I am freaking out!




Two peas in a pod

 

Summer goes to bed pretty easily at night now that we have a night night routine which includes both Steven and me each participating in our specific roles that our little Sassy Sue instructs us each and every night.  Well one night, she was especially fussy crying out and just not settling down.  So we both go in there to try and get our little princess to calm down and get some sleep.  When we asked her what was wrong she said "I am FREAKING out in here, I am just FREAKING out...DUDE I am freaking out in here!"  Well, I hid my laughter and asked her Summer, where did you hear that phrase?  Her response...DADDY.

Nice. Real Freaking Nice.

You turned my hair black

I haven't blogged in an eternity, but now that Summer has the flu paired with ear infections in both ears, it appears I will be homebound for the week with nothing else to do but lysol, bleach and blog:)  Here's a few "Summerism" for your reading enjoyment.



Looks black to me:)



The other morning Summer was standing on her stool in front of the mirror and I was applying her detangling spray to aide in the taming of the Rod Steward look of her hair.  As I sprayed the liquid into her hair, it darkened its appearance as everone's hair is darker when wet...Well she started screaming hysterically and yelling at the top of her lungs "YOU TURNED MY HAIR BLACK, YOU TURNED MY HAIR BLACK!"  "I WANT MY YELLOW HAIR BACK RIGHT NOW."  Well, I thought this was the most hilarious thing and assured her that all would return to it's natural color when her hair dried.  This was not the answer she wanted to hear...Needless to say, we go the blow dryer out.

First Hair Cut

My mom threatened to cut Summer's hair, so I finally caved and took her to have her first hair cut.  I had the fortunate luck to have a friend Alicia aka "Levick's mommy" cut it at her house. We didn't have to experience the trauma of 20 blow dryers and strangers overwhelming the princess who does NOT do loud noises such as vaccuums, lawn mowers, dryers or hair dryers.  She did so wonderful and was quite adorable as she peaked out of her new pixie bangs and said "look at me, I look pretty."

Getting Ready!

She was so calm and attentive!

The back view...we cut at least 3 inches!

Getting ready for the first cut!

Twins...

The other day I was talking about how much Summer looks like Steven and she says "no, Summer looks like Cinderella!"  I then proceeded to ask why and she says "Cinderella has Yewwow hair and so does Summer."  She then went on to explain that Cinderella wears "hair bandaids" aka hair bands just like her.  I see the resemblence don't you!

One for the money...

Life is flying by me at a rapid rate!  I left off when Summer turned two and I can't seem to catch up.  I figured I would post some of her most precious moments over the past few months and then get caught up with more timely blog entries.  So much has happened over the last several months!  I have a new job, we paid off a car and Summer is now the proud owner of "big girl princess panties." 

The "Joan Jet look"

 Enjoying the day in Destin at The Crab Trap

 School Buddies-Riley, Summer & Katie

 Wearing her "leotarget and doing her Barbie moves"

 Splashing at Gaga & Kaley's

 4th of July

 Farmer's Market with Meemaw

 Birmingham Museum

 A true "Summer look"

 The last "ponytail" before the hair fall out of 2010!



The Things You Do at 2

Dear Summer,

You are 2! I say it all the time, but I will say it again...TIME FLIES. This past year has been so animated and full of happiness that I just can't believe how fast our lives are passing by. Every day you feature new words, laughs, phrases and surprise us with the depth of your understanding. Watching the world through your eyes shows me how innocent and simple life should be. Thanks for being my sprightly little sunshine...

So, my sweet pea I will try and share just SOME of the cute things you do at two...

"HOLD YOU"-Expressed when you would like to be held

"Bunny, Blankey"-You are OBSESSED with the stankey blankey and the bunny. You sleep, eat and drag it everywhere. When I decide to wash it, you scream and stand next to the washing machine while I give them a "bath."

"Summer BIZABEF ATWELL"-When I ask you your name you say "Summer" when I ask you your middle name you say "BIZABEF" and when I ask you your last name you YELL with pride..."ATWELL"

ABC's-You sing the song and emphasize the letters D,G,P,Y and Z...You can almost recognize most letters and do the sounds.

Counting-You can count to 10 while trying to express with your hands at the same time

Lady Gaga-You love her...

Passy-The week before your birthday you gave it up thanks to "Ro Ro Mccloud"

Food-You love it all...chicken, broccoli, yogurt, grapes,rice and apples are your favorite

Shoes-You spend hours in your closet trying on shoes...you come out model them and go back and change them to model some more.

Night Night-You LOVE to go to bed and when you wake up you prefer to be left alone so you can whirl and twirl in the 5 blankets in your crib. You also act like you hate for me to sing the good morning songs but when I sometimes forget you say "SING" and laugh till I start to sing.

Talk-You are a chatty Cathy who pretty much repeats everything like a parrot. You are advanced in your language skills and the good lord knows where you get it from.

Art-you love sit outside on the ground and write with sidewalk chalk...You have started writing your name...no one reading will think this is true and that I am a neurotic mommy, but you do. Meemaw saw you do it first, but me and Ms. Mercer confirmed:)

Weekends-you somehow know when its the weekend and really prefer to stay home, play and relax. You even know that Friday nights are reserved for "EleFANts" (Red Elephant).

Map-You are like a little GPS. You know the way to the following places...Meemaws, Gran Gran's, school, Red Elephant, the park, and HOME:)

Grandparents-You love to spend time with them all...What a blessing that we live where they can all be a part of your life.

"Emmy"=AKA Emily is your soul sister. Although you look nothing alike, have completely different temperaments you somehow have a sisterly bond. I pray everyday that you two will stay this close for life.


You are a free-spirited, expressive, happy, charming, spirited little being. My wish for you my sweet little Summer is that you will always know how much Daddy and I love and adore you. You keep our love strong. Thanks for being you!

I love you-

Mommy

Easter Fun

The Easter Bunny came and left a basket with all types of goodies. Shoes, eggs that talked, panties, bunny glasses, sidewalk chalk and much more! After a relaxing morning, we went to my Granny's aka "Gran Gran's" for the annual Easter lunch with a LARGE egg hunt. Austin and Brett were gracious enough to allow Summer to hunt eggs in her own section while they duked it out against each other. She did well, but I think she enjoyed the "chocate" that was melting on her hands as she licked it off more than the hunt itself. Watching my daughter hunt eggs in the same yard that I did is especially poignant for me as my Granny would lure me into taking naps with a promise of an Easter egg hunt when I woke up. We hunted all year round in honor of good naps! Gosh that lady is smart!

SIDE NOTE...I got a call from Summer's teacher on the Friday before spring break. She left me a message telling me I needed to call the school as it wasn't an emergency but she needed to talk to me. When I called her back she wanted to inform me that Sum was the "EASTER EGG CHAMPION." Summer stole the show at the toddler egg hunt uncovering 32 eggs while her classmates averaged 4. MMMMMM...Overachiever?!? Well, then Rosie asked me...Sherri did you practice with her...my response "of course." Practice does make perfect!