Daddy's Girl
Nina loves her daddy ... probably because he's a fantastic father and always makes her laugh, matches her energy level and is sensitive to her sweet little needs. It must have something to do with having 3 sisters himself. :) I know he will be just as loved by baby girl #2. It's true what I've read ... "I never knew how much I loved your daddy until I saw how much he loved you."
5 Bits
1. Rejection is God's way of saying "wrong direction." - unknown
2. I choose to start with cocktails, because no great story ever started with a salad. - amelie laurent
3. There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. - nelson mandela
4. Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an experiment where excellence is expected. - steve jobs
5. Your greatest contribution to the kingtom of God may not be the something you do but the someone you raise. - andy stanley
Lately...
Just a few random things going on lately... Happy Wednesday!
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| Nana painting Nina's nails... :) |
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| Yummm... Basil Brioche Berry French Toast at Cafe Hollander. We've been eating out at some fun restaurants lately... this was a quick brunch stop! Something about the cold weather (and pregnancy) makes me want comfort foods and tons of citrus and fresh produce! |
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| Can you relate? Constant cold, wind and snow. Fun stuff! Here's the regular view out our back window. |
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| The one good thing about all this cold weather is that there have been some amazzzing sunrises... this photo is totally blurry but you get the gist. |
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| Nina had pajama day at Montessori last Friday. She was so excited! |
P.S. This made me chuckle last week... especially since I was a religious Oprah watcher!
P.P.S. This app (7 Minute Workout) seems like something I should try! :)
P.P.P.S. I mean seriously... can't we all relate to this card!! hahahaha.
P.P.P.P.S. This post got me thinking. I'm sure everyone grieves differently, but is presence a common denominator?
Nursery Update
A bit of a nursery update...
Mr. Evans and my dad painted the walls Martha Stewart Seed Pearl (a light lavender/grayish color) about a week ago. They also hung this chandelier from Pottery Barn Teen. Then, Mr. Evans installed a dimmer, which is a total must have in my opinion. We are big dimmer people, but they are especially helpful in little kids rooms!
A few days ago, my mom helped me stencil the wall in baby girl #2's nursery. It turned out fabulous!! Thanks momma - she seriously did 99% of the work on this!! This is the pattern I was after (inspiration here) and luckily after lots of hunting on Etsy found the exact wall stencil pattern here from OMG Stencils. You can see a quick sneak peak of how it turned out in the photo below - it's from my iPhone and clearly the lighting is terrible. We used a regular white paint - the effect is subtle, but elegant and feminine.
As of today, the furniture is moved up from the basement storage room and now decorating and accessorizing shall commence! Any fun color combinations you think would work great? I'm scouring Pinterest, Lay Baby Lay and more for inspiration. For some reason, I'm being very indecisive... which is very unusual for me... :) I'll keep you posted how things progress!
Conversations with Nina
- In the car yesterday Nina proclaims, "Momma. Brrrrrrrrrr, it's cold out. And slippery. And it's January."
- When playing on the floor she insists on "Applesauce Legs" (apparently after googling it I learned this is the present day equivalent (and one PC version) of Indian style)
- Nina now counts up to 15, but she usually skips 1 and 2 and begins at 3... silly girl. In Spanish, she counts to 10.
- Her favorite song is "The more we get together" (but it sounds like "the more - get - gebber - happy - be")
- She lovvves to help fold laundry and cook dinner, and is actually quite good at it!
- When Mr. Evans calls on the way home from work, Nina loves to ask "How was your day, Daddy?" and they go on chatting for a while
- Nina loves getting a "manicure" (sounds like "man-a-que-arhhh") from me, which includes clipping and filing her nails, with some lotion afterwards
- When asked what we should name her baby sister her answer is always "Bee" (???)
- At night, she constantly insists on "more hugs, momma/daddy" after her bedtime prayers, and then she proceeds to wrap her little arms around your neck so tight!
- First thing in the morning, she pulls up my shirt to reveal my baby bump and says "Good morning baby sister. I love you (but it sounds more like "I - lub - you")"... p.s. this is and has always been totally unprompted, just like everything!
- I could go on and on, like most parents. But really, isn't every age and stage full of such fun things!! :)
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