http://blogs.fingerlakes1.com/threetimes/ Chronicles of first-time motherhood en-us Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:06:15 GMT CakePHP http://blogs.fingerlakes1.com/threetimes/first-haircut/ 3 Years - 4 Months - 19 Days... Mommy finally gives in and takes Jackie for her first haircut! No, we do not practice Kabbalahism (I am pretty sure that waiting until the age of three for a haircut only pertains to boys anyway) - it's just that it took a long time for my daughter to grow hair... so, cutting it was difficult for me. the peachfuzz look lasted quite awhile... as you can see she was Super excited to go... and we're off to see Jessica for some shearing Lollipops: a must have when you are forcing your child to stand still as someone approaches them with scissors. She did great, though at times she needed to lean on her father for moral support and even though she swore she was only going to let Jessica cut ONE hair - she allowed much more than that to fall to the floor... BEFORE AFTER Beautiful! my favorite picture of the day... March 7, 2009. Sun, Mar 15th 2009, 09:10 GMT http://blogs.fingerlakes1.com/threetimes/fahoo-fores-dahoo-dores-welcome-christmas-christmas-day/ Farewell 2008! I can't say I am sad to see you gone. though Christmas this year was very fun and memorable with a three year old... Christmas Eve at Uncle Aug & Aunt Susie's house this was taken early on in the night when love was in the air and presents were abundant underneath the tree, presents which 'MIGHT" all belong to my daughter... or so she thought a cute moment with her Nana and another with her Mama the kids are always snuggly with their Poppy... after these photos were taken there was a lot of food consumed, drinks poured, home videos watched and tantrums tolerated... next up - Christmas Day! 08 will be known as the year of Baby Go Potty and the God-Awful pink "Sleeping Beauty Vanity' Kudos to my husband for putting it together - all by himself...in less than 3 hours...without complaining...very much. What? your children didn't ask for a Gremlin this year? Thats probably because they haven't seen the movie like my daughter did. It's the greatest children's feel good Christmas Flick of all times. then over to Nana & Poppy's house for Baked French Toast, coffee and MORE PRESENTS Ryan and Alyson got Jackie a Dress up Trunk filled to the max with 'princess clothing and accessories' check out the Cinderella shoes! and the beautiful earings Poppy the fun loving Christmas elf with the grandkids... Ryan and Jackie LOVED their gifts. As you can see by her absence, Aly was naughty this year so she received nothing and we kept her locked in an upstairs bedroom the entire day. The Day after Christmas - enjoying new stuff. Here Jackie is reading with her new Leapfrog Tag System (LOVE IT!) she also happens to be enjoying her new Tag while dressed in her new Batman pajamas Di-Di baught her, along with her new Snow White costume... chillin in her Rose Petal Cottage which in now fully furnished, rocking her Cabbage Patch Kid Garnet Jerri...yes, Garnet Jerri. It was a wonderful Holiday season this year. And of course, what really made it so magical was Jackie's profound love for the guy in red... PS - To my mother who will be reading this when she returns to work and wondering why there are no photos of the Christmas joy we experienced with my side of the family... remember that my camera's battery was dead and the only photos that exist are on YOUR camera - so, please forward them over for my 2008 XMas Archive. Best Wishes to a Great Year in 2009! Thu, Jan 1st 2009, 16:58 GMT http://blogs.fingerlakes1.com/threetimes/this-should-make-aunt-christina-smile/ While we as adults have had years to learn to feel self-conscious about our dance 'abilities', these little ballerinas are blissfully unencumbered by the need to shake their stuff.Jackie and her fellow dance-mates at The Studio of The Dance Arts in downtown Seneca Falls. Jackie began practicing for this ages ago... Thu, Sep 18th 2008, 17:13 GMT http://blogs.fingerlakes1.com/threetimes/she-lies-for-fries/ Back to blogging...for a few different reasons I took the summer off from writing - but on the ride home from work today I decided I would make a post tonight. Summer and my blog-break are over...time to get back to normalcy.As I was pulling out of the parking lot after picking Jackie up from school today I asked my daughter how her day had gone. She said “good.” Then the following conversation ensued… “Mama (all of the sudden my daughter is from the Deep South), I think we need to go to Old MacDonalds so I can eat some French fries.” “Daddy is making a special pizza for dinner tonight.” “I think I need some French fries right now.” “Jackie, I just told you what we were going to have for dinner. Daddy will be sad if we eat on the way home because then he will have to finish a whole pizza all by himself!” “I will only have three French fries right now. Just three - okay? One, two three.” “I think we should just go home.” “Well, I think you should want Jackie to be happy.” “I do want you to be happy.” “French fries make me happy. We just won’t tell daddy.” It is amazing that at just under the age of three Jackie has already begun her dissent towards sneaky, conniving and manipulative. Very common traits for a woman to have.She is so advanced. I bought her French fries.some pictures that were taken over the last two months... Fri, Sep 12th 2008, 14:17 GMT http://blogs.fingerlakes1.com/threetimes/flower-girl-for-hire/ Over the weekend Jackie was the flower girl in Jim's cousin John's wedding. When John and his then fiance Jenni told us at Thanksgiving they wanted Jackie to be a part of their wedding I felt both delighted and petrified. I was afraid that perhaps they did not truly ever have the honor of witnessing Jackie during a true 'toddler' moment. Jackie is very, shall we say, set in her ways. I envisioned Jackie in one of her stubborn moods - and then me begging her to "Please, Just walk down the aisle" as she lay on the floor of the church screaming "No, I don't want to!", which is basically an everyday occurence minus the house of God.For the last seven months I honestly thought Jackie would reach new heights of disobedience during this wedding, and that John and Jenni would go on to consider a childless marriage.My little girl completely amazed me. I could seriously rent this child out to people who find kids in weddings 'cute'. She was such a pleasure to be around this weekend, she was so adorable - absolutely edible. I didn't even miss the fact that I missed the open bar because of pictures... that much.Now - here come the pictures!Lots of them, because Jackie was really dressed up - and you probably won't see that happen too often - and also because this is my blog and I feel like posting ALL of my favorite pictures from this weekend... if you don't like it, go read about Alaska :-) Rehearsal Dinner - Ryan & Jackie cut a rug right before the ceremony...after the ceremony on the lawn at the Willard Chapel with bubblesgetting a little bored, and ready for a napPoppy to the rescuepictures at the Belhurst Castle before the reception so cute right?and then - we dance the night awayJackie, you are so great! I don't give you enough credit sometimes... and even though you called your Di-Di a HUGE PAIN today and told me to JUST CLOSE MY MOUTH AND GO AWAY when I tried to explain to you why you didn't need to put sunscreen on tonight when it was pitch black outside, pouring rain, and we had no intention of going outdoors - you're still the sweetest little girl in the world.By the way - you've got sweet dance moves for a two year old. Mon, Jun 30th 2008, 17:26 GMT