Halling Go To Alaska

Updated to include the picture of S and her man! Okay, that pity party is over. I apologize if you read that. But sometimes you just have to get it out! Yesterday the girls and I went to a birthday party for a friend's 3yo. He and S are so cute together. They are constantly making eyes at each other. It's pretty adorable to watch. Especially because he is the strong silent type - a man of few words. She actually gets pretty quiet around him - which in and of itself is a minor miracle. They had a pirate theme complete with adult neighbor dressed up as a pirate. S wasn't too sure about it all until the pirate and her man sat down for a slice of pizza across the table from her. Here they are sitting together on the counter. Can you make out the cake on the left of the picture? It was an awesome cake. All the kids had a blast. We got home at bedtime and they promptly crashed. A good way to end the weekend. Granted they were still exhausted when they got up this morning - so not...

Okay, so because I've been more deep and thoughtful lately, I thought I'd throw a little cuteness into the pondering. Here's my S. She was sitting next to me on the couch and she wanted me to cover the flash on my phone because it's so bright. I wonder sometimes what is going through her little mind at 2. Usually she lets me know, but these quiet moments make me wonder. And her latest thing. When I would put her down for a nap or at bedtime, as I was closing the door, I would peek back through and say, "I love you". She used to say "love you too!". For the past couple of weeks her standard response to "I love you" is "No you don't!" in a cute little sing-songy voice. She thinks it's cute. She actually surprised me last night when Tim called to say goodnight to the girls, he told her he loved her, and she wasn't thinking and said it back immediately in her little voice. I hadn't heard her say it in so long...