This video is from November but it cracks me up.
I love his lobster claw pinching!
And I really love how he bends over laughing at himself.
And I really really love him.
Year: 2010
© Mallory Photography
In an attempt to get a jump on our holiday cards, and to take advantage of some decent November weather, I dragged everyone up to the park for a family photo session.
I had the tripod and the self-timer, but no way to get the kids (especially Carson) to look at the camera, so I asked three 10-ish year old boys who were walking through the park if they’d mind jumping around behind my camera so M & C would look in the direction. They were AWESOME and so cute and helpful – I made Rick give me some cash to …
A Birthday Weekend
I’ll save the sappy “my baby is FOUR” stuff for another post, and instead just overload you with cute pictures.
This is Mallory after school on Friday. Rick & his mom picked her up from school and Mallory was SO EXCITED that Grandma was picking her up (but not as excited as she would have been if she’d been picked up at nap time, since that is when Alli’s grandma & grandpa pick her up when they come to visit…)
Saturday was the actual BIG DAY and she woke up to a bunch of balloons outside her door. She came to find …
A Mom interview with Mallory (age 4)
Here is the 2010 interview. Good stuff! To see all the birthday interviews, click on the “Birthday Interview” tag at the bottom of this post.
1. What is something mom always says to you? Go clean up and Smile
2. What makes mom happy? Picking Carson up when a bear tries to get him
3. What makes mom sad? When I cry and when I stomp
4. How does your mom make you laugh? When you tickle me.
5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child? Play and you like to eat.
6. How old is your mom? …
Early
Rick’s alarm on his phone went off at 4.30a this morning. His phone fell behind the bed so it took him about 3 minutes, including asking me for my phone so he could use it as a flashlight, to hit the snooze button on his alarm.
His alarm went off at 4.37a too. Snooze.
4.44a? Snooze.
4.51a? Snooze.
Finally at 4.58a he got up and got ready a little bit (home game today with a noon kickoff = he has to be there at 6a).
After putting in his contacts and starting to get ready, he climbed back in bed.
With today being …
Four years ago
Big weekend for my girl – I CAN.NOT.BELIEVE my baby is turning four. She’s been talking about it for a month (it didn’t help that we had her big friend birthday party three weeks ago) and when I tell her that I want her to stay three, she tells me that she has to turn four so she can be a “growed up”. I explained that being four doesn’t make her a grown up but she told me she had to be four and then she’d be the other numbers to be growed up. Then she counted to 19 and …
No words
Mallory
June 2010
3.5 yrs old
Halloween 2010
With Mallory getting older – and “getting it” more – events like Halloween are more fun. The excitement about her costume and candy and trick or treating has been building for weeks (not to mention that Halloween was a milestone we had to reach before it could be her BIRTHDAY).
We talked my mom into coming out to hand out candy at our house so that Rick & I could both take the kids. Alli & her folks came along, and Lauren joined us too.
The weather was chilly – but sunny – but I don’t think the kids cared. Luckily Carson …
Equal Opportunity
Can’t accuse me of not treating the kids equally…
After giving Mallory a new ponytail, Carson walked over and backed into my lap. I asked if he wanted a ponytail too and he said “yah”.
So I gave him a ponytail.
Mallison is FOUR!
Mallory isn’t quite four (but she desperately wants to be!) but we held the girls’ joint birthday party a few weeks ago. So amazing to think that Mallory & Allison have literally been friends since the day they were born – I think it’s rare that they were lucky to find such a great friend to share almost every single day with over the past almost four years.
I don’t think I was a big blogger back when Mallory was little so I’m pretty sure I didn’t share this gem back in the day.
I think it was Mallory’s first or second …