Musings of a Wannabe Ginger

Monday, March 17, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 76

March 17, 2014

Smiling with a binki

Smiling without a binki. I think we'll keep the binki picture :)

Saturday, March 15, 2014

March 15, 2014

We got an iPad for Christmas. It has pretty much turned into a play thing for Tate. When we first got the iPad, it constantly frustrated Tate because he couldn't make anything work. Now, he can choose different games, play the games and even use the Netflix app to turn on a movie.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 73

March 14, 2014

Tate started the day by doing this:

He was pretty proud of himself. He kept pointing and clapping and laughing. I was not as excited. Luckily, it was washable crayon and it came of super easy.

He made up for it though by helping me sweep.

Unfortunately, he's not very good at sweeping.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 72

March 13, 2014

Tate slept 12 hours last night! And woke up in such a good mood.

Just look at that precious face!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 71

March 12, 2014

Tate loves being outside. I think he'd stay outside all day if I let him. If we had a fenced yard, I might even consider letting him stay outside all day.

I'm not sure who this little girl is but she thought Tate was the shiz...because he is.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 70

March 11, 2014

Tate spent the afternoon with my grandparents today. He found these glasses and thought he was the coolest.

Also, he is obsessed with the rainbow jacket he's wearing. We're talking pull-it-out-of-the-dirty-laundry, try-to-get-it-out-of-the-dryer-before-it's-dry, insists-on-keeping-it-on-all-day-even-in-the-house kind of love.

Monday, March 10, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 69

March 10, 2014

Tate thinks he is so awesome every time he remembers he can get behind the TV.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 67

March 8, 2014

First, this picture every day thing is not going well. I'm going to adjust my plan to picture when I think about it.

Second, here's today's picture:

Looking so thoughtful while reading a book...or watching TV.

Friday, March 7, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 66

March 7, 2014

Selfie by Tate

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 65

March 6, 2014

I finally made some playdough for Tate. He was not sure what to do with it but enjoyed cutting it with cookie cutters.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 64

March 5, 2014

Tate and I went out to lunch and had ice cream cones afterwards. He insisted on eating the ice cream cone from the bottom.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 63

March 4, 2014

When I tried to put Tate down for a nap today he was wide awake so I decided to just tell him he needed to lay down and sleep. When I went in to check on him this is how he was sleeping.

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 61

March 2, 2014

Today was Tate's first official day of nursery. Oh, my. He's getting so big!

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Year of Tate: Day 60

March 1, 2014

Tate looks so freaking big in this picture. Goodness. He's growing up so fast.

Some Great Quotes

"We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues."

~Thomas S. Monson

"If you are not willing to look stupid, nothing great is ever going to happen to you."

~Dr. Gregory House

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen."

~Elizabeth Kubler Ros

"And above all watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

~Roald Dahl

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."

~Dorothy Parker

"The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everthing else is crap, I promise you. It’s just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don’t buy it. Be smart, be thoughtful, and be generous.”

~Ashton Kutcher

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right--for you'll be criticized anyway."

~Eleanor Roosevelt

"To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure."

~Marianne Williamson

"The worst thing you can do for anyone you care about is anything that they can do on their own."

~Abraham Lincoln

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power of love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies."

~Martin Luther King Jr.

"How magnificently and munificently we have been blessed! One does not have to travel far, nor to experience much of what the world has to offer, to see how richly we have been endowed in this great country. With gratitude in our hearts, let us stop dwelling on the problems we have, other than in spirit of contribution to solutions. Let us rather count our blessings and determine to do all we can to make this world a better place."

~President Gordon B. Hinckley

"If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together... there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart... I’ll always be with you."

~Winnie the Pooh

"Please do not be cynical...it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get but if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you, amazing things will happen."

~Conan O'Brien

"Nobody really cares if you're miserable, so you might as well be happy."

~Cynthia Nelms

"Every single one of you has something that you're good at. Every single one of you has something to offer. And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover what that is. That's the opportunity an education can provide."

~Barack Obama

"Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else."

~Judy Garland

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us."

~Joseph Campbell

"To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion. To be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich. To listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart to study hard, to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common--this is my symphony."

~William Ellery Channing

"The past is behind; learn from it. The future is ahead; prepare for it. The present is here; live it!"

~Thomas S. Monson

"If we live, we stand in language. You must change your words."

~Kendrick Smithyman

"You don't raise heroes, you raise sons. And if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your own eyes.”

~Walter M. Schirra