Cinderella

Okay... I just had to show y'all this. How cute is this girl? She *loves* her Cinderella dress up outfit. (I had to bribe her with milk to take it off before nap time!) LOL

She's so fun at this age... so full of personality! Oh how I love my little stinker!!!!!!

Growing Up.

Yesterday was just insane. From sun up to sun down everything was wild and nuts and soooo very fun. I heard Liz stirring yesterday morning so I grabbed my camera and entered her room singing happy birthday... she totally didn't get what was going on. But she was all smiles all the same. Here's the video: http://www.dropshots.com/jesserin#date/2007-08-29/07:31:00


So Jay and I decided to take Liz out for breakfast... (Partly b/c we were out of milk, and also just to do something fun together.) We went over to Alex's (yuck) and Lizzy had pancakes, scrambled egg, and a piece of sausage. Little piggy ate ALOT of it! I had a bagel and Jay had some mondo everything they serve breakfast. I hate that they allow smokers in that restaurant... completely grosses me out. We were good until the last 5 minutes when someone sat on the very *edge* of the smoking section - one table away from us... and lit up. Ruining any chance I had of finishing my breakfast. But anyway. Fun times all the same. The waitress ooed and ahhed over lizzy.

Back to the house! Lizzy got thrown in the bath and I went over to Walmart to get some more wrapping paper for her big gift. By the time I got back it was time to go over to Nanie and Pawpaw's house for lunch.

Well we certainly got alot more than just lunch! We had ANOTHER birthday party for Lizzy! When we got there, the house was all decorated with balloons and lots of presents. Nanie had a boa, princess crown, and an It's my Birthday ribbon pin for kiddo to wear. Very cute. And lots of fun. I never really did get a great picture of her yesterday - she was so busy looking at all her toys I couldn't get her to look up at the camera... or if she did she wasn't in the mood to smile, she wanted to get right back to all those toys!!!

After a big lunch of subs and Uncle Calebs creation of melted Velveeta (left out so it's hard and chewey)... (ew) lol we had chocolate cake and sang to her. Then on to the presents!

The Willman family got her a really cute capri outfit. Perfect for preschool!
Grandma Harsh got Liz a Look and Find book. (the Nemo/Lion King one) LOVE IT. She is addicted to those Look and Find books!
Aunt Bethy and Uncle Brad got Lizbear a Crayola Magic Coloring book (love that! Keeps her from being able to write on walls, clothes and everthing else) and a Belle Doll. Very cute. Lizzy's been toting her ever since she got her. LOL
And Nanie and Pawpaw got Liz a couple of really cute outfits and a baby doll that has snap on clothes. SO adorable. Lizzy cried this morning when she couldn't skip preschool to go play with all her new stuff! Little nut.

After the party we came home and Liz went down for her nap. (more like passed out cold!) She slept for almost 3 hours meanwhile I wrapped her little kitchen and got everything ready for her little party last night at Chuck E Cheese.

I called ahead to see if Chuck E Cheese was very busy and the girl told me not at all. So off we set in high spirits that we would have a fun, but relatively quiet evening. Ha. Ha. Ha. We get to CEC's and the parking lot is FULL. Turns out a school showed up -but luckily it was mostly older kids. So we settled ourselves at a table, mommy set up all the princess things. We had a princess table cloth, princess plates and napkins, pink silverwear, princess balloons, a pink themed cake, and lots of princess decorations and favors. I figured this will probably be the last year we get away with a princess theme for a long time... so I might as well go for it. :D

Meanwhile daddy took liz over to get her 20 free tokens (a birthday present from the big cheese himself! - No, not mickey. :P) The toddler area has a big play set with a slide that liz had a blast on - and best part? No tokens required! So at the end of the night her uncles ended up using up alot of the tokens on the big kid stuff.

Rae and Casey finally arrived with their kids after getting stuck in a buttload of traffic. Once they got settled Liam and Lizzy were off to conquer the slide and play area - they had a blast. Grey was adorable as usual, taking in all the sights and sounds and being a little sweetheart. He even rode a few things! We sat Grey on Lizzy's lap at one point when she was on one of the rides - and she wrapped her arms around him tight and held on... SO cute! Fun pictures of that on my dropshots!

Linda, Uncle Chris, Uncle Bryan and Ashley weren't too far behind. I went to order the pizza's... (HOLY Cow that place is expensive!!!) $20 for a large pizza? Are you crazy? UGH. So we stuck with two pizza's and alot of cake. LOL After dinner the kids played some more and then it was gift time.

