Wynn's 2nd Birthday Party!

What a fabulous day we had yesterday!! The weather was a gorgeous 75 and sunny and we had an amazing time at Wynn's 2nd Birthday party! We did a Minnie and Mickey Mouse theme and it turned out super cute. :) Thanks so much to all of our friends and family who made it to the party and for those of you that didn't we sure missed you. :) Halfway through Wynn soaked herself with a water bottle so we changed her into a brand new leotard that she got and she ran around yelling "princess!". It was so cute! We had two bounce houses set up in the yard of the lodge (thank you SO much Kari and Amy for letting us borrow them!) and the kids absolutely loved them. Enjoy the pics!

Bears

So I'm trying to teach Wynn how to say her prayers at night before bed. The other night we were sitting in the comfy chair in her room rocking and just talking about the day, reading books, etc. and decided that now was as good a time as any so I ask her to say "Dear God", she repeats "Dear God", please keep our family and friends close to your heart and bless them with health and happiness. Please let them feel your love and support everyday of their lives through every struggle they have and feel your light burning in them." I then ask Wynn if there was anything that she wanted to pray for specifically. She thought for a second and then said, "ummmm, Bears.". "Bears?" I said. "Bears" she repeated. So, bears it is. "God, we pray for all the bears so that they may be happy and healthy. Amen".

Dance Class!

Wynn has her first dance class last Thursday and she did great! Almost all of the other little ones in the class were crying when their parents left but Wynn was so excited and happy to be there that she just ran from one end of the room to the other over and over. She didn't even care that we were gone! They work on ballet and tap in this class (as well as some tumbling and low balance beam work) so we had to get her a set of each shoes and then she carries them there in her little backpack. She gets such a kick out of wearing her little "princess" outfits (leotards and tights) and putting on her new shoes. Here's a few snippets of her on her first night!

Having a ball!

On the beam!

All sorts of new stuff! 23 months

So we're in the final stretch before Wynn turns 2 at the end of this month. I just can't believe that my little baby is going to be a two year old! Where has the time gone?? I thought I would update a little on what she's doing now since I haven't done that in awhile.

- She's all about pronouns. She has discovered that she is "me" and everything she says it "help me", catch "me", feed "me", "my milk", etc. She has also started pointing to me and saying "YOU". It's so funny! She talks to her dollies and says "Me feed her" so I know she's really getting what they mean now.

- She loves her dollies and feeds them, rocks them and put them to bed all the time. She calls them her friends and will walk up to them and say "Hola friends or Hola dollies" then proceed to put them all to bed by lying them on the floor in a row and saying "sleep tight" to each one of them.

- She counts to herself all the time. She'll generally say "2, 7, 10, 11, 12" so granted it's not always in order but she's getting the concept.

- She belts out Elmo's Song all the time and it's so stinking cute!

- She has randomly wanted to sit on the potty lately but it's few and far between that she actually goes. She just likes to sit on it and grab toilet paper.

- She's generally wearing 24 month clothes but can wear some 2T's depending on the brand. Some of them are too long on her still (pants). She wears a size 5.5 shoe.

- When we're ready to go somewhere she'll see us getting stuff together, run over to the door and yell "Come on guys!, Come on, Come on" or when she wants to give you a hug she'll say "Come here mommy or come here daddy" and then hug us and snuggle. That absolutely warms my heart!

- She's starting to learn some colors but those are hit or miss too.

- She starts her dance class tomorrow night! We got her ballet shoes and tap shoes all packed in her bag and are ready to go. I can't wait to have her dressed up in her leotard tomorrow night!!

- She actually likes to clean up now. She sings the clean up song as we go around and pick up her toys. Mommy is liking this one!

- Up until a day or two ago I could NOT keep anything in her hair. The second I would put a hairband or bow in she would rip it out. She walked around like Cousin It for the last few weeks because I refuse to cut her bangs. She's been okay about it lately though so hopefully it's just a phase.

- She stuck a fish tank pebble up her nose the other day at the sitter's and had to have it picked out with tweezers. Gotta love toddlers!

Well, I'm sure there's more but that's all I can think of right now. She is the most pleasant, sweetest little lady out there and I'm so lucky that she's mine. :)

Hola Amigos!

My child woke up a Spaniard this morning. The first thing out of her mouth was "Dora" (which quite honestly is always the first thing out of her mouth lately in the mornings). I hurried and got her dressed and as she's putting on her shoes I hear her saying "Uno, Dos, Tres, Cinco, Ocho". Are you kidding me???! She was counting in Spanish to herself! When the hizzle did she learn how to do that?! She had to have learned it from watching Dora so I guess TV isn't all bad for kids her age. :) Adios.

Little Stinker

Wynn has been turning into such a "kid" lately instead of a baby. Two examples:

- I was taking a bath the other night and Sam was watching her. She hit him (not an uncommon occurrence at this age unfortunately) and he held her hands and said "You do NOT hit daddy and mommy or Toosen (our dog Lucie). Hitting is NOT kind and will not be tolerated." She immediately started to tear up (with me she usually laughs at this discipline although I'm the "mean" one, go figure) and said "Sorry daddy, sorry mommy, sorry Toosen." Then she picked up her little chair, carried it over in front of the front door (where she gets her time outs, although they are not frequent) and sat herself in that little chair, facing the door, and said "NO HIT, sorry"!

