HaPpY BiRthDay

Today I celebrate the most amazing and influential woman in my life!! My Mom!

Happy Birthday Mami! I Love You so much and miss you every day!!!

Our LittLe DaNcer

Our cute girl started Dance lessons this month! It has been so fun to go to practice with her. The girls are so stinking cute, mine being the cutest one of all! On her first day she was so excited! We put on her tights, leotard and tutu and all she could do was stare at herself in the mirror and twirl. She would go around telling people she was going to be in a show. M:("I'm going to dance, be a show and people watch me! Daddy, Grandma, Papa going to come and watch me.") After her first couple of months in the NICU and heart surgery a year ago it is truly a blessing to have such a healthy, happy, talented little girl who is full of life and ready to do the best she can in everything she loves to do!

class #4

We came home on Friday from practice and she was so mad she had to take her dancing outfit off. SO CUTE!!!

class #2

Her teacher had them crawl on all fours from one end of the room to the other and she was all for it!! YAY!

class#2

Her favorite dance move of all!

(more pictures to come! As soon as i figure out whats going on with my connection! GRRR!)

2010

Things I know I will "dislike" about 2010

*Gaining weight...lots and lots of weight! *Buying new clothes b/c I will have gained so much weight! *Uncontrollable food cravings, cravings that I will beg and cry for. *Having to pee every 30 minutes! *Back pains. *Headaches *Nausea *Fatigue...which means..no clean clothes and a messy house.

Yes, these are the many things I will "dislike" (hate is such a strong word) about the year 2010. But come July 15th, 2010 it will all be worth a Bundle of Joy. Yes my friends, we are very pregnant with our second baby. S and M are so excited while I am very terrified. I hope and pray all goes as planned with no complications this time around. We will find out what we are having soon and we will keep you posted!!!

Maybe next year I will have more time to post cute pictures and funny stories until then....Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Baby Girl got her Hair Did

I went in to my Salon to get my hair done on my day off (hence, "no make-up") and while we were there we decided M needed a trim. She was so cute. I didn't think she would want to get her hair washed b/c most kids we get in there freak out! Not M! She said, "mom, wash hair please." So of to the shampoo bowl we went. She was so stinking adorable! She sat back, closed her eyes and relaxed. This was our conversation at the shampoo bowl:

M: "mom feels good." Me: "is it scary M" M: "no mom, I'm big girl" Me: "okay, you let me know if you want me to stop and we will go cut your hair" M: "kay mom...mom?" Me: "yes M?" M: "love you...heart"

My little girl is so sweet she is growing up way to fast and it makes me a little sad but I'm excited for the next cute thing she will do.

Admiring her new cut!

So LitTle TiMe So MuCh To PosT

M is potty Trained!!! Yay!!! My baby is growing up so fast. I can still remember complaining about her dirty diapers and since the end of September I haven't had to change one single diaper!!! She worked so hard. For four days straight she would try so hard to go to the bathroom so she could get a sticker on her chart. Once the chart was filled out she got to pick out her favorite princess barbie...Aurora, or as she calls her..."Beauty." I love my little munchkin.

Potty Trained at 31 months

I canned for the first time ever!!! I loved it!! I'm so proud of myself. It was a lot of work but I did it. Now we have tomato sauce and peaches for the winter! I hope to get into it a lot more next summer. Many hours were spent on the phone with my mom in AZ while I canned. She's the best!!!

Baked lots of yummies!! M got up one morning and wanted to bake a cake...Ok, Random! Ever since that day we have been baking lots of cakes and cookies. That explain the 10 pounds I've gained.

We went up to the mountains and had a bon fire and it was sooo fun!!!

Dressing herself. 90* outside and our child had to wear a pair of winter boots! I thought she looked adorable in them! Rode the Alpine slide. M loved it!!! My fearless Two some I took M on the Merry Go Round. Longest Merry Go Round Ever!! I almost threw up!! She loved it! It was funny when she picked the mini donkey.

ToE HeAd

The very best part of being a mommy is watching your baby grow up and do the darnest things!!! Ms new toy is a Potato Head Family. She loves it!! She calls them Toe Head. Mommy Toe, Daddy Toe Head and Baby Toe head. Today we were playing with the Toe Head Family and after we got done putting them together M put the Family in order, making sure evryone was holding hands. She was very proud of her family. At one point she was talking to them and then stopped, turned to look at me and said " mom, Toe Head Snack!" I, in return, curious to see how this would unfold told her they could have a snack. She pulled out the box of candy and started handing each one a piece and then setting it infront of them. Once that was done and each one had their snack she said, "mom Toe Head eat snack, Open please." I did as told. She would then give each Toe Head member a "bite" and then she would say, "my turn" and the snack was gone! This was repeated 3 more times! She is such a smart girl because she would never get 4 pieces of candy otherwise. I just sat there watching her play, it was so stinkin funny. I should have been the "good" mom and stopped at 2 pieces of candy but evry time there was a different way of feeding the candy or the birds were coming and they had to eat it fast. I was very entertained. LOVE my Baby! There is never a boring moment!

"Head Mommy" "Head Daddy"

Just had to hold hands! The whole family got a Treat!!! M- "Daddy big snack. Daddy big!"

OnE FoR YoU!

ThE WhoLe ThiNg FoR Me!!