THE FACE!

Lisa April 29, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

When you hold my hands, I can pull myself  into a sitting position with my head perfectly strong and stable.   I am right where I am supposed to be for my age developmentally, and you should be proud, because I am not only where I should be… I AM SO CUTE DOING JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.   Nana, while having slight bias, says, I am even cute when she has to change my special princess presents… now let’s just say,  THAT IS REALLY CUTE… cuz I must also say, most everyone else here at camp…well  they seem to think… that I don’t really smell like roses at ‘certain’ times… but Nana and I … we know better… I’m a rose!

Okay, so yesterday I talked all about gross doggy slobber, mud and slime, and today I am writing about princess presents that are rose-odoriffic….  probably not appropriate for the internet or a LOVE letter, but just tryin’ to share with ya’ll everything about me and my day.   Pretty much that is my day… for now… but just wait when you get home, I will be ready for so much more.   Now, my days, well it  is like you guys…. you hurry up to get where you are, and then you sit a bit, eat a bit, SLEEP VERY LITTLE ,  have but a few moments of soldier privacy time, and then work work work… just like me, get up bright and early, hang out a bit, eat a bit, SLEEP VERY LITTLE, take care of all kinds of princess privacy stuff, and then I am…. workin it, workin it, workin it!   Being cute and sweet. Nana and Poppy try really hard to make sure camp is fun though… and today was my first trip out of the house to an outdoor event.   I went to see Dr. Randy and his daughter who was playing softball against Aunt Arrianna’s school.   I was in my stroller, bundled up like Nanook of the North…but here is a photo of her being catcher…  and also batting and getting on base!

So… yeah… we had a field trip… and it was pretty fun to get out of the house.   We didn’t stay too long, since Nana didn’t want me to wake up and be hungry…. but thank you to Dr. Randy for having Poppy me and the girls for a bit… MY VERY FIRST SOFTBALL GAME!  (even if sleeping and bundled for a snow storm)  

I love you Mom and Dad!

So, even with so many similarities in our lives… and yeah, I am sure that while soldiering in Iraq is probably hard and stuff  I just want you to know it doesn’t hold a candle to the real task of being your Little Miss Adorable, (always camera ready and looking so hmmm, shall we say  A D O R A B L E – ) your daughter,

Guillianna!

April Showers…

Lisa April 28, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

It is the end of April here in the mitten state, and like I said if April showers bring May flowers, well I am certain to be buried among about a bazillion flowers soon… because it is definately SHOWERING HERE.  Nana lives in the snow belt in the winter and CLEARLY THE RAIN BELT IN THE SPRING…

Not that I am the type to complain, but geez… as if the shedding slobbering dogs, and massive amount of kitty hair was not enough we can now offiicially add the beautiful smell of wet dog and MUD  everywhere forgive the grossness,  to the  zoo here at CAMP NANA.

I hope they are not expecting me to help clean up this stuff… I am sure I am far too young for that kind of child labor… right mom? right dad?   I mean isn’t there an age minumum of   FIVE years , NO 16 years… yeah, that’s it, after the age of sixteen grandchildren help with chores… I am sure there are loyal supporters out there who would agree… AREN’T THERE?  I have bearly had a chance to grow my princess nails, and have yet to have a princess manicure… so …the whole chore thing… well I will take a pass on that for now…okay Nana?

Here I am with my work clothes on…there are  floors to scrub… hair balls the size of Mount Rushmore to pick up… I see them blowing across the floor like tumbleweeds I kid you not…  BUT I should not complain huh mom and dad,  I am sure it beats, sand boogies, and desert storms… so I will quit my complaining…  by the way Nana had to promise mommy  – to be very careful about some of the facts in my love letters, like when they are there, or how they get there, where they stop and stuff like that, so sorry everyone if you are waiting to hear, it is PRINCESS PRIVACY FOR NOW.   Gotta keep the soldiers safe  and Nana has to listen to Mommy or she will get fired.   But I will have Nana type what she can when she can… and I will still write mom and dad to tell them about my days and nights.   As you can see today, NOT FUN…mud soup in the back yard, tracked in and everywhere by the 200 lb baby beast who thinks he is a 2 pound dog.  IT IS TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY   G R O S S !

