life is a special occasion.
and that's a fact.
life is a LOT of things right now. crazy,exhausting,wild,scary,busy...but NEVER dull. :)
hope your weekend is fun and full of belly laughs.
and maybe full of a few quirks too.
just like my sadie girl.
xo
the girls had their very first soccer game last week. yes, they are on the same team :).
this makes for some very...um...interesting moments?
so let me offer you a quick flashback. harper has only played soccer once before. she was three. and it went like this:
well, it went back and forth between that and her yelling "DO I LOOK ASHION???" during games. i guess you could say it wasn't really her "thing".
so i suppose i expected something similar this time. she hasn't really been that interested at practices. she does what she's asked to do, but she isn't overly excited about it or anything of the sort.
sadie,on the other hand...sadie has been very gung ho. i think it's a good way for her to get out her energy/agression. the problem is that it's her first time ever playing. she's still getting the hang of it.but she has such a big desire to learn.
she is SO HARD on herself. she gets so frustrated that she doesn't pick everything up on the very first try. i keep telling her i'm proud of her and that she should just have fun...but sister has a competitive streak a mile wide.
especially when it comes to harper.
as i mentioned, last week was their first game. here's where the title of this post comes into play.
harper
was
amazing.
she was fast and focused and driven. she was at the front of the pack and the coach kept her in the entire time. and what is that LOOK on her face? is she growling?!?!?!?
what happened to my girly "i don't want to get dirty" girl? what happened to my "YUCK I'M ALL SWEATY" girl?
and then at the very end of the game? she scored a goal!!! you should have seen her face. i sure wish her daddy was there to see it.
i didn't take any photos of her scoring b/c i was experiencing it. i didn't want to miss a moment so i didn't have the camera over my face.
but when i recovered from my shock i grabbed the camera from around my neck and snapped this photo of sadie's immediate reaction.
oh.
my.
i don't think i have to caption this photo, i think you can decipher her look yourself. if looks could kill. sibling rivalry much?
and yes, we did talk about how it wasn't nice to not be happy for her sister. and we also talked about how she'd have her moment, too. and she did...she got the ball away from someone on the other team and dribbled it for a second. the cheers were deafening!
but wow, just wow.that kid is something else.
and harper? she was something else too. you could have knocked me over with a feather. i never ever would have guessed she'd play like that.
reminds me of a certain 16 year old who had never played a sport in her life, a 16 year old that picked up a lacrosse stick and was really really good. my mom says she'd never even seen me run. :) and i ended up being all-state! :)
it's funny how we see unexpected reflections of ourselves in our children.
hope your weekend was beautiful!
xxo
s
here's how i found miss sadie this afternoon. she was supposed to be playing in the sprinkler, but she had other ideas. and YES, it is this warm in savannah!
no sir, she is not a priss. not a girly-girl...although she does love dress up and tiaras.
but she also loves making a BIG mess. watching football with her daddy. running, wrestling,jumping.
she falls down a lot but rarely cries. she climbs high, screams LOUD,laughs from her belly,loves with all of her soul.
she has the best facial expressions ever.
even when she's in trouble and she's VERY contrite...she smirks just like her daddy. this awkward,uncontrollable smirk. it slays me.
she loves life...
she pretty much just loves an adventure.
and i think it's pretty cool. REALLY cool actually. she's going to make one heck of a woman.
that's my girl. :)
speaking of girls i adore, my friend tina needs your vote. she is a CRAZY talented photographer and her photo is up for cover photo in this contest. please go vote if you are so inclined! she's #7 !
hope your day was beautiful and blessed...i'm hoping to carve out some creative time very soon so i can share a layout!
xxo
s
well, you've got to hand it to her...
she's nothing if not consistent.
today i'm grateful for sadie and her ability to always make me laugh. even if i'm crying simultaneously.
happy monday!
xxo
hey guys! it's harper here with some fall fashion tips.
what's a howell girl to wear when the temperatures drop a bit? why a trench coat of course!
