Who needs a ponytail?

when

you

can

rock

bedhead

like

this?

Toe naming

Cameron, after trying on flip-flops for the first time of the season yesterday:

"Mom, they hurt my middle pinky."

Me: "Your middle pinky?"

Cameron: "Yep."

Then proceeding to point to his toes from largest to smallest, he declares:

"The big guy; the middle pinky; the little pinky; the teeny pinky; and the baby pinky."

Seems like a logical toe-naming system to me.

Wordless Wednesday: A boy and his army (at 7:30 a.m.)

He sees / She sees

He sees....

incredible love

She sees....

....incessant torture.

{Better get used to it, baby girl....this brother loves you a lot.}

Friendship and clothes--both wonderful blessings

So, as you saw a few days ago, last week we got a special delivery.

Back before I was ever pregnant with Miss Lola, I connected with Amanda over the loss of our babies.  We became close, emailing and texting on a regular basis.  When I found out we were having our only girl, Amanda indicated to me that she wanted to bless our family with her daughter's clothing, since she knew we obviously had no girl clothing around here.

The catch? She couldn't just hand them over to me.  Amanda is in Texas. They would have to be shipped.

That didn't phase her one bit.

What has followed has been countless boxes--delivered right to my door--of amazing goodies.  Jeans and pants, coats and sweaters and sweatshirts, shoes, hats, headbands, dresses....you name it, it's been in at least one of the boxes!  And she never lets me give her anything in return.

Talk about an amazing, unbelievable blessing to our family.

Last week was an exception, however, even for her--I've never seen a box this big!!

Lo and I couldn't wait to dig in.

Don't let her face fool you.  She is very excited.

That thing was jam packed, folks.

Crazy.

I took out a ton of clothes...only to find more sacks underneath.

You can see the pile in the middle--surrounded by three stuffed bags.

Oh, and two headless boys who were very curious to know what their Mommy was geeking out over.

I immediately found an early favorite--a boutique hat, of course.

Lola clearly preferred the shoes.

I think there were 12 pair in all?

We knew right away that the jellies were a 'must try on'.

"I think they're an excellent fit, Mother...."

"....and they'll go with so many of my new dresses....I'm just so excited about it!!"

Have I mentioned how I love those teeth.  Seriously.

There was stuff in the bags still with the tags on!

I love me some sparkly, hot pink leggins.

This was the loot--before we opened the other three bags.

Then we dumped the first bag...

 

....and started on the other two.

A whole bag full of socks!

Score.

Okay, maybe not a whole bag full. I guess there were a few hats in there, too!

Bag three was chock full of swimsuits.

We are definitely covered for multiple changes of attire at the pool now!

I can't help it. The bikini is definitely a fave.

My still-waiting-for-carpet floor was covered.

Some of our faves--Viva Italia havainnas.

Seriously? I just hope Lo's feet grow into size four this summer!

Oh, and the jellies, of course!

Guitar shirt for the Fall. Definitely appropriate, since her father does play and all.

So many cute shirts and dresses.

We are so thankful and amazingly blessed to have someone who loves our family this much. 

It truly is incredible--we certainly do not deserve it, and we feel so blessed!

Thank you Amanda--from the bottom of our hearts!