Cuteness in pigtails

My baby girl is 18 months old.

And she is so freakin adorable.

And sneaky.

She knows what she wants.

And she almost always gets it.

Especially from Daddy. He is such a sucker.

Too sour.

Very sweet.

It's Monday

And you know what that means? Absolutely nothing.

Bang, bang, watch out, here come the bullets!

• Took the fam to Dave and Busters for Tanner's birthday.
• The kids had a blast.
• My steak sucked.
• I still ate it, cuz I'm not picky like that.
• I missed a due date and turned in an assignment late.
• I should have gotten a big fat 0.
• My instructor took pity on my stupidity and accepted it anyway.
• Thank you Dr. G.
• Three weeks into the 30 day shred.
• I feel stronger but...
• I have lost NOT. ONE. SINGLE. POUND.
• My slacking off this week probably didn't help.
• Neither did the Girl Scout cookies.
• Or the birthday cake.
• Have you ever had this?

• Oh. My. God.
• I thought butter pecan, not really my thing. Then I ate 4 pieces. Right out of the pan.
• Thank God I didn't buy a 12 pack.
• But you can, from Amaz*n.
• Oh, about the food waste challenge?
• We didn't waste any cake.
• But some old lettuce had to go and a few Valentine cupcakes that practically melted.
• Candy and icing apparently don't mix.

Now onto the rest of the week....

Uncharted territory

This dimpled 1 yr old is now

this dimpled 13 yr old.

Happy birthday Tanner!

I'm not sure when, but somehow you grew into a teenager.

A teenager who is taller than me and wearing men's jeans.

I was so not prepared for this.

I miss your baby face,

but I look forward to watching you grow into a man.

Let the adventure begin.

Valentine's Day 2010

February 14 is a day for flowers

cards

and cupcakes!

At least in this house.

Hope you all had an extra sweet day and some time to snuggle with your Valentine.

Happy Birthday Krista!

My OLDER sister's birthday is today.

Hope you had a great day Krista.

Happy birthday to the greatest aunt in the world.

Winter wonders

It's a wonder he came home. After a month MIA, Chewie came home. The neighbors found him in their basement Friday night. Not sure where he was before then, but he's pretty scrawny, so my theory of him warming himself in front of someone's fireplace is shot.

It's a wonder that he came home right before this started. This is the first 8-10 inches from the weekend.

It's coming down again today.

It's a wonder how this girl has grown cuter. She'll be 18 months old tomorrow and has entered into that pre terrible 2 stage. She is a sneaky little thing.

We have a gate up in front of the kitty litter box which has always worked to keep the dog out. Unfortunately, since our baseboards are so tall we have to put the gate higher. Tess has figured out she is small enough to squeeze UNDER. 

It's not a sandbox honey.

She is a bit of a climber too. Still hasn't figured out she's probably tall enough to climb out of the crib, but she has mastered the dining room chairs and table. It's not unusual to find her sitting in the middle of the dining table. Oh, and the computer. Yet another fascination. She likes to climb up in the chair and push buttons. All of the buttons. One day she had the screen turned completely sideways.

She still eats like a little piggy and doesn't turn her nose up at anything. Thank goodness. Let's hope the antipickiness lasts. And she's still a snuggler. Doling out hugs and kisses like the little princess she is.