I Can't Believe It!

I can't believe it's finally here. The day has come. Tomorrow I will be flying to San Francisco to meet my Mom so that the next morning we can fly to SCOTLAND!!! It seems like we have been talking about this trip for the longest time, and now it's here! I do have to say I have some mixed emotions about the trip. On the one hand, I'm beside myself excited that I get to take the trip of a lifetime with my mom to our ancestor's home land. It's going to be magical and fantastic and something I will remember with fondness as long as I live. On the other hand, I will be leaving the family I love so tremendously for 10 days. I have never been separated from Miss B for that long, and I always miss Matt when I'm gone. I have many people praying for us, and fabulous friends looking after Blythe while Matt's at work, but I still worry and dwell as I'm pretty sure most mothers would. I know they will do great together, but I will miss them terribly. I guess it's true that Daddy and B will be on an adventure too - just in a different way!

Play-Doh Play Art

We received a surprise package in the mail the other day from Grandpa Hal and Mommy Susan (Thank you!!), and Blythe was so excited to see what was inside. As we opened the package, out came a Play-doh play set. Well, Blythe was immediately enamoured with the doh and all of it's play parts. We played with it on and off all day, and she loved every minute of it. The set is kind of a "Mr. Potato head", but with animal parts instead. I had some fun myself as I constructed an elephant, and Blythe felt her need to add improvements to said elephant.

Matt then chipped in and made his own creation. Personally, I don't see much difference between Matt's and Blythe's "creations". Hmm...grown man vs. 2 year old. I'm just saying....

Blythe and I were in the basement last week just lounging on a gray morning. She disappeared behind the couch, and after a few minutes I heard her playing with her old bouncy chair which she sometimes still enjoys. I became engrossed in the spelling bee semi-finals (I know - sounds super geeky. But, the spelling bee is hilarious. That statement sounds so oxymoronic, but it's the truth!) Anyway, I started to hear her shout "I want in!" to which I would then reply "Oh, honey, you're too big for that toy." This went on for several minutes until I heard her start to give me the frustrated whimper at which point I went to investigate. Here's what I found.

I don't know how she managed to get herself into the seat, but notice the immense effort being put forth by the bouncy ropes to keep child off the ground.