- She was eating dinner with us the other night and she hit Sam (are you catching on that this happens every single day??). He sternly told her "NO hitting, it's not kind, OKAY???" while he was shaking his head NO. She looked him dead face in the eye, shook her head, nodding it to say YES, and said "Otay, Daddy, OTAY!" deadpan serious! We both just had to turn our heads and laugh. Otay Buttwheat.

I swear she'll be a teenager before I know it!

Our Florida Vacation!

So we had an absolutely fantastic time on vacation! We were in Orlando for three days visiting my Uncle Doug and Aunt Dani (two of my favorite people on the planet!)and then we drove to Daytona Beach to stay in their beach house for the four days. We cannot thank you enough for such hospitality and for being so generous to share your home (and your car!) and we love you guys!

We took Wynn to Disney while we were in Orlando and she absolutely loved it (of course I did too - Sam took me there on our honeymoon)! We got there right before the parade started and Wynn and I went out to dance. Check it out! *Dance Disclaimer: that is NOT how I dance! I was following the characters on the float * :)She also totally loved the beach and playing in the sand. I won't bore you with too many details but the kid (and her rents) had an absolutely fabulous vacation! Here's some pics!

Bad Blogger!

Sorry I have been a BAD, BAD blogger lately! We have just been so darned busy that I just haven't had a whole lot of time. I promise to update with some pics soon! We had Joe and Lizzie's 3rd birthday party on Saturday and Wynn had a great time. :) Then Jackson's 2nd birthday party was on Sunday! It was a pool party (thank goodness it was an indoor pool since it was only 71 out!) and Wynn had a ball there too. She is such a water baby. Too bad I can't get her to stop opening her mouth wide open when she goes underwater. Makes for alot of coughs, gagging and burping which is not so fun. :)

Happy 4th of July!

What a busy few days we've had. Friday we met up with friends of ours and had so much fun! Jill, Mark and Charlotte were in town so we met up with them and our friends Kelly and Cameron for a yummy lunch and playtime at the mall! It was so much fun to watch all our kiddos play together because they're all close to the same age, within about four months of each other. Thanks for a great day girls!

All three kiddos with Wynn's bootie in the air! lol

Kelly and Cam, Wynn and I, Jill and Charlotte

Aid, Kelly and Jilly!

Today we went up to my sister's house for a cook out with Amy, Reds, Lizzie, Joe and Gigi. Wynn wasn't having the best day. She was super sleepy and clingy and at one point didn't even want to go play outside. She just sat on my lap and clung to me. It made me so sad that she didn't fell well. I think it's probably her teeth because she's STILL getting all four eye teeth in. I am SO over new teeth. Peanut perked up once I gave her some Motrin though so we were still able to enjoy some poppers and sparklers before we left. Happy Fourth of July everybody!

Notice how happy Wynn is!

Time flies....

when you're having fun! We've had a super busy few weeks but have had so much fun. Wynn started swimming lessons last week and is finishing them up this Thursday so that's made for busy evenings after work. She's been doing great though! Last night was our big night on the twisty slide and tomorrow night it's popsicles and the diving board.

This past weekend we went to a local blue festival and it was great. Wynn loved it because it's along a creek so she fed ducks and ran around with other kids playing in the water. Father's Day was spent with Daddy and I made a special meal for everybody. :)

Wynn has also been playing in the sprinkler alot lately and was so excited when Lizzie and Joe came to play with her a few weekends ago. Lizzie kept tickling her and making her laugh! It was so cute!

Please pray for my niece..

My niece, Mikayla, is in need of some prayers. She is only four years old and lives in Mongolia. Her parents, Sam's oldest brother Donald, and his wife, Tina, are baptist missionaries and they have been living there for a few years now. She has developed a bad staph infection that has spread to her bones in her hip and leg. She is, as I type, undergoing surgery in Mongolia to try to scrape out the infection and puss from her little bones. She will then be flown by jet to a Children's Hospital here in the States along with her mama. Please pray that everything goes smoothly and that she has a speedy recovery. Poor little peanut, and her mama, must be scared to death. Thanks everybody!

Up, Up and Away!

Check THIS out peeps!! I absolutely cannot believe that this is my child and that she's such a big girl!

Our Weekend

We had ANOTHER wedding this weekend out of town! Jason and Jody's wedding was beautiful and Wynn had a great time hanging out with Grandma and Pap Pap. After we got back home today I took her to the pool for a few hours and she totally dug it. It took her a few minutes to get over a giant bucket of water that dumped DIRECTLY on top of her head when we were just starting to play on the big toy in the kids area (that scared the hell out of her) but after that she was good to go. :) Here's a few pics from the weekend..

At the wedding

Playing on the slide with daddy at the park!

Chillin' with Grandma and PapPap

Wynnie made a new best friend on Grandma's porch...

I LOVE these things!!

Gorgeous girl :)

You are my Sunshine :)

Is there anything better in the entire world than this gorgeous smile??? You bet. The sound of the contagious giggles that come from it or the clapping of her little pudgy hands as she cheers on her dog....or the squeal of "MOMMYYYYY!" while she does all three. :) She is my sweet sunshine! :)