Our Family Four

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Childhood and Motherhood and Oatmeal and Walks

Posted on 9:10 AM by Unknown
Below this picture there is a video of Hannah eating her oatmeal, and I love it so much.  
Oatmealcard 1But I have to be honest, she's just sitting at the table eating oatmeal.  There is no fun music and no narrative to help tell the story.  She doesn't say a word throughout and there is no funny ending if you make it all the way through.
BUT…it is hilarious.  
I recorded it a few weeks ago, but when I pulled it up last night I watched through the whole thing.  Twice.  And I laughed, because it is SO HANNAH right now.  She is sitting in front of a blank white wall, but her eyes move back and forth over it constantly.  Her face is incredibly expressive.  And she opens her mouth so SO wide for every bite that it's almost comedic.

 I realized that one of the reasons that I find photography and blogging to be so satisfying is that it's both a collection of my kids' childhood and of my motherhood and Chris' fatherhood.  A video of 2 year old Hannah eating oatmeal for lunch is a satisfying snapshot of 2 minutes of my day right now.
On this day, the oatmeal day, Hannah got a birthday card from Grandpa Brad with stickers in it, and she promptly sat herself down in the doorway to apply the stickers to the card and then herself.
Oatmealcard 2Oatmealcard 3Oatmealcard 5Oatmealcard 7Oatmealcard 6Then she wanted to take Upsy Daisy for a walk, as we do pretty regularly these days, so we did.Daisywalk 1This walk in particular (with or without Upsy Daisy) is one that we take often throughout the week.Daisywalk 2Daisywalk 4It's the first part of our weekly trip to the  coffee shop for homemade ice cream, coffee, and cake.Daisywalk 3Daisywalk 5It's the start of a trip to Richmond, a trip to church, or a trip into the city.Daisywalk 6Daisywalk 7Daisywalk 8Daisywalk 10Daisywalk 11It's the way to a favorite park, the library, the gym, and to Chris' work.  This little walk is something that we will always remember.  But on this day, it was Upsy Daisy that was getting the royal treatment, Daisywalk 12Daisywalk 13Daisywalk 14with kisses, flowers, and a good push down the hill.
Daisywalk 15Daisywalk 16Daisywalk 17Daisywalk 18It was a sweet, simple, and very common day full of all of the sorts of things that I want to remember.
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
Posted in Hannah, London, photos, us | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • The Things You Do When You are You, Jayce
    A few weeks ago I was looking at a blog entry that I did when Jayce was around Hannah's age where I was detailing some new trick that he...
  • 3 Year Old Jayce-isms
    I made these pants for Jayce a few months ago and just got the chance to get some pictures of him in them.  I thought they would make a fun ...
  • A Story of Stickers Gone Wrong
    One day, a mom made a terrible mistake.  She thought she had purchased Toy Story 3 stickers, but as her child excitedly ran into the room wi...
  • Celebrating 2
    We've had a bit of a dilemma about Jayce's birthday each year, because we don't have any family nearby to have just a little fam...
  • Crayons and Heat
    This is what happened when the heat index was 120 degrees. A mom was too hot to go outside for any length of time, so everyone stayed insid...
  • St John's Park
    There is a wonderful park very near our flat and just next to Jayce's school called St John's park.   We all headed over a few weeks...
  • The Park
    It was really beautiful today, so Mom, Jayce and I headed to the park for a little bit.  We had a good time with the usual stuff, such as sl...
  • Hannah and Grandma
    Mom came to visit last week while Chris was in California.  She hadn't been to see us since June, AKA she hadn't seen Hannah since s...
  • A Good Mom
    Sometimes, a good mom is the one who seizes the opportunity to use her energy most efficiently.  Someone who occasionally bypasses the “teac...
  • Hannah's Birthday at Kew Gardens, Part 1
    Are you getting sick of reading about dresses yet?  Because I am just a little sick of writing about them.  I have a few more sewing things ...

Categories

  • 2013 Monthly Goals (11)
  • attempts at being crafty and domestic (80)
  • Baby #2 (31)
  • Birthday (29)
  • Chelsea (30)
  • Chris (48)
  • Christmas (33)
  • decor (4)
  • Ellery (1)
  • Erin (54)
  • Etsy (9)
  • family (46)
  • Germany (6)
  • Grandparents (49)
  • Halloween (11)
  • Hannah (116)
  • Holidays (30)
  • House (17)
  • I Heart Faces (3)
  • I sew (9)
  • Jayce (219)
  • Justin (10)
  • LCC (3)
  • Lemon Tree Creations (12)
  • Lincoln (6)
  • London (52)
  • marriage (1)
  • me (100)
  • milestones (10)
  • naptime (4)
  • Parenting (49)
  • photography stuff (38)
  • photos (48)
  • Publication (6)
  • random (23)
  • Scotland (4)
  • sick (7)
  • Sunday Six (3)
  • The Farm (1)
  • travel (12)
  • tricks (4)
  • tutorial (3)
  • us (153)
  • vacation (19)
  • videos (21)
  • Visitors (2)
  • walking (1)

Blog Archive

  • ▼  2013 (79)
    • ►  September (5)
    • ►  August (6)
    • ▼  July (15)
      • Hannah Doll
      • Hannah's Birthday at Kew Part 2 and Sleeping in Pu...
      • Hannah's Birthday at Kew Gardens, Part 1
      • The Floral A-Line: AKA, My Favorite
      • On Non-Milk and Hannah's Bubble Shorts
      • Fluttery Floral Tunic Dress
      • Four Dresses, Three Too Big
      • Popsicle Geranium and A Surprise
      • On Making Dresses, the Geranium, and Being One of ...
      • Childhood and Motherhood and Oatmeal and Walks
      • Race Day
      • The Tent
      • Hannah Says...
      • School Holidays and Our Park
      • Jayce's Birthday Party
    • ►  June (13)
    • ►  May (4)
    • ►  April (12)
    • ►  March (7)
    • ►  February (9)
    • ►  January (8)
  • ►  2012 (114)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (11)
    • ►  September (14)
    • ►  August (7)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (7)
    • ►  April (4)
    • ►  March (10)
    • ►  February (11)
    • ►  January (11)
  • ►  2011 (142)
    • ►  December (10)
    • ►  November (22)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (6)
    • ►  August (15)
    • ►  July (10)
    • ►  June (10)
    • ►  May (13)
    • ►  April (12)
    • ►  March (8)
    • ►  February (11)
    • ►  January (15)
  • ►  2010 (131)
    • ►  December (8)
    • ►  November (7)
    • ►  October (10)
    • ►  September (9)
    • ►  August (13)
    • ►  July (11)
    • ►  June (12)
    • ►  May (14)
    • ►  April (14)
    • ►  March (11)
    • ►  February (11)
    • ►  January (11)
  • ►  2009 (34)
    • ►  December (15)
    • ►  November (19)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile