Loves Leaves

My mom took the girls for a walk yesterday. One of their favorite things to do is look for and find leaves. Angelica loves to play outside and climb trees and use her imagination. Mom got quite a few BEAUTIFUL pictures of her outside yesterday and these are some of my favorites!! My mom has been braiding her hair...and I truly need to learn how to do it!!

WII Fit

While I haven't even learned how to use this yet, Angelica is enjoying the stretching exercises!

Castles

Angel is really enjoying building with blocks and yet everything she builds has to be "a big castle!"

Ready to Ride

Summer Hair Cut

I meant to take a before picture...but as many of you know, Angel's hair was getting SO LONG and in desperate need of a good trim. So with a bowl of skittles in her hands, she stood very still as I cut about 3 inches off of her hair....and think it came out alright!! At least it looks and feels much healthier!!

Happy Birthday to my "Baby"

Whew, what a crazy couple of days. Jason has been working 12 hour shifts at work, from noon to midnight...making me realize once again how much of a help he is to the family. The girls miss their bath time with their papa and play time before bed. Luckily he had a normal work day on Thursday, April 30th.....ANGELICA ROSE....turned THREE. So hard to believe that she is already this old. So many times I still consider her my baby but then realize she is a strong, beautiful, smart and growing girl. We are so blessed to have her in our lives and she makes us smile and laugh every day. She is mama's big helper and getting very excited about helping with the new baby. My sisters Meghan and Caitlin and baby Albert will all be in town this Wednesday so we decided to wait until then to have her party and her butterfly cake that she has requested. So on her birthday she got to go to Marmee's house to play for a bit...they had a lot of fun outside and Marmee gave her some toy frogs (and turtles) she has desperately been wanting to sing her frog song with. (will have to try and post a video later). Then I went and got her a special treat....her Strawberries and Cream drink from Starbucks....she thought she was a very big girl!! The girls both took really good naps and then when Jason got home we took her to Red Robin for dinner. She was not very fond of the life size Red Robin walking around! Then we took her to the pet store to pick out the fish she has been asking for for a long time. So....she picked out two, an orange one which she named Fred and a white one which she named Lily. She is a very good "mommy" to them and keeps telling us that we do not eat them because we do not eat our pets! She enjoyed listening to so many family members phone calls and opening all the cards that came in the mail....so thank you to all!! Happy Birthday sweet Angelica Rose, we love you so much!!

Dancing Dangers

The girls and I usually have one (sometimes more) dance sessions a day...and today Angel got a little too involved and bumped her head on the table....which resulted in a nice goose egg on her forehead!! Maybe we should switch to ballet moves?

Thrift Store Treasures

We love the local thrift stores around here, especially for cute and AFFORDABLE kid's clothes and toys. This was one of the cutest dresses I have found and the dress, hat and jacket were only $7!!! And Angel loves hats!!! Go check out your local shops....we even bring things in and when they sell get store credit to use when we buy!! Can't beat that!!

Monet Moments

Potty News

Well we went from our Toilet Troubles to finally some successful potty progress. Angelica is actually going pee in the potty!! She will ask to go and now she does!!! We have our own little potty dance and M&M rewards...I am so proud of her. I think something is finally starting to click and now her desire to go (which she has had for a long time now) is meeting the need and understanding of how to go. So some days she goes a couple, and Sunday she went 6 times. Now, when she does go poo in her diaper she says she needs to go potty...so I am thinking she realizes it a bit too late but knows she wants to go. It has been so much better since I stopped stressing about it and let her call the shots. So please keep your fingers crossed that we move in this direction. Funny story:
When we had the reception for my PopPop after his funeral...Angelica was playing with her little friend Abby. Abby had asked her daddy to take her to the potty....the next night Angelica was telling Jason that Abby did that. Then she asked Jason, "Papa, are you my daddy?" Jason said, "Yes, Angelica I am your daddy." Angel replied: "Then, Daddy, can I go potty?"
See peer pressure and example works even at the age of two!! So thanks Abby for the potty power!! Might have to have you over again!

Fairy Princess and her Castle

Don't Ask

...how she first got into her clothes hamper...

...and then got stuck up there!!!

Almost perfect Potato Head...

...except for the shoes on the head...but I was so proud she knew where all the other parts went!!

Cutting Coupons

On Sundays, I sit down and cut out coupons from the paper. I laughed so hard when Angel started to want to do it too...because she sat down at the table and said, "Mama...I need coupons too...is this a good one?" And then she proceeded to cut them out with her play kitchen knife...

Serious Builder...Unique Design

Just Chillin...

...and watchin some Little Bear.

A Dress from Marmee

So stylish...

...and ready for the show...that is the Sounds of the Season Talent Show that Alli is performing in tonight...it was supposed to be before Christmas but was rescheduled due to the weather. I will hopefully post a video clip of Alli's song soon!

Emma's gifts or Angel's new toys??

Our Angel Fairy

(thanks to her friend Lili in Australia)