easter with Mama's family....

The day started with my famly. We had a yummy brunch that included a semi-competition of quiches between me and my mom (hers won). Charleigh is the only small child so she had to find something like 22 eggs all by herself. Task completed. She loves all the attention, being the first little girl born in our family in 25 years.....

Easter basket from Nana and Papa
checking out her loot
apparently the eggs are more interesting than

pictures with cousin Candice

munching a cupcake in her undies...

(this WT pic's for you Lorie.....)

a lady called Beach.....

So, Beach the person (see previous beach post) is my daughter's name for my aunt Sandy. A few weeks ago as we pulled up in front of her house, Charleigh starts saying "Beach! Beach!" As best we can figure she got this name because my aunt's boyfriend would always tell the baby "Wanna go to the beach?" every time he saw her. We try to get her to say Aunt Sandy, but she'll just tell us "No, Beach!" Last weekend on our way to the real beach we got to about Taft and Charleigh starts crying hysterically for "Beach". Apparently, she was under the impression that we were going to Beach's house....so now we'll evidently be going to see Beach or going to see the ocean.......

one of those days.....

...or more like, one of those weeks. I know that it sounds ridiculous, what with it having just been Easter which is one of my favorite days of the year and all, but for about a week now, I have totally been struggling. I feel as if I am in a funk and just can't seem to pull out. Someone advised me to try writing out my thoughts so that's what I'm doing. Hopefully it'll help clear my mind and not just sound like I'm whining. I don't really know what the problem is, it just seems to be there. Every time it seems to get better, another day comes that just seems to reinforce all my insecurities about myself. I was talking to a good friend a couple days ago and told her that I guess I always want to think that if I could only be this way or look that way or have this or do that, I wouldn't have all these awkward, geeky qualities. But I'm starting to think that's not true. I probably really know it's not true. The most frustrating part is that the voice inside telling me that these issues I have are just an exaggeration and so not logical just keeps getting drowned out by the one saying the opposite. I'm hoping that this beautiful spring weather and the adorable and semi-well potty-trained little girl I love so much will both be catalysts to bring me out of this, but for now please be praying for me ........

the beach.....

don't you wish this physique warranted a bikini in your 20's also?

the Baywatch shot.....baby to the rescue!!
what is a day at the beach without ice cream?

Saturday morning, the three of us drove over to Pismo to spend the day at the beach. Not to be confused with Beach the person (post on this to come later). The weather was absolutely gorgeous and we had such a fun time. Our little munchkin had absolutely no fear of the water, unlike her daddy. As the waves would come in she tried pulling him farther into the water. Seeing as how it felt like melted ice water we figure that our child is going to be a bit of a fish this summer. And now for some shots of our bikini babe.......

egg hunt at the ericsson's.....

Thursday night Charleigh had her first Easter egg hunt at the Ericsson's house. She picked up on it pretty quickly, but was easily distracted by toys and other kids. At least she had fun....

I love this picture! They look like they are

really having a conversation.

Please note that both Charleigh and Jacob walked past tons of eggs right in front of them in search of the eggs that were far away.
Who needs candy? Give this girl some goldfish and she is good to go!