The "wacky" Glowacky's (as the card said) ;) Got Lizzy a really sweet bible story book and an adorable skirt and shirt outfit. Very very cute.
Ashley bought Liz another gift! (Good grief girl!) This time Lizzy got a Cinderella Dress Up outfit! Ooooh how she loved that. She was running around the restuarant holding on tight to her new dress. Crack me up!
Grammy and her Uncles got Lizzy a basket of pretend pantry items and some pots, pans, utensils, etc for her little kitchen. YAY!
Mommy and Daddy got Liz her big girl Kitchen. It has an oven, microwave, sink, cutting board, toaster, etc. Tons of fun things. Plus, silverwear, plates, a house phone and more. CUTE! We also got her two little outfits - one was a courderoy dress, and the other was a jeans set with a long sleeve T to match - really cute. She got a couple new books (Another Look and Find! This one was My Little Pony!) and lastly a new pair of shoes for fall/school. Fun fun fun.

From there it took us forever to pack everything up and get it loaded up into the car. The boys went off to spend the rest of our tokens and Lizzy got to play some more on the slide. We didn't end up leaving until 8:30! AHHH (Liz is usually in bed by 7 on school nights!) But we made it home and she knocked right out. Definately a successful second birthday. Lots of fun, lots of clothes - and far more cake than this kid ever needs to eat!

Today has been exhausting. I had snack duty for preschool and since they were celebrating Lizzy's birthday today in class, I brought in Rice Crispy Treats and Apple Juice - nothing like a sugar high to get the kids movin. :P Whew. I am tired! I didn't sleep well last night... ughhh just the begining of that - I know. And I desperately need to work on my house - but I am SO stinking tired! Ah. Well my goal is to get all her new clothes put up, a load of laundry in and her kitchen put together by the time I pick her up in an hour and 1/2. If I can manage that much then I won't feel so bad taking a nap this afternoon. :)

So that's all for now. Happy Birthday My big girl! You'll never be one again... *sniff* But that's ok. You're an absolute doll at 2 and Mommy loves you so much my sweet angel!

My Hero!

Ok seriously guys... I have a new hero. This lady is SO funny. First read this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130144061675&ru=http%25

Then go read her blog:
http://mom2my6pack.blogspot.com/

My gosh! I adore her. Simply adore her. Because of that ebay auction - and a few other auctions - she is a MASS success! How fun! She has 6 kids... and is insane. And completely hilarious. And she really brings home that you have to find the humor in your home for it to be successful. I love it.

I hope she makes millions... and she just very well might... she's got offers from tons of companies right now... (I say hold out for Disney!) :P Who knows where she'll go, but it's so fun... all because of an ebay listing.

My new hero. A SAHM with 6 kids just reliving her daily moments for all of our enjoyment. Go girl!

Birthday Fun.

Since Lizzy and Great Granny Clemmons share a birthday we decided to have a little dinner tonight at Granny's house... little did I know Aunt Marianne was planning a big Princess Party! Ooooh how fun that was! Lizzy hasn't got to do a princess party yet since her parties always include alot of little boys and we don't want to make them wear tiara's. :P So we all did the tiara thing - big boys included... even grandaddy! Everyone had a ton of fun and Lizzy scored some great gifts!

Aunt Ashley and Uncle Bryan got Lizzy some polka dot side walk chalk - and two ADORABLE outfits that I cannot wait to put on her! So cute!
Cousin Nanly made Lizzy a bucket with her name on it - sooo precious - and filled it with all kinds of goodies... lots of princess and elmo stuff! Lizzy didn't want to move on to her other gifts! She was having so much fun digging in her cute bucket! :D
Aunt Marianne, Cousins Danielle, Ariel and Alara got Lizzy a blow up castle ring toss game... very cute... and a princess outfit for preschool.
Grandma and Grandaddy gave Lizzy $20! Ooooh we'll have fun tomorrow at Toys R Us!
And Frank got Liz a Bilibo and a remote control chick car for toddlers... very cute.


All in all it was alot of fun. Good food. And I made it through being around Frank for a few hours without having any major issues. So that was a blessing.

Jay used Lizzy's Bilibo as a pregant belly... LMAO That was hysterical - we took plenty of pics. ;)

Check out our pics at www.dropshots.com/jesserin - today's date. There's too many cute one's to pick one or two!

First Days.

