Tuesdays with Amelia

This is the face I got when I asked Amelia if she wanted to go to the pool. She was SO! EXCITED!

Weekend Wrap Up

On Friday afternoon as I was cleaning up the kitchen from lunch I thought I heard Shelby eating her kibble. A few minutes later Shelby came up beside me and I still heard the kibble rattling around in her dish. I turned to look and this is what I found. Of course, I had to take a picture before cleaning everything up! I’m actually surprised that it has taken her this long to start playing in Shelby’s food!

On Saturday Grandma and Grandpa B came over to watch the movie Up with us. It is Amelia’s favorite movie – she LOVES all of the balloons! After the movie we went out to a local burger joint where Amelia sneaked a sip of soda – Grandma got her reaction on camera. I don’t think Amelia will be trying soda again anytime soon – she didn’t like the carbonation! Later in the evening while Mark was giving Amelia her bath I heard a lot of laughing – Mark kept piling up the bubbles onto Amelia’s head and she loved it! I had to include the 2nd picture just because I think her “cheese” face is so cute – I love all of those teeth!

On Sunday Mark played with Amelia for most of the day so that I could get a few things done around the house. I did some ironing, baked bread, made 2 kinds of iced tea, baked some eggs/cheese/lunch meat in a muffin tin for breakfasts throughout the week and cleaned up the kitchen about 30 times. It feels good to get things accomplished!

A Fun Visit!

My best friend Daisha flew in on Sunday night for a four day visit! We had a lot of fun together, just like we always do. Daisha and her mom gave us a wonderful housewarming gift – a Magic Bullet mixer! My parents have one and I have wanted one for a long time. We made so many things this week – smoothies, iced mochas, whipped cream, guacamole, salsa, scrambled eggs and even cheesecake! It is such a wonderful kitchen tool, and I am so thankful to Cheryl and Daisha for the gift!

We took tons of pictures this week and had a lot of fun! We took morning walks in our PJ’s, we went shopping at the dollar store where Amelia picked out a special balloon, we went to the Splash Pad, we laughed as we bounced on Daisha’s air mattress, we went to the Farmer’s Market and we even visited a gourmet chocolate shop! Sadly, we don’t have any pictures of me and Daisha together, and hardly any  pictures of Daisha at all. I am including the 2nd to the last picture just to prove that she was really here! Amelia is just such a fun person to photograph that we kind of forgot to take pictures of anything else!

I am so glad that Daisha was able to come to visit! I always love spending time with her, and I am so happy that she made the trip up here. I look forward to the next time I see her!

Tuesdays with Amelia

My best friend Daisha is visiting from Florida, and we took Amelia to the Splash Pad this morning! We all had a great time. I’ll post some more pictures within the next few days!

Weekend Wrap Up

On Friday morning Amelia and I went to a meetup with a few other moms and kids in the area. We met at an indoors McDonalds playground – Amelia did really well, seeing as how she hasn’t really ever been around a large group of kids before (besides in the church nursery). I enjoyed talking with the other moms, and I think we will definitely keep meeting with them – everyone was very friendly and welcoming. After Amelia’s nap we went out to Target and she got to pick out a new pair of sunglasses! Her old ones were the kind with elastic that went all around her head, and they were getting too tight & pressing into her face. She loves her new shades and had a lot of fun showing them off for the camera!

On Saturday we put some finishing touches on our spare room – we are now ready to welcome guests! It’s still basically a storage room, so I won’t post any pictures here, but there now is room for our air mattress! At least our guests won’t have to sleep in the middle of the living room anymore! Amelia looked on while Daddy put together a bookshelf. She also had fun playing with a sheet of stickers – she found the monkey sticker and put it directly onto her knee. Silly girl!

On Sunday we met Grandma & Grandpa B for lunch, as well as Uncle Ron, Aunt Linda and Great Grandma O who were visiting from Missouri! Amelia was in a great mood, and showed off for the camera. Here is a picture for Uncle Paul – Amelia is eating cheerios with a fork! After lunch everyone came back to our place and Amelia showed off all of her toys. Later in the afternoon we took everyone to Seaver’s Doughnuts to get some dessert. We all enjoyed watching the doughnuts being made, and we liked eating them even more! I got a great picture of the four generations present – Amelia, Mark, Grandma B and Great Grandma O! We had a wonderful weekend, and look forward to the next time we see our Missouri family.

Famous

Mark took this picture tonight and emailed it to a local news channel. It was featured on the 10 o’clock and 11 o’clock news!

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Update: Around midnight Mark got an email from the local meteorologist, complimenting him on his photo and thanking him for his submission. I’m proud of my storm-chasing hubby!

Baby Doll

Today Amelia got her very first baby doll! She is always pointing at babies when she sees them, whether it is a picture hanging on our fridge (of her newest cousin, Little S), a baby in a book or a real baby in a cart or stroller while we are out running errands. Amelia is very excited and proud to have a new baby of her very own. She is a great little Mama!