Sweet Life of Britton & Mauri

Dance

2011-08-29T19:14:00.003-05:00

Britton started her new dance class this week. We were so happy to start back again since school isn't starting until next week. She's taking tap and ballet and strutting her stuff around the house 24/7! She was really excited about a new outfit and dance shoes and I hope she has a great year making new friends.

Mauri's 2nd Birthday - Part 1

2011-08-02T16:14:00.014-05:00

I really hope to catch up on the blog soon! We have been so busy this summer and I have tons of fun photos I need to post! I'll start with a first post about Mauri's birthday party. You may remember her Pink Sparkle Bash from last year. The kids had so much fun we decided to do it at the beach again with a girly beach theme. It was a wonderful day celebrating my sweet girl!

This is picture overload!

My sweet girls! I love them so much!

SeaWorld

2011-04-12T12:15:00.007-05:00

This poor little blog doesn't get much attention anymore. Maybe now that we're having fun outside with the beautiful weather, I'll pick up my camera more and actually post it!

This weekend we headed down for a quick trip to San Antonio. Britton is pretty much obsessed with staying in hotels. She thinks it's so fun and this one did not disappoint. We checked in really late and she was thrilled when they had a little backpack and stuffed animal waiting for her.

We spent the majority of the weekend swimming at the hotel, and then headed for a visit to SeaWorld. More fun pictures in the previous post!

We started the morning out with the breakfast of champions.

Britt cracked me up because she couldn't stop talking about how much the dolphins just loved her! (I'm sure it had nothing to do with the little dead fish she was holding!)

Mauri LOVED the aquarium. So much so, she had a full on tantrum when we walked out! Ahh, the joys of a toddler!

Britton picked up a map and picked out what she wanted to do. First the Shamu ride, then off to see some shows!

San Antonio

2011-04-11T14:02:00.001-05:00

We really had a great time on our little getaway. The girls loved the pool and all the fun activities at the hotel. They both are pretty obsessed with the water. Mauri was a total beast when it was time to go to sleep. I'm pretty sure everyone on our floor...and maybe on the floors above and below us...hated us! We had tons of fun sliding down the slide, making s'mores and watching movies on the lawn!

Spring Break Part 2

2011-03-21T14:04:00.005-05:00

To wrap up our week, we built a fire on the beach! The kids roasted hot dogs and made s'mores. This is one of Britton's favorite things to do so I knew she would love it!

Our last day at the beach the weather was perfect! The kids got to play on the beach and then they wanted to fish off the deck. They caught some sort of eel, a huge crab, and a flounder.

I wish this picture wasn't out of focus, but I still love it.

Britton was practicing her arabesque in pajamas by the water.

Grand Paw Paw came for a visit too!

And finishing the week skipping rocks on the "little beach"

Spring Break Part 1

2011-03-21T12:29:00.004-05:00

We headed to the beach for Spring Break and had a wonderful week. The first few days were pretty cold and windy but by the end of the week it was perfect beach weather to do our favorite things! We spent one day in Galveston. The kids always love to take the ferry and watch for dolphins.

Even though it was pretty cold, we still managed to spend some time on the beach playing and sea shell hunting!

Britton takes her castle building very seriously, so it was major meltdown when tragedy struck...aka...little sister

More pics to come!

2.14.11

2011-02-14T16:44:00.002-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day from my little sweeties!

We had a fun and relaxing Valentine Day. The girls woke up and I took them for a Krispy Kreme breakfast. They got new heart jammies and we spent the rest of the day just playing around the house. Britton wasn't in the mood for pictures today, so I just snapped a few of Mauri when she was watching TV.

The girls had a "heart shape" pizza for dinner and then we ended the night with a pink bath! I love Valentine's Day!

Snow Week!

2011-02-10T18:46:00.007-06:00

It started out with an ice storm, and 4 days later we were still snowed in. It was a long week but we made the best of it! We crafted, baked, watched movies, made forts, slept in forts, and so much more!

She really didn't have time for pictures, because she was too busy wanting to play!

Playing in the snow with friends is the best!

It finally warmed up on Saturday and we were able to get out of the house for the day!

This was our water/ice experiment we tried since it was so flippin' cold outside. A frozen, glittery octopus!

Checking out the snow while staying nice and cozy inside!

2.3.11

2011-02-05T21:27:00.002-06:00

A quick video of how we spent Ice Day 2011! The girls had a blast, and I have to admit...we were the only crazy people out there playing in ice! Little did we know, it would stick around all week and end with 6+ inches of snow!

1.25.11

2011-01-25T21:24:00.004-06:00

I really have nothing too exciting to blog about. I'm so over winter and I can't freakin' wait to spend my afternoons watching my girls play outside. For now, the weather is cold and miserable so we have been spending most of our time inside. Mauri's favorite thing to do is sit on Brian's skateboard, circa 1985, and cruise around the kitchen. They also love to ride their scooters through the house. I'm sure you can all guess how much Brian loves this given they put forth zero effort to avoid running into the walls. I, however, find it hilarious. About 99% of the time Mauri drives around with a sippy cup in one hand sipping it like a margarita while she runs over everything in front of her.

We did get outside for a few minutes today to play on the front porch. My baby is growing up before my eyes. Sigh.

As you'll see, she clearly needs to work on her driving skills...

Christmas Video

2011-01-13T10:17:00.003-06:00

Christmas....through the eyes of my girls.

Nothing beats the excitement of watching your children enjoy the magic of Christmas morning!

1.9.11

2011-01-09T10:17:00.005-06:00

Today was an exciting day around here because they were forecasting snow! The news always likes to get all of our hopes up and then we end up with a trickle of snow or ice. However, they actually got it right today! We were sipping coffee, and playing in the living room with the fire was burning. I looked up to see huge white flakes falling from the sky.

It wasn't sticking at first, but it kept falling pretty hard so we had to run out and play before it stopped. Trying to dress 2 kids for this weather is a total whip. We really don't have any good clothes for cold, wet weather and it takes forever to layer up. The best thing about snow in Texas is that it doesn't take much to make it really exciting for the kids. Britton has a few things on her list that MUST be accomplished when it snows....catch snowflakes on her tongue, eat snow, make a snowman, make a snow angel, and throw snowballs at me! It was a little difficult since we really didn't get very much, but we managed to make it all happen! She loved every second of it! Mauri loved it too, but she kept playing in the water so Brian had to take her inside.

She was NOT happy when we made her go inside.

and the best part of Snow Day is the hot cocoa!

A quick video of my girls making snow rainbows! (please ignore the super fly outfit i'm sporting. brian doesn't understand what please don't get me in the video means!)

1.1.11

2011-01-01T18:04:00.003-06:00

Happy New Year! One of my goals for this year is to catch up on my 2010 blog, and also keep up with it better going forward. Somehow, life gets busy and the blog usually ends up falling to the bottom of the list. But there are some pretty important events that I haven't event documented for last year (like Mauri's baptism, Britton's 1st recital, our fun vacations, Britton's birthday celebration...the list could go on!)

