photo shoot bloopers.

Well, shooting a 9 month old, very active little girl is not very easy!  Lucy loves to laugh, clap, and MOVE! We got a few good photos out of her, but we also had many that ended up as bloopers.  Enjoy my adorableee niece!

Cheese?

 

 Mom was helpfully playing with the balloon to make Lucy smile...and then spiked it at her head.

 

 Playing with the balloons!

 

 Lucy about to make a run for it!

 

 Hmmm...I wonder how this tastes?

Yay for meeee!

 

 I'm gonna get ya!

I've had enough of these flowers.

...aaaand I'm done with the bow.

Someone must have told a good joke...

 

Ohhh Auntie Mallory you're too much!

And she's done!

lucy - 9 months

Seriously....

Love her.

(The dress she is wearing was worn on Easter by both me and my sister!)

grandpa.

I can't believe we are old enough now that my dad is a grandpa.  I'm not sure I will ever get used to this.  But, nevertheless I love to see Lucy with her grandpa.  Dad has the ability to make any baby laugh, but especially Lucy girl!

momma?

Momma?  When will you be able to play with me again?

Huh?

week 8.

I am on week 8 of 12.  Wow, this has been such a whirlwind.  I'm getting to the point where I'd like to say, "Ok, that was fun, but I'm done now!" I wish it was that easy!  I was really looking forward to the teacher work day, but of course it snowed last night and it was cancelled!  Needless to say, I feel suuuper unprepared for this week.  Ahh!!  Looks like I'll be winging it a bit...

Anyway, enough about student teaching!  I am finally posting about.............Christmas.  Oh, how I long for my life back.  Anyway, I'll let the pictures do most of the talking.

p.s. 95% of all my pictures are of my a.d.o.r.a.b.l.e. niece!

My baby watching Lucy open up her presents

Recipe book Em made mom.

Lucy in her ODU gear! Go Monarchs!

In her new hat from Uncle Chris and Aunty Mal.

Loves her new gift from Uncle Chris and Aunt Mal.

Oh man...how 'bout those curled bangs??  NICE, Mallory!

Lucy's new stocking made by Mom (Grandma)!

I used to think it was weird that other people didn't have spaghetti on Christmas Eve.

Mom broke out the name tags circa...1998? 

Lucy getting nice and clean for our family to come over.  Hahaha she cracks me up.

Yippee!

Her new fav, clapping.

Her mini-bib made by Aunty Peggy!! hahahaha

Uncle Robby

The stockings were hung...

YUM-O!!!

Love this!

Grandpa gave each of us $1,000,000!

hello? anyone out there?

So, I'm fully aware that my 5 followers have probably deleted my blog by now.  Oops...

Well, you can't say that I didn't warn you!  I knew that student teaching would pretty much consume my life and boy was I right.  I have been working about 40 hours at school and then an additional 22-24 hours a week at my PAID job.  Oh.  Em.  Gee.  I thought I knew what tired felt like, but now I really know.  I do think this is good preparation for having a baby, though!  (That's a silver lining. They help to keep my sanity.)  I am starting my 6th week out of 12 weeks and am feeling pretty good!  The public school germies finally got the best of me late last week and I'm fighting a terrible cold, but overall the first five weeks have been amazing!  I love my school, have a wonderful teacher, and a great class.  My first of four observations by my college advisor was last week and I did very well. :) 

Unfortunately, student teaching is NOT going to be the last leg of my journey to my teaching license.  Turns out I have to take a world history class, so I am enrolled in an online course through NOVA that will run from March 12 to May 7.  But, that will be a cinch after taking a minimum of 9 credits since last January!

It's been a long long L      O         N           G journey, but it will soon come to a close and I can't wait!  I feel like I've been so disconnected from my life the past year during this process and I can't wait to get back to reality and enjoy this time in my life! 

Anyway, I just thought I'd pop in and update a bit.  I'm still here and still alive.  7 weeks left! :)

I'll update about my class soon!

Toodles.