Spring!

 Finally, the warm weather has arrived and it was very welcomed.  We took full advantage of the beautiful weekend we had.  The Taste of West Cobb was on a Saturday that we actually didn't have any plans, so after Daddy's ball game, we headed over to check it out.  You're so funny...you love pizza crust, but not the actual pizza.  You saw that there were several places that were serving pizza and was literally begging Daddy for Peeeeezzzzaaaaa.  How can you resist?  While syou chowed down on pizza, Daddy and I enjoyed wings, wraps, and a slew of other yummy foods.  The Hillgrove band was performing and provided the perfect entertainment for you.

Loving on that pizza crust.

That same weekend, we tried a new restaurant in Kennesaw, Paddy's.  It's an Irish Pub and it was so good!  Daddy and I split a sandwich while you enjoyed the "ships"=chips.

Totaling up our lunch...it was a cheap one.

April 17-18, 2010

Yo Ho, Ho, it's a Pirates Life for Me!

When we got home from our road trip, we spent several days recuperating and luckily, it rained on several of those days.  Since I'm in my first part of student teaching, I was lucky enough to have college spring break and county schools spring break!  Woohoo!  Once the laundry was caught up on, and the house was back in order, you and I went and checked out the coolest indoor playground around!  We've driven by DAC Kids a number of times, but I was always too afraid to take you, especially by myself.  You are such an explorer (many thanks to Dora!) and I don't do well with huge crowds, so I've always said I would take you when you were a bit older.  I'm so glad I bit the bullet and took you!  We had so much fun!

Not sure what to think of all the sand.

My little monkey climber.  It was funny watching all the other mom's literally sitting on the edge of their seats watching you climb over and over again.  And I actually had several mom's ask me how I haven't had a heart attack yet!  Thankfully, you're extremely well balanced (I have no idea where you get that from, I'm so clumsy!) and you're very careful when you climb.  Don't get me wrong, I stay right behind you for the just in case moments, and I don't let you know that you're making me a nervous wreck!

Easy does it across the bridge.

Hi Mommy!

Breaking the rules, dumping the sand out of the barriers.

So excited!

Man, oh, man, this thing was amazing!  It was a bouncy house for little people!  You pretty much had that smile and was giggling the entire time you were in there.

Driving the pirate ship.

April 8, 2010

A 5 Day Tour...

Within a five day period, you traveled from Georgia, to North Carolina, northward to New York and back again.  We logged over 2,000 miles on Grayma's car and spent at least 5 hours a day traveling.  Was I nervous about this idea at first?  Absolutely.  Am I ever so thankful of the creator of the portable DVD player?  You bet!  I have no idea how mommy's parents traveled with Uncle Matt and me when we were younger without having some form of entertainment to keep us occupied.  You were able to go on about a 4 hour period before getting rather restless, but all it took was getting you out of the car and letting you blow some much needed steam off.  We figured out that if we got up at 8 a.m. (which wasn't hard at all.  You were the perfect alarm clock and woke up between 8 and 8:07 every single morning we were traveling.) packed up, ate breakfast and then were on the road at 10 a.m, you would fall back asleep by 10:30 a.m. for a nap that usually lasted about an hour in half to 2 hours.  Instead of packing and hauling your pack n' play all over the east coast, you just slept with me, which was a huge treat for me, I mean you.  ;)  I did wake up a few times a night to your sweet little foot being lodged in my collarbone, but every morning, you would wake me up by rubbing my face with your little hand saying, "Mommy?" over and over again...can't beat that.

It's amazing how a simple box will keep a toddler entertained for long periods of time.

I'm pretty sure you were calling daddy at this point to tell him to come and save you from the driving madness.

Hmmm, who should I call now?

 

Not the safest way to tote a toddler, but you were having fun.

