Spagetti Lunch + 3 Toddlers = HUGE Mess

Can you tell who absolutely LOVES her friends to come over???

Zachary & Aiden come over twice a week to play with Bella, and today was messy sketti lunch! This definitely was the best eaten meal I have ever served these 3 kiddos. After they polished off their spagetti, they enjoyed some crunchy graham crackers.

I normally don't have them take their shirts off for lunch, but it was spagetti afterall. Haha, the boys didn't waste a second with their shirts to eat, although Ms. Modesty wasn't so quick to get on board.

Sweet (and messy!) Aiden....

Week 1 without a Pacifier

Okay, so I must admit, it was premature to brag that Bella had easily transitioned to official big girl status by ditching her nu-nus. Well, it has NOT been an easy week.

At 10:30pm last night, Brian & I were actually contemplating on whether or not to make a mad dash to Walgreens to buy a pacifier. Seriously. She's not going to bed easy anymore, takes her about 2 hours to fall asleep with lots of crying, only stays asleep until about 1am, and somehow she ends up in bed with us every stinking night. Thankfully we have a king-size bed, but I want my bed back!!!

Naptime has not been fun either. She plays, sings, talks, or cries for up to 2 hours before she finally passes out from pure exhaustion. Very frustrating. Instead of napping 12-2 as before, she's now going to sleep about 3 and then I wake her at 5pm. This throws our entire afternoon & evening schedule off. She's not tired for 8pm bedtime because she's napped so late. Ugh.

Goodbye Nu-Nus and Hello Princess dress!

For those who might not know, Bella has always called her pacifiers a Nu-Nu. We have been meaning to break her of the habit of using them at sleeptime, so Monday was finally the day. She rounded up all her pacifiers and we headed to Toys R Us to get the Belle (Beauty & the Beast) princess dress that she has been wanting for some time. In order to get her dress, we made her pay with her bundle of Nu-Nus.



Doesn't she look so beautiful? Her outfit is complete with gloves, necklace and a fancy purse.



This last picture just cracks me up. She was trying to tell me how to pose her for the picture....as if she even knows! She kept saying "put my gloves in the picture!" So, here's a nice close up picture of her new princess gloves too. Can't forget to show those. :)



Way to go big girl! We are SOOO proud of you. (She hasn't asked for a pacifier one single time!)

Disney on Ice: "Let's Celebrate!"

We took Bella to her first Disney on Ice show. Ever since watching the ice skating events during the Winter Olympics, I've caught her twirling and kicking her legs and pretending to ice skate around the house. Add in her love for the Disney princesses, and we just knew she'd really enjoy the show.


Unfortunately the princesses were skating by too quickly and I couldn't get a clear picture of them. Bella loved seeing them skate out with their princes and kept waving to them. It was so cute!

She's also started watching the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse lately, so she was also thrilled to see the whole gang there too....Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy and Pluto.

Goofy Grin

After my latest attempt of getting Bella to "SMILE" while taking bluebonnet pictures and getting the same goofy face, I decided to just post a few from the last several months for a good laugh. I am hoping that she actually learns to smile soon, but she sure does try hard. A little too hard. :)



Another "smile"....Albuquerque- April 2010


Another wonderful "smile"....Kemah- Dec 2009


The first documented "smile"....Christmas Eve 2009

Bluebonnets 2010

Bella is exactly 2-1/2 yrs old today....where does the time fly?

I attempted to take some pictures of Bella in the bluebonnet field that we have nearby. She wasn't cooperating at all, wouldn't look at the camera, and just wanted to leave. Most of the pictures are profile shots....oh well, I'll take what I can get.


Pouting...she did NOT want to have her picture taken.

Then, I told her to do whatever she wanted....and she bolted! I got LOTS and lots of pictures of her running up and down the path. (Yes, I finally got a smile!)

What a FUN 2-1/2 years it has been!

Fun times in New Mexico

Post coming soon....