Speed up but don't go too fast

How is it March already???  When will it be Spring??

I feel like I have been in a time warp this winter and my life has just flown by.  But then I also feel stuck in the doldrums of winter and can't wait to get outdoors in the spring.  So which is it do I want things to speed up or slow down???

It seems as we have been busy with the day to days, Shaye has not slowed down one bit.  She is getting so big  and now I am no longer buying her clothes in the baby/toddler section.  We have graduated to the kids department.  I am a little sad about that.  My baby isn't a baby anymore.  And I think I need to speed up a bit, I need to get back into my daily exercise routine and lose the 5-8 pounds that have crept back on over the fall and winter :(  So I need to get off this computer and off my ass.

Not much of a blogger

I realize I am not much of a blogger.  I forget to do it and realize I don't have much to say or significance.  (So I just post pics of my little one).  

We are struggling with trying to get Shaye to sleep later.  You know you are sleep deprived when you are praising a 3 year old for sleeping until 5:40 am!  She made it until 5:50 today (woohoo).  We got a clock in which the sun rises and tells her its time to get up (of course she still gets up at the crack of dawn on her clock).  So maybe I'll set it back 5 more minutes tonight and hope to savor 5 more minutes of rest.

Shaye has learned the pledge of allegiance and that our new president is Barak Obama: And "we got a new presdient because we NEEDED a new president" (I tend to agree).

We went to a winterfest with sledding and such the other night.  It was frigid but fun.  Upon returning to our car I was shocked to see that we were only in the cold for 1 hour (felt like an eternity).  Here are a couple of pics from that.

Sometimes things don't how how you think they will

Sometimes things are not how you envision they will be.  When the snow started falling on Friday I was so excited by the prospect of taking Shaye outside to build a snowman.  So after her nap We put on layer after layer of clothes and snowsuit.  We ended with the mittens; she took one step outside; her mittens started to fall off and she went right back inside.  After a bit of crying we settled on some different gloves and tried again.  She seemed a little more willing and we got 2 snowmen built in the cold rain that developed.  So the next morning we both woke up with lovely colds!

Yesterday I took Shaye to her 1st movie with all her friends form playgroup and Olivia.  I expected her to be mesmerized and enamoured with the big screen.  Sometimes things are not how you envision they will be:  she was scared by some parts; couldn't decide where she wanted to sit; and on the ride home said "next time I'll just stay home with daddy".  

I hope Christmas is as fun and I am anticipating.  Three more days and I am so excited!!!!  Merry Christmas to all.

Happy Birthday to Shaye!

Well my baby isn't a baby anymore!  She's the big 3--hit preschool and already seems like she may want to start dropping the nap.  I am curious to see if that means an later wake up time (praying for it).  We celebrated this weekend with a large crowd at the house, which seemed like a whirlwind of cooking and cleaning for me.  But fun none the less.

So at three years old Shaye weighs 39 lbs and is just under 40 inches tall.  She's in the 95-97 percentile for her age.  She loves purple and red, arts and crafts, playing babies, barbies, cars and now trains (her birthday gift from mommy and daddy was a new train set).  She doesn't seem to like sports, but loves yoga--just the mention of it sends her into a downward facing dog.

I'm Free!

I have the whole day to myself!!  And I feel almost frozen trying to decide what to do first.  Shopping, bath, pedicure or what it will really turn into mopping the floors, making dinner, doing laundry.

Here are some recent pics:  Shaye and her buddy Dean for Halloween and at Great Wolf Lodge and Shaye and Riley in a swing on a playdate.

Some October Fun and exhaustion

How is it almost November???  Its been a busy month with fun activities and play dates.  I have been quite tired lately and think it has to do with all we are doing, but who can say no to all the fun?

Happy Birthday to me!

Happy Birthday to me!  And Victor :)

So after a Sunday morning and afternoon of relaxing with the family hitting 34 doesn't feel so bad.  Earlier in the week I definitely had a what happened to the young me moment.  But an easy weekend and that pedicure I've been longing for for weeks have made it all better.  So...Happy Birthday to me.