Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Playdate on an ICY day...

Today is day #2 without school due to crazy Texas weather. If you know me, then you know that I was going bonkers at 9:00 a.m. yesterday morning! Therefore, we made plans for today! Laela and I drove SLOWLY over to the Eung's house and played this morning. The girls had a great time pouring tea at a tea party with their dolls, reading books, and just relaxing. Now they are both tired (YEA!) and headed to the bed for a nap. Yippeee for a productive day of bad weather and here's hoping that we all have school tomorrow!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

What is going on?

Well, it is only January and I am already behind on posting. My last blog was a couple of weeks ago when it snowed, and I have heard from a certain someone (you know who you are) about how she is TIRED of seeing a post about snow in Allen! Honestly, I have been really busy at school and I have not been taking many pictures when I am with Miss Thang. Yesterday, was a beautiful day! We went to the store to get Laela a bike and came home with a bubble maker. I know. CRAZY! Laela is thrilled about the thought of a bike, but when we get to the store, she does not seem to want one. I know she would have a blast, especially on days when it is 75 degrees out. I can't wait for the wonderful weather to stick around and quit teasing us!
Some random things Laela is doing right now:

- As you can see, from the pictures above, when Laela is in the right mood she loves to pose for a picture. What a dork!
- She has started having 2 and 3 way conversations with her dolls and toys. I wondered when this would start and it just suddenly popped up! Really, it is pretty funny to sit back and listen.
- Laela is very opinionated. Anytime we go to the store, she tells me exactly what she likes and does not like. Laela: "Hey Mom, look. I like those big boots!" ME: "Ok, but I am not buying shiny, silver boots for you. You may need to get a job!"- She loves BLUE. Anything from blue nail polish to blue M&M's to blue clothes. This girl loves blue. (Notice her blue finger nails and her blue pajamas. Both of those were picked out by yours truly.)
- She is very happy when going and picking up school. YEA for her new classroom!
- Laela is still in love with shoes and boots!
- Chimpanzees are NOT her favorite right now. One Sunday night we were watching America's Funniest Home Videos and there was a boy sitting on the toilet with a chimpanzee mask on. We laughed at it then, but when we put her to bed that night she cried about the chimpanzee. She has gotten a little better, but just yesterday she was outside running up and down the sidewalk yelling "Chimpanzees are coming, chimpanzees are coming!" (At least she was laughing this time.
- Laela says she still loves gym class; however, this week we had to leave after being there for only 15 minutes. She jumped on the trampolines with no problem, but when it was time to sing and dance...she was a bump on a log. I took her into the bathroom to have a talk and she started crying and yelling no to me, so we went home. I got her dressed for bed and she cried herself to sleep within 5 minutes. She was exhausted! I hope we will have a better gym day this Tuesday.
- Laela requests that I paint her nails and toes at least once or twice a week.
- Yesterday Laela told someone... "My Nanna hit the gym today." Then she kicked the couch. I laughed outloud! What a weirdo! Why did she "kick" the couch?
- We still are not letting her watch much tv. Actually, she does not ever ask for it, but once in a blue moon it is on and she will catch something and laugh. One day, she showed interest in Toy Story, so we borrowed those from friends. She watches bits and pieces every once in awhile and loves it! Now Laela also owns new panties with Woody, Buzz, and Jessie. :)

There are some days Laela seems to 4 years old. Is that possible? This girl is growing up way to fast! SLOW DOWN!

Sunday, January 9, 2011

SNOWing at our house!

I bought this cute sign to get ready for Valentine's Day! Then, next thing you know, it is snowing outside! YES....SNOW on January 9th. AH! Laela has definitely seen more snow in her 2 and a half years, than a lot of 40 and 50 year olds. WEIRD! We actually saw snow a few weeks ago when we were in Omaha, but Laela hated it. Today, was a different story! She went in and got on her gear to go outside.This was the beginning of the snow at 11:00 today. Now there is at least 3 inches of snow accumulated and it is STILL FALLING! Allie Mae even joined in on the fun!Today, Laela had a great time running in the snow and building a small 10-12 snowman! She already asked to go out again after nap time. HA! Snow is so fun to play in for awhile, but I don't know about it sticking around for a long time. Hmmmm...Please do not cancel school tomorrow! I don't want to go more days in June! Happy Snowy Sunday everyone!

EDIT: Here is Laela last year when it snowed on Christmas Eve. CRAZY how much she has grown!

Sunday, January 2, 2011

First Haircut!!!

Laela got her first haircut today! We have been talking about it for two days and she seemed very excited. She would talk about it and want to go when the hair place was closed. Then today, we made it there just in time. We went here...Laela actually had to wait for about 45 minutes before they got to her, but she was awesome! She played a little, walked around and watched other kids getting their hair cut, sat and read a book, and found the perfect lollipop for after the cut. When time came, she chose to sit in the pink jeep! Laela was so quiet and super STILL. She did not budge! The lady looked at me halfway through and said...wow. She is doing REALLY WELL. YEA! Thank you!Her hair does not look too different, as I just wanted about an inch taken off (I think the lady ended up with about 2 1/2 inches). Either way...it was just enough to bring back the bounce to her curls and give her a little shape around her face.At the end, she got to have her blue lollipop and she seriously looked at least 3 or maybe 4! She acted like such a big girl and we were very proud of our beautiful daughter!

