Memorial Day (Week)

The girls and I spent a week up north, while hubby stayed home to show the house (groan). We were able to visit my ole' stompin' grounds...City Park...where i use to play, as a kid! Swear to God, some of the play equipment is the same that it was 30 years ago!

We celebrated my...ahem...29th birthday with the folks, the girls, and julie & rich! Layla, who has been stingy with her attention to Uncle Rich, found out he's a pretty cool cat. They finally became besties this trip, much to Rich's likening.

The Aurora Cemetary put on a really nice Memorial Day Service. The girls and i went with Beba. I must say, "Taps", gets me every time!

Three

Toy Story was the theme Layla picked out this year...no surprise to anyone that spends any amount of time with her!! The buzz cake turned out better than i thought it was going to, but turns out it didn't matter. As soon as i simply started icing the sides, Layla said..."oh, mommy...it's beautiful!". I realized...that's all a little girl needs from her birthday cake...time with her mommy making it...and eating frosting at 6:30 in the morning.

We had a wonderful day (despite the arctic temps...wth?). Nona, Beba, Uncle Ross, Aunt Julie, and Uncle Rich came down for lunch (and buzz cake)...present opening...and a trip to Build-A-Bear for the birthday girl! No lie...she ASKED to go to bed at 7pm AND fell asleep in under a minute. We had a busy day and had been up since 4am (no that's not a type), so, can't say i blame her!

Thanks to everyone who made the trip and made my baby's day special. Three years...i can hardly believe i've had three years with this beautiful little girl. I'm a lucky mama. Happy Birthday, Baby. We love you so very much.

The Reason For The Season...

....Happy Mother's Day, All!

Look Who's Walking, Too!

Here's a brief video of our baby girl hitting a big girl milestone!!

HAPPY EASTER!!

As soon as her eyeballs saw light... "Mama, i think the Easter Bunny left somethin'!" Sure enough...E.Bunny was good to the girls this year. i'm certain enough candy was consumed before 8am, to last them the rest of the month. (groan). it gives me a stomachache just thinking about it. We had a wonderful day, though. The weather was gorgeous! We spent time with family and had ham on the grill (my fave!). Hoping everyone had a wonderful Easter!!

Easter Prep

Saturday before Easter was "project" day! With Layla's help, Nona made birds nests, colored eggs, and chocolate bunnies, eggs, and flowers! Needless to say, we'll be unloading some of the 50lbs of sugar that's currently residing in our pantry, soon! On top of all we made, Mimi sent us a yummy cookie basket. layla and marley literally devoured their bunny cookies in about 20 minutes! No, the effects of the sugar rush were not all that fun.

Marley's 1yo checkup!

Better late than never! Well, the doc couldn't see the ear tube in her left ear (groan). She had a lot of fluid in there, so the doc is hoping the fluid is just obscuring it. Ear drops for M. Recheck in a week (sigh). On a very positive note, Marley is completely healthy and on track for everything! Although frustrating, in the big scheme of things, i'd take punky ears over nearly everything else. Now, for the stats:

Weight: 19lbs 9oz (30%)

Height: 29 in (50%)

HC: 45cm (50%)

She's come a long way from this:

Weight: 5lbs 2 1/2oz (<4%)

Height: 17 3/4 in (<4%)

HC: 38cm (<4%)