Over the Rainbow

St. Patrick's Day brought beautiful weather. We took advantage by taking a nice, long walk with our friends and Levi. We are ready for full-time warm weather!







On another note, I think I may have lost some of my audience on the blog (a large part due to the fact I don't update regularly and we have boring lives). I was thinking of doing another contest. What do you think? It's simple. I ask you a question. The first to respond correctly gets a little something in the mail from the Truman's.

Closer to the Edge

We're so close! I can almost taste it! Spring is so close and I'm so very ready for it! Our snow is finally starting to melt and the temperatures are no longer frigid.

This afternoon Joey asked if we could go play outside and I agreed. The weather is in the mid forties, but it feels like summer compared to how it has been. Said impromptu play outside caused me a bit of "bad momminess." (I know it's not a word, you just need to understand that the end result was me feeling like a horrible mother)

Joey and Clarissa go to the same school, have the same teacher, get dropped off at the same time, but go on different days and get picked up at different times. I picked up Clarissa twenty minutes late and didn't realize until I parked in the usual spot I pick up Joey. He asked why we were parked there and suddenly I panicked. I peeled out of the spot and saw Clarissa with her teacher waiting by the school door. I felt like The. Worst. Mother. EVER. The teacher waved me off, laughing at my mistake . . . but I felt horrible. I still feel horrible. I called Keith crying afterward and have already emailed the teacher apologizing, again.

Anyway, back to spring and the beautiful weather, Joey and Clarissa after school decided they both wanted to take advantage of the weather and play some more.

Have I mentioned I feel like a horrible mother?

Young and Beautiful

This past week consisted of many firsts for Clarissa.

First pair of glasses:



When she first put her glasses on she was able to notice a stuffed animal in the corner of the office and looked at me with her wide eyes exclaiming, "I can see far! Mommy, these are my far glasses! I can see far!" Brought to tears, I am very grateful she is able to see more clearly and hope she takes a little more consideration noticing new surroundings.

We've gotten a lot of compliments on her glasses, the best one saying that her glasses were so pretty they were more of an accessory than a necessity. Clarissa really enjoys her glasses and we've had no problem keeping them on her all day.

First day of school:



Clarissa had not one nervous bone in her body going into school. She wanted to wear Keith's Texas Tech hat (for some weird reason she has a strong attachment to this particular hat) and literally was talking as she walked through the door about her TTU hat and what it looked like.

She seemed eager to share with me about her day at school. This is unusual for me because Joey still isn't a big fan of sharing about his days. She told me about every toy she played with, the many new friends she has, snack time, and the fact that she apparently got asked to a playdate . . . by a boy.

First teeth cleaning:



I either did something brilliant today or extremely idiotic. Luckily, it worked in my favor. I scheduled Joey's bi-annual teeth cleaning with Clarissa' first cleaning. She did absolutely fantastic. I ended up having to sit in the chair with her and we found out she doesn't like cherry flavored toothpaste, but other than that she did everything they had hoped she would do and more. Apparently, she is a pro gurgler. Who knew that kids being able to gurgle was such a hard feat to master?

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Let's not forget about my big little man. He seriously is the greatest helper. Last week I had the flu and you know how you think the world should just stop because you feel like poo? It didn't. However, Joey really stepped up and helped me with Clarissa and around the house. Thank you, baby kangaroo!

Boot Scottin' Boogie

The only things happening in the Truman household is snow, more snow, and everyone getting sick. Perhaps I'll have something more interesting to post later.

Fly me to the Moon

I'm sure I've mentioned before that Joey is pretty adamant about becoming a pilot. Today we had to go to the local airport (which if you browse through our history on 4/1/2010 you'll hear about how President Obama landed there). Joey was really excited to meet some pilots and look at their planes and helicopters. Keith is really getting the bug to learn how to fly as well.

Let's Get Together

When Keith and I just had Joey I would often wonder what my child would look like if I had a daughter.

Have you met my daughter?

Have you met my son?

These two look so similar to each other (in a good way). I have three sisters and I don't think we look very similar to each other at all. I've been told that we do resemble each other, but I personally can't see it. I am absolutely amazed at how much my kids actually look like siblings.







The picture of just Joey is kind of hilarious. Clarissa accidentally licked Joey. (I know . . . weird, an accidental lick?) He sort of lost it and was convinced he was going to turn into a girl.

The dinosaur Clarissa is holding was Keith's when he was younger. She absolutely loves it.

For what it's worth

Alright, alright. We all knew it was a fat chance that I would actually COMPLETE the 50 day picture challenge. Actually, it's kind of weird I haven't even posted more pictures since Keith got me a new camera for Christmas. (I might be in love with my camera )

Anyway . . . nothing too interesting has been happening. As you all know, our house is a running remodeling project. After Christmas, Keith and I decided to finally tile the entry way. We ended up deciding on a slate tile (which kind of stinks because we currently have about 1,200 square feet of ceramic tile in our upstairs closet). For some weird reason we ended up going down the kitchen sink isle and their kitchen cabinets were 75% off! So, I now have new cabinets and still no tile. It looks like our kitchen project got moved up ahead of schedule. :)

Anyway, enjoy some of the pictures I've taken with my new camera. Check out all of that blond on my little girl. I promise, I do not dye her hair.