Last night we rang in the New Year with a yummy dinner and came home to toast some fabulous champagne! Both our girls were awake with the sitter when we got home, but fell asleep just before midnight! We're paying for it today because we're ALL tired and cranky.

I hope everyone had a wonderful start the new year!

Christmas Eve Video

2011-01-01T13:01:00.001-06:00

December 18

2010-12-29T22:28:00.004-06:00

Today we celebrated Alec's 4th birthday! We went to Chuck E Cheese to play and have lunch. After pizza, we came home for cake and presents!!

Bop It, yeeeeaaaaah!

And not to brag or anything but between me and Brian, we had over 800 tickets. Because, we're cool like that!

Of course, the only thing Britton was concerned about was getting Airheads!

December 17

2010-12-29T21:56:00.003-06:00

Tonight we went to the candy cane hunt in our town. It was FREEZING but the kids had a blast. Britton was so excited to find rainbow candy canes but was really disappointed she didn't find the Grinch! After the hunt, we grabbed some hot chocolate and looked at Christmas lights around our neighborhood.

December 12

2010-12-29T20:39:00.007-06:00

Tonight we did our annual trip to look at lights in Highland Park. I look forward to this every year, and 5 minutes into this trip I knew it was going downhill. Mauri fell asleep and Britton whined the entire time because she wanted McDs. Then she was mad because she wanted to ride the horse and carriage to look at lights. These pictures aren't great but it pretty much sums up the night. Next year, we're leaving the kids at home! ha!

Then we had to lounge around and watch a little tv!

12.27.10

2010-12-27T21:36:00.000-06:00

Over the Christmas break we decided to bring Britton ice skating. She's been wanting to go for a while now, so I figured I should take advantage while Brian was off work. I don't think there is ANY way I could balance myself while attempting to hold her up.

It was super crowded and she loved every second of it. She put forth ZERO effort and let Brian do all of the work!

My pictures are all out of focus but that's what happens when you stand in line for 30 minutes trying to entertain a 1 year old while and lacing up skates!

December 25

2010-12-25T16:16:00.001-06:00

Santa Came!

Merry Christmas!

The girls actually slept until after 8 on Christmas morning. Britton was a little shy at first when she was checking out the goods. It didn't take too long though, and she was ripping boxes open left and right! After we cleaned up the living room, I saw her walk over the chimney and say "Thank you Santa for everything you brought us!" She didn't realize I was in the room and it was really a sweet moment. She just couldn't get over how Santa just brought her things that weren't even on her list. The whole Santa thing was a little confusing for her this year. She asked a million questions about him, and didn't understand how he would make it in our house without anyone hearing him.

The funniest part of Christmas morning was when Mauri came walking in the room with Santa's leftover cookie. After Britton went through her stuff, she ran over to check if Santa enjoyed her special treats. Little did she know, Mauri had polished off what was left.

Christmas afternoon, we enjoyed having our family over and opening more gifts! Mauri basically stayed in her chair the entire day!

They really enjoyed the holidays watching Christmas movies!!

Britton's favorite gift of all was a little Coke Santa left in her stocking! She seriously could not get over how he decided to give her all these wonderful things. Ha!

December 24

2010-12-24T10:25:00.000-06:00

It's Christmas Eve!!! Whoo hoo!

This is the first year we have never traveled home for Christmas. It was super cold and rainy all day but we all ran a few errands, prepped for dinner, and got ready for church. Unfortunately, Brian was sick so he couldn't even make it to service this year. Both of the girls did really well. Mauri slept through the first half, thankfully. When she woke up, Britton ended up falling asleep. When we got back from church, Mimi and Poppy had made it. We ate dinner, had a few beverages, and let the girls open a couple of gifts. As you can see from the picture above, Mauri was perfectly happy eating chocolate chip cookies with Brian for most of the night.

We got to church early, and they had clips of all of the all the Christmas movies playing.

Britton was excited to open her new jammies, and a few other goodies. Then it was time to set out cookies for Santa and put her reindeer food out that she made in school. Brian was in bed super early, but Britton was too excited so it took her a while to fall asleep.

Nobody wanted their picture taken before church...including Mauri!

Watching Charlie Brown

Reading Charlie Brown....

Britton specifically picked out 2 special cookies for Santa along with 2 m&ms....one red and green. She was just sure he wanted one of each color.

Here are some cute videos (aside from my annoying voice!) from Christmas Eve....

December 3

2010-12-03T19:04:00.000-06:00

Okay, so where to begin? SO much to post about but I'll start with our visit to Santa and work my back to Thanksgiving! Bebe was in town visiting so we headed to get our "golden ticket" with the most popular Santa in Dallas. We lucked out and snuck in right before his lunch break.

Of course, Britton was on her extra best behavior because she wanted to make SURE he didn't miss her house. However, Miss Mauri really didn't care if she was on the naughty list. (and she's on the top of it!)

I felt sorry for Britton because when we left she looked a little upset. Then she told me she got nervous and couldn't remember what was on her list. Sweet girl.

After Santa, we headed to Build a Bear. She loves getting to make animals there, and really wanted Clarice.

November 2

2010-11-02T21:50:00.002-05:00

A really yucky, cold, and rainy day but the girls and I still managed to do our civic duty....

It was Britton's lucky day because we got to vote at the elementary school. She thought she was something special struttin' through like "one of them." It was unlucky for me since I drove all the way to courthouse...unloaded two kids in the rain...only to learn they moved my precinct about 30 seconds from my house.

October 31

2010-10-31T10:52:00.001-05:00

Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had a wonderful trick-or-treat day! We had a fabulous weekend. The girls had SO much fun the last few days! Everyone was going crazy over the cupcakes, and we saw tons of cute little ones dressed in adorable costumes! Britton told me if one more person told her she was precious, she was going to have to pout about it. Ha! I had to put her in check real quick and let her know everyone gets told they're cute...that's what Halloween is all about!!! I love seeing all the cute little kids running from house to house.

Of course, we had to put some pink sparkle in our decorations this year!

So cute watching her and her friends run up to the porches!

Mauri didn't make it too long before she was out!

She was so excited someone gave her glow stick bracelets!

Both of them were only interested in the suckers!

Britton also got to dress up for dancing this year. She decided to be a bride since her other costume didn't really work.

Check out her bling! The girl has good taste! ha.

The teacher taught them the "Thriller" dance. It was pretty funny watching the girls. I wish I would have had my video camera!

October 16

2010-10-18T11:43:00.005-05:00

We've been getting ready for fall around here! The weather has been incredible so we've been enjoying most of our afternoons outside. When Bebe was visiting, we decorated pumpkins. Britton wanted a rainbow pumpkin to put on the porch this year. Also, I've been wanting to make a pumpkin carriage for a while. Unfortunately, she didn't make it through to halloween. I'll have to give it another go next year, and it will need to involve tools over hot glue.

