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yoga with Ita

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Point & Shoot Randomness

Emptied out my point & shoot today, and look what I found! Oh, I feel I need to explain why there are so many food pics...Daryl and I assembled my new grill and I've been grilling away almost every night :) Another quick thing...the pics are in backwards order. I lost my brain.

Mia nursing her baby

Asian chicken, squash & watermelon

Lily unhappy

Lily happy

Pork chops & asparagus

story time with Queen Mama...since the move, Mia's pulled out some of her fave books

both story time shots taken by Daryl...who else?!

Mia swinging with her Ita...so fast they're blurry...love the funness

Mia with her little friend, Janderi

I thought it was a little too quiet around the house..tearing up and LICKING Styrofoam

I scared the CRAP out of this little girl...it was AWESOME!

ahhh shrimp & tomatoes

BBQ ribs & corn on the cob

obviously the assemble directions called for 2 beers :)

before the move...you're looking at my kitchen

creepy ass possum...opossum....whatever! still creepy!

Daryl striking the Heisman Trophy pose with his sleeping daughter Lily ...all swaddled and cute...Mia made a great football, too. I have to find that picture!

and lastly, the tortilla bib...not to be confused with the tortilla mask!

In each moment

That's what Ita and Mia were in...they were in the moment...each and every moment they were together....like when they were listening to Lily. When my mom visits, the world stops...and that's a very good thing. They spent time outside picking flowers and blowing on dandelions....in and out of the sandbox, talking...not talking. They were happy.

Then out came the Cooties! I LOVED that game growing up. So I picked it up a few weeks ago. Daryl, Mia and I have played once. Out came the Cooties...and with total disregard for the rules or object of the game...Mia and Ita built their Cooties....they had fun!

Well, mama received a package...full of packing peanuts. I was about the throw the box and peanuts into the garage when I heard...'Mama, can we play with those?'....sure, why not? Knock yourselves out...and they did...for a very looooong time. Joy. No...Bliss. They were Blissed Out!

That night, we hooked up wii and wii fit. Ita was determined to conquer some skill or other...and she had her little cheerleader by her side :)

The next day...after we all got mani-pedi's...Mia wanted to break out the water colors. They painted and painted and talked and were very much in the moment....each and every moment.

Listening to Lily

One night last week, during Ita's (my mama) visit, Ita and Mia curled up in the bed..gently on top of my baby belly, to listen to Lily. I think all they heard was my dinner digesting, but it was a sweet moment...that I'm very glad Daryl ran and got my camera to capture one of the sweetest moments of my life :)

Mia puffy hearts her Ita

I guess with all the holiday craziness, I forgot to post some photos of our fun filled visit from Ita (my mama). I found these photos while looking for bokeh shots in my flickr photostream...I wanted to add some of mine to the Shutter Sisters post on the subject. Out of it I also get a lovely Love Thursday post.

This marks their second year of their holiday tradition of building a gingerbread house. Mia showed how she vibrates, gets frustrated and then finishes off with angry when given too much sugar. Between the icing and all the candies, Mia didn't stand a chance. Ita decided that next year, she'll be much more vigilant on her sugar watch :) They did have a lot of fun and came away with a super fab gingerbread house!








I love when I can relax and just watch my mom make some wonderful memories with her granddaughter. Mia brought book after book to Ita, scrambled on her lap and nestled in for storytime.

chookooloonks and friends have much more love to share :)