joie de vivre

Joie de vivre

(from the French joie, "joy"; de, "of"; vivre, "to live, living"; "the joy of living") is a term sometimes imported into English to express a cheerful enjoyment of life; an exultation of spirit. Joie de vivre



"can be a joy of conversation, joy of eating, joy of anything one might do… And joie de vivre may be seen as a joy of everything, a comprehensive joy, a philosophy of life, a Weltanschauung. Robert's Dictionnaire says joie is sentiment exaltant ressenti par toute la conscience, that is, involves one's whole being."[1]





castle building



banana bread maker



awesomeness





donovan came to visit





skater girl



one creative girl



pure sweetness











carpenteria & montecito (CA)













super powers





photoshoot with ashley and noelle = too much fun!!






(photo by ashley)

superbowl





my mom made these and i ate 2 at one sitting!!!







bath fun



yummy


feta dip


breakfast thingy with poached egg and salsa and sprouts on toast


sardine salad with meyer lemon


homemade buttermilk pancakes with mixed berry vanilla compote

my angel



funny



fun family time





















santa barbara wharf and a new park
















(photo by adam)








a favorite












and that's a wrap.....


goodnight

just kidding...

we are sick...
well kinda
bayley teething with a fever
and i have REALLY bad allergies
so since i can't feel the right side of my face and can't really see out of my almost swollen shut eyeballs
this big mesh of photos and words i have planned will have to wait...
til i can function
and see


hello nyquil
goodnight world

A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book. ~Irish Proverb


at 4am this morning, bayley woke me up and had a fever
i was expecting her to be grouchy
no, not at all
the child was quite chipper
and exuberently said
"mama, i need a glass of cooooooold water i'm not feelin so well"
as we came down the stairs she yelled with even more enthusiasm
"i want to go on a merry go round!!!!!"
we proceded to give tylenol, eat pineapple and take a bath"
i went back to sleep at 7, she woke up at 830....me too




did i mention i'm delirious???

hang on

we're goin big tomorrow...

in the mean time check out my fav purses

http://www.verabradley.com/

i got the mandy in folkloric and i love it!!!

also loving these websites

http://www.ohdeedoh.com/

http://susanbranch.com/

http://www.cathkidstonusa.com/

http://www.iheartfaces.com/

and it's day four of bayley sleeping in her OWN room!!!

We are so proud of you Bayley Boo!!!!

xoxo

life lessons from Bayley

2 year olds are extremely confident, honest and precocious

here are some fun tips from bayley that may boost your self esteem, honesty, or get you some weird looks:


put some new hairclips in your hair and walk down the stairs and say:
"ta ta ta daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa i'm a princess!!!"

when some one says i love you respond "i know"

don't ever be afraid to ask questions, any questions at all, like:

mommy, what's on your lips??
dry skin
ewwwwwwwwwww

the next time you are eating dessert with someone, look them right in the eyes and say "i like you"

sing your favorite song out loud several times a day (hopefully it's not happy birthday captain from the wiggles show)

walk up to a complete stranger and enthusiastically tell them that you have bubble gum!!!

just know that you know everything, just like Bayley
and if you don't know, without hesitation ask "WHY?!"

While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about.
~Angela Schwindt

Happy Birthday Mom

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. ~Larry Lorenzoni

cocoons and pictures

i am so tired and all i want to do is go take a bath and eat a cup of noodles

but i also want to put up some pictures of some fun

also, i am quite devastated to find out that butterflies only live for 3-4 weeks
we are hatching some and i've become so attatched and they haven't even turned into the butterflies yet...

the whole process is just baffling to me
how do they know when to go get into thier cocoons??
why can't i "just know and be programmed" to do things like that
maybe i'm too tired to have these thoughts
maybe i'll just share my photos


hello gorgeous


baby kallie has stolen my heart and i am now the baby whisperer











trying to steal her, but they wouldn't let me...

the zoo with lynn and kiddos
















korean bbq with baby shane and sleep deprived bayley






and my sweet girl who i love more and more every second
she is growing up so fast and i love every minute of this crazy toddler stage
well maybe not every minute...
like when we were at whole foods and she swiped herself a handful of guatemalan roast coffee beans and threw them over her head with all of her might whilst dripping her redberry smoothie all over the floor for three aisles.

but see now i am laughing at it and smiling so i really do love it all

and one day i will grocery shop alone

and i'll be so bored and lonely














just like daddy

tonight:

"is daddy workin?"
"ya. do you miss him?"
"uh huh, i do. i love him"
"me too"

thank you for making me a delicious breakfast honey


okay
seriously
it's time for my cocoon

peace


"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~Rabindranath Tagore

less

this is my word for 2011

less clothes, less laundry

less food, less wasted

less worrying, less stress

less, less, less!!!


"very little is needed to make a happy life;
it is all within yourself,
in your way of thinking."
-marcus aurelius




off to san diego for some good fun!!

hope everyone is having a wonderful new year!!

twenty eleven

‘You owe it to us all to get on with what you’re good at.’ ~W. H. Auden

woooooooooooooooooooooo hooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

happy new year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!