THE PRINCESS DRESS

Dear Sara,

There is a story about to be told.
Did you know this dress is fifty years old?

Great Grandma and Grandpa didn't have much,
But they wanted the best for your Grandma, for they loved her a bunch.

She was about to turn one and needed something to wear,
So Great Aunt Fran made her a dress with much love and much care.

"The Princess" she was on her special day,
And when the dress came off, it was put away.

Grandma's 1st Birthday


But away the dress could not stay,
For there were more Princess's to be made!

Auntie Lisa's 1st Birthday


Mommy's 1st Birthday


Generation to generation this dress has made it's way,
Making us feel like Princess's on our very special day.

Cousin Lauren's 1st Birthday


Sara's 1st Birthday


Thank you Great Grandparents for giving us something that will last,
For the "Princess Dress" has only just begun to be passed.



Though the dress is now safely tucked far away,
We look forward to the day you get to say...

Dear Princess, there is a story about to be told,
Did you know this dress is eighty years old?

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

* Thank you Grandma for allowing me to alter/grab lines from the poem you once wrote about the dress. Sara, you'll know which were Grandma's, they're the ones that sound good! Mommy doesn't really know how to write poems :)

Babysota!!!

Ever since Sara's been born, she's been Baby Sara to Eric. "You OK Baby Sara!", if she's crying. "Baby Sara, you too small sit up here.", as he sits on the tall bar stools. Which I might add, he was extremely proud to have climbed up on all by himself! "Baby Sara, you drink milk.", as he hands her her bottle.

Lately we've taken a couple trips to and from Sarasota. As we are heading there, Eric will ask, "Mommy, where Eric, Baby Sara, Mommy, Daddy going?" So we will tell him, "We are heading to Sarasota and you can jump in the paper!", "We are heading to Sarasota to go see some animals!", "We are heading to Sarasota to go to the beach!"

Just the other day we were in the car and Eric so innocently asks, "Daddy, we going Babysota!?!" We looked at each other and cracked up! He doesn't even realize he's being the funniest kid in the world, changing 'Sara'sota, to 'Baby'sota! Yes Eric, that's exactly where we are heading, Babysota! :) Love you!

Happy Birthday Sara Elizabeth!!!

As you can see, the Mr. is pretty obsessed with you! As are we! You have given us more than you can imagine over the past year! And have completed us as a family in the most wonderful way! Thank you for the past year Sara Bean, Mrs., Baby Sara, Princess!

Happy 1st Birthday!!! We love you!!!

Sneaky! Sneaky!

As Sara and I turned the corner, from having her diaper changed, we caught two little feet running as fast as can be. So we decided to follow these two little scurrying feet. To our surprise, what did we see...

...a guilty boy with a bag of mini Oreos!!!!




Rule was, you had to finish your hotdog before you were allowed a snack. That didn't seem to be an issue for this little Cookie Monster!!!




Yum! Yum!