CRASH!

...Not our car...Laela's head.
Oh man. I got my second dreaded phone call from daycare today. Laela's teacher said, "don't worry, but I wanted to call and let you know that Laela has a scratch on her nose and forehead." Really? A scratch? Why are you calling?
When they go outside at "recess" time, they play on a cement area. YES! I said cement. WEIRD, I know. Either way, you should see the kids. They love it! Today Laela was playing with a hula hoop. Another kid was pushing a car. Well, the boy pushed his car into the back of Laela and it pushed her face down, onto the concrete. There was not way to prevent it. The whole thing was an accident, but I still worried about her for the rest of the day.
I went to daycare to pick her up and there they are...playing outside on the concrete area again. Laela is running as fast as possible pushing a car. She could care less that she has this crazy SCRAPE on her forehead and a reddish, little scrape on her nose.
We have been putting neosporin on it, so hopefully it will get better quickly. She seems to care less, even when I had to wash over it in the bath tub. Wait a brave, little girl!

Friday Night Fun!

On a typical Friday night, we can not get home fast enough. Laela is so sxhausted from the normal weekly activites, that she is out by 6:00. Well, not the case last night when Mikaila and Nanna were at our house. Laela got a burst of energy and she acted like a wild woman. Yesterday was a beautiful day, so the girls went out for a ride in the truck. They loved off roading, so they could ride in the street!Then we came inside to do a little bowling. Mikaila was learning how to use the three holes in the ball while Laela was still understanding that you are supposed to use the ball to knock down the pins. She did understand that the pins had to be set up each time and she was a great helper with that!
Laela ran around the house like a wild child and took out every toy. I am not quite sure what she was thinking but she had several plans and she told us about them too. Finally, it was dinner and bath time, why not a bubble bath with Mikaila? This was Laela's first bubble bath! She really was not quite sure about the bubbles. It was pretty funny!
Except for Laela not falling asleep until almost 8:00, the night was fantastic!

5 minutes in toddler time...

Can I just say that a lot can be done in 5 minutes. Here was 5 minutes at our house this evening...
Laela rode her car from her room to the office. Then she got off and pushed it to the closest parking lot ("AKA...the dining room"). Laela went back to her room to change into her boots. Then she went back to the office and asked for pen and paper (seriously!) so she could draw a pretty picture. Once her picture was complete, Laela started grabbing daddy's stuff from the top and side of the desk. BTW...I swear this child has grown 6 inches in the last month! (We all know that didn't come from her daddy!) I know...you are thinking...why only 5 minutes of Laela time on pictures. No reason, except that I love her! However, now everyone can see 5 minutes is wild with a toddler, but I just enjoy capturing her on film. She is so funny! Laela does it her way or the highway!

Another Mommy and Laela day...

Today Laela and I had the day off. I absolutely love these days! Ro was sad he could not be off too, but we had fun anyway. :) We started out about 7:00 and we have accomplished so much!
Breakfast with daddy, bathtime, and a breathing treatment were first on our list. WOW! After all that, Laela ran laps around the kitchen with her grocery cart and tried to fit her butt into her baby stroller! Time to cool down a little, so we watched her words video. She is getting really good at seeing the words and saying it or making the animal sound. Like this one...she saw "monkey" and looked at me to say "who, who, who". She even participated in the Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes song...(DARN! I recorded vertically again and I can't change it for the blog. Sorry...please turn your monitor sideways.) Laela and I finished getting ready and headed out for the day. We had to stop at Target on our way to lunch. What great bargains I found! Then I was driving off and had a horrible feeling that I lost my wallet. I quickly pulled over and confirmed my thoughts. I turned the car around, grabbed Laela and we went back inside. Thank God! Someone found my wallet in the parking lot and returned it. YEA! I just don't know what I would have done if I really lost my wallet.
We got to meet Granna, Aunt Karri, Mik and Mak for lunch too. Our usual girl's eating spot is Red Lobster, but we changed it so Gramps would join. At the last minute, he could not make it. We were sad he did not join us, but we enjoyed Olive Garden! After lunch, we went back home so Laela could nap and I ran. YEA for napping and running. After the princess awoke, we headed to the outlet mall for some fresh air (and a new shirt for Laela, mommy, and daddy). We headed home to cook dinner and Ro got home a little early. It was such a beautiful day, he wanted to go for a jog with Laela and Allie Mae. All three of them had a great time!Dinner time was hysterical! When Laela eats a banana, she typically has to hold the whole banana and she takes gigantic bites (only finishing about half). Well...tonight...she ate the whole banana with a FORK! HA! Like mother like daughter. I love eating bananas with a fork!We finished off the evening with a bowling and then off to bed with a sweet night-night story.Yes...those are rainboots that she is wearing with her night-night clothes. HA! She loves them as much as I do. :)One of our favorites...I too, will be in bed soon! Sweet dreams and back to work tomorrow.

It's been awhile...

Sorry I have not blogged in a couple of weeks...it has been busy around here. For those of you that don't see Laela all the time, I know you have missed my sweet, little girl. Well...time to catch up on some pictures. Not much news around here so I have not been too camera crazy. Here are the few we have snapped in the last couple of weeks...
During the winter break, Laela absolutely loved helping her daddy fix his tool mess. The two of them are hysterical when they "clean-up".

Oh! Also on break, Laela used this...to pee in the big girl toilet for the first time. Actually, she has used it twice now...once with Nanna and once with Daddy. Both times, she listens and she LAUGHS out loud. Laela loves the peeing sound! I don't foresee her as being potty trained next month, but we are working on it slowly.
Some random pictures from around the house...
Laela loves to wear my shoes!So tired! Her daddy thinks that she is working on equations during her sleeptime.Oh what a chef! Laela is a fantastic helper in the kitchen. The other day we made pizzas. WOW! She honestly amazed me. She spread her sauce and put on the cheese and pepperoni herself. I loved having a helper and I was so sad that I didn't get pictures. However, we made lemon blossoms yesterday and Ro did get to snap a few pictures then. Laela did not really like the sound of the blender, but she helped anyway. She knew she needed to finish the job. On Friday, Laela went to the doctor because she had a little temp and a yucky cough. The doctor tested her for RSV and flu, but she tested negative for both. Thank goodness! Either way, the doctor gave her a cough suppressant (I guess it makes her a little dizzy because she walks funny right now) and told us to give her breathing treatments for the next week. She got a super cute monster mask, but she doesn't really like it. You know...sitting still for 5 minutes kinda cramps her style! :) It is also kinda funny to watch her run around the house like a wild animal after a treatment. What is in that stuff? Maybe I could get a daily dose and I would accomplish so much more. Luckily, she is already doing better and she should be back to 100% in no time. I have been eyeing rainboots for Laela since she was a bean in my belly. I just love how they are fun little animals and I knew they would be adorable on Laela. Well...today we were at Target and voila! Rainboots! YEA! I tried them on Laela and Ro got to see first-hand how cute they are. Oh man...what a fantastic purchase. Laela could just walk around the house in them all day. I can't wait until we actually use them in a puddle!

Still checking out her froggies! Some new hiding spots have been found too! Her Nanna helped with this one, but at least I know where to look when I can't find her.

Glad you made it through this long post. I will be better about posting for the rest of the year. Oh yea, Go Saints!