Preparation...

Preparation for Laela's big second birthday bash has STARTED! Here is a sneak peek...

Another busy Saturday...

We started out the morning right...ahhhhh...McDonald's breakfast and then Little Gym! Laela has really been doing a great job at the gym. She still does not "perform" in front of others, but she is more willing to try new things and attempt them on her own. YEA!

Then daddy and Laela went on a bunny hunt!

After a fantastic nap, daddy and Laela headed over to visit the Eung's. Everyone went to the pool and then played a little ping-pong!

Look at these two cuties... :)

When?

When did Laela turn into a big girl? :( (sigh...)

I do love this age, and everything she is learning.....but I miss baby Laela too.

A great Saturday afternoon...

The birthday party came and went (see the post below). Laela took a nap, I went to Hobby Lobby, and Ro rested. THEN...outside fun in the backyard with Mikaila and Makenzi!

Ayden's 1st birthday...

and Laela's first "amusement park" rides. This morning we joined some friends to celebrate Ayden's first brithday. They held it at Sandy Lake Park. The theme was pirates and the kids had on cute bandanas and eye patches. Great idea! They also handed out several tickets for the kids to ride the rides. :)

Well, Laela could only ride a couple because of the height requirement. Well, she did not care. She loved the few that she did ride! Every once in awhile she made a weird face, but I know that Six Flags is gonna be just around the corner! (That will have to be a daddy/daughter time, seeing as how I wanted to puke just watching Laela's horse go up and down as the carousel went round and round.)

Laela rode on an assortment of rides, including cars, boats and trains.The sweet Hodges family joined us on the train ride. :)Then back to the rides!
Ayden, thanks for the invite. Laela had a great morning! Happy 1st birthday!

Only a matter of time...

until Laelafigured outhow to useMY iPhone!That crazy girl is going to be a technology guru by the age of 3!

Teacher of the Year Gala 2010

Found this picture on the PISD website...

Cowgirls, Crochet, and More...

This week was very interesting... we were getting back into our routine because all three of us missed all or part of last week's work/school. We were not doing too bad until Wednesday hit...I call it "Wacky Wednesday" at our house. Oh my! At school, it was field day, early release and meetings. To say the least, I was beat when I picked up Laela at 4:00. Well, she did not seem to care about my day, as she was tired herself!

On the way home, I realized that my head was POUNDING, so I made a quick stop for a diet coke. Then we made it home and Laela was fine at first, but suddenly goes into a hysterical crazy crying mode because she spilled some of her water.(I was taking pictures of it because she has been acting like such a big girl and doing very well drinking water out of a water bottle. It was very impressive!) Her crying was ridiculous. She just kept falling on me and saying "hold me" and "NO". Oh lord! .Finally, we sat on the floor in my bedroom for 40 minutes before she finally calmed down enough for me to get the energy to try to distract her. Luckily I found my phone and called Ro..."get home now because I can not handle YOUR daughter much longer." :) He said he was 8 miles away, yet it took him over 30 minutes. By the time he got home, she was giggling like crazy. What a NUT!

Thursday came around and when I picked up Laela from school, she was given a cowgirl hat as a party favor from her classmate's birthday celebration. HA! She gave him a big hug and thanked him before we left. :) Then that night, Ro and I attended my Teacher of the Year Gala. It was very nice and we had a great evening with my friends and co-workers.On Friday I was gone for a bit, so Ro and Laela busted out the cowgirl hat and had a photo shoot. What dorks! :)

Mom had mentioned that Laela has been "learning" how to crochet with her. Well, today I caught them in action!WOW! What an eventful week!

Dinner at our house...

We are always saying that Laela does not eat very much. I know, I know. Hard to believe when you see her belly, but she really does not eat much. Last week, we were all "out for the count" with some form of the "stomach bug". Seems like Laela's last the longest and had the most effects. Her poor bottom was blistered within the first day. Oh my! I have never seen anything like it. She drank fluids, but literally did not eat anything from Saturday to Saturday. Oh...poor baby.

Anyway, she is so much better now! Laela went to school today and mommmy and daddy went to work! We were all so thankful to be back to a routine. I picked her up from school and she was so happy! When we got home, I wanted a snack so I made peanut butter crackers. Laela ate six! Then I started dinner and created this... and Laela wanted these...Too funny! The child who eats nothing, wants to eat fried onions! HA! Then I made a dessert for school and she ate 4 nilla wafers. I know...random food. If you would have asked me a year ago, I would have died if someone knew that is what I fed my child for dinner; however, sometimes the "norm" is not what your child needs.

BTW - I had a fantastic Mother's Day! Of course Ro spoiled me. He sent flowers to school and got a peanut butter cup ice cream cake! YUM! I even got to do a little shopping...alone. Then Laela gave me AND DADDY a new iPhone. Wasn't that so nice of her! Now Laela is hard at work thinking about what she can get daddy AND MOMMY for Father's Day. :)

Bluebonnets (Part II)

We met our favotite photographer, Chera, a couple of weekends ago. Here are the pictures she snapped of our beautiful daughter in the Texas Bluebonnets...I hope Laela and the bluebonnets brightened your day!