Those are the sweetest words to hear these days! She is saying it all the time! I took her outside yesterday because she was asking to ride her tricycle..and she has been "push" riding it, but she surprised me!! She just took off!! I was SO happy I had camera in hand and caught her in action!! I was sad that Matt wasn't there to see, but hopefully she can do it some for him this weekend! I was so PROUD of my baby!!
She loves "hiding" ( she says) in this little tree in front of our house. :)
We got her some new sandals this morning :) Aren't they SO adorable!!?? Gotta have painted toes with a new pair of shoes :)
We are also sporting our new denim shorts from Naartjie, I just LOVE their line. LOVE these shorts on her!!!
I just LOVE this... looking back to see how far she had come! :)
Later that day, we colored some.. She is really enjoying coloring these days :) its so sweet to see her artwork and see her proud of it!
Loves these little toes!!
I LOVE this picture!!! LOVE that its blurry action pic at times!
WE are so excited Daddy gets home tonight.. and we get him for the weekend!!!
Tonight was such a WONDERFUL night.. My little girl, so innocently and sweet.. while eating dinner..looked at me with those beautiful blue eyes, and said,"I love you, Mommy." All by herself..without me saying it first. MELT MY HEART!! I almost started crying, but, she knows when I am sad..so I didn't won't to confuse her, lol
AWESOME part, I got the very end of it.. her saying Mommy..on video. LOVE this sweet little voice!
What a blessing she is .. we are still working on the potty training...some..but, I have backed down lots. She will tell me when she is ready. I can't convince her, although I have tried. So we are still in pull-ups.. still sits on potty many times, just hasn't gone in two days. SO, we are going to let it rest. I am going to enjoy her at this stage, and love what she is doing at this moment..not rushing to the next. I am a little sad about her potty training, just because it means she will be a big girl. I can't believe how fast time has FLEW. The 31st she will be 2 1/2!!!
She is keeping me laughing daily.
Today, we went to eat Mexican for lunch and she said hi and bye to some other little girls in the booth next to us.. She is NOT shy, and super friendly..which I adore about her. She also tells the waiter what she wants to order, and its usually a cheeseburger, which she has NEVER had, and won't try.. lol.. think its from the Cheeseburger VeggieTales song. It must be. :)
Yesterday, while at Target I asked if she needed to potty, she says, yes. We are sitting there..( did she go..NOPE, big negative..but, at least she was "trying!!"
The lady next to us does her business, and Presley gets wide eyed, and starts screaming YAY, and cheering..like we were at a basketball game. I said, No honey, that's not you.. lol!! I am so sure, trying to trick me!! :)The lady starts laughing..then Presley leans down and peeks under the stall at her, and says, HI!...AH!! Gotta love her.
She is saying please, thank you, your welcome, and bless you.. which makes me so proud.
She is also saying NO, and has to get told that's not ok. :)
She also, has hit that fun age..she is very strong willed..and very opinioned. She wants things a certain way and her timing..Uh, ummm..potty training. :) This can be hard, but, she is so sweet and loving it makes up for itShe is talking up a storm.. and is loving Veggie Tales, Dora, and her newest Alvin and the Chipmunks.
( the movie)
I can't wait to take her to her very first 1st movie! She has been getting excited to see previews for Winnie the Pooh..so I think in July, Matt and I will take to see it. I am SO excited, because I loved it as a child, and its a classic..so sweet for a 1st movie. Check out the trailer, going to be such a great movie!!!
She is loving Daisy more and more.. Cuddles with her, calls her to, "Come take a bath Daisy! Come Night Night, Daisy,etc" So sweet.
She loves her Daddy, and is starting to notice him not being home..which, is so hard.. SO, we called him tonight, and hopefully soon can set him up with skype. I am just so glad this job is only for 18 months at the longest, and he can get traveling out of the way, while she is still so young.
