Long Lost Blogger Has Been Found

I was reminded yesterday by a good friend that I was not being a good blogger myself when I prodded this friend to start her own blog...oops!!!

We have been doing really well and have gotten Bailey potty trained! That is probably the most exciting thing that has happened recently. Bailey is as always growing and changing everyday. The things that come out of her mouth shock and amaze us all the time. It really is true that kids say the funniest things! I have new pictures but need to upload them and put them into a slideshow so that will have to wait for tomorrow so stay tuned!

We are getting ready to do quite a bit of traveling which is making me nervous and excited. Nervous because traveling with a 2.5 year old to 1 destination for 2.5 weeks is hard enough let alone 3 destinations in 2.5 weeks! Luckily, each step of the way there will be lots of hands between my parent's, Joe, MIL, Jackie, and many other family members on my side and Joe's side. First up we have my cousin, Kate's, wedding in which Bailey is a flower girl!!! The time difference between the destination and our home is 2 hours and since we are only there for 4 days I am hoping that it doesn't throw Bailey off too much. The dress Bailey will be wearing is absolutely adorable and there will for sure be tons of pictures! Second destination will be to visit with Joe's side of the family while Joe is at grad school for 1.5 weeks. We will be back in our time zone for this but an airplane ride will be required. Any tips on flying with a 2 year old by yourself are appreciated! Third and final destination will be my parent's beach house for a week. After ALL that Joe and I will be starting our 1st(and hopefully ONLY) intense procedure. If you want details on that email me, leave a comment with your email, or give me a ring.

Bailey's 1st Swim Lesson and More...

I know, I know...bad blogger! There has been lots going on. Bailey finished up her last few weeks of "school" which was bittersweet as we loved her teachers but are so proud that she is growing into a beautiful big girl! It seems that Bailey never stops talking and is in our eyes just the funniest little thing. She is very opinionated about what songs she likes Beyonce's "Single Ladies" is a favorite and Keith Urban's "Sweet Thing" is disliked. She is also into ANYTHING that has to do with The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, and Shrek...YES, we watch them OVER and OVER!!!

While Bailey has been a water baby since she was an infant she had her 1st swim lesson yesterday! There are 3 kids in her class and none of them had a fear of water which made for a fun to watch class. Bailey was a great listener and did everything that her instructor asked. I know it is very parentish to say but it was fun to watch Bailey because we don't really see her with people other then us. I am always so proud of her but to see her listen SO well and be so polite with others is such a relief!

Okay, okay...slideshow time!

Some new pics and my bday flowers from Joe!

Sand Fest

This past weekend we headed down to my parent's beach house for what turned out to be an interesting weekend. They were having their annual Sand Fest down on the beach which was fun but made the island busier then normal. We also experienced a dune fire which was close enough for us to see EVERYTHING!!! It was very scary and the neighborhood next to us told to evacuate and they were throwing their things into the backs of their trucks! They were able to get it under control but it was a little close for comfort!!! Okay, enough about the scary stuff! The Sand Fest is a big event that they do every April in Port Aransas on the beach...they have tons of booths with crafts, food, and all kinds of stuff and then the highlight is people that come from all around to build awesome sandcastles. Saturday was a bit overcast but turned out to be sunny and then Sunday was gorgeous. We went down both days and Bailey's favorite was the Roasted Corn On the Cob stand where she ate corn several times throughout the weekend. A couple(The Estes') that my parents are friends with also came down which made the weekend that much more fun!!!

Here is a slideshow with some pics from the weekend...

Easter Pics and an Update

Gosh, it seems like it has been SOOOO long since I blogged! Where to begin...Bailey is doing great and talking up a storm! She seems to get bigger everyday and we love it but miss our tiny little baby sometimes. For Easter we were all at Joe and I's house and it was a gorgeous day. Bailey got to wear her new dress and loved looking for her goodies from the Easter Bunny.

Here are 2 slideshows since the pictures wouldn't all fit on one...

Tagged!

I normally don't do this kind of stuff but I was tagged and looked up the pic so though what the heck!

If you’re reading along with me, your instructions:


(copy & paste)1. Find your sixth picture folder and in that folder, the sixth picture


2. Post it on your blog with some of the background of the picture


3. Tag four others and leave a comment on their blog to let them know they’ve been tagged....I am tagging Erica, Shell, Karen, and Jenna.



What a great picture! This was from Bailey's Christmas card picture session in 2007...her 1st Christmas. It was about 2 weeks before Christmas and we hadn't done a picture yet so we put her in these pj's and bow to match and started snapping away infront of the tree. This was one of the better pics but didn't make the cut as "the" picture.

Bailey Update and Pics

Let's see where do I start! Bailey is as usual getting so big and now we are really seeing her personality come out because she is talking more and more. She says phrases and sentences now not just one word here and there. She likes to say, "try this", "I need it", and "that is mine"...ahh the true toddler in her! She thinks that she "needs" everything and that everything is of course hers. Everything aside though she really is a good girl aka no temper tantrums or meltdowns just the occasional "NO!!!!" which can be expected from anyone regardless of their age. She still loves to watch her "music" videos on uTube and while she tends to like things like "Wheels On the Bus" and "Itsy Bitsy Spider" she does like Beyonce's "Single Ladies". She is also into bubbles and anything having to do with being outside. She also thinks when anything appears to not work that it MUST need new batteries and she tells you, "batteries!" and goes to get them.

There really isn't too much going on with us besides work and Bailey on the weekends. Tim was here for the weekend so we spent time with him and Jackie is moving home this week. Our Aunt Elaine is flying out to RI to make the long drive down here with her and they leave this Tuesday afternoon. It will be fabulous to have Jackie home!!! With summer approaching fast we are planning a few trips that should be fun. Joe will be traveling to his hometown of Lubbock, TX for school and Bailey and I will be flying out for 5 days later in the week. We will be there for Memorial Day weekend and it will be Bailey's first time in Lubbock and meeting most of Joe's extended family. We also have my cousin, Kate's, wedding in AZ which should be a blast! Bailey has the honor of being a flower girl which should be interesting since she gets embarrassed easily. Having over a hundred people stare at her as she walks down the aisle should leave her thoroughly embarrassed. Oh yes, and then there is the fact that she is a neat freak and will most likely refuse to throw anything on the ground purposely. Actually, if another flower girl goes before her she may end up "picking up" after them. Ahhh...should be good times!

So, that is us for right now...as usual Bailey is the star and we are just living in her world.