But it appears, the CHORE LIST is still void of my name… AUNT ARRI HAS QUITE A FEW, AND NOW WITH ALL MY AUNTS DONE WITH COLLEGE UNTIL FALL, WELL, THEIR LISTS WILL GROW BEFORE NANA EVEN THINKS ABOUT ADDING ANOTHER NAME.   Uncle Nick will be back soon too, so relatively speaking, I’m golden for quite a while, and the hands on GUILLIANNA  list of pampering is the only list I will be thinking and dreaming about.   Here I am holding hands… my big thing.. I know, it’s a bit needy, but hey… I am not even 5 months old yet.   So I like to be swaddled, fed, and have both hands held while Nana has me in just the right position on her squishy body… but look I am still cute!

And I am dreaming of other ways for all to participate in my pamper the princess chore list… which clearly is NOT A CHORE, but I figure if Nana has wet dog foot wiping chores there must be ‘pretty princess needs pampering’ chores.

So here I am celebrating my lack of responsibility.  Darn I am totally adorable even in my work gear… Which by the way mom and dad, my soldiers, are in fact total SUPERHERO’S,  and I wore the shirt you gave me special for today’s love letter.  I just wanted to remind you how I feel.   I am  and always will be, your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

Deployment Day for Mommy..

Lisa April 27, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

This was a big day, probably one of the longest for mommy in a while.   I am doing great mommy, and I am one day closer to being back at home with you.   Now that your (hopefully) last tour of duty has officially begun we begin the journey home.

 MEET MY ARMY BEAR

He is about four feet tall, (just like my mom)…. lol… just teasing you mom… you’re the perfect size…

I bet I will be just like you in the size department… and I will love it!

Here I am…

Here it is Monday in Michigan.  It is nearly 80 degrees again, the sun is shining, the trees are all budding and flowers are beginning to blossom for SPRING.   Nana is hopeful the snows of winter are behind us for a while, and we are getting ready for nicer warmer weather for me to go outside and enjoy.   Today I even wore short sleeves… and have on the top you got for me when you were here.   Don’t I look adorable.

All my Aunts are finishing up with school, the ones in college, well this is the last week until fall.   When they go back Aunt Mikayla will be a senior, Aunt Alyx a Junior, Aunt Allyssa a sophmore and believe it or not Aunt Arri a freshman in college.   Uncle Nick will be home from the Marshall Islands too and may be  if they accept his paperwork late he could be starting Law School (since he doesnt return until after the deadline) …. but until August… IT IS ALL ABOUT ME… and I will have so many helpers around that… yes… I hoping to be SPOILED SPOILED SPOILED…  hey who is the wise guy giving me bunny ears…

I am beginning to want to sit a bit, and I really like this position, but need a lot of help still.   I love watching Barney and friends and yes I still like Sid the Science Kid. 

So we played around and everyone tried to make me look silly with the bunny ears, but little did they know…. it is hard to make me look silly…

This is my serious face…

which usually leads to me getting what ever I want..

 Do I look like I am serious… or what… ha ha, enough with the bunny ears…

 I must admit…when I am serious… I am still… A TOTAL PRINCESS!

Much love to you and to daddy…remember,  I am always LITTLE MISS ADORABLE, your daughter,

Guillianna!

See you soon mommy…

Lisa April 26, 2009 3Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

This is Sunday, April is almost over, and I am writing tonights love letter as my mommy is about to embark on her second tour of duty in Iraq.  

I will not say good bye to mom, because, I prefer to be HALF FULL like my poppy taught my mom to always be….. always look at everything with a full heart and a positive twist.   So I say… see ya soon mommy… I will be right here waiting for you at camp, and I will fill your days and nights with my letters and photos, and dreams of what it will be when we are all together again.  I promise to write every day… and I love you forever.

