They light up, just like her

Everything about Tatum lights up. Remember, she is a LIGHT in this world (as Jesus says), and she lights up any room, I say.

But now, alas, her shoes will now allow her to never be lost in a dark room. That’s right folks; there are three little lights on these bad boys…every times she jumps, so GUESS HOW MUCH she is jumping now?

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Moreover, there is Paw Patrol (Marshall and Chase) on the shoes.

Now, they were put away for her birthday, but she came home with scrunched toes in her pink Skechers (size 5), and these are size 7. I guess I should have clued in when I was twisting and turning her ankle to force her toe in her shoes, as she screamed. (oops)

Well, we made the best of the shoes today by playing soccer/golf/hockey combo in the room.

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And then she wanted to garden. IMG_4317 IMG_4318

I must note here that she wanted to wear her Thomas shirt and blue shorts. They were resurrected from the donation pile. (They are size 18 months). But her feet? NOT 18 months.

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I love you!

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I made my bed myself!

And she couldn’t wait to drag me out of bed to show me. So cute! Hard with all of those huge pillows.

Not only that, but she put her outfit together (which she put out the night before)

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So, my little gal is learning responsibility but also pride in her work. Love it.

Rise up Red Sea; Go Cardinals!

And we did rise early Sunday morning for the big game. Unfortunately, Tot and I did not make church this morning because we needed to leave for the game early to avoid any ruckus! So, my sweet Doug (our sweet Doug) came early with waters, tickets and a big smile. We had to take pics of Tot and her dress of course.

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Tot got a pic of us. Almost!
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Mom is now ready to go, and we are off to the game!

IMG_4257HOORAY! We all got there and were ready to find our seats. WOOWOO!20161002_215521_resizedFirst, we had to take in the sea of red people everywhere. The fans are so kind also. 20161002_215228_resized

Now, of course, there were a few LA Ram fans around, but we focused on our cool birds. Doug, smartly, wore Fitzgerald’s number 11.

We got to our seats, and Tot immediately dug into her peanuts. Doug was smart to have me bring these so she could engage her fine motor skills for one quarter. Brilliant.
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A few selfies in between the noise eruption.

What did you say?

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Halftime shopping. Doug bought me a hat. Tot stole it. 

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Then we had the opportunity to thank some police for protecting us and the city! So cool. IMG_4271 IMG_4272

Back for some food. Hummus never tasted so good!20161002_153616_resized
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Doug was having so much fun during our winning that she jumped up and kerplop….

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Cuddle time. Fine with me!!
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And then, this sad face was prophetic because we LOST after the Rams scored. Hmmph.

So, alas, an amazing time with all of us; honestly, I just am so blessed by my family (Doug too wink wink), and as the Cardinals say, I love to protect my nest.

She ended the day here. (I let her stay up and play in her room and she collapsed with exhaustion) IMG_4284


What a day! 

Kelly and da kids!

They are no longer kids!
Kelly’s birthday being today, we decided to meet the girls at Starbucks. Tatum enjoyed being one of the gals and chatting away.

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I love you

These three words are part of her every day vocabulary. Honestly, my heart melts every time she says, “I love you, mommy.” Moreover, she says it to Mama, Doug and Coti too. Often. I mean, often!

Today, she showed her love by cleaning the floor. I wonder where she gets this? She scolded Mama for bringing dirt into the kitchen with her shoes. She sang, “Clean the floors, clean the floors, the dirt dirt dirt is all over the floors!” She then said, “I love you, Mama.”

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She enjoyed her breakfast after.IMG_4286 IMG_4285The rest of the day will be Sportball, errands, and HOPEFULLY some work time for mommy! We’ll throw in some “H” words (the letter of the week), swimming, reading and a good show.  The point of this whole thing is that her heart is overflowing with love, and spending time with her continues to be more fun because she oozes it out to others as well. True joy.