She also is LOVING to dance lately, if she hears music..Its on! She shakes those hips like no other..lol She even said, "Shake that booty, the other day and was doing it will looking over her shoulder to see herself! I about died. Where does she gets this from?? :) ok..so we do both love to dance.
I am excited because after lots of praying and thinking about it.. I think we are going to wait until next year for Preschool. She will be going several times a week to our church childcare in the fall and spring while I am in Mops and bible study, so she will get lots of interaction with children in a Christian environment there. She is doing so well, and is saying all her numbers, colors, shapes, etc. so our main concern is being social at this point. I am very excited to have found a great dance studio where she will be starting ballet/tumble once a week in August. She is going to LOVE it..and I can't wait to see her with other little girls her age having fun. I mean she is just 2 1/2, she will have school forever..I want her to be a toddler and have fun at this age.
This girl is growing fast..too fast at times.. but, she will ALWAYS be my BABY! :) I just have a LOVE for Rompers.. not the best idea for potty training..but, they are just too cute!!
LOVE this pic!!!!
She said she was praying here...SUPER SWEET! She is a little angel :)
Matt is such an AMAZING daddy!! He has been since day 1, and Presley and I are super blessed!!
~Why I choose to potty training on Friday before Father's Day..not sure.. Didn't really think that one through. :)
Poor Matt.
We were home pretty much all weekend.. but, we did go to a really great Mediterranean restaurant close to us called BlueFig on Sunday. It was SO great to get out of the house!! The food was GREAT! Amazing hummus, grapes leaves (my fav!) and I had a chicken pocket..to die for! Everything is made fresh, in house..so tasty! They also served some really yummy fruit tea that I loved! We had a low- key weekend, since we were home potty training. Presley made him a sweet canvas with her sweet little handprints..and gave him a sweet card, lots of hugs and kisses..we promised that next weekend, we would be more fun and get out and do something fun with him. I am also so blessed to have a wonderful dad, step-dad, and father in law!!! We love them all very much!!
We have been super busy.. WE had so much fun in the mountains, with Granddad and Grandmommy!! It was so relaxing!! WE enjoyed sitting on the back porch, watching the stream...a couple days it rained and thundered lots.. so that was fun, too! There is something so great about being outside during a storm, but staying dry! :)
I took LOTS of pictures, mainly because, Matt only got to come up for the weekend. Presley got to get in the stream for the first time, it was a special time! Matt has been getting in it, since he was in his mommy's belly!! :) He really enjoyed getting to fish..sometimes he takes no time for anymore. We enjoyed some good eats, and quality time with family!! We were so sad to leave, but...thankful for the time we spend! I will post more pics later, I have been too busy potty training to do much of anything else :)
FOR ALL YOU POTTY TRAINING GIRLS.. this is for you! :)
This week we have started potty training.. and WOW! It has been a hard couple of days. I have come to the realization today, that I am not going to push it ( i feel like I am at times), or get it "complete" within a couple of days. I could have the typical mommy guilt..like why isn't she getting it like others...which, honestly, I was beginning to think yesterday. But, tonight it hit me..She has done AMAZING in just 3 days. She has gone pee-pee many times, (I would say 20-30 in last 3 days) and almost made it to #2 tonight..Went in front of potty:) not in it..but, I was thrilled she ran to bathroom. She is use to doing it standing up in a diaper, so it made sense to do it standing in bathroom, I suppose :)
I hear all kids are different, and they will do it when they are ready, not when Mommy is ready. I know that, but, it really hit home today. Presley is still having lots of small accidents! (like right next to potty ones :) She does get a sticker and a starburst jellybean if she goes, so there is a reward..which, I think is really helped us! Tonight, it made me laugh.. She is doing SO great in some many areas..numbers, colors, shapes, etc..why do I feel like she needs to learn potty in a week. It took her much longer for ABCs than a week!!
So we are going to keep talking potty, encouraging it, but, I think we are going to do pull-ups for a little while..at least until she starts caring a little bit more when she is wet..or just caring more in general. :) I am sooo very proud of her, and tomorrow we are getting out of this house!!! I am sorry, but, those who stay inside for a few weeks.. to each their own, I would rather change wet clothes and have some sanity left!!Lol! 3 days has been LONG enough!
