If these socks don’t last longer than a month, I don’t know what I’ll do. I feel like I’m supplying socks for the entire hospital sometimes.

My mom is an expert Grandma. She sends Piper Jane these gifts and they are 100% of the time Piper’s new favorite thing. This time, she sent this giant pink hippo that is both a pillow/sleeping bag and a toy. Piper was scared of it at first, but after Jake swung her around in it for a while, she warmed up to it.

Then she took a bump on a log style nap in it after watching a few episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba. She looked so cozy in that thing and I sort of got jeal’ that I didn’t have one.

The whole weekend with Pip was special and awesome and good.

Love,

Reags

We were all having a lovely central park stroll..walking around, looking on to the beautiful Bethesda Fountain, when we were suddenly caught in a life threatening downpoor. Luckily we were able to find shelter in the Bandshell and hung out there listening to street performers until the rain let up. I love the bandshell because it always reminds me of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. You know, the cracker jack scene..I really love that movie and it never ever gets old.

The good thing about life threatening rain, is that when it lets up, you have the park to yourself!

We headed down to Times Sq for a quickie peak and then had dinner at Shake Shack. But not before we looked on in wonder.

I love this city so much that I even still like Times Square. Most New Yorkers don’t admit liking it, or maybe they really just don’t like it, but I think it’s a pretty cool place, and I’m happy to take you there if you’re visiting. Espesh if you take me to a show! Wink!

PS, are Jesse and I not each other’s spitting image? Except his eyes are brown. I also look like my dad. And weren’t they cute in their Atlanta Braves gear? Awww.

(off for our trip today! what am I doing on the blob?)

Pippy got some new sunglasses from her Grandma Beth (Jake’s mom), and since she likes to wear sunglasses suddenly, they were the perfect gift. They fit her perfectly and she kept them on, only pulling them up now and again to either get a better look at something, or show her surprise.

We went outside to lay in the grass, it was the only sort of sunny day we’ve had in a week and a half! I felt pretty lucky that the rain didn’t start until the late afternoon, so we were able to see this flower girl outside in her pretty, sunny dress. It’s the perfect dress, I got it from Pumpkin. Her shoes are from a thrift shop and I made her flower halo. Inspired by this!

We had a lot of family in town for the occasion. My mom, my dad, my brother Jesse and my Auntie Gail. It’s pretty special that Pip has had family in town every year for her birthday.

(Piper is still anti grass, BTW)

My little brother, Jesse, hasn’t seen Piper Jane since she was 8 months old. She is totally different of course. When she was 8 months old, she hadn’t even learned how to sit on shoulders yet, and she was just barely teaching herself how to tap things! Now she is an expert at each. If she ever decides to teach a class, she’s the type that can charge whatever she wants. She’s that good.

My Auntie Gail came all the way from Albuquerque, NM to meet Pip. This was a very big deal which Piper Jane caught on to, so she dealt out the snuggs left and right. (always the crowd pleaser)

After playing outside for a while, we came inside to get Pip’s sensitive eyes out of the sun. We went to the cafeteria, because Piper Jane likes the big windows, and she for the life of her couldn’t figure out how Grandma got on the other side!

The cafeteria is empty on the weekends, so Pip was able to explore it. She saw these Italian chef statues and was immediately obsessed. It was one of those things where she was really afraid of them and didn’t want to get too close, but she also didn’t want to leave them. We walked away and Piper Jane had a meltdown. She was pulling me to go back, she was stomping and she was refusing to walk anywhere unless it was back to the cafeteria. What a weirdsie, that girl.

So..4. Can you believe it? 4 is just crazy. Next thing you know, she’ll be practicing carwheals and kissing boys.

I guess she’ll just have to be silly like always!

One of my favorite things about trying new things with Pip, is the confused/concerned looks she gives me. While going down the slide, Piper Jane seemed to have the following thoughts circling through her mind….”what kind of mother does this?”, “i’m not certain, but this slopey thing is a bit of a risk”, “i want my pink blankie” and “my mother is crazy. “.

Pip spent the whole 15 minutes just studying the place and looking hilarious while doing it. I love her more every day. Because every day she shows more personality and more spirit. I spend most of my time with her imagining what she is thinking and how she is making sense of the world, and the one thing I know, is that it is better/funnier/cuter/sillier/deeper than my most wild imagination.

Did you ever see a cuter Little Miss Pip sitting on a tuffet?