This weekend, on a total whim, we headed over to the pumpkin patch. We tried a new one out this year that ended up being pretty fun. Once you entered, the only way to get over to the pumpkins is to take a train ride. We have 3 pumpkin patches within 5 minutes of us so I'm sure that won't be our only visit. Since Brian LEFT the pumpkin we bought, I'm pretty sure we'll be back sooner than I would like. And friends, pumpkins from the patch don't come cheap!

Doesn't he looked thrilled? I think he was still swallowing the loss of the Aggies.

A pink rainbow pumpkin as requested!

October 12

2010-10-12T11:56:00.004-05:00

It's that time of year...the Texas State Fair. We've been bringing Britton every year since she turned one. This year, Mauri got to jump in on the fun. We always try and go during the week so it's not crowded but this year it was still busy! We had so much fun riding the rides, playing games, and enjoying the perfect weather!

I always enjoy seeing what crazy food they will have. Last year - fried butter. ewwww. This year - fried beer, fried margaritas, and fried frito pie. Seriously. We like to stick to the famous Fletcher corn dog and sweet treats!

Britton's favorite ride was the slide! She wanted to ride it over and over!

This was Mauri trying cotton candy for the first time. Believe it or not, she wasn't a fan!

The girls ate, and ate, and ate!

Checking out Big Tex!

Britton wanted to play the water gun game against Brian. She was beside herself when she won. She didn't even realize she could pick out a prize so that was the icing on the cake! She was seriously so proud of herself and you would have thought she won a diamond ring!

One last treat before we head home. Holding on tight to her new BFF!

and this girl takes her ice cream eating seriously!

Last stop on the way out was to get a light wand. Every year we have to pick one up on the way to the car! They even had a cute little ducky one for Mauri!

October 6

2010-10-06T21:18:00.002-05:00

Brian's been working late this week so we've been spending most of our afternoons outside. The weather has been perfection! I love this time of year and the girls LOVE to be outside. Now, if I could only keep little missy from running in the street every second! Her favorite past time is "talking" on the phone. She really has her laugh and conversation perfected.

Britton's favorite thing to do is plant her garden. She shook one our big trees until a branch fell off, then planted it in the flower bed.

Pretty cute little tree planted with love....

October 2

2010-10-02T22:29:00.001-05:00

A Flitterific Fairy Party!

My baby turned 4! Britton's been talking about her birthday for quite some time, and was really excited when it was finally time to celebrate! She really wanted to have her friends over for a fairy party! She had a total blast at the party and was especially excited when Tinkerbell made an appearance! The kids crafted, ate sweets, busted the pinata, and had a fairy hunt with, the one and only, Tink!

The Birthday Girl!

Each child got these fairy wands to color and glitter with their own adorable Tinkerbell markers!

The labor of love sugar cookies. Momma stayed up until the wee hours getting these bad boys decorated!

The pinata pails!

No fairy party is complete without pixie dust!

We had a garden area set up for the kids to plant their own flower in a pot.

Tutus and wings for the girls!

Even Tinkerbell and Daddy had to get involved in the busting of the pinata!

Cake time with a #4 sparkler!

Craft time!

Every fairy needs a little sparkle!

Time for the fairy hunt!

Party is over and time for this little girl to put her feet up!

eeks! Little Sister found the leftover cupcakes!

September 26

2010-09-26T21:22:00.003-05:00

My baby is 4. I'm not sure how it happened but one day I woke up and she was a little girl all grown up. A little girl who make her own "cold ice water", a girl who gets herself dressed, brushes her own teeth, and as of this weekend...writes her own name.

I was leaving the hospital with a new little bundle of pink yumminess - i blinked - and then she was a little girl. Sigh.

She's been so excited about turning 4 and I wanted her to wake up and feel special all day. I stayed up until the wee hours of the morning baking her cake and getting her little presents wrapped. Ok, not really wee hours...more like 11:00 but that's late enough in my book!

I told her she could have whatever she wanted for breakfast. In true fashion, she wanted a sprinkle donut, pixie stix, and "coffee" - aka chocolate milk. We went to the mall, had lunch, ate cake, and went to the park. A perfect day in her eyes! And when the piano man at Nordstrom played Happy Birthday to her, she was beside herself. She strutted and pranced and we loved spending the day with both our girls.

When I tucked her in bed tonight, she thanked me for baking her cake while she was sleeping. She also told me it was really sweet of Daddy to pick out her presents. *cough cough* Then she told me her favorite part of the day was walking downstairs and seeing her presents - that it made her get all excited inside. Such a sweetie. 4 years ago tonight we were sitting in the hospital room snuggling and kissing our itty bitty. We never could have guessed how she would change our lives.

Waking up and ready to start the day...

7:45 a.m. and she's already changed once into her new cheerleader uniform and is covered in body glitter - oh my!

Talking to her cousins

Ready to hit the mall

Playing at the park in pink sparkle shoes...

Bedtime in the princess room and hopefully she's having sweet dreams!

Now I have to gear up this week for the upcoming glitter fairy party!

September 13

2010-09-14T22:01:00.003-05:00

Today Brian was home early from work so we took the girls up to the park. Of course, they were both really tired when we got there. By the time we left, I looked like I just left the gym after a 5 mile run. (not that I would really know what that looked like that!)

I couldn't really let Mauri down because she kept eating all the rocks, and she really wasn't digging the swing unless she was on our laps. While Britton and Brian played, I took Little Miss to look at the ducks. Ummnn, that was great except she wanted to do nothing but to get her little body in the water. And we had a full on tantrum every time I had to remove her from falling in. She also learned a new trick today at Target - which is pushing her belt down in the shopping cart and standing up. Oh my.

In other news, Britton is loving her new school. She comes home after each class with the cutest crafts. Today she painted a rock and put eyes on it and named her "Miss Mauri." She also wrote down that her favorite food is potatoes. Pretty funny considering that she's never put one in her mouth. The girl doesn't even eat a french fry.

This is how she likes to swing...

She liked the swing for 2 minutes

September 6

2010-09-07T14:35:00.007-05:00

We had a very low key Labor Day weekend! Lots of cleaning, football watching, and playing. Our big adventure was a trip to the mall and getting my hair highlighted! Very uneventful! Yesterday, I took the girls to take some pictures. Of course, I had high hopes to get just 1 picture of both girls. Within 1 minute I knew it would be a bust. As soon as Britton saw a grasshopper it was all down hill and she was in a horrible mood the rest of the time. I still managed to get a few in their sweet pink dresses, but it was hard work - let me tell ya!

The drama - big puffy eyes because the grass was too itchy...

watching the airplanes

l.o.v.e.

This is how she really felt about it. Ohhh the drama!

