Changes...

Lots of changes {GOOD changes} are headed our way, but tonight this sweet girl is all that is on my mind!    

After about an hour of her pointing at {poking} my eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, crawling all over me, singing songs, and snuggling, she finally dozed off!

I just soaked up every second of her sweetness because snuggling her to sleep is something I don't get to do often!  Sweet dreams!! 

Little Mommy

I cannot believe that my baby is actually big enough to play babies!  Maya has been loving to carry her baby around now for months, even laying the baby down to "change her diaper" and feeding her milk from her sippy cup.  However, Maya received a stroller, car seat, and cradle set from her cousins to play with her babies and she LOVES it!  As soon as she saw it, she knew just what to do... sooo sweet!  She is such a cute little mommy!  

I think she's trying to tell me she's ready to be a big sister... what do you think?!?!  ;)   

{ No, no, no... I'm not pregnant}

Weekend Getaway

Last weekend, Rob and I decided to take advantage of a great deal and head to the Dells for a weekend getaway!  We stayed at Hotel Rome @ Mt. Olympus and had a wonderful time.  Grandma and Grandpa came Friday afternoon to stay with Maya, Annie, and the kitties while Rob and I headed out of town!  We arrived in the Dells Friday afternoon just in time to watch the Onalaska boys basketball team win and enjoy happy hour at the {ridiculously expensive} hotel lounge.  Thank goodness for 2-for-1 happy hour specials and greasy bar food!  We checked out the indoor water park, hot tub, and headed to bed early.  Saturday was filled with some Tanger Outlet Mall shopping, dinner at Moose Jaw Pizza & Pub, Onalaska D2 Championship game, and some more water park fun.  It was the first time I had gone down a water slide in years!  We had fun!  We also did a little lily pad obstacle course thing.  {Which would have been really fun if it had not been for the obnoxiously rude teenage boys who weren't courteous enough to wait in line or NOT splash others!} However, I kind of felt like I was on that goofy show Wipe Out!  After a day of fun, we were in bed by about 9pm.  LoVeD it!!   We woke up Sunday morning and couldn't wait to get home to see Maya.  We had a wonderful weekend.  I expect we will be heading back soon because the Rob was dying to do the go-karts!  


 Most of all, it reminded me how much fun Rob and I have together and how important it is continue to do fun things like that!  

Getting ready to head down to the water park!

Dinner at Moose Jaw

The weather was so beautiful outside!! 

Maya doing her favorite outdoor activity: Riding on Daddy's tractor!

Maya snuggled up in her John Deere jammies from Grandma Sue!  

What a big girl! 

Loves <3 

First words... and a few Spring pics!

Since I wrote my "Sixteen Months" post, it seems that Maya has picked up more and more words each day!


Here is a complete list {as of this moment:}
mommy
daddy
baby
Lala {Bella}
where go? {Where he/she go?} ~ with hands up
hi
bye
uh oh
woah
meow {every time she sees a picture of a kitty}
nummy or num-num-num
guck {it's stuck}
mil {milk}
no {while shaking her finger at Annie!}


It is so fun watching this girl learn before my eyes!!

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Here are some pictures of my two girls playing together on a beautiful Spring morning! 

{Ugh... these pictures could be so great if the coloring wasn't so awful! Time for a new camera AND time to learn how to use a camera since I have great subjects!!} 

Help! Snack Ideas?

  

Hey mamas, I am in need of some good, healthy snack options for kids.  Because I have a busy toddler, most of her food is eaten "on the go,"{Think: snack cup} with very little eating actually happening at meal-time.  We have some favorites, but am looking for some new ideas!  Here are some of Maya's current faves: Goldfish crackers, shredded mozzarella cheese (she refuses string cheese which would be MUCH less messy, ugh!) Crispix cereal, {sometimes} craisins, fresh berries of any kind, pretzels, apple slices, diced grapes, kiwi, bananas, organic fruit strips {super messy}, natural applesauce, organic yogurt.  Because she is an independent toddler, her food interests change daily so I am constantly looking for new healthy snacks to strike her interest and fill her with some nutrients at the same time!  What is your little one's favorite snack?   

Our little reader...

It's a sad day when your one year old pushes you out of the rocking chair so she can read by herself!  

Let's hope it is just a phase and she wants to sit in mama's lap again real soon!  

Our sleeping beauty....

This sweet girl loves snuggling up to her "babies," 

especially her puppy!