mommy always says that audrey hepburn made the trench coat classic.then she starts talking about cat and the rain and a kiss (EW!)...and we have no idea what she's talking about but we just listen to her anyway.
when you wear a trench coat, it's imperative to make this pose and yell (FAAAASHION!!!!!)
harper's coat is by secretly spoiled and sadie's is several years ago from old navy.
a cute shirt dress and tights is always good for the fall too. i like this one because i can do alllll the buttons all by myself. and when i do them it makes sadie cry because she can't do buttons yet and she's jealous.
and it makes mommy look like she's going to cry because it takes me about 30 minutes.
curled hair is always cute, i asked mommy to do mine for picture day. this meant we had to wake up 30 minutes earlier and for some weird reason mommy's eyes were half closed the whole time. next time i'll make her drink her coffee first.
it really helps (because it kind of HURTS to have your hair curled) to sing "FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASHION reeeeeeealy HURRRRRRRRRTS" while you are having your hair curled. this is what i did the entire time...in an opera voice. it was pretty awesome.
dress by elephantito , tights by crewcuts
now i'm going to share sadie's fashion tips. she can't share them herself because a. she doesn't want to and b.she's off jumping off of things, doing headstands,making messes,and scaring my parents half to death.
the boo boo on her face is from when she ran into a slide at full speed while running under the play structure at forsyth park. she likes the scar, she says it makes her look tough.
sadie likes to yell "BACK OFF" at me when i talk to her about fashion. i don't know why she acts like she doesn't care, i know for a FACT that she tried on three different outfits before mommy chose the one below.
she must like fashion because the first outfit she chose was a princess dress, a kate gosselin wig,and pajama pants!
anyway...sadie says the best 'cessory is a tough face. she also favors the "who are you trying to get crazy with ese? don't you know i'm LOCO???" face as displayed in the black and white photo below.
shirt&jeans-target
and just so you all know i KNOW she secretly loves fashion. she wore skinny jeans the other day and she kept smiling and saying she looked like boppy (that's me!!!)and she didn't want to take them off. i know her secret!!
well, that's it!
have a great day everyone!! i'm off to dress my 2394823984 barbies in complicated clothes! i can't do it myself but i ask my mommy every time and i know she loves it!
happy monday!
h
these girls are getting so big right before my very eyes!
every day you can find at least one of them (but usually both) in some sort of a princess dress or tutu.
they are so self sufficient. they have had to be since i had the babies.
in the days when i was nursing the babies...they had to learn to fend for themselves a little more. :) dress themselves, find snacks...and that caught on. they grew up a tiny bit when i had cate and lucy.
they don't need me aaaaaaaaaas much. and honestly i really like that. it's nice that they will do a bit more for themselves. it gives me a little break and it makes them feel good about themselves.
the funny thing is, it's usually sadie helping harper find things and do things. HA!
they love to PLAY right now. they play together.
but OH THE FIGHTING!!! can someone please tell me how they can switch from playing nicely to shrieking at a pitch that every dog in the neighborhood can hear?
some days the tattling and the one-upping drives me nuts. sometimes i have to tell them NO MORE TALKING TO EACHOTHER. SILENCE!
they are changing. sadie wants to do everything HERSELF. and when it's apparent she simply can't, she sighs and is SO dramatic about asking for help. "ooooookaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay".
like she's doing ME a favor by asking for help. hahaha!
she's feisty and beautiful. she tells the dog next store to BACK OFF!!!! when it barks at her.
she knows what she likes. she is funny as hell. she will say something funny and then try to hold a straight face, but she can't. she knows she's funny. it's dangerous. :)
but she still NEEDS me. when she's scared she climbs in my lap and holds on so tight. every morning when she wakes up she kisses my arm or my head and purrs "gooood morrrrning mama".
she thinks she doesn't need a nap anymore, but on the days she talks me in to skipping it, she falls asleep on car rides in 30 seconds flat.
she's 3. but i forget this. she's tall. and does everything harper does (and more!). i forget she's only three.
she loves her daddy so much. she sits and waits for him. it makes my heart ache.
