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May 29 Wedding, Prom, and Family!This weekend we went home to PA for a family wedding. Steve's cousin, Kathy, got married and it was like a little family reunion. We got to see some of Steve's family that we haven't seen in years and that had never met our kids. I took a bunch of pics and gave them to the couple as a wedding gift. I love doing that! Maybe someday I'll be a professional wedding photographer!
 After the wedding we traveled to Steve's parent's house to see his youngest sister, Cindy, off to her first prom! As some of my friends agreed, "She's not old enough to go to a prom!!" Yes, she was 7 when Steve and I were married, now she's almost 16. Agh!
This day we got to have all the Rau siblings together and took some pics of the rare occasion. After Cindy left for the prom, Grandma and Grandpa came over and joined us all for dinner. The visit was short, but worth all the driving of the day. All that to explain the pics...the real reason for this post!  May 20 EarringsHannah has been saying that she doesn't want her ears pierced for forever. She was afraid when I told her it would hurt a little. The last time she went to the Dr. and had to get a flu shot she took my advice and blew out really hard when the shot was given and was pleasantly surprised when it didn't hurt! (well, it worked for me in labor!!) So with this new-found bravery she told me this weekend she wanted the ears pierced.
Today I took my girls to the mall and let them pick out earrings. Em wanted them too and I figured now is a good time while she doesn't really have a choice. She went frist and cried, of course, but did so well and sat perfectly still. She got to eat her lollipop while Hannah had her turn and she also did great. Just a tiny bit of tears after the blowing!! They are so beautiful. We texted pics to Daddy's phone and took some shots on the camera. Hannah has pink balls and Emily has stars with little diamonds in the them.
I loved having this time together. After we got all pretty we rode the escalator, ate dinner at Friendly's, and rode the escalator again. Girls night out!
May 05 Walk AmericaToday we walked in the March of Dimes' Walk America. We did it to support Stacy and Bridgette, who was born with congenital diaphramatic hernia and is now a happy 6-year-old. We walked 3 miles with all the kids and had lunch and a fun time afterward at the park on the most perfectly gorgeous day we've had so far this year!! We are all tired, sunburned, and extremely happy that we helped save babies and got to visit with our best friends. It was a great day. Enjoy the pictures!! May 03 How long?The last several weeks I have been met a princess when I showed up at Hannah's school to pick her up. She likes to draw princesses, play princess, and make paper crowns during free time. She will often don her crowns for the trip home. It's really cute.
But I was struck the other day when I laid eyes on my little girl after school. I was making my way through the sea of older elementary kids, the "safetys" making sure eveyone stayed off the grass, and the preteens...and then I saw my little 5 year old walking proud as she could be with a huge paper crown on her head, a Miss America sash that said, "Hannah is Famous" and bright pink sunglasses. My heart just sighed... how long will my little girl be so confident and oblivious to what others around her might be thinking? How long will she be proud of who she is without a thought of what everyone else is doing? How long will paper crowns be cool? Not long enough. That's the truth.
I was just so proud to be her mommy and I was relishing that moment. I know that soon she will look at the older kids and never dare to wear that paper crown because someone might make fun of her. Right now that thought doesn't even enter her head. She is so innocent and pure. I wish I could keep her in that bubble forever. I wish I could keep her 5 years old forever. I will never forget my baby wearing her crown and sash as if she was Miss America. She always will be to me. |
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