Gramps' 80th Birthday!!!

On March 11th, the family got together to celebrate Gramps' 80th birthday. Everyone had a blast and Gramps doesn't look a day over 31.

We ate a mexican dinner, the kids played outside, and we all had a fantastic time. Personally, I had two favorite parts:
1) The dessert that Granna made for Gramps, a banana pudding with Nutter Butters. It was so YUM-O! 2) The kids playing outside on that beautiful afternoon! They ate lunch, ran, played hide-and-seek, tag, leap frog, washers, and a ton more!. Laela really seemed to enjoy the game of washers that Uncle Chris taught her. :) Watch out! That girl has an arm!

Cole Eung is here!

Cole Taylor Eung arrived on March 9th at 6:25 p.m. He weighed in at 8lbs 4oz and was 19.5 in long. Madelynn was a VERY proud big sister and I know she will continue to do great with Baby Cole. A few days after being home, Laela was determined to see Baby Cole. We went over to their house for a visit and she did great holding and watching out for him. Congratulations to Brooke, Kheang, and Madelynn on the new addition to their family!

Valentine's Day 2011!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! This year, Laela and I went to have a few pictures taken for daddy. Chera Photography always does fantastic and captures just what I am wanting. One evening, while daddy watched football, we headed out. We met Chera in Deep Ellum and started out like this... but quickly turned to this... Laela is in LOVE with lollipops right now; however she did not like the taste of the red one because blue is her favorite! Oh well. It made for a few great pictures! There was also this bright, beautiful rainbow mural on a building. We stopped by and it was a perfect spot for Laela and I to show daddy our love...half with my hand and half with hers. Then we headed a few blocks over and found these couple of cool paintings on pillars under the overpass. Fun and perfect! Overall, Laela and I had a blast! I was thrilled to get some FANTASTIC shots and able to complete Ro's valentine on time. Happy Valentine's Day to the loves of my life...Ro and Laela Grace!

What is the obsession?

Laela has a major obsession with NAIL POLISH! Today, she asked for a new blue polish from the store. She already asked for a new book, so she had to pick and the polish won. Now this is our collection. Yes...there are SEVERAL blue polishes.Don't get me wrong. I love the girly side of Laela Grace, but the problem is...she is too stubborn! When she goes to the nail salon, she is an angel. Yes...you read it right. An ANGEL. She does not budge. When we paint nails at home, which has been done three times this week, she is such a toot! Today she spilled the nail polish remover on my pants, wiped 3 wet nails on her pants, and then had a serious nose itch. GOODNESS! Needless to say...we finished the job and I have decided it is well worth $5.00 to go to the nail salon. :)

Fancy!

Laela decided today that you can never look too fancy on a snow day! We have been cooped up all day, so we got dressed and headed out to Sam's to pick up a few things. Miss Thang decided she wanted to dress a little "fancy!"Sam's was great because there were only a handful of people and Laela could RUN in the big aisles. Just what she needed! Of course Laela found something for herself at the store. Actually, we usually don't make it out of that place with out spending $100-200. GEEZ! That is a lot of money for a mommy, daddy, and 2 year old girl. Oh well...she found a sticker book with about 1 million stickers! Holy smokes. You woiuld think that it had real animals inside by the look on her face.As we waited for Ro to bring the car up front, Laela shared a sticker with the man that signs off on the receipts. WOW! What a loving little girl and the man was very nice to put it on his badge. :)Funny part is that her and Nanna started a "Sticker Club" when we got home. To be in the club, you had to get a sticker from the queen herself and then wear it somewhere on you. Even ALLIE MAE was in the sticker club!

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!

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!

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!

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!