Justin and I come across this billboard several times when heading out east to Vermont and it turns out it's all over parts of 75 South in Georgia as well (when on our way to Florida). Even when Stella was just a little baby, about 5 months, I thought this was seeing into the future of what she would look like at 4 years old. Replace this girl's blue eyes with hazel and hello Stella Jane Clark!
What do you all think?
It's the perky little nose, round face, full lips and now....most of you will not have noticed this yet but our little girl is also developing quite the set of strong eyebrows just like her mama! And the Hampton Inn girl has them too. People used to always call me Brooke Shields - unfortunately not because of my stunning looks or hot bod (yuck, ok i was like 12 back then) but because of my bushy brows. Thank got in my late 20's I discovered waxing and trimming.
Ter-Bear celebrated his bday in Mexico this year but Stella got him the Frank Stella book and signed "Happy Birthday Terry" by Mr. Stella himself. Very cool. Happy Bday dad, we love you!
Let me repeat that but with the use of much more needed explanation marks.
O.M.G.!!!!!!!!!
So my Aunt Deb, who will be otherwise referred to here in the Stella® blog as "G. Aunt Deb" (the "G." stands for Great as she is my aunt and Stella's Great Aunt), has made the big jump, taken the plunge, dove in, hmmmm how many other ways can i word this, oh yes - she has Crossed Over To The Other Side.......into the world of "the computer" as she explained to me in one of the greatest voice mail messages i have received since i myself crossed over into world of the cell phone (which was a long time ago of course, so that's alot of voice mail messages that she was up against!).
So G. Aunt Deb - let me formally welcome you to the Stella® blog! And let me LET YOU know how very excited i was to hear that you hunkered down, for god only knows how many HOURS ;) and embraced what you called the "Stella-thon". A term of which i will be adopting btw into my vocabulary - it's FAB. You went through each and every single post on Stella's blog since it launched well over a year ago. You are awesome. But more importantly here - i am seriously so happy you went out and got yourself that iPad (are you loving it? do i need one? did you get a good deal? if so, please do share ;) ) Because you can now be in touch with us keeping up to date on all of her
Stella-ventures as there were so many times i would post something and think oh what a shame G.Aunt Deb can't see this because i know she would get such a kick out of this. Like the Human Whoopie Cushion video that you said is now one of your favorites :)
So again, Welcome Fellow Stella® blogger, G. Aunt Deb!
And as i raise my glass and toast to you....this video post is for you. Let me introduce to you Stella's "Old Lady Look". ENJOY ;)
P.S. If you ever feel the urge to comment on anything here in her blog all you do is click on the word "comment" which is right under the post at the bottom of each post and then click on Anonymous, then type your message and don't forget to say it's from you, then his Post - all the comments get directly sent to my email and i will see them as soon as they are posted.
A christmas gift from Jeamma - handmade kitchen apron, oven mitt, and adorable chef hat! She likes to walk around and just wear the chef hat. Now if only i could get her to cook up a real meal around here because god knows i'm not good for that. ;)
Yea, if only i had those eyes in the back of my head that you threaten young children with so they DO NOT DO THINGS LIKE THIS!
And yes, as i turned around and realized holy schinitoes kid - what are you DOING UP THERE, i managed to quickly grab my camera while telling Stella "stay there, don't move." THEN after the shot was successfully taken i, in my very responsible mommy tone, told Stella "NO. You cannot do that." Hmmmm - perhaps the camera snapping and the NO afterwards could be sending mix signals to my baby girl. oh well - she'll get over it and figure it out cuz it was a Kodak Moment! ;)
And this was all in the same day....ohhhhh boy what else is in store for us around here with this dare devil of a girl.
So i hope the fact that her noggin' is in the 58th percentile and her weight is in the ELEVENTH percentile means that she's got some brains up in that big ol' little head of hers and that she is gonna be one smart cookie! ;)
This was the first time while at her dr. appt that Stella displayed Major Disapproval at pretty much anything and everything her nurse or doctor would try to do. Unlike the past when she was always such a gem with all of them.
This is basically how it all went down:
(Stella): What, Your Gonna Weigh Me? SCREAM. Measure My Head? SCREAM. Look Inside My Ears & Up My Nose? SCREAM.
Oh the toddler years - they're gonna keep us on our toes that's for sure :)
That candy sucker seemed to chill her out for like a minute - then she saw right through that diversion and was back to the mode of get me out of here. Little did she know we hadn't even finished up with a farewell-how-do-ya-do shot. (the MMR this time)
Sisterhood of The Traveling Dress Project has it's Second Update for you all :)
As well as Stella and I leaving Florida this week....so did the Stella Friendship Dress! Peggy has sent it off to Emilee in Bellbrook, Ohio. Take a look at all the people that have contributed so far. And wow only 5 sisters left - ohhhhh how i can't wait to see it!!
Thanks again to everyone that's participated to date and a special thanks to Britny who worked on her part during her recovery process from knee surgery this month. Wishing you well Brit-Brit!
XOXOXO,
Jen & Stella
FIRST UPDATE: January 21, 2011
Sisterhood of The Traveling Dress Project has it's first Update for you all!
The Stella Friendship Dress is making the rounds and I've been told it's turning out really cute! And I've also been told by some of you that it's inspired you to bust out that sewing machine you've had laying around and get creative which turned out to be a lot of fun :) That was fun to hear.
Yay, this is so cool! Thank you again to all that have added their touch to the dress so far & made additional aprons, etc. & to those of you that will be doing so soon!
I have a Special Note: Stella’s GREAT Grandma Alice, 86 yrs. Old, even added her touch to one of the aprons my Aunt Joyce made – we weren’t sure if she could do it but she was able to - so that has turned out to be a special bonus with this dress.