I know she will get it, and it will happen when she is ready. I am going look back and probably miss these days of potty training.. well, maybe :)
She is a little fish! She is LOVING this pool. I got lots of candid pics today, didn't tell her to look at the camera once, and I love all the great expressions I got!! Every now and then, a wasp would get close to the pool...giving me a heart attack.. and I tried not to panic..but, now she says AH, MOMMY..WASP!! and RUNS. lol
I guess its good she knows to get away!
I am also excited to have meet a couple of the other moms in my neighborhood. We got to visit with one the other day, and it was so great to have Presley play with other kiddos, and me get a little adult conversation! We actually have several young moms..so we made a facebook group.. She said they already do playdates, and a MNO once a month, so this way it will be easier to communicate!
We have had a great week!! Matt was in Nashville all week and weekend! Presley has really been enjoying her pool.. she LOVES to be outside, and asks to swim daily :) I am so glad she is enjoying it, and its nice to be at home sometimes and swim.
Matt and I really love this little place in downtown Franklin, called Puckett's.. so we went back Sat mid day. Matt had the yummy breakfast buffett, and I had a cheeseburger and fries.. IT WAS A GREAT BURGER!!! I looked on the wall and saw that it was voted #1 in lots of things.. Matt and I got dessert..he got the blueberry cobbler with ice cream..YUM! I have the chocolate chess pie with whipped cream on top.. WOW, it was GOOD!!!!!Must stop there if you are ever in Nashville!
Then we went rug shopping, and found one we really liked at Lowes. Pretty excited, to find one that goes with everything. I also, have been spraying painting everything in sight. I am pretty happy with how things are starting to come together in our sweet little new place. It is very cozy, which I LOVE!
We also got locked out of the house..BOO! $$$$ later, we got back in. So lesson learned, get spare keys made, ASAP!
We also had some yummy Mexican food at this great place within walking distance called Las Palmas. SUPER good! I think I could eat Mexican every other day, and my little girl LOVES it, too! She ate as much as me! :)
We hated to see Matt leave again, but, excited he will be returning in a couple of days..then he goes to Knoxville, and we are going to one of my FAVORITE places on earth.. the Smoky Mountains with Matt's family.. so excited.. Such a relaxing place. And it will be our first time to stay in Matt's parents new house:)
Matt grilled out Friday night, and Presley asked me to take some pics of her :) 1st time for her to ASK!
I edited this one a little differently than the ones above, and LOVE how it turned out:)
Matt also put together a special birthday present from Grammie and Pop Pop.. We wanted to wait until we got in our new place, so it wouldn't get damaged in the move.. Presley was SOOOO excited!! I was, too.. because it helps organize her toys! I can't wait to get the playroom all organized and decorated! I also can't wait to see her open gifts this Christmas as excited as she got! :)
Loving her new playroom!!
Here is a taste at my spray painting adventures: I ran out of paint, so I will finish it soon.. but, for now.. MUCH better than the cherry red it was!!
I am falling in LOVE with this color!!! I am doing yellows and blues in the kitchen... so more pics to come :)
I love hearing Presley said that word! She LOVES her daddy!! The relationship between a father and daughter is so priceless! She adores him, and he lights up more than ever, when she is near! We have really enjoyed our little backyard/patio area in the afternoons..and LOVE that he gets home earlier to enjoy it with us! I am so annoyed at myself.. I didn't realized my iso was up to 1800 with this pics, so photo friends ignore the grain! ( i did the best I could to save these precious pics) UGH!
Presley has the greatest personality, she keeps us laughing! She loved putting her swimming float on her head and walking around with it :)
Daisy loves her, too!
Kickin' the soccer ball around..end to a great day!
Matt is such a wonderful husband and daddy.. i am beyond blessed!!!!