August 26

2010-09-02T20:34:00.002-05:00

Bebe came in town to visit and we took the girls to the Alice in Wonderland event at the Gaylord. Britton and her friend had so much fun at the Mad Hatter tea party! The decorations around the hotel were so fun! It's always gorgeous at Christmas and I can't wait to see what they have planned this year! I tried to cut down on the pictures but there are just too many!

The girls with Alice

The crazy Mad Hatter

The tea party decor - too cute!

Sweet friends

The sand display

y erin

August 31

2010-08-31T22:08:00.005-05:00

Here we go! Britt started her 1st day of pre school at her new school this morning. It was a big day since she's been home all summer. She had a really great day and we came home and celebrated by making cupcakes and watching a new DVD. Her Daddy brought home her favorite dinner and we ate at the "fancy table!"

I probably shouldn't even post the picture below because it's completely inappropriate and embarrassing! She loves to play dress up so I told her to pick out something to wear. THIS is what she picks to eat dinner in and insisted I take her picture. She looks like she's saying "Oh Snap" - ha

And this little precious pie enjoyed the day by herself. She gets soooo excited when she starts taking steps! She literally squeals so loud and hard...she falls over!

August 22

2010-08-23T08:14:00.004-05:00

I have so much to catch up on with the blog but I figured I would start with our mini road trip from yesterday. We took a little ride and got up close and personal with some animals!

First stop - gas and McD's for a little breakfast!

Like I said - up close and personal! This little man wanted some lovin'...

You want some sugar????

This was the view from my window - can't even describe how huge she was!

and this was the view inside my car!

They are so sweet and friendly!

My little sweet pea didn't enjoy seeing the animals get so close to her!

And who could blame her, right? This thing scared me to death when he came through my window with his mouth wide open. Kicked it into reverse ASAP

I was standing with my head out the sunroof and looked who popped up....eeks!

Britton had SO much fun - she loved seeing and feeding all of the animals!

Her position through most of the trip was standing on the arm rests with her head out the sunroof and hair blowing in the wind!

July 31 - Post 2

2010-08-20T09:41:00.002-05:00

Yeserday I posted all the sweet details of the party, and today I wanted to post all the fun we had with our friends and family! Thanks to everyone for driving out to celebrate our special day!

Happy Birthday Mauri - we love you so much!

Sweet cousins and BFFs (...most of the time!) - Britt and Alec!

Nana and Grandpa

Daddy with his girls!

Mimi and Poppy blowing bubbles with Britty

Precious Aidan lovin' her cupcake!

Birthday girl holding my cupcake toppers!

Ethan enjoying the pixie sticks

Olivia getting a first bite of the fabulous cake!

Getting ready for pinata time!

Britton couldn't wait to get some candy!

Alec and Ian

Best Friends!

Courtney and Olivia with their yummy rock candy!

Ethan trying out one of my cupcakes!

Now time for play on the beach!

Me and my "besties"!

July 31

2010-08-19T12:57:00.007-05:00

Mauri Jewel's 1st Birthday - Post 1! I can't believe the party has come and gone but I had tons of fun planning for the big event! Even though it was a little hot at Crystal Beach, it was the perfect PINK SPARKLE party for my little precious pie!! Now I have to rally to do another party in just a few short weeks! My soon to be 4 year old reminds me every single day that her special day is just around the corner!

Get ready for picture overload! I wish I knew how to make a collage!

With 100 degree Texas weather, the cake and cupcakes had to stay inside until about 30 seconds before we cut cake!

The fabulous cake that made a 2 hour commute from Houston to the party!

The "Labor of Love" cupcake stands!

The fun and precious pinata!

A beach party wouldn't be complete without 100+ pink water balloons!

The delicious food and Mauri's great grandfather!

The party favors! A beach chair, super soaker, and beach toys!

The birthday girl was NOT excited about her cake!

Wardrobe change before we head on the beach! Unfortunately, she fell asleep before we made it down there!

Big Sister had a blast too! More pics of the party coming soon!

And check out the fabulous gift from my best friends for my sweet pea! LOVE!

July 27

2010-08-19T11:56:00.001-05:00

My baby is 1! Stay tuned for her fabulous pink birthday bash!

August 2

2010-08-02T18:35:00.000-05:00

One year check up! After a fabulous time celebrating my baby girl's 1st birthday, we had to return with a trip to the doctor. Little Miss needed her 1 year shots and unfortunately, Big Sister had to get one too. It seems we had missed a shot in the hospital and it wasn't until I was moving schools that we realized it. I really thought it was going to be a big deal for her but she was so brave and didn't even cry! Little M on the other hand was a different story! I'm sure everyone in the office could hear her loud and clear.

At her one year mark, she's really starting to take a turn into being a big girl. She was still crawling but standing and on the verge of walking. She only had 4 teeth - her 2 top and 2 bottom. I'm writing this post 2 months late and at 14 months, she's cutting 2 molars. Poor girl!

Both girls sporting their band aids....

July 7

2010-07-07T12:11:00.001-05:00

Happy Anniversary to us! And who was the most excited about it....Little Miss Britt! She insisted we needed cake, and a special dinner. She drew us a picture of our family, and even included Phoebe and Roxie. She couldn't wait for Brian to get home from work and carried our wedding picture around all day. So we celebrated this anniversary family style. After all, who can tell a 3 year old she's invited to join the festivities - she would have been devastated!

9 years, 2 apartments, 2 houses, 2 dogs, and 2 sweet little girls later.....and still going strong! We couldn't be more blessed!

July 5

2010-07-05T13:43:00.004-05:00

Happy 4th of July! We had a fun day riding bikes in the neighborhood parade, visiting friends, and watching fireworks. Britton had to change clothes after the parade because she told me I made her look like a prince in a denim skirt and she's a princess that needs to wear dresses!

Hanging out on the side of the road watching fireworks!

July 29

2010-07-02T11:34:00.004-05:00

A few pics of my girls enjoying summer. We've been swimming, slip-n-sliding, eating popsicles, and riding bikes! We had so much going on in May and June, it's nice to sit back and enjoy some time at home.

June 27

2010-06-27T22:27:00.001-05:00

I must admit, I've almost given up on the blog. I'm finding it difficult to keep up with and becoming more of a chore than fun. However, I love looking back and seeing my girls grow. I'm very, very far behind but for now I'm just posting about my 11 month old! She's getting so big and has a birthday coming up in just a few short weeks! She's nothing but joy and sweetness. We've been enjoying summer and spending as much time outside as possible when it's not 100 degrees outside!

and this is her favorite thing to do inside!

May 27

2010-05-28T03:27:00.001-05:00

We're ready for summer!!

April 26

2010-05-25T03:44:00.001-05:00

Gone Fishin'!

We made a visit to the beach and Britton was so excited to go fishing! Paw Paw fixed her fishing pole and we headed out on the boat. I really didn't think there was any way we would make it back without her falling out of the boat, but somehow we managed! She figured out quickly that fishing involves a little work and she was ready to head back home. She's still talking about that she caught!

