first things first

i really have made this simply for the most selfish of reasons. im pretty sure not many other people will ever read this except for me, well and probably my mom. but really this is just something that i did so that i could have all of those little things that happen to my family written down somewhere so that i can come back later and relive them: a journal of sorts, that is it. i know that i could write in an actual journal, but i have a lifelong fear of my house burning down and losing every worldly possession that is near and dear to me, so this was the next best solution.
i know that this is going to turn into a mommy thing, because that is what most of my life is...a mommy thing. so i must say to start: i am not a very good mom. reece starts off every day of her very young life with coffee in her sippy cup. and i know where every happy hour in town is. and i watch the sex and the city movie nearly every saturday while i clean and ree plays. and every morning that i dont work that i should be sitting and reading with her, i hurry her out of the house, rain or shine, hot or cold, and put her in the nursery while i go to spinning for an hour. and i let her sit on the edge of the countertop, and ride in the big part of the buggy in the grocery store, and eat m&ms for lunch sometimes. but....i love her (and her father) more than anything else in this whole world. and i will love her brother that will be here soon just the same. and any more kids that come along....
so here it starts, our little life written down. hopefully we will read it later and laugh and laugh. if this next image is any indication, we will laugh and laugh....ree's hair is a curly mess and she is wearing a purple tshirt, black leggings with lace on the bottom, pink socks, and my black 4 inch heels. i couldn't be more proud of her love of shoes and clothes. she is absolute perfection.