50 times. lol. that was her hint she was ready to go. she said it the whole walk home.