April 21

2010-05-23T21:45:00.003-05:00

Actually I think I took these in early April but I just never got around to posting. Been a little bored with the blog lately and haven't really picked up my camera at all in the last month. I took the girls to see the bluebonnets and was actually lucky enough to find a spot other than the side of the freeway! Britton picked out her outfit and hair piece! Mauri decided to eat a bluebonnet and I was on the verge of having to call 911 from the middle of a field to come and help me revive my choking daughter

Song

2010-05-12T11:25:00.003-05:00

Way behind on blogging but Britton was singing Mauri to sleep last night and I was trying to catch it on video without her realizing I was taping.

May 7

2010-05-07T04:13:00.000-05:00

Today we went to see a Peter Pan play in Fort Worth with some girls from school. We got caught in crazy traffic and actually missed the show but luckily they had tickets available for that afternoon so everything worked out. Tinkerbell was a little green light in the play and Britton was a little disappointed with that. She had so much fun though!

April 20

2010-04-19T21:21:00.003-05:00

My beautiful babies!

She might not be a baby anymore, but she'll always be my baby girl. She would tell you she's a "little lady." She informed me the other day when I was pretending to be mad at something she did..."Mooom, you just need to be a lady and stop pouting...you need to just be a lady like me" - sheesh! She's been quite the boss lady lately, and we frequently need to remind her just who the bosses are! Her new thing if she doesn't like something - she'll say Pughh. I quickly give her the evil eye because she KNOWS better than to pull that on me. She quickly starts moving her head around going "Pa, Pa, Pa....and then says...Mom, I'm just practicing my letters - you know, like the letter P" Cracks me up - I'm like, Britton - do you think I am really falling for that! Nice try...nice try.....

And this is my little snuggle bug. She couldn't be any sweeter!

April 19

2010-04-19T20:39:00.003-05:00

We had a fun weekend with Nana and Grandpa! The weather could have been a little nicer to us but we made the best of it. I did find our next house - so when we hit the lotto this weekend, we'll be making an offer on it. hee hee. We did hit 3 numbers this weekend and I think that's a pretty good sign, right?!? I've played it like 5 times in my life, and one time I hit 4 numbers and then we hit 3...I think that's pretty good odds we could be the lucky winners. And you know what the lucky people who hit 3 out of 6 numbers wins??? $3!

We also enjoyed getting out without the kiddos for a few hours which is always a bonus!

April 13

2010-04-13T22:21:00.003-05:00

Britton went with me on my walk today because she really wanted to see the fire station close up. On our way back, a fire truck drove by and honked the horn and waved to her - made her day! We also saw a Mommy duck with her little ducklings. Of course, I was too scared to run on the golf course to get a closer picture because there were people still actually golfing. I really didn't want to get knocked out so I stayed back and got the best I could. It was really sweet to see the little babies running all over the course.

My itty bitty has been crawling all around and she doesn't like it one bit. She only does it when she's desperate to get to me or a toy! I finally got a picture of her two little toothies! They both came in at the exact same time right before Easter.

A silly little girl who loves her baby!

April 12

2010-04-12T21:37:00.003-05:00

Sprinkler fun! Britton thought this was the best thing EVER today. She had so much fun she came inside and crashed for 2 hours. Too bad it was from 5:30 to 7:30! ha.

April 8

2010-04-08T22:40:00.003-05:00

Such a serious face, right! She's been working real hard today at crawling around the living room so I guess she's too tired to give me a smile. Of course when I try and video her, she'll have nothing to do with it. Another great day of weather around here...so after dance class, we came home and played in the front yard. Britton spent the entire time picking me flowers off the bushes then she decided to have her yogurt on the steps while admiring her collection! Then she started planning her birthday party which seems to be a daily topic. Too bad it's 6 months away!

April 7

2010-04-07T21:44:00.003-05:00

Today I went and observed Britton at school. I was cracking up because she was so excited for me to see her "challenging work" as she calls it. She was so proud to show me what she's been working on. Of course she had to show me how she builds the pink tower...which is far from challenging...but she loves it because it's pink! silly girl.

April 6

2010-04-06T22:40:00.002-05:00

Happy Birthday to me!

Look who got a new computer....

It was a nice and relaxing day around here. I picked Britton up from school and we played outside and enjoyed the nice weather. Brian cooked dinner, and I had a nice glass of wine to top it off. He also got me what I've been in so desperate need of and I'm totally addicted! Neither one of us know how to use it but so far I love, love, love it!

If anyone is feeling the need to get me a gift, you can send me a check for my new botox fund. ha! I woke up this morning and all I see is wrinkles! Maybe I need to go back to work for a plastic surgery savings account.....

Enjoying my sweet girls...

April 5

2010-04-05T21:59:00.003-05:00

We're still playing Easter hunts around here! Will it ever end? I guess I need to put everything back in the attic until next year! We did break out the roller skates today. By the time she put on all her gear...including her sunglasses....I was ready to go back in the house!

Poor Britt stumped her toe on Sunday and then while we were out hunting for flowers tonight with her new flash light, she busted it open again. Ugh! I had to rock the girl to sleep and she was so pitiful. Hopefully, she'll better in the morning!

little bitty took two little scoots on her knee today. She's trying to scoot around but just can't quite get herself going! And both of her bottom teeth have cut through so we're finally getting some full nights of sleep around here! 2 down, a zillion to go!

She was killing me! She was so busy making sure her glasses and skirt were on right.... I was just waiting for her to bust it on the driveway!

Today she told me she's ready to get bigger like me so she can have a baby of her own. Then went on to explain to me that she would need to go to the hospital so she could lay down in a bed and have the baby out of her tummy. sheesh.

April 4

2010-04-04T22:37:00.003-05:00

Happy Easter! Such a fun weekend watching my little girls enjoy the great weather, egg hunting, and baskets! Easter has always been one of my favorite holidays and playing "bunny" makes it even more fun! I am way too exhausted to post all my pictures so I'll just post some from today - where Britton insisted she wear her purple feather dress up heels. I was proud of myself for convincing her to wear her new pjs tonight! Even though it wasn't a dress, I somehow got her to believe her top was like a mini dress and she bought it. I did have to bribe her with one of her hot pink peeps from the basket. She was dying to get her hands on them! Unfortunately, she was quite disappointed when she figured out what everyone else already knows - peeps are totally disgusting!

April 1

2010-04-01T20:39:00.005-05:00

Trying to catch up! We've had a busy month and now it's already April!!! We're in full Easter swing around here. Britton had her party at school today and she was so excited. She got to wear a new dress and bring a pink sparkly basket to egg hunt with. Bebe and I ran errands all day long! Poor little Mauri just had to tag along! We're hoping for good weather this weekend so we can do lots of fun stuff!