Wow so today was a BIG day! Not only did Krystyna have her baby! A gorgeous little girl! (Welcome Anastasia!!!) But Lizzy had her first day of school! (Which granted isn't as huge as a new baby - but definately a huge deal in our house) ;)

I woke Liz up at 7:15 this morning so she could have plenty of time to wake up slowly before she had to be at school 8:30am. She cuddled in mommy's bed for awhile, and then I got her ready. She was SO excited. - And completely ready with backpack on by 7:45. LOL Too cute. We even had time for a couple pictures before school.

And one shot of her eating breakfast on the sofa - usually a nono but this morning we made an exception so she and I could get a couple more minutes of cuddle time in... (Can you tell this was a heck of alot harder for me than her?)

Ok so on to school. So we get there 10 minutes early... and there's a line outside the school. (The director doesn't open the door until 8:30 on the dot.) So we got to talk to some of the other kids and mom's... it was shy conversation as all the mom's where nervous but trying hard not to show it - while all the kids were a little clingy but excited. It was really cute - there were about 50 kids waiting outside with their little backpacks and mom's in hand... everyone jittery and excited. So 8:30 rolls around and the doors open - I'm the 3rd mom (of 8) to drop of my kid to class... Lizzy takes my hand tight and leads me over to the backpack rack and we hang her bag up - then she let's go - runs over to the assistant, and that's it! No goodbye - no hugs, no tears, no nothing. Time to play! I watched her from the corner for a few minutes and she was having a grand ol time. One of her little buddies (we met them last Friday at the open house and then saw them at the water park on Saturday - so Liz spent the morning with her at the water park and immediatly recognized her when she came into class) anyway... when Ava walked in Lizzy walked up to her - took her hand and led her over to the table where they picked up the playdoh - found seats with their backs to us mom's and that was it. They were best of friends and didn't make a peep when we left. So her mom and I (Michelle) walked out to our cars together laughing and holding back tears - neither of us got a good bye from our girls, but we figured it was better that way. By making it no big deal the girls transitioned really easily. But both of us were admitedly broken hearted. LOL Anyway... so I said bye to the other mom's... went about my business - BY MYSELF! AHHH What will I do with 3 whole hours in the middle of my day completely to myself! First off! Off to Walmart. I had a couple things to pick up - and it was the fastest trip EVER. Well... since I had lizzy - no one to get out of a carseat, buckle in a shopping cart, hold when she get's tired of the shopping cart, etc. etc. I walked in - free handed. Got my things - quickly and efficiantly and then paid and walked on. All the while missing my girly terribly but was very excited for her at the same time.

So I head home - put away my things... jump online really quick with plans of doing laundry - but NO Krystyna's in labor and posting up a storm! So forget the laundry - I'm hanging on to her every word - refreshing every 3 seconds hoping for a new update - loving that she's sharing such a huge moment in her life with her friends. I felt so blessed, and excited! My goodness! How many emotions can I handle in one day?! AHHHH.

So the time passes quickly and all too soon it's 11am. I'm not supposed to pick up Liz until 11:30 but I can't wait another moment - so I jump in the car and head off for her preschool... arriving at 11:02. LOL Funny thing? All the other 2 y/o preschooler mom's where there already waiting. hahaha So I'm not the only crazy one who had a hard time leaving their kiddo! Well that made me feel better... Out of the car and waiting with the other mom's by the entrance (once again, the doors don't open until exactly 11:30 - so we had some time to kill) Talking to the other mom's made me feel better... most of them went straight home and cried for 2 hours before driving back to the school to wait. LOL At least I wasn't that bad. So Sydney's mama (Nikki) and Ava's mom (Michelle) and I sat outside just chatting up a storm about all we'd hoped to accomplish and how laughable to think that on their first day we would get anything done... and before we knew it the doors were opening and we were greated with the sound of the entire 2 y/o room in hysterics. Yep - every single one of them was crying. It would have been kind of funny if we all hadn't been freaking out - but her teacher came out in the hall and said one of the little boys started sobbing when it was time to put on the backpacks and have the last circle time... he realllllly wanted to stay -and once he started crying about the toys - they all joined in. Well that gave us all the giggles. So out come our tear streaked babies with their giant backpacks, swollen eyes, now grinning ear to ear since their mommy's were all back. But no sooner had I picked up my girl than I was called off to the side with Sydney's mommy (Nikki) Oooookay. Who did she hit? And how much trouble are we in? Suprisingly it was Sydney who picked on Lizzy and all Lizzy did was say "NO". She didn't cry or retaliate - but she did have a nice red scratch on her cheek where miss Sydney had tried to grab her face off when Lizzy didn't pass her the desired playdoh. So we both had to sign forms saying we'd been made aware of the issue and that the teachers had given Lizzy plenty of TLC, ice and hugs, etc. And Miss Sydney got a time out. Poor girl. LOL Made me laugh though - I thought for sure it'd be Lizzy who did the pushing/hitting/grabbing/whatever as she has all boy friends and they all play rough. But no - turns out her lessons in manners at home are paying off. She was great and I was so proud of her!

