I wish you all updated your blogs 6 times a day

Because that is how often I have been checking lately. Some days are like that, you know, when you just feel the need for some quality mindless entertainment (note: your blogs and lives are the quality, I'm taking care of the mindless part :)).

Speaking of mindless entertainment, I was playing around with some old pictures of Amelia and it was fun to look back at them. These were all around 6 months old.

I also ran across these pictures of our old house in California. These were taken March 1st...looks a little different than March 1st in Eugene...

It was such a cute little house. And I loved the vibrant buganvilia over the entryway.

So vibrant and cheery

And our orange kitchen with it's old fashioned stove

And our fresh, lime green bathroom

And the hardwood floors...

Ah, so many fond memories in this house...and memories of a lot of work to maintain it!

Funny how when we lived in this house, I remember focusing on all of the problems (like the brown spots in the grass because the sprinklers kept getting stuck, or the mysterious dead branches on the tree that I was convinced were going to kill the whole thing, or the leaking faucet in the bathroom etc, etc, etc). Now looking back, I just remember how cute it was and how many fun and beautiful memories we made there. Good reminder to try to enjoy those things in the moment!

Here is a moment we enjoyed last week. If the Little Mermaid car is in the house, the minute Andrew walks in the door Amelia is squealing to have him ride it with her. Very cute.

Bonus picture: don't you love when they put little pictures on the bum of tights? Little bums are definitely not hidden, and this little owl made numerous appearances throughout the day.