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!!

CaIfOnIa VaCaTiOn (picture overload!)

Our drive to Cali was actually not bad at all! M slept most of the way and when she was awake, treats and a good show was all she needed!

The first night we went to visit my grandma and M got stung by a bee. It was so sad! To this day her finger still hurts...go figure!

Breakfast at the hotel was yummy

Disneyland!!! Here we come!!! Yay!! As soon as we got there M was so happy and mesmerized by everything. There was so much stimulation she didn't know what to do or where to look first. She was just dancing her little heart out in the middle of Disney!

It's A Small World was he favorite ride. She was so ecstatic when she saw Woody and Ariel.

Cheese!! She was so excited when a nice man gave her a "1st visit to Disneyland" button.

Love this pic!!! She was so excited to see the characters but once it was picture time she would freak out. She would grab on to Stu so hard he thought she would leave a bruise on his chest. She finally turned for a picture but held on for dear life!

The parade was so fun. I love Disney! It is such a magical place and this year they had a really fun parade where you sang and danced your heart out. Yes! We got pulled into the middle and got to dance with the characters and dancers. It was so fun and not embarrassing at all!!!

We had such a great time. In the end M did not want to go home!!

The next day was Sea World!

I had never been to Sea World and let me tell you, it is not the place to go to in mid summer! It was so hot and not as enjoyable. We made the best of it and ended up having a pretty fun, hot day. It was so amazing to see all the sea animals!

We got to see Shamu, Dolphins, seals and people do pretty cool tricks. We thought it was pretty amazing.

It was kind of scary going through the shark tunnel. I kept imagining the worse.

It was so hot and even though M was excited to see cool shows this is as excited as her facial expressions got.

Some people amaze me! These guys were doing the coolest tricks on the poles. Sometimes just holding on with one hand.....Crazy!!!!

I have always wanted to touch a life starfish...

We were done at about 4 and on our way out M got a Shamu stamp that made her day. That is all she could talk about. We didn't even have to get her a souvenir b/c the stamp was enough to show the world she went to Sea World. Now a days she will show me her arm and she is sad b/c Shamu is gone. Saturday was Beach Day!!

As we were looking for a good spot we ran into a dead Seal. It was so sad!

My family joined us in Cali for the weekend and we had so much fun! The rip tide was so bad nobody was aloud to swim so we just raced the waves. Some of us were not fast enough or heavy enough and they would tumble in the water like a rag doll. It was scary at the time but once they got back up we would laugh b/c it was a pretty funny sight.

M loved playing in the sand!

We tried to build a Sand Castle.

2 years can be so creative. She said this was the wall so our Sand Castle would not get hurt by the water again.

Party!!! My Family with my cousin celebrating her Quinceanera. It is a Spanish tradition to throw a big party when a girl turns 15 years of age. This was it for my cute cousin Itzel (left.) It was so fun we ate lots of yummy food, saw family, friends and danced a lot.

I can't believe how tall by little brothers are!!! This is what M looked liked at the end of every day!!! We would get to the hotel room and she would pass out!!!! Part 2 of the Party! My cute cousin insisted on having one last Pinata. So her mom made her wish come true! M got to hit the Pinata and so did I. I had forgotten how much fun it is to have a pinata for your birthday. M loved it!!!!!!

M and her Cousin Andre with their stash of candy they collected. I didn't think M would understand what to do once the candy fell on the ground but it didn't take her long at all to realize she had to go for it. She did...her bag was pretty full, Thanks to dads help.

That Sunday Night we headed home but we didn't leave without having some In-N-Out and then we were content!!!! We had a GREAT time!!!