April 5, 2010

19 Months Old

 

 My goodness, where has the time gone?  I'm so thankful to not only have created this blog, but that I've been a little over the top with my picture taking of you.  It seems like time is flying by, and I'm quickly forgetting the little things from when you were younger.  I keep thinking, this time last year, you weren't even a year old, just started crawling around, had no teeth, and was still eating gross baby food and formula.  Now, we have the most energetic, talkative, lovable 19 month old on our hands.  You took your 3rd trip in less than a year to New York and celebrated your unbirthday on Easter Sunday.  Grayma makes a big deal about the monthly birthdays, so it was only fitting that we were with her and Uncle Matt. It has taken forever for you to get any teeth, and now they are coming in one by one, or 3 by 3 which has made it difficult for you lately.  Three of your 4 molars all came in at the same time, so now when you open your mouth all you see are these giant teeth on either side of your two front bottom teeth.  So far, your up to 7 teeth, but that doesn't stop you from eating anything, however, we have discovered you are a picky eater.  The only way we can get you to try something new is for us to make a huge, over the top big deal about it, and that can become quiet embarrassing in public :) or we have to literally hold hyour head and shove the food in your mouth.  75% of the time, you will like whatever we give you, other times, it either winds up on the floor, or a crying fit ensues.  As far as talking goes, my goodness, you will wear us out!  You are absolutely hysterical.  You have been speaking in full 3-7 word sentences now and will repeat ANYTHING anyone says, and I mean anything.  You refer t yourself as "me beebee" when you are naming everyone in our family.  When we were in New York, you finally came up with a name for my mom.  My mom wanted you to "name" her so needless to say, you've been calling my mom "PawPa" for some time now, even though you know that PawPa is a real person that's not my mom.  Well, when we were driving, you were sitting in the back with Uncle Matt and you randomly pointed to my brother and said, "Uncle Matt, Mommy" and then pointed to my mom who was driving and said very shyly, "Grayma."  It was the sweetest thing ever and completely made my mom's year.  You have also fallen head over heels in love with "Gora"=Dora the Explorer.  It's become somewhat of a problem simply because you've been demanding it, and that don't fly in our home.  You must ask politely and even then, that's no guarantee.  I will say though, Dora has taught you so much and out of all the cartoons that are out now, Dora is pretty educational, annoying at times,yes, but we don't tell you that.  :)

April 4, 2010

Easter on Long Island

Because we didn't know how long it would take to get to New York from North Carolina, we didn't tell any of our family that lives on Long Island that we were going to be up there.  We were afraid that if we ran out of time and told everyone that we would be there, it would be a huge let down.  Luckily, we made time and we were able to surprise most of our family!  We didn't get to Long Island until late in the evening Saturday night, and my Pop was already asleep, but once we surprised my Grandma by showing up on her door step, she insisted on waking my Pop up.  We visited for a little while and then we headed to a nearby hotel for the night.  On Easter Sunday, we went to my aunt's house, where my grandparents also live, and spent the morning hunting eggs and spending time with most of our cousins.

Uncle Matt helping you hunt even more eggs!

You were on a mission.

GG with 2 of her 3 great grand children.

April 4, 2010

Kensico

I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to visit my Gramma Edee's grave site.  It was Matt's first time visiting Kensico and it was quiet an experience for him.  My brother got dressed into dress blues in the parking lot of the cemetery and I had a very cute sailor dress for you to wear.  Watching my brother approach my Gramma's final resting place is something that I will never forget.  We gave him time to spend at the site, and he placed a Navy, Marines, and United States flag at my Gramma's site.  Thankfully, you were in a fabulous mood, even after being in the car for well over 8 hours, and were having so much fun running barefoot through the cemetery.

 April 3, 2010

Camp Lejeune

Uncle Matt had a long weekend off because of Easter.  He asked Grayma if it was possible to take a road trip to Kensico to see where Great Gramma Edee is resting, so we all took advantage of the time and had so much fun.  Grayma, Mommy, and you started the trip on Good Friday heading towards Camp Lejeune to pick up Uncle Matt.  Because the base had a long weekend, the traffic getting off base was nuts!  We decided to stay put and have a picnic on the beach!!!  This was your first time seeing the ocean and although it was far too cold to get in the water, it didn't stop you from running straight towards the waves.  You loved getting your feet wet and would yell, "cold!" every time the water hit your feet.  Right across the street from the beach is a cute playground that we spent some time at.  It was nice to take a little break before having to get back in car to continue on our journey north.

Grayma and you enjoying the slide.

The neatest little rainmaker toy.  We might have a musician on our hands.

Seeing the ocean for the very first time!

Look!

See you next time, beach!

April 2, 2010