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Santa was HERE!

This morning we actually had to wake up Laela since we need her to take an early nap to get to the airport. Immediately, she said "Santa was here!" and she was happy to get out of bed to check things out! (Oh, she also told us that she heard Santa's bells last night...Ro shook some jingle bells outside of her room last night and she went right to sleep. CRAZY!)First thing Laela checked out was Santa's plate. She noticed that Santa and his reindeers had some of their bites, but not all of them. So, she helped finish them! Laela was also worried about Georgie and she had to find him before opening her gifts. She said "Georgie is crazy. He is hanging on a hook."Then on to the gifts! First up...the hammer that she asked for! Now Laela can help daddy around the house.and the Toy Story Woody doll...and her trampoline! Seriously...that would have been enough, but she did have a blast getting little stuff in her stocking too! Every time she pulled out something she was so excited...band-aids, socks, lotion, pen, ice pack, etc. Laela was also a great helper with our gifts too. She opened Allie's gift and gave her the bone to chew on while we finished up. And a little help for mommy too. Laela was so surprised that I got new park shoes! The morning went on and we finished up gifts, ate breakfast and started to get our stuff ready to pack for Omaha. While we were doing all of that, Laela was still jumping! (Notice: her bag hanging on her trampoline! At one point, there were two bags hanging! HYSTERICAL!) Overall, it was a fantastic third Christmas as a family. Laela really is a blessing in our life and we are so thankful for her! Now off to a nap and then the airport! Merry Christmas to everyone! We love you all!

Friday, December 24, 2010

Preparing for Santa...

Well...the plate is out and we are ready for Santa Claus to visit our house! Laela decided that Santa needed 3 cookies and a glass of milk. Also, the reindeers might be hungry too, so Laela left them 2 Cheetos! HA! HA! HA! Very funny. Oh! Notice the note to Santa. It reads...
Dear Santa,
Here are cookies and milk and cheetos for reindeer.
Love,
Laela
Then, as we were doing a few things right before bed, and we noticed that our furry friend, Allie Mae, might get to Santa's snacks before he does. Laela, Daddy, and I all decided that the mantle was a much better spot and Santa would still be able to find them.

HO! HO! HO!
Be safe tonight, Santa Claus!

Happy 2.5 birthday!

Dear Laela Grace,

Today you are 2 1/2 years old. You look and act about 4 or 5, but we are thankful that you are not yet. Time is going by so quickly with you. Everyday day you amaze us! One funny thing you said the other day...

Daddy was driving and you were talking to him but he was not listening. You said "hey daddy, are you listening? turn on your listening ears!" Oh my. Maybe you have heard that from me a few times recently! :)

Things you love right now: babies, school, mommy, daddy, the park, your scarf, pretend shopping, identifying triangles, helping anyone, m and m's, rubbing mom or dad's back, brushing your teeth, taking a vitamin, ponytails, christmas lights, milk, coloring in journal, telling Allie Mae what to do, and last but not least...your BLACK BOOTS!
By the way, you are completely potty trained and have been for many months now. Also, you just gave your pacis to a baby and you have not even asked for them once! We are soooo proud of you beautiful girl! Happy birthday!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

6th Day of Christmas!

Here it is folks! This our last fun hoopla for Christmas presents. Laela has been having so much fun opening a present each night and I am going to miss the excitement on her face; however, she will have a ton of new items to play, explore, and learn! Couldn't you just squeeze those cheeks? :)

3 Christmas Eve Celebrations!

This morning we started out our Christmas Eve by meeting the Fatheree's at McDonald's. We all enjoyed a little breakfast and some good conversation! The girls did great and they loved giving each other presents.Laela carried around her new baby doll and dog set everywhere today (and it ended up in a few of our pictures, too.)After breakfast, we headed over to Mamaw's. We visited for a bit, swapped gifts and snapped a few much needed pictures!ALL of the girls!This Christmas tree played music and danced. Laela just could not resist. She continued to turn it on, over and over again! Laela thought her Aunt Karri was very cool today!Oh! Mamaw was also mentioning this church that Papaw used to love. She was sad because it had not been put out yet, so Karri dug it out of the closet and set it up for her. Very pretty and what an unusual purchase for my Papaw. Oh well. We love it and it is important to Mamaw. Merry Christmas, Papaw. We miss you!Our next, and final stop for the morning...Granna and Gramps' house! Again, we talked and swapped gifts. G and G loved their new Laela 2011 calendar! And Laela even got to be up close and personal with Santa. She thought his glasses and beard were very interesting. Well, that was our eventful Christmas Eve morning. Check out the next post for the rest of our day!