Project Life: Week 18

Sunday, April 29

Today was a lovely day. After church, we came home and relaxed and enjoyed not having one single obligation. The girls were so good; it was a welcome respite from the busy week we had had. I took this picture of Chappu and Josh on Sunday evening. Chappu is a total lap cat and will do boxer circles until he finds *just* the right spot. He made finding a comfy spot on Josh into a work of art, and was, as you can tell, quite pleased with the result of his efforts.

Monday, April 30

Today was a big day for my girls, as well as a big day for me as their mommy. With little fear and much determination, Elysia learned to pull herself up to stand. Only 9 1/2 months old...she is such a mix of so big and so little. Tonight Elaina found my fingernail polish in the bathroom, so I painted her nails. It's such an inconsequential thing, but I've dreamed about painting her nails since I knew she was a she (perhaps because I can paint nails much better than I can french braid hair (which is to say I can do it at all)). It made her look so big. My heart cracked just a little, in only the way joy and sadness can make room for more love.

Going....

Going......

Up!

Tuesday, May 1

Today it finally quit raining (so nice to see blue sky again!), so we were able to go outside for a bit before running into town for some errands. Ellie sampled her feet :) Elaina played in the yard, and I took the picture below when she was flashing me the, "Put grass in my mouth? Me? Oh, yes I did!" smile. After the girls went to bed, the prettiest fog settled in over our road. 

Wednesday, May 2

Tonight we got proof that all of Josh's hard work is paying off...a teeny tiny baby bud on one of our raspberry plants!

Thursday, May 3

Ellie sampled watermelon for the first time tonight. She loved it! Meanwhile, Elaina colored...one of her new favorite activities.

Friday, May 4

 Played outside tonight. Someone sweet played in the grass, while someone else sweet enjoyed her swing.

 Saturday, May 5

 Today Josh and I attended the wedding of one of my co-workers. The ceremony was sweet and made me cry, tears of happiness for the couple and of love for the sweet man with whom I exchanged vows almost six years ago. I kept thinking of our wedding day...how hot it was, how Dr. Giles and his wife showed up just before I walked down the aisle, how Josh was concentrating so much on saying his vows that he forgot part of them, how ridiculously happy we were...and I thought of all we've been through since then--grad school, floods, jobs, moves, different jobs, babies, loss, joy, fights, and more laughter than I could ever remember, and I know without a shadow of a doubt I'd do it all over again, and I'd go through it all again a thousand times, the good and the bad, because when you're with the right person, life is, as the song says, "half as hard and twice as good."

Super moon