7.08.2011

Summer Days!

Ah, it is July 8th and we are just now settling into our summer routine. I am having so much fun at home with mommy and 'Belle Belle' as I call her. We keep our days very busy because mommy says she would go crazy if we didn't. I am becoming a pro at potty training! Yep, I'm a big girl now. I have also stepped up to the plate in other ways to prove I am a big girl. I put the silverware away for mommy when the dishes are clean, I get Annabelle's changing mat, diaper, and wipes as soon as I smell a poopy, I climb into my car seat on my own as mommy straps Belle in, and I love drinking out of big girl cups. My favorite thing to do these days is play mommy! I love love taking care of my baby dolls. I change their diapers, sing to them, put them down for naps in bellebelle's crib, feed them tea and cupcakes, and take them for walks to the mailbox. I've got this mommy thing down pat, I don't know why mommy seems to think its so hard!

Annabelle here :) I am walking everywhere now! Everything has changed now that I have perfected (well kind of perfected) walking. Its like I'm a whole new woman! I am a happier baby now that I can keep up with hallie. I can even push her on our lion push toy (see picture below :))! I follow mommy and sister everywhere now. When Hallie needs to go potty, I go to the bathroom too. When mommy slips away to put some make-up on, I am right there spreading blush on my cheeks. When I hear the crinkle from Hallie's fruit snacks, you better believe I am going to get a fruit snack too! If Hallie is building a detailed house out of blocks for her farm animals, much to her dismay, I jump right in to help with the construction. I also love being outside now despite the 100 degree weather. Every chance I get, I ask mommy to play outside or go on a walk. My face will turn the color of a red pepper but I don't care, plop me outside and I am in heaven.

What we have been up to these days: *playdates with new friends *chalking outside *tons of tea parties *spending way too much money at target *watching new shows like bubble guppies and little Einsteins *splashing in our kiddie pool *shopping for a new car *eating lots of hot dogs and cheese mamiches (hallie's way of saying cheese 'sandwich' aka grilled cheese) *morning walks in the stroller *surprise trips to get gelatto... we love summer!






6.28.2011

Tea Parties, Potty, and Daddy

Tea Party Today, and Tea Party 6 months ago, hope there are many more to come!




Hallie's Potty Chart:

I am such a big girl now! I am really good about telling mommy when I need to go potty. I get excited every time I sit on the potty (whether I go or not!). I run out of the bathroom to tell everyone how proud I am! The only thing I need to work on is the pooping thing. I have gone twice on the potty and about 5 times in my panties (oops!). I filled up my first chart with stickers (ignore the days of the week titles)!



Happy Father's Day! We love our Daddy! Here is a picture of us with daddy on his special day :)


6.22.2011

Photoshoot by Capturing Creations

Amanda here stealing the blog from Hallie for just one post :) I am so excited to share the creativity of my friend Julizza. She is an amazing photographer and has such a great vision for the photos she takes. Recently we did a photoshoot in Old Town Spring. Here is a link to her facebook page if you want to peek at the pictures. http://www.facebook.com/jhccphotography

She also made a slideshow on her blog here --> http://capturingcreations.blogspot.com/

If anyone is in the Houston area, I highly recommend her!

6.16.2011

Big Girl

Mommy says I'm a big girl now. At first it sounded great, being a big girl means I'm grown up, mature, not a baby anymore. But then she started introducing all these things that 'big girls' do. Give up their pacis, wear panties instead of diapers, share their toys with baby sister, help clean up after playing... who knew being  a big girl was so tough!

It all started with the paci funeral. See video below.


I was totally on board, yay, I'm a big girl, no more pacis! But then I realized the consequences of the paci funeral. It meant no pacis again. Ever. So now, I pretty much don't nap anymore. Without a paci to soothe me to sleep, I can't seem to catch any Zzzz's in the middle of the day. So instead I have mommy mandated "quiet time" in my room while Belle naps. This has turned into a creative play time for me. I completely rearrange my room during quiet time. See picture below. Do you like what I did with the place?

And then came the potty training. We are no where near done yet, so more posts will come but let me tell you, its a doozy. I have officially tee-teed 4 times now on my princess potty! But I've also tee-teed 3 times in my panties (on the carpet, at the library, in my booster seat), oops! Here is a picture of me killing time, reading books on the potty. Mommy asks me about every 5 minutes if I have to tee-tee, man mommy, get a life!


Belle and I are enjoying our time at home with mommy this summer. We get along... most of the time!

5.31.2011

Happy First Birthday Annabelle!






Memorial Day

Mmmm, nothing like Anna's daddy's fried pickles and daddy's chicken fried deer steak on a lazy Monday holiday! We love spending time with our neighborhood friends, the Maas Family :) Thank you for my birthday gift, Rody!

Grana's Pool

Even though Granddad spends much more time maintaing the pool, we refer to it as Grana's pool. I had an absolute blast in Grana's pool over memorial day weekend! Now that we are back at home, I still ask mommy to go to Grana's pool everyday. Four hours is totally worth it for a good swim!

5.17.2011

Mother's Day

Things my mommy loves:
- flowers, especially bouquets that include purple flowers!
- coffee, especially lattes
- family, especially when they are all gathered together
- breakfast food, especially brunch type food not excluding mimosas!
- dressing up, especially when it involves attending mass
- playing pretend, especially when it is with her daughters

Well, daddy, annabelle and I are pretty much the best because we got her all these things for mother's day! Happy mother's day mommy :)




4.30.2011

Easter Egg Hunting

Old Red

Pretty Easter Dresses


He is Risen!

The best picture of the girls we could get after Mass.

Our Family! Yes, daddy already changed, he did not wear that to Mass. ;) 

Easter Eggs And Easter Bunny

Thank you Aunt Christy for teaching me how to dye Easter Eggs, I loved seeing the eggs change color!
Look what the Easter Buuny brought for me and sister!

Girls in Blue Jean

Candycane Park in Conroe