Man's Weekend

Sweetpea's Grandpa Bob, Uncle Nate, and cousin Nathan came to visit this weekend. The girls were definitely outnumbered! We had lots of fun, though. Sweetpea let Grandpa Bob hold her a lot - I think she's finally beginning to realize that mommy and daddy aren't leaving and that it's ok for other people to hold her.

While the boys were golfing Saturday, Sweetpea and I went to a birthday party for one of her friends. It was a really nice day and they had kiddie pools out, so Sweetpea had fun playing with the water. She didn't really play with any of the other kids, though.

Nana Karen sent up a water table for Sweetpea, so we set it up on the porch and she played with it today. She loved it! She is definitely worn out from the weekend, though!

Coloring

Sweetpea has been really into coloring lately (of course it turns out to be just a few lines of color on the page, but it's a start!). Here's a video of her doing laps on the back porch and then stopping to color.
She also can find her toes now and we think she said "up" and "down" the other night. Very exciting! We have our first Kindermusik class tonight for the summer session - I think Sweetpea will be very excited to be singing again!

Happy Memorial Day!

Hope everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day! I know I have been bad about posting lately and you can blame my sisters - they talked me into joining Facebook and now I'm obsessed! Eeek.

I'll try to be better! Sweetpea's Grandma and Grandpa E. came to visit yesterday. Grandpa E. and daddy worked on building a fence on the deck all afternoon. They finished it and it looks very nice! This way it'll be a lot harder for Sweetpea to find her way to the pool.

Today Noah came over to play. The weather was kind of rainy, so we stayed inside. Then tonight we went out to eat at Old Chicago. We did get our Memorial Day cookout in at lunchtime (daddy grilled burgers). Here's a little video of Sweetpea in her very cute outfit from Aunt Katie. I couldn't get a picture because the camera is not working well, so I just took a quick little video so you could see the outfit.

Pool party

Today, Sweetpea and Noah went to a pool party! It was a little baby pool. Sweetpea wasn't very into it, though. I guess the water was too cold! But, she had fun playing with the toys. Sweetpea has been playing peek-a-boo a lot lately. In the morning, when I go get her, she'll stay in her crib and put the blanket over her face and then pull it away, laughing! It's very cute.

She can also point out her belly button and her mouth. Here's a video of her showing off her belly! :)

Vegas, baby!

So, I returned safely from Vegas and had a great time! Unfortunately, I did not come back any richer. :( Since I've been back Sweetpea has been attached to daddy - she turned into a daddy's girl on me. But, she did say "mama" for me a few times yesterday which was nice.

Sweetpea has been obsessed lately with pulling all the tupperware out of the cabinet. She now knows exactly which cabinet drawers do not have locks on them and she goes to them automatically to pull stuff out. She's getting Noah into doing it, too. So, we're finding tupperware pieces all over the house!

She is also turning into quite the independent little girl. She likes to hold the spoon herself, hold her own hairbrush, and hold the toothbrush herself sometimes, too. She wants to grow up so fast!

Here's a picture of Sweetpea and I after I got back (and you can see how much of a daddy's girl she is now as she's screaming for daddy!). You can also see (sort of) my new haircut that I got before going to Vegas. I'm also including a short video of Sweetpea "organizing" my tupperware. (It's really short- I think maybe I didn't know it was on video and thought I was taking a picture!)

Weekend with daddy

Sweetpea is getting ready for her weekend with daddy! Hopefully it is a nice weekend - it's rainy this morning. But, in Vegas it's sunny in the 90s! :) Maybe I'll bring some nice weather back with me!

Sweetpea has been really into her belly lately, so here's a picture of her with her belly hanging out!

Night Owl

Sweetpea is still up and it's past 8:00! I think it is because she took a really long nap this afternoon. We were supposed to have a playdate at the park, but she slept right through it. We ended up going to the park when she woke up, but all her friends had already left. We stayed for a little bit, though, and did some swinging and walking around.
Here's a little video of Sweetpea pushing her mower around today - sorry for the poor lighting, but hopefully you can see it well enough.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mama's out there! :) We had a great mother's day - had brunch and then went to church. Then Sweetpea took a nap and I went out to do some shopping. She was a little cranky tonight so I put her in bed early, but I think she's just tired from a long weekend! Sweetpea's grandparents' Evans and great Nana and Reah came to visit this weekend. Saturday we did the Race for the Cure in the morning. We only did the mile walk, but then we walked about halfway back home so we got some exercise in! Then after Sweetpea took a little nap we went out to the mall and walked around a little bit. We had a great dinner out and enjoyed cake afterwards (although Sweetpea went to bed before the cake :)) to celebrate great Reah's and my upcoming birthdays.
Here is a little video of Sweetpea walking around at the mall on Saturday. She does not like to ride in her stroller now that she can walk!

Up early!!

Sweetpea got up at around 6:15 this morning - sheesh!! I was used to her getting up between 7 and 7:30 so that was not fun. I think her teeth on the top are really starting to push through now because she's been extra cranky and her nose has been running like crazy! Today we went to see daddy at his work for lunch. They grilled out for lunch so we went to visit him and his co-workers! Sweetpea had lots of fun exploring the building where daddy works - she wouldn't sit still at all!
Then tonight for dinner she had spaghetti and meatballs. We have been trying to introduce her to her fork but she just thinks it's so much easier to eat with her hands! But, tonight she actually used the fork a couple times. Granted, I had to steer the fork towards the food, but she made it from the food to her mouth!
Here's a video of her walking on the back porch.

Nice day!

What a beautiful day it turned out to be! I took the kids on a walk in the wagon and they loved it. I was a little worn out pulling them up hills, but it was good for me.

Sweetpea has been really into sitting in chairs lately, so we went outside for awhile this afternoon and she sat on a chair on the deck. We watched the birds flying around!

Daddy hasn't been feeling too well the last couple days. He thinks Sweetpea gave him what she had, but I hope not. I think she's finally getting over her coughing, but her nose has been running like crazy (probably partly because of those teeth trying to push through).

Here's a picture I took last week of Daddy reading Sweetpea a bedtime story.

Going to the zoo...

So, we went to visit my friend Kelli, her husband, and their boy Micah (who is such a cutie!!). We had lots of fun! It was a short visit, but we got to visit the zoo where they live. It was a really nice zoo - they had giraffes, elephants, lions, and a bunch of other animals. Sweetpea loved it! Unfortunately, I lost the tickets we had bought for the train ride, so while Kelli and her family were on the train we found a swingset that Sweetpea enjoyed. Here is a video of daddy pushing Sweetpea on the swing.

She is learning now how to stand up without having to hold on to anything, so she isn't slowing down! In fact, she's starting to go faster now, which means more falling down unfortunately. But, we're working on it!