March 26

2010-03-26T23:00:00.001-05:00

I know she looks like an angel in these pictures but it was a long day around here! She seriously fought me on every single thing I said today. I'm glad she's getting a good night of sleep tonight so she can be back to her happy self again tomorrow!

March 25

2010-03-25T22:03:00.000-05:00

Today was an especially fun night because we took the girls to Disney on Ice. Britton was super excited and we had so much fun! The show was great and Britt was pretty excited to get some treats! She was so wired when we left it took her a pretty long time to go to sleep that night. I definitely paid for it on Friday because she was in a horrible mood all day! Her favorite part of course was the princess show.

March 25

2010-03-25T04:09:00.000-05:00

Today we went to a birthday party at C.E. Cheese. Britton had a blast! She also loved that I hit the jackpot with the tickets that allowed her to purchase a plastic tiara and some candy! Little pumpkin slept through the entire party!

March 23

2010-03-21T21:45:00.000-05:00

We love you spring - please stay!!! Finally, we got to enjoy some time outside. We had a major accident today. Britt went up the curb the wrong way and fell off her bike about a block away from the house. The tragic part was not about the injury of a scraped knee but the fact that she spent 30 minutes loading her basket with leaves and flowers and everything fell out during the fall! It was pretty windy today too so the fact that the leaves were blowing away was just adding to the fire. After she calmed down, we made it back home and all was good again!

March 20

2010-03-21T21:30:00.000-05:00

With the yucky weather, we spent the entire weekend inside. We had lots of picnics and played with play doh. I don't think Britton took off her leotard the entire weekend. She begged me to let her sleep in her ballet shoes.

March 19

2010-03-19T21:17:00.000-05:00

Spring break! The first picture is from Friday and the second is from Saturday. Crazy Dallas weather!! We were sad everyone had to pack up and run out of town to beat the storm!

March 18

2010-03-18T20:55:00.000-05:00

My little sweetie trying to scoot around...

March 17

2010-03-17T21:49:00.002-05:00

Happy St. Patty's! I'm still recovering from Mexico so I'm keeping it short tonight! Britton had so much fun today with her cousins she was not in the mood for a picture and fell asleep before even getting a chance to eat dinner. I'm still adjusting to the time change and missed swim class today because I forgot to change the time in my car! Bebe and I got a little carried away at Target today buying all the new Liberty of London stuff. Cute, cute! Too bad a ton of it was already sold old out!

March 6

2010-03-07T16:53:00.002-06:00

I'm way behind on blogging again. We've had a busy week around here. Brian went skiing and me and the girls were here for 5 days all alone! Britty was excited for girls weekend because that meant she got to sleep with me while her Daddy was gone. We went to Target the first night and I let her pick out a little toy and then we stayed home the rest of the weekend to let Mauri get well.

Thursday was a big night for us. Britton got her very first bike! We headed over to Wal Mart when Brian got home from work to get her the entry level bike. I had it all picked out and was ready to go. However, she hopped on the big girl bike and took off around the store! She was sooooo excited and all day Friday she kept telling me how much she loved it and kept thanking me over and over! Yesterday we were busy with a birthday party and then it's been raining and cold all day today so she's really only had 1 day to play with it. She was really concerned when it started raining that her bike would be all dirty so we had to make sure it was safe and sound in the garage. Now we just need to get her a helmet to fit her head!

February 25

2010-02-25T22:05:00.004-06:00

Sweet little baby girl! Britton cracks me up because she calls her Boo Boo all the time. As soon as she wakes up she runs and finds Mauri and gives her kisses and says "I love you boo boo". Or she'll say "Boo boo, your too little to have that toy" lol lol. She's always coming up with something funny to say. She's also been saying Nuffin'...aka...nothing, "I'm real sorry about that" and "I don't think that's a very good idea" - love this age! I'm exhausted tonight and about to jump in bed and finish watching the OC Housewives. I've been totally obsessed with Etsy today. While Britt was in school and Mauri was napping and I took some time to browse around. It's totally endless too - lots and lots of fun stuff! So many creative people out there - love it!

Here is "Boo Boo" sporting her new hair poof! She's been saying "mama mama mama" all week - too sweet...even though she's not saying it for my benefit it still counts, right!

February 24

2010-02-24T21:47:00.004-06:00

I've been a slacker lately but it's impossible for me to get 5 minutes on the computer. As soon as I get Britty to bed, Little M wakes up and is ready to play until 10:00. argh - not makin' her momma happy. Good thing she's a sweetie!

Today she got her second flu shot and is already down for the night. I brought her to the Dr. today because I was convinced she had an ear infection. I really had it all worked up that she had a severe double ear infection. And guess what? $115 later - she's totally fine! lol. She has been on and off with a cold for a few weeks now so I was glad I brought her in to get some meds. However, she was laughing and squealing when the Dr. came to see her - I'm sure he thought I was a total nut. Better safe than sorry, right!

My little girls are ready for Easter! Britton asks me every morning if it's time to hunt eggs yet!! ha. It's driving me crazy and we still have a long way to go!

Doesn't this look like the face of a sick litle bebe? ha! But I swear she looks like a mess in the morning. I took this with my phone so not sure what all the crazy lines are about!

She loves to sit and shake her rattle

Britton picked out these mermaids for her Vday gift with Bebe and Nana's gift cards. She also asked me to get her more Target money for next time!

She took school pictures this week and when I asked her how she smiled, this is what she gave me! eeks!

My babes watching a little tube...

February 19

2010-02-20T20:37:00.003-06:00

Due to the weather, they postponed Britton's Valentine party until today. I wish I had a picture of the cute Valentine she (I) made for class. Super cute! She was also really excited to bring the little treats we made for all the classmates. She brought home lots of goodies and ate all of them before we even drove up in the driveway.

Britt didn't want her picture taken but my other little cutie was all smiles today! Look at that face - I could just Eat.Her.Up!!!

February 18

2010-02-18T23:51:00.001-06:00

I picked Britton up from school and we went over to her friends house to play for a while. They are hilarious together - and their conversations are too cute. Then I got all caught up in the Olympics, and forgot to blog! I was SO nervous watching the men's figure skating I could hardly watch. I was REALLY hoping Evan Lysacek would win a gold metal - love him! I was really excited for his coach too!

Miss M playing with her Vday toy!

February 17

2010-02-17T21:27:00.002-06:00

Snapped this as we were heading out the door to swim class. I suspected this would happen at some point - she fell off the step during class because she wasn't paying attention. I don't think she realized each step got deeper into the water. It happened at the end of class when I was walking in for her to show me her new tricks. The funniest part was I was walking in and I was thinking - oh that poor kid sinking to the bottom is going to be soooo scared to swim now....oh wait, that's MY kid - and it didn't even phase her. She is totally fearless in the water which can be a really good thing and a really bad thing. Of course it all took place in 2 seconds - the teacher was right there and grabbed her and Britton never even blinked an eye. I spent the entire drive home reminding her she is never allowed to be near the water without an adult. I don't think she would try and go near a pool without someone with her but you just never know!!!