i am too easy on her. she gets away with too much. but she's sly that one. i have to remind myself to be firm and stay consistent with her. i love her so much.
she's perpetual motion.
and this one...
oh, she's gotten so big. and she's so beautiful. she's so so beautiful.
she's grown tall. and there is NO baby fat left on her body. because of her food allergies she is so so thin. the doctors bug me about it a but. but what am i supposed to do? she eats and asks for seconds...she's just skinny.
and i have to be careful that we don't tell her that. she picks up on it. and worries about it. she will say something like "do i need to eat more food so my belly gets bigger???".
oh my. we tell her she is beautiful and smart and just right. we do not use the work fat in this house. we do not compare weights. she's a sensitive one. (wonder where she got that?? wink)
she so worries about MY feelings.
me: "what do you want for dinner tonight?"
h: hmmmm. what would be easiest for YOU mommy?
when sadie gets hurt she cries harder and louder than sadie does.
she needs a lot of reassurance. very "first child".
she's a perfectionist. we work so hard on not getting worked up. on having fun. she needs a lot of positive reinforcement and responds well to it.
she is a total ham. always asking me to take random pictures of her. hahaha!
she is smart. and a hard worker. she loves school. and every day she comes home and writes and illustrates stories.
i need to give her more one on one attention. i feel like i don't see her much, she's at school all day and then in the hustle and bustle of the afternoon and homework and supper...then it's bedtime. and i miss her. so much.
sometimes i'm too hard on her. i expect a lot from her and sometimes i forget she is just FIVE. she is me. so much of me. and because of that we butt heads a lot. i am trying my hardest to love on her and guide her without being so hard on her. i love her so much.
they have been so wonderful the past 10 months. they have helped me so much, loved on me just when i needed it, brought me so many diapers and wipes and given so many kisses.
they have handled the babies and the attention they get so well. we get stopped all the time and no one comments on them, they are just interested in the babies. this has NEVER made them jealous. they just jump right in and say "oh we LOVE our babies".
they are amazing.
don't get me wrong. they have meltdowns. a LOT of meltdowns. we have time outs. LOTS of time outs. sometimes i give MYSELF a time out.
but they are amazing.
we must be doing something right. even though most of the time i have NO idea what i'm doing...i must be doing something right.
happy thursday!
xxo
s
You can call her pennybottom instead of nickelbottom.
On the upside, at least she knows her coins.
She initially told j it was a penny.
And on the downside?
Don't ask me how I know this information.
Don't you dare ask me.
I do not want to discuss it. Now or ever again.
All I'll say is this.
I deserve mother of the year.
I DESERVE IT, DANGIT.
Or at the very least a spa day.
That is all.
S
That the theoretical "incident" I spoke of...you know, the one involving Sadie swallowing a coin, and j calling the paramedics out of sheer panic?
Well it appears that the incident I'm speaking of
was
indeed
Not theoretical.
Not theoretical at all.
And right here, in photographic evidence...
is black and white proof that Sadie is trying to give me a heart attack.
Oh, and for the record??? Jimmy has taken to calling her "nicklebottom" .
This is my life folks. I couldn't possibly make this up.
:)
Xxo
S
photos taken in massage chair at airport. harper's facial expressions literally had me in tears. the second one makes me laugh uncontrollably every single time i look at it.
the other day i woke up with BAD hair. bad. you see, i have the kind of hair that isn't curly, isn't straight...i suppose it's wavy-ish. but if i don't blow dry it it looks like i stuck my finger in a socket. it's bad. i had fallen asleep with wet hair, so it was total clown wig territory.
i walked into harper and sadie's room with a straight face and said "doesn't my hair look BEAUTIFUL today???".
harper:(panicked look on her face b/c she never wants to hurt anyone's feelings) oh! ummmmmmmm, yes! yes mama, you look BEUATIFUL!!!!
sadie: (smirk on her face) not so much.
and that? in a nutshell?
is the difference between my girls.
happy monday.
xoxo
s
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