A few of my favorites....

This year for Christmas we had our pictures taken by the FANTASTIC Amber Torres...if you ever need pictures and you are in the Dallas area...she is AMAZING. I love these and cherish them all! THANK YOU AMBER!!!

Gia. Abby. and the Chair.

I think that it must be part of being two. Gia has developed obsessions. She is currently obsessed with the Abby shirt and the chair (which goes EVERY WHERE with her...we even had a near melt down when we had to leav it at home today). I think this is normal, but it makes for some interesting times. As I am typing this she is sitting on the fireplace....with the chair next to her....normal...moms, anyone?

Bia Bear. Abby Cadabby. Running into walls.

Some might say that Gia is slightly obsessed with Sesame Street. Some might say this is an understatement. Nana gave her Abby Cadabby pajamas and she is in heaven...litteraly. this face captures her spirit....
Showing off her teeth.

Abby in all of her glory.

Here is a picture of Gia "hitting" her head on the couch....she runs up to the couch and goes "uh-oh" very carefully hits her head and then starts cracking up. TONS of entertainment.

All smiles with Bia Bear...sure I am biased, but it doesn't get much sweeter than this.

Gia is one busy girl.

....this was Gia this morning when I woke her up....
....Nana painted her toes because it was sock, shoes and feet fun on Sesame Street

....she found these clip on earrings and fell in love

...art project side one

....art project two.

Gia had a very busy day! Loads of fun and always a cutie!

The Prusuit of Happyness

For the past six months or so, I have been making a conscious effort to become "happier". It sounds trite, and it is not always successful, but all in all I think that the exercise has worked.

There are often bumps in the road. When those present themselves, I like to go back to basics. I decided that today I am going to go back to basics and thought I would share those with my blogging friends...all three of you ;-).

Gretchen Rubin has an incredible blog called "The Happiness Project" and she is writing a book that should be out later this year. If you are looking for constant reminders or tips, her blog is an excellent resource.

Simple steps to happiness:

• Identify what brings you joy, satisfaction and engagement
• Identify what brings you guilt, anger, boredom and remorse
• MAKE RESOLUTIONS to do what brings you joy, satisfaction and engagement and steer clear what brings you guilt anger, boredom and remorse
• Identify CONCRETE ACTIONS that will boost happiness
• KEEP RESOLUTIONS (obviously, the most difficult part)

"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy" -Robert Louis Stevenson

As a mother, I feel that I have a duty to be happy for Miss G. The duty to despite the external factors to be happy and upbeat to bring her joy in every facet of her life.

You can email Gretchen Rubin and she can provide great resolution charts. Simply email grubin at gretchenrubin dot com. Simply put "Resolution Chart" in the subject line...it's FANTASTIC.

I will be re-completing mine this evening. Refocus. Find happiness. Live it.

As I was playing with my camera.....

Gia decided to become a wash woman in the hall bathroom. Just too funny!

I LOVE my new camera!