February 16

2010-02-16T21:32:00.002-06:00

Happy Fat Tuesday! ....and we got an extra special treat today - Bebe and Paw Paw came to spend the night! Britton was super excited when Bebe went in her classroom to pick her up today. She's been wound up All.Night.Long! We wish they were staying longer!

February 15

2010-02-16T21:30:00.001-06:00

Headed to a birthday party for a friend from class!

February 14

2010-02-14T20:35:00.003-06:00

Happy Valentine's Day! And guess which two little girls went to Sunday school/nursery?!?! They both did really awesome and Britton was so proud of herself for not being scared going into a room where she didn't know anyone. We also had a blast visiting with the Nich boys at their 3rd birthday party today! Tons of fun! After the party we stopped to have dinner then came home and opened Valentine gifts. Britt was ca'razy all day. She woke up and saw the presents and balloons and was a total nut!

I had one pink valentine and one red one today!

The loot

Britt's goods

Mauri's goods...

Daddy's special gift...and Britton was sure to let us all know that Minnie was hers and Mauri could have Mickey...

Her new book from her cousins

Playing ice cream shop with her new toy

The cookies I tried to copy from my Southern Living magazine. LOL

February 13

2010-02-13T23:24:00.004-06:00

Valentine craft day! We had a lot of fun stuff to do around here since the weather has been so cold and yuck. Of course, Britton lasted about 5 minutes with each one then I was stuck to finish them! I had to end up getting Brian to help with the Valentine house because it kept falling apart on me! LOL She was mostly interested in decorating cookies with me while Brian fixed dinner. Little Mauri got to join in the fun in her bumbo seat while we finished off the icing and sprinkles!

Britton didn't want to help me with the wreath but my little ladybug was happy about it!

Ready for bed (if you only knew what I went through to get her to wear pj's that weren't the ice cream ones)! Let's just say she put them only seconds before going to sleep and had them off by 7:30 this morning! The girls got lots of fun goodies in the mail today and Britton was really excited about her new books! She wanted to play teacher and read to her little sis...

February 12

2010-02-12T21:32:00.010-06:00

Another fun, fun day in the snow. I am totally exhausted though - it's a big effort to get a 3 year old dressed (3 times) and entertain her out in the wet cold! We spent a very big part of the day outside and sad to see the white already melting away. We very well may never see another snow like this again so we had to take advantage while we had it! And what do any good Texans do for food during a snow storm??? Go pick up mexican food of course! Little Mauri stayed cozy inside with Brian except for the 30 seconds it took me to snap a picture of her. Clearly, she would rather be inside swinging by the fire.

Our snowman's head fell off before I went to sleep last night so Britty was pretty disappointed when she woke up and everyone else's snowmen were still holding their heads up high.

sweet friends!

Eating snow while trying to drill me!

We played pretend ice cream maker all day...but then she really started to try an eat it.

l-o-v-e the pic below!

She threw herself down and started crying because I made a "more perfect" snowball than she did. I was like, are you being serious right now! and yes, she was...

and I have to put this on here because Lindsey made this little valentine about her cousin, Britton. It says "I love my cousin because she's fun to play with" - isn't that the sweetest!

February 11

2010-02-11T22:02:00.003-06:00

Snow, snow, snow! What a fun day!! They were forecasting 1 inch of snow for today and we were shocked when we woke up this morning with our entire outside solid white! It literally snowed all day long and it's still falling...but not for much longer. boo. Britton had SUCH a blast today. She literally had to change clothes about 5 times because she would go until she was totally wet - then we would come in, warm up, change clothes, and head back out again. That's great and all except for the fact that we don't have an unlimited amount of warm clothes around here! The first time we came in she looked up at me and said "I think I'm gonna need some coffee this morning" - lol. So we made some hot chocolate and watched a few cartoons before heading out again. Luckily, Mauri took a really good nap this afternoon.

She cracked me up because she totally just jumped in the white powder and started making a snow angel. I didn't even know she knew what that was!

She told me she wanted to go and walk like a penguin...

Snowball fight!

My little bug hanging out on the porch

Our "snowman" - we'll have to master this next year, I guess.

Little bunny didn't enjoy the cold too much so she spent 99% of the day inside in the warm!

February 10

2010-02-10T21:31:00.002-06:00

Could she be any more beautiful? Such a little sweet pea!

Another successful day at swimming class today for Britton! She loves it so much and I'm really glad I decided to put her in for this session. She really wasn't in the mood for pics today so I didn't push it. There is snow in the forecast for tomorrow so hopefully we'll see some white stuff when we wake up!

and we officially have a sitter on our hands. She's perfectly happy sittin and playing with her toys!

February 8

2010-02-09T21:58:00.005-06:00

10:00 p.m. - iphone - does she look ready for bed???

February 9

2010-02-09T21:58:00.004-06:00

Happy Birthday Lauren! Hope you had an awesome day today!

Today we spent the afternoon getting last minute Valentine stuff together for Britt's school party. It it so cold and miserable I really didn't want to get out, and neither did Little Miss. She's been fighting a cold for a few days but seems to be doing better. She seems to be getting back to her squealing, drooling self! Hopefully we can all get a good night of sleep too!

Okay, I'm off to finish watching 16 and pregnant!

February 7

2010-02-09T21:57:00.001-06:00

Superbowl Sunday! And guess who gets another night out?!?!? Thanks Nana and Grandpa for watching the girls so we could have a fun night with our friends! I was SO glad when I woke up on Monday I chose not to take any of those crazy shots being passed around!

February 6

2010-02-06T17:22:00.001-06:00

Tonight Brian and I got to go to dinner while the grandparents kept the babies! woot woot.

February 5

2010-02-06T17:20:00.002-06:00

A little someone has been sitting up more and more. Today we spent the day cooking and waiting for Nana and Grandpa to come visit! I was making banana pudding and Britton stopped, looked up at me and said "Moooom, you're still in your jammies....that is not really acceptable for me". I cracked up because of ALL people to call me out for being in my pjs - she is the queen of living in hers 24/7!!!

February 4

2010-02-06T17:19:00.002-06:00

Girls, girls, girls!

February 3

2010-02-03T20:59:00.002-06:00

Britty started swim class today! I was SO proud of her - she did really awesome. She kept telling me she didn't want a lesson because she already "knows how to swim all by herself" so I wasn't sure how she would feel when she got there. It was freezing cold and pouring rain but she loved it. It feels a little weird taking swimming lessons in this ridiculous weather - wearing a track suit over your bathing suit - but I felt she really needed them since she became so dependent on her floaties last summer. The whole water thing makes me totally nervous - I don't think I'll ever be comfortable letting them swim without me being a total spaz.

Drawing her sister a picture...

February 2

2010-02-02T20:59:00.003-06:00

Somebody got to enjoy a little tv to herself while Britty was at school today!