Nikki on the other hand was FREAKING out - making Sydney apologize and such. She felt awful that it was her kid who caused the problem. Frankly, I was shocked that nobody had blackeyes when we came to pick them up - I mean, these are a bunch of 2 year olds who've never been in a classroom setting. I was thrilled that nothing worse had happened all day -but I'm not expecting that to last. hahaha.

So we get in the car and Lizzy is SUPER tired, I have two quick errands to run before we get home and she's on the verge of a major melt down - so I hand her my cup of water and though she made a HUGE mess in the car... she was a happy girl until we got home. We got home, had a quick lunch and then she passed out COLD for over 4 freaking hours. Hahaha. Wow she had a busy morning.

All in all I consider it a very successful day - but emotional as well. Congratulations to the Graff family... and sweet hugs and kisses for my baby girl. I am so proud of her. What a beautiful angel I've been blessed with. I'm so lucky to have her in my life... I thank God everyday for her sweet heart. I love my girl.

She turns two next week! :D Weeee! Wow that'll be a crazy day. Daddy and I are making big plans for her birthday day. It's on a Wednesday but we're going to have a blast all the same... I'll update you with details on that later.

~Happy and Blessed Mommy.

12 Weeks.

Well here we are... 12 weeks already! 4 more and we'll be finding out the sex of this busy little person... I definately think it's a girl. Not sure why - it's just a total gut feeling. We shall see!

Ignore my smirk. Jay couldn't figure out the camera and I'd been standing there for about 5 minutes with that stupid look on my face... and then as soon as he took the picture my batteries died. So this is what y'all get. :P LOL

Anyway. Feeling fat and happy. I'll update again soon. :)

Baby's Movin!

So I've started feeling the baby now! Over the last few day's it started as sporadic and has slowly become more often, and obvious. This is exciting! I'm already to have my prebaby body back though. I'm just not cut out for maternity clothes... lol nothing fit's right.

Anyway, that's what's new on the baby2 front. Today was lizzy's first "nonoffical" first day. LOL I got to go in and stay with Lizzy, meet all the other mom's, and kids. There's 5 girls and 3 boys in her class - and all of them seem really friendly. Funny though, Lizzy's the youngest - but 2nd tallest. So funny. Everyone thought she was heading for 3 on her birthday instead of 2. She really loved her teacher Miss Stephanie, she crawled right up on her lap and sat down and chatted with her. I think she'll do great once she adjust to not having her minnie or blankie around. We had a little trouble with leaving blankie at home this morning. But once we were at school she forgot all about it.

Here's a pic of her - I didn't put on her "first day of school" outfit since this wasn't real school. (I'm so weird.) But I'll post more pics next Tuesday when she's had her first day. Her backpack is as big as she is, and her new tennis shoes are SO cute. She's always had Ked's in the past so these are her first pair of *big girl* shoes.

She didn't want to leave when it was time to go. LOL I talked Jay into going into work a few hours late today so he could go, and I'm so glad I did... half way through the morning I got morning sickness.... horribly. It was not a fun experience. I wasn't thinking this morning and ate a banana and then took my vitamins... so not smart. I need protein in the mornings... so after we got home I had a piece of toast with peanutbutter and that settled my tummy a bit, but I was sad to miss out on part of Lizzy's big day. :( It's a harsh reminder that I won't always be able to be there for my baby. And that's a bit heartbreaking. Damn these hormones. But she was a doll the rest of the day.

Lizzy can count to 10 now! Well... not in order though. LOL It's the funniest thing she'll say One! Fwee! Five! Two! Four! Five! Seven! Nine! TEN!!!! LOL But she's trying... she can get to five if she uses her fingers... it's funny to watch but she'll concentrate hard and say each one - but after 5 she get's stuck. LOL

Anyway, I think this is it.