Let me tell you about today… not only was it “all hands on” Sunday with all my Aunts at home…but we were spontaneous… and we made a quick lunch plan…that worked out for everyone…

Today, Nana and Poppy drove me to Flint, where we met Great Aunt Ida and Cuz Nanc for lunch…. Papa and GG-ma joined us, and we all sat and visited while I looked my usual adorable self.   We kept thinking, how nice it would have been to have you there, but  you know what IF YOU AND DADDY WERE THERE we wouldn’t have been at that place eating… DADDY WOULD HAVE CHOSEN TO EAT AT SONICS,  instead…right daddy?  But seriously you were both  in our hearts and minds.    Hey where is Nanc… where is Aunt Alyx…  where is Papa and GG-ma.  You’d think with all the practice Nana gets with the darn camera she could have gotten one photo with everyone, but no… her head would be lost if not attached to her body these days…

So since my nana was not thinking and didn’t get Aunt Alyx in the picture as she is hiding behing Aunt Allyssa…. below is Aunt Alyx, unbenounced to her… Nana is a sneak…

Nana certainly will not make herself too popular with that big black camera of hers, but she says, it is okay, because everyone here wants you to know how much they love me, and they want you to have real pictures, of what my days are like… REAL PEOPLE, REAL PHOTOS, REAL CAMP FUN… so here are all the pics from our lunch… personally, I love them, because they will all be in my scrapbook for years to come. 

Here is Aunt Nanc with her mom… one day, this will be you and me mom, and daddy already got me a pair of sunglasses just like they have… I had a VERY fun time in Flint.

Here is GG-ma and Papa… with LITTLE MISS ADORABLE, me!

You are going to work for a bit, but now that deployment is here, and we have made it through the waiting, and moving that had to happen first, we  are really closer to building our future together… even if  we are apart.  I am doing my share… learning exactly how little princess’ eat, and sleep, and coo and play, just for you two.  You will be so impressed I am sure.   When you come back to the United States, you will have earned a living that will make for a great start in our new home together.   Maybe Nana will teach me how to pick up crayons, I could be very good at painting  and designing the walls in a new home… or maybe Nana will teach me some of mommy’s old tricks, and all the other Aunts, I can learn about all the little tricks you guys played on Nana and Poppy when you were little.   She says, that will keep me busy the whole time you are deployed.   ARE YOU READY FOR THAT MOM..?   Aunt Allyssa says she has the drawing of stars down pat, on just about any surface…LOL, I will bet I can master that art… what do you think?    Probably not by December, but Nana assures me I will have a lifetime to show off all the little things a princess can do to ENRICH the days and nights of  a mom and a dad.  

Not that I would really know a lot about this stuff…. but they say in most cases it takes nine months for a baby to be born, some of us  – in a bit of a hurry – well, we come sooner, but not to offend any of the Michiganders who read this, I must be the bearer of bad news…. in just nine months it will be December… and there will be plenty of snow for daddy to build snowmen in, and most certainly the perfect weather for a princess’ first birthday party.   In just nine months!   I hear your R&R is scheduled for the end of November into the first part of December, and hopefully you will be here just in time to have a Thanksgiving feast, no matter what day you get here… WE WILL ALL BE THANKFUL,  and an amazingly awesome birthday cake, and you can count on about a bazillion hugs and kisses.  If we take small steps, and just get to the end of each month, before you know it, we will be in a Michigan Winterwonderland, and we will be celebrating my first birthday together.  So just think, in about the same time it took for me to arrive here… we will see each other again, and it will be PARTY…MY CRIB…. TWO AM… !  

I have shared my photo op time with everyone today, and yes this is a long letter, but I don’t know when you will get on line to see me and wanted you to have GREAT PICTURES TO PUT INTO YOUR HEAD FOR THE LONG TRIP…. they can spin around inside your head, and will be your secret energy boost.  

Here I am trying to reach for a bunny that poppy was holding, and I am verbally telling him… I want it NOW… in the most polite princess way! That and … I am done with tummy time!

I have put more pictures into this love letter than any in the past, as I said, wanting you to have your fill of photos in your head for the trip…

I am thinking here, and I am learning, but mostly mommy I am loving being your daughter, and will make you so proud just like you make your mom and your dad…

I will say good nite for now, and I will see you soon mommy, just remember that I will always be your Little Miss Adorable, and your daughter,

and always your princess…

L I T T L E

M I S S

A B S O L U T E L Y

A D O R A B L E

Guillianna!