~I apologize for the terrible photos. they were completely overexposed, and this was the best I could do with the editing. This is why it is always better when Jake is the one taking photos.

I’ve felt peace about her passing, but I know it will be hard to be there and not have her to chat with. I can’t imagine going to Utah in the future and not seeing her. Those are the things that make me the saddest. I’m going to miss her calling me “dolly”. I’ve always loved hearing her call me that. Just one of those adorable Grandma things..

I’m with piper jane this morning, getting in some snuggs before I fly out. I have loads of photos to share from the weekend still, because her cuteness was epic (talk about cutin’ around!), but I’ve been a little preoccupied with last minute traveling and working until 10 last night.

So in the meantime, here is a cute little cartoon-y thing Jake made of our family picture attempt on Easter morning.

(My Easter dress was generously sent to me by Shabby Apple, and I’ll be reviewing it soon.)

Here is my little niece Maya busting out some Beastie Boys. She is only 5 years old. I can’t wait to see where her good taste takes her. She is going to be something awesome when she grows up. She is already something awesome….so, yeah.

Untitled from Sarah McCarron on Vimeo.

Here is my niece Sophie. She is Maya’s little sister. I love to dance crazy and full of the sills (sillies), and it has rubbed off on Sophie. I’m so proud. And I could just watch her talk all day. She is the cutest little girl, dang.

Untitled from Sarah McCarron on Vimeo.

These cute little girls just turned one in December. Clover (left) is Pete’s and Penelope (right) is Mimi’s. They are busy girls and I cheer that they are such good friends already. Only 8 days apart, they will be best friends for life. So totally rad.

Here are all the kids that were there. Beth is a very hands-on type of Grandma, and I love these two pictures of her getting tackled up the staircase by her little Grand-babies. She’s missing a few…including of course my Piper Jane, Maya, Sophie and Asher.

Clover, Penelope, Kelton and Mason…in a maul sesh with Beth. I love it to pieces.

That’s basically it for Salt Lake City!

Anyone else missing my Pip like the dang dickins? Ugh, I’m missing my dang Pip like the dang dickins, whether anyone else is or not. Shoot.

ps i’m opening up the rest of my blob tag sale tomorrow! get them while their hot!

I’ve wanted to write about this for a long time, and now I really just don’t know where to start. Basically, I love Nathan and Melanie more than I can figure out how to express to you, and I hurt so much that they have to deal with this bull___.

Melanie’s prognosis is looking good, so let’s focus on that. And also maybe let’s focus on how darn-tootin’ beautiful she is..don’t even get me started on how she might very well be the biggest sweetheart I’ve ever met.

Reagan’s outfit: Blazer-Forever 21, Shirt-Anthropologie, Snappy Jeggings-F21, Shoes-Bottega Veneta, Horse Necklace-gift from my sister Erin.
(ps, can you tell I took my christmas money straight to f21 for a spree? i hadn’t been there in ages and i forgot how much i love that place.)

Melanie’s Outfit: Boots-Urban Outfitters, Skirt-Forever 21, The rest-I don’t know.

Note: These are basically the only pictures I took in SLC! Boo! It was mostly because we spent a lot of time hanging out, listening to music, watching movies, telling jokes and talking in funny voices.

Hey, do you have inspiring stories of loved ones who have beat cancer? Do you have well wishes for my sweet sister Melanie? If you don’t mind, I think it would be pretty rad to see the comment section blown up with positive gems!

Thanks guys, I love you. And you all are KILLING it with the puppy names. I want my mom to get some more dogs so that we can use more than one.

My mom and I talked about having a naming contest and if we use one of the names suggested on the blob she’ll send you a box of her famous chocolates. Did I ever tell you how delicious my mom’s home made chocolates are? She has her own business and she hand dips all of them. Truffles, clusters, toffee, caramels…she makes it all.

On the way to meet my mom in Scipio, we stopped at my Grandmas. She called me “Dolly” and apologized for looking “bedraggled”. I swear, that Grandma of mine..She’s so cute. Also, she always has cookies. See Courtney? (psst, Courtney as in Cjane. we finally met in person and I told her about my grandma’s cookies..also I held baby ever. Don’t be Jeal.)

I’ll be back with more in just two shakes of a lamb’s tail. In the mean time, help us name that cute puppy in the comments!

I vote for Sippie Mae Baker.