Getting ahead of myself

No. David hasn't shown me how to upload my videos from the Flip camera.

Yes. We plan on working on that today.

Yes. You should see some footage from our trip very soon.

It's MLK day and I have my husband home all day. Hallelujah and pass the peas!

We have pictures this morning downtown and I am excited to get them done. Poor Baby Boy hasn't had professional photos since he was 10 months and he is now nearly 17 months and Little Girl hasn't had any done since we cut her hair into the sassy wedge over a year ago. This is serious stuff. We simply must capture the cuteness of this stage in photos or I will never forgive myself.

So.... We are off this morning to do just that. Somehow I have coordinated us all in blue and yellow. Every. Outfit. I don't even do this consciously I don't think. But - now David and I are slapping on the only things that we own that have yellow in them just so we can jump into a few of the shots and look like we are a proper "matching" family. It really is all about the kids today and I am excited about the cute little jean jacket we bought LG and the navy pinstripe blazer with baggy jeans we have for the boy. Cuteness.

Right now a lot of my focus, even though it has been a lot on these photos, has been of the images I have seen on television about the people in Haiti. I have to admit that at first when I heard of the disaster - I didn't really feel a lot about it. I hate to admit that because it sounds so horrible. I can tend to be very out of sight out of mind on certain things and it didn't really feel real. It just looked like every other disastrous world situation I have seen on the screen so many times before and I felt a little numb to it all. Well, it didn't take long for me to watch the news stories and even see people that I know from Convoy of Hope getting involved and going over there to assist in such a horrible crises for me to feel connected - to feel compelled - to want to help. It's hard to look at what we have and possess and see such profound loss and devastation on out t.v. screens. It's real. It's not a story. It's happening.

Here's a link to donate something - anything - to help out the efforts for these people. Even $5 will help them, so please don't be numb to it.

Well, onto the post title. I am finding myself gearing up for all things summer which is crazy because it's.....January. It might be because LG's preschool is having us sign her up and get her ready for next year and also giving us info about summer school. Man! I even told David last night that I really needed to start thinking about the kids' birthday parties and how I was going to do them this year and he said "Kara. You have like 8 months. You're probably o.k.". Shew! That's true. Ha! I also started talking to my mom about planning our family vacation this summer with my parents and my siblings and their families and it made me go into Summer mode even more. I am totally wishing away the rest of this dreadful Winter.

There - I said it.

I am ready to plant things in my garden I'm going to start. Ready to watch all my plants come to life in my new house that I have yet to ever see in bloom before. I am ready for vacations and days by the pool (I can walk to the one in our subdivision. Yippee!) and I'm ready for lazy days and ice cream and tans. Yes. That is where I am at right now. I am looking ahead and feeling anticipation for all things Summer.

But for now, I will enjoy this blessing of a day that will consist of 50 degree weather and a photo shoot with my beautiful kids. I am so very thankful for this day and for this moment in time.

Have a great day today!