February 1

2010-02-01T21:36:00.004-06:00

Happy Birthday Brian!! Not as exciting as when you're turning 21 - and a real bummer when you have to get up and go to work on your birthday. Me and the girls got up and headed to the grocery store. We came home and made cupcakes and waited for Brian to get home to celebrate. Britton was so excited she couldn't stand it. She ran outside as soon as she heard his car and told him to close his eyes because his birthday party was waiting inside. Then we headed out for margaritas and mexican food!
I'm pretty sure nobody but her parents would want to eat the cupcakes Britt made today! There was a lot of tasting going on during the baking process! If I wasn't so tired I would scan in some baby pics of Brian but I think I'll have to go back and add it in to this post because we're all exhausted from the weekend!

She picked out these crazy curly candles at the store and when I asked her how many we should put on she said "I think ALL of them because Daddy need LOTS of candles" - hee hee....

January 31

2010-02-01T21:35:00.000-06:00

Dallas bound...

January 29

2010-02-01T21:33:00.001-06:00

Houston Bound...

January 28

2010-01-28T21:26:00.004-06:00

Britton had an open house at her school tonight. I REALLY didn't want to go. It's cold, raining and Brian had a going away party which meant I had to bring Mauri too. I thought I had convinced her to skip but at 7 o'clock we were throwing clothes on and heading out the door. She really wanted to go so I told her i would drive by there and if there was room in the parking lot we would go but I wasn't dragging Mauri across the street in the rain. Lucky for her, there was a spot. She grabbed her "passpot" when we walked in and then went and had it stamped at all the different "countries". I wasn't about to drag my camera si I snapped these with my iPhone

January 27

2010-01-27T22:13:00.002-06:00

Look who's 6 months old! I can't believe she is growing so fast...I would stop the clock right now if I could. She weighed almost 17 lbs and has a tiny little peanut head. She was screaming so loud when she got her shots I KNOW the entire office could hear her. It was a such a high pitched cry I couldn't help but laugh to myself. The girl does not liked to be messed with so this must have totally thrown her. The nurse had to pin her down and I had to hold her arms. Funny how different siblings can be because Britton would cry for just a second and be done with it - the nurse was done with her shots before I even knew she started. Miss Priss had to drag it out and then when I put her in the car seat she really got pissed! I went and bought her a new hair bow to make her feel better. :-)

January 26

2010-01-26T22:08:00.002-06:00

Someone got some new jammies today. I knew as soon as I saw them she would love them - and I was right! She thanked me probably 50 times before going to bed. I hope you like them to, because they will probably be in all my pictures for the next 6 months!
She has been so sweet lately. She hardly ever gets in trouble - and if she does, it's usually because she hasn't napped or we've let her stay up later than usual. It's really awesome to see how sweet and gentle she is with Mauri. Every day at school she runs up to all the kids in her class and makes sure they know that her little sister is there to pick her up.

She found a Christmas ornament hiding in her room

and little miss has been getting very active...and don't even think about putting her in the carseat for more than about 5 mintues 'cause she isn't going to have it!

January 25

2010-01-25T21:06:00.001-06:00

I almost forgot to take a picture today but then I remembered I took this with my phone while sitting at the vet....

January 24

2010-01-24T22:32:00.003-06:00

Happy Birthday to Lindsey! I hear she got to bring home an awesome trophy too so I'm glad she had a wonderful birthday.

Today was Britton's first day of Sunday school. The girl can talk the talk but she can't walk the walk. It went just like I thought, but I can't blame her because we really picked a terrible day. The author of Same Kind of Different As Me was speaking at the service today so there were over 25 kids in the class. The kids were crazy and wild. I really wasn't going to push her to stay so as soon as we got in there I could see the panic on her face. She never cried or said much - I just asked her if she would rather sit with us in church and she yes - that was that. We've never had an issue with her sitting with us - she usually just sits and claps at the chior then colors for a while. I was hoping maybe someone from her pre school would be there because I know she wouldn't have any problem if she recognized a face.

January 23

2010-01-23T20:28:00.001-06:00

January 22

2010-01-22T21:16:00.004-06:00

Today we got up and I asked Britt what she wanted to do and she said she really really wanted to go to the bookstore. Translation - she wants to go play with the train set in the children's area then get a cookie. The weather was awesome today so we walked around the outdoor shopping center and even popped in the toy store. They have lots of toys out for kids to play with and nobody was in there so it worked out pretty nice. She played the piano for about 15 mintues while singing Twinkle Twinkle. I finally had to drag her out of there and then we came home and played outside.

She always chooses the iced sugar cookie

and someone else really wasn't interested in being out and about...

January 21

2010-01-21T21:55:00.004-06:00

I've stuffed my face with mexican food and now I'm tired! night night.

This is what baby girl does during tummy time!

She'd rather be doing this....

and my little fashionista - lol - i'm not sure what I'm going to do with her when she gets older. She had a magazine today and was showing me the bathing suits she wanted.....not good my friends, not good...

January 20

2010-01-20T22:04:00.003-06:00

Tonight I was laying in bed with Britton reading books. When I finished she grabbed my face and got real close and said "Momma, I'm so proud of you" - lol. Then she said "Thank you for buying those books for me" - she always tells me thank you when she gets something new or when I pull out something she's forgotten about. Sweet girl. And speaking of sweet, this little girl is the happiest little baby...and she's wearing a super cute bib my friend Chelsea made for her. love it!

January 19

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January 18

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Britton had me cracking up today. Little Mauri got some new pj's today - that she was in pretty desperate need of. When we were at Target, I showed Britton a couple of different pj's but she didn't like any of them. When we got home and I opened Mauri's, Britt dropped her head and stuck out the bottom lip and said "but Moooom - what about me? Your just got my feelings" - lol. I felt pretty bad but she is EXTREMELY picky and unless they are ratted out to the max and 3 sizes too small, she won't wear them. I gave her some m&ms and all was good again.

They're both in bed and Brian is at a hockey game so I'm off to watch a little tv! Speaking of TV...I rented My Sister's Keeper Saturday night. Sheesh. I knew it would be sad but geez.... what a terribly sad movie. Both girls ended up in our bed that night and I really didn't even mind after watching that! I can't even imagine having to make decisions those parents had to make. It does make you stop and be thankful for a healthy family. I have 2 little blessings that I love with all of my heart!

January 17

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Today Miss Britt and I had a girl day and spent a few hours at the mall. I'm really trying to cut back on buying the girls everything I see and I must say...I did pretty good today! Of course there was a ton of junk I could have bought! I'm so tired of toys cluttering my house and buying Britton clothes that she never wears. I did buy Mauri 2 dresses but I had a return so it sort of evened out! The weather is finally back to normal so when we got home I took the girls to the park. It was nice to finally let Britton do something outdoors!

Look how grown up she looks with her watch and long skinny legs! ha!