preparing for vacation!

Hey hey! So we are less than a week from being on vacation! Couldn't be more excited. Cara is currently at the Dr. (i.e. 2nd home) with her Gigi ruling out an ear infection. She's been congested and coughing and I'm not taking her on vacation sick, so we are making sure she is good to. We also did some shopping this week for vacation items and found a pair of sunglasses. Cara in the past has not been very good with sunglasses. She prefers snapping off the sides than wearing them. But yesterday, I had to actually put her sunglasses to sleep so she would pry them off for her own bedtime. I have now humanized a cartoon construction working doll and a pair of sunglasses. I am definetly broadening Cara's imagination! I took some pictures of her modeling them and wearing her new Handy Mandy bandaid. Thought it would give her a fun way to deal with all of her knee scrapes! Handy Mandy makes it all better!!

Enjoy!

Summer Photos

Surprise!

Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to all my friends and family who were apart of my surprise shower! It was perfect and the diapers were much appreciated! I've got some pictures from the event, Enjoy!

July 4th 2009!

We had a wonderful holiday weekend! Hope everyone got to enjoy their's as well! We became a little firwork crazy..saw them Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Thursday, Cara and I joined my Mom, Christina, Val, Cali, Mike, Matt and Ally for a Braves game. Cara did really well until the end which was wayyyy past her bedtime and I think I was just as tired and cranky as she was. She really liked the chik-fil-a cow and all the loud music. So we'll have to go again, but probably for a day game when it's not so hot outside :) Friday, Chris was home so the three of us went to Downtown Kennesaw and enjoyed their fireworks show. It was really great! The weather was perfect and Cara loved running around playing. The fireworks shockingly did not startle her too much. She actually towards the end grew bored with them and dived into the Doritos bag for some late night snacking. Sounds like my daughter! Saturday, we headed to see fireworks in Roswell with some great company and had a really nice evening. The fireworks were great and Cara enjoyed playing with all the kids. So I think we officially enjoyed as many fireworks as possible and Cara can now be considered a pro. As for baby # 2..there has been a lot of kicking in the last two days, so I think it's getting pretty excited to come out and meet all of us. I'm 25 weeks along, so we're getting closer, slowly but surely.

Some pictures of the weekend, enjoy!

toe nails and bubbles...

Great Grandparents and Big Girl Beds

Happy Summer! Atlanta has been a little premature on the summer heat, and it's only getting hotter. Last night I think it actually got hotter as the sun set.

Happy belated Father's Day as well. I am proud to say that I get to enjoy some great dad's! Cara would say the same thing, if she could articulate her words better. We had a lovely meeting at the Atlanta Airport with Grandma and Grandpa Gale during their layover back from Mexico. Father's day was low key and that's the way Chris wanted it, so I think he was pleased to have a relaxing day at home.

And I have pictures, YAY, documenting our weekend. And also a couple pictures of Cara sleeping in her big girl bed. I took one from the doorway so you could see how little she looked in a big girl bed. I'm not sure I'm okay with all the growing up she's doin!

Enjoy!

toddler's rules...

I wanted to put up a poem Grandma Paula sent me the other day. It defines the very state of being that Cara is in. Enjoy!

TODDLER’S RULES
1- If I want it, it's mine
2- If it's in my hand, it's mine
3- If I can take it away from
you, it's mine
4- If I had it a little while ago, it's mine
5- If it's mine, it must never appear
to be yours in any way
6- If we are building something together,
all the pieces are mine
7- If it just looks like mine, it's mine
8- If I think it's mine, it's mine
9- If I give it to you and change
my mind later, it's mine
10- Once it's mine it will never belong
to anyone else, no matter what