Girl Sorts Of Fun

This was a weekend filled of girl sorts of fun for Yours Truly. On Saturday I jump-started my birthday month celebration a little early by joining my good friend Jennifer for lunch and spa manicures (her birthday is in February so we had a joint-celebration). After returning home the Little Miss and I enjoyed watching her favorite movie of the moment, Princess Diaries 2. I ended my evening watching a rerun of Say Yes To The Dress. Don't worry, Mr. Wagner balanced out all the estrogen in our house by changing the oil in his truck and watching a truck-building TV show. He also ended the day watching a manly aviator movie (after helping me to pick out a favorite wedding dress on the show I was watching but don't tell him that you heard that here).

My favorite event of the weekend was taking our girl on a mommy/daughter date to see a local high school's production of Annie. Our own curly haired girl sure loved the singing and dancing and we enjoyed sharing the outing with our friends Joani and Allison. For me it brought back memories of my own (very short lived) theatrical career in high school where I was in the musical South Pacific. My favorite choir friend Liz and I even had solos...granted they were one line each but I dare say we were truly Oscar worthy.

Happy Valentine's Day 2012!

Wishing you and your loved ones extra hugs, kisses, chocolate and most of all, God's amazing love this Valentine's Day!

Love, The West Coast Wagners

On The Rocks

If you'll recall, the Little Miss and one of her best buddies, Logan, pretended to get married a month or so ago. Well, sounds like their future romantic relationship is already on the rocks. While the two kiddos were walking together holding hands on their way to swim lessons today, the Little Miss tugged on Logan to walk a little faster and he replied,

"Stop doing that!..I was going to marry you when we get older but not if you do that again!"

So classic. I love this cute, talkative, engineer-minded, often silly but yet more serious than most, boy!

Giving Thanks

Lately as part of the Little Miss’ daily bedtime routine, we have been trying to ask her for at least three things that she is thankful for so we can pray and thank God for them. This has been a good reminder in my own life about the need to regularly take the time to quietly reflect on all that I am thankful for. Here are just a few specific things that come to my mind this week:

1. Our girl’s school – If you’ll recall, this mama was so not ready for the school days to start but I have to say, it has been a wonderful experience and our girl LOVES it. I really appreciate the strong sense of family involvement/community that exists at her school in addition to the academic approach and biblical teaching. I am fully aware that there are very different schools of thought regarding the best approach to schooling (the never-ending public vs. private vs. home school debate). I personally support all three approaches and think there is no perfect solution, each has it’s pros and cons, and depends significantly on the child and family. In our case I am thankful that God has provided a terrific school that is a great fit for the Little Miss and our family. I am excited for our whole family to get more and more involved there over the years to come.
   


2. Reconnecting with an “old” friend – The Little Miss and I had the chance to visit with one of my dearest high school friends (Rebecca) this week and got to meet her adorable three year-old daughter for the first time. Most of my high school memories involve Rebecca in one way or another and she will always have a special place in my heart. Unfortunately I could count on one hand the number of times we have seen each other since we graduated 20 years ago (yikes!). Neither of us could even remember the details of the last time we saw each other or exactly how long it has been (at least 10 years if not more I believe). Such a blessing to see Rebecca and though it was too short to truly catch up, it made my week. Now I’m just hoping we can stay better in touch and that it’s not nearly as long before we meet again.



3. Having my hubby home – Mr. Wagner calculated and realized he had to travel for work about 4 months out of the year last year (excluding weekends). While I am so thankful for his job and the fact that he enjoys it, our whole family is really thankful that he’s starting on a new design project. That means we will have him home more this coming year. The Little Miss and I enjoy our share of “girl time” but we much prefer having the man of our house around! His presence helps us to feel more complete, as our little (but so very blessed) family of three.