Some of my favorite things

Bill has been gone for a few days at school. Our house seems empty without him here. Jennifer and I are both missing him, we were missing the first day he was gone! He will be back on Friday afternoon for a short stay at home for the weekend and then it is back to school for another week. With our house feeling a bit empty I was thinking about some of my favorite things that I love about my family, so I thought I would share them with you.

My favorite things:

Listening to Bill and Jennifer talk and play when I am not in the room, they have their own little secrets and things they do that just make me smile.

Waking up in the morning and touching Bill's feet with mine, may seem strange I know but it is just one of those things.

Watching Jennifer's face light up when she sees Bill come home from work.

Watching Jennifer run across our backyard, her little legs simply going as fast as they can. For a girl with little legs she can move pretty quickly!

Going into Jennifer's room at night and seeing her fast asleep in her bed. She looks so peaceful and content.

Reading books and rocking at bedtime. At the end of the day there is nothing better than holding your baby and reading a story. The only thing that is better than this is watching Jennifer rock with Bill. The two get into trouble on some nights. What is suppose to be a quiet time can turn into Jennifer giggling like crazy!

Hearing Jennifer ask to watch Barney! Bill and I said we would not let our kids become Barney fans and yet it has happened and I do smile when Jennifer asks to watch him. She is so determined and her voice is just so funny.

Oh how I love my husband and daughter, to me they are the best people in the world!

Party Girl!

If you don't Jennifer well let me tell you the girl loves music and dancing. This past weekend my cousin got married (congrats again Brandon and Molly) and Jennifer was loving the party. Jennifer was a little tired at the beginning of the reception, actually starting to fall asleep on her grandma, when we decided to see if she would dance. Once she started she would not stop. In fact when the dollar dance started Jennifer was down right mad at the dj and she let anyone how would listen know it! She was signing music to everyone and telling them to "come on" to the dance floor. She finally got my aunt to dance with her a little bit and then my brother gave in and danced with her too! She is a girl who can "talk" you into anything! Here are a few pictures from our fun weekend with family.Jennifer with Jen (yes they do have the same name). I am pretty sure that Jennifer gets some of her love of dancing and music from her aunt Jen. Jennifer was attached to Jen's hip for quite a while at the dance. Once Jennifer started dancing with Jen there was no stopping her, it was fun to watch the two of them "dancing" together! Jennifer and mom dancing together. Trust me it didn't last long! Anyone is better to dance with than mom. If she wasn't dancing with Jen, then she was dancing with her Uncle Nick and Aunt Amy.The partying got to be a bit much by the end of the night. Once Jennifer convinced Uncle Nick to dance with her during the dollar dance it was all done for her. She put her head on Nick's shoulder and feel asleep! It was very sweet!
Swimming anyone? Jennifer usually loves to swim but the water in the pool was just a little chilly for her taste. So Saturday morning we let Jennifer "swim" in the tub in our room. The water was warm and she got to have bubbles!