The Bottom of Ice Cream Cones
Today was another dream day. I took pictures all day because it was THAT good!
We started the day off by taking the little ones to the Recreation Center for swimming and sliding! Bella couldn’t get enough of the water slide, she made Jeremy take her up and down ten zillion times. Good thing he’s so fit because it’s quite a hike to the top!
We then went to one of my favorite brewery restaurants. I had a delicious mixed drink and Jeremy had a beer. I ate the most fried and greasy thing on the menu– Fish & Chips. Yummy! I was celebrating my accomplishment in the weight loss department– I’m down to 140! I’ve lost 12-13 pounds in 2 months and I’m so happy I celebrated with food all day! Here’s Bella eating my Lime and here’s her getting mad at me for suggesting the idea. What!? Limes are good! And so are pickles. Just ask Noah! He made out quietly with that pickle for an entire hour in his carseat. I’m not kidding! Annika, here’s how ya keep those darn youngin’s quiet when you go to a restaurant, for all of the crotchity grumps who want to just have all kids be seen and not heard. Give them a pickle. But not the lime. The lime makes them loud and crazy.
We took a cozy, warm nap together after lunch. Have I told you how much I love my family? Oh, how I love them. We fit together perfectly. We even snooze together like soul mates.
When we woke, we went straight to the park for some more of the healing and wonderful sunshine! Bella showed her big brother a thing (a video, but worth seeing!)or two about being tough on the park toys! She also threw a fantastic and theatrical temper tantrum, which I caught on camera while she was on the swing. I wonder if she knows she’s beautiful even when she’s mad? She must know.
Then it was dinner time. But did we do the responsible thing and take our children home for a nutritious meal? Heck no! ICE CREAMMMMM! Yep, at 5:30 p.m., we had ice cream.
The bottom of the cone is my very favorite part of the ice cream treat. It is one of my very favorite things to eat in the world. And I realized today how absolutely in love I must be with my babies, because I gave the whole bottom to them. Every last dripping, sweet, crunchy bite. Yes. I am in love.
When we said prayers tonite with Bella, I thanked God for our lovely day together, for our delicious meals, for our healthy family, for the bottom of ice cream cones, and for giving us a beautiful life together. After I said the prayer, Bella asked me to talk to God again. She wanted me to say the same things over, in exactly the same way. She must understand more than I thought. She must have wanted me to say it twice– once for me, once for her.
Thank you, God. You have blessed my life with an abundance of love! We think you are wonderful!
Posted by: stepherz | 03-16-2007 | 11:03 PM
Posted in: Just Me | Momma | Wife
Excellent post! Talk about a perfect day!!!! What joy I felt just reading all the happenings! I love how you love your family!
I shared my ice cream with Sam last week. After the first bite he made a face, like, “Why are you sticking this cold stuff in my mouth?” After the second bite he was like, “More more MORE!”
That first one of your daughter is such a good photo!
I have always eaten the ice cream out and thrown the cone away.
This post was beautiful! Made me feel like crying! I LOVE happy families!
Babies with pickles rock.
I just LOVE those days when everything comes together and you realize why you do this mothering thing. The pictures are adorable and I can almost feel the joy!
Thank you SO MUCH for your words of wisdom for the new blog venture. I’m starting a spreadsheet with such great advice and it will be a tremendous aid in the end!
the bottom of an ice cream cone is the best and so is beautiful family days filled with love and appreciation … i’m smiling over here
What a happy day! Great pictures too.
How come you’re all wearing summer clothes ? Is it that warm in CO ? I thought the weather was the same as the french alps(where I live).
Congrats on the weight loss. I am down to 130 (and gained 55 during my last pregnancy)BUT unlike you, I haven’t start working out yet , I really need to, as you said starting is the hardest.
Sissi, the weather has been unusually warm actually. I’m sure it won’t last. It was 75 degrees this week! I just learned that we are supposed to drop into the 40’s & 50’s again next week. I knew it wasn’t going to last, but it sure takes the edge off of the long winter. Good for you losing so much weight too! That’s wonderful! You look amazing after 4 kiddos! I too gained tons of weight with these two babies back to back. I weighed about 180 right after I had Noah. So, I guess I’m pleased that I’ve lost 40 pounds. I’d like to get to 135 again. Only about 7 pounds left to go. I’m 5′10″, so I think 135 is a healthy weight for me. After I had Austin I snapped right back to 125 within 2 months (and gained 50 pounds during pregnancy)! I can’t imagine being that tiny again. I was soooo boney and lanky. Of course, I was 19.
Working out is really hard to do when you have kids, especially for those moms that work 40 hours a day too. You should post a picture of you when you were pregnant, I’d love to see! I think pregnant women are just lovely.