Santa Visit 2009...

Latest girly creation!

Here is my latest girly, creation for Laela! I plan to make a lot more...
Any orders while I am creating? :)

Clean, Clean...

Tonight Laela starting cleaning EVERYTHING! She found a towel and cleaned her highchair, the kitchen floor, sofa table, entry walls, kitchen cabinets, bathroom cabinet, bathroom floor and the coffee table. WOW! I really hope this continues. :)

Jam Session '09

Laela has played with keyboards before and she loves them! Today Ro went to his parents house and borrowed his old school keyboard. WOW! She is rocking out...

Houdini Dog Strikes Again!

In the past, Allie Mae has escaped out of her crate and we have not figured out how she even got out. Well...this morning was the same story. Upon our arrival, after running some errands, my mom said "When I got home, Allie was waiting for me at the door." What? No way! We locked her crate. Immediately,I went to her crate to check it out. This is what I found... (Yes...that is a keyed lock on the crate. We have to use it; otherwise, Allie can unlock the crate with her nose.) Ro set up the new crate and then we went over to a friend's house this evening. Mom stayed home and as she was peacfully crocheting, she heard Allie whining. Then the whining turned into what she said was "screaming." She went into our room to find Allie Mae stuck partially out of the crate. She said that she thought that she was dead. We had been at our friend's house for about an hour when mom franticly called and said Allie was stuck in the crate, she could not get her out and she thought she was really hurt. AH! Seriously! Dog...we just took you to the vet yesterday for a spa day and now you are pulling this craziness? What the heck? Anyway, we got our stuff together to come home and when we got there, we found this...
Yes...Mom said that Allie took her last bit of energy and bolted. It flung the crate across the room, making a small hole in the wall and causing our decorative tree and fan to fall over. (As you can see in the morning pictures, the crate was by the window.) YIKES! Allie freed herself and she is fine, but actually forced her 49 pound body through a 3"x5" hole (See 2nd picture from the top). It sounds a little crazy but how does a dog her size fit through a hole that small? I still don't beleive it. After Ro and I talked, we decided that this crazy behavior came from the allergy pills she started this morning. She has taken them in the past, but we only gave her one pill a day. The vet said she needs to have 3 pills, twice daily. (She has this crazy foot itching thing, so we were trying to stop that.) Believe it or not, Ro only gave her the 3 pills this morning and all of this happened. Looks like we may not be using those any more.

Some other crazy stuff that happened today...Allie Mae found her Christmas gift in a bag, in the bedroom. She got it out and took it to the back door. What? We did not even get to wrap it yet!Laela is totally obsessed with keyboards and sitting in different spots around the house. She loved moving the step stool around and finding a seat on the window sill. Oh! We are even trying to get Laela familiar with the potty, so we are trying this at bathtime each night. Ro likes to give her papers to read too. Next thing you know, she is bringing the laptop to the toilet...Oh! I also have to show you Laela's stocking. I added some "bling" to it this year. Ro even loves it! (Between you and me...Ro said he would like "blingy name" on his too!) HA! Well...that is about how busy our Saturday's are these days. I can't wait for the new year to start. Maybe time will slow down a little. I swear...everytime I look at Laela she has grown another two inches and she is about to be a teenager. YIKES! Time goes way too fast!

A couple of fun toys...

Over the break I have noticed that Laela loves to play with random house "toys". For instance, the laundry basket, a little notepad and crayon, and a computer keyboard. WOW...She is such a nerd! She is hilarious with the notepad. Laela will walk up, say something in her crazy fast-talking language and jot down her notes. (We think she is taking our order!) I have loved spending these last few days with her. Going back to work on Monday is going to be no fun at all. :(~

Thanksgiving Day 2009...

We say this all the time, but Ro and I are very thankful for Laela Grace. She has opened our eyes to a whole new world and we love it! Thank you, Laela. You are a fantastic little girl who amazes us each day.OH! I almost forgot... the weirdest thing. Laela Grace sat and watched 50 minutes of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. No I am not proud of this, but it was quite funny. Considering this is her real first tv watching experience (and she is 17 months old), I am a proud momma. Anyway, she got into her rocking chair and her and Nanna watched, laughed, pointed, and talked there way through 50 minutes of the parade. Laela loved all of the super cool floats and she even enjoyed listening to the bands!

A new found seat...

Yes...it is the refrigerator! Laela would sit in there and tell stories until she was frozen, if we would let her! :)

Thankful Thursday!

I am thankful that Laela loves bathtime with her "dad-eee". They both have a hoot of a time! :)

Turkey Time!

Laela is getting ready for the upcoming turkey day!