Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Little miss baker!!

This post is less about Janey baking cookies, which is what she is doing, and more how Janey is growing up so fast (tear). THe other day I asked Janey if she wanted to help make special cookies for daddy, since Brandon loves the sugar cookies, of course she was super excited. So I got out the cookie dough and she asked if she could roll out the dough. I was getting ready to hand over hand help her like I always do, when she told me she could do it all be herself, and she can!! She is actually really good at it!! Then it happened again when I was dipping marshmellows in chocolate for her birthday and I asked Brandon to help me dip them and I would decorate them. He then told Jane she could do it, I was so worried about them looking perfect that I tried to convince her to do the sprinkles, but she insisted, and after Brandon showed her how, she did awesome. The best part was when I was putting her to bed after her big party I asked her what her favorite part of her party was, and she said it was dipping the marshmellows.... who knew....

 

 

 
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Bye Bye Binkie!!

I have really procrastinated taking Janey's Bink away first with all the plane rides to the carribean, and then my dad, and then the morning sickness there just never seemed like a good time. About 2 weeks before Janey's birthday I got the courage to take Janey's Binkie away. This is exactly how it happened with taking Janey off Nursing. One day I just couldnt handle it anymore and BAM, it's gone cold turkey. Nursing was pretty easy, but I was TERRIFIED of taking away Janey's Binkie. She even asked for new binkies for Christmas... she loved them. Anyways, I told Janey that binkies are for babies only, she argued with me for a bit telling me lots of big girls use them. So then I decided I needed to go further so I took one of ber binkies and cut it! She gasped, but wasn't too upset... later I realized it was becuase she thought she could fix it, she tried doing this for about 20 minutes, including using tape when she gave up and said maybe daddy could fix it. Janey thinks Brandon can fix anything, but he was out of town so she was on her own!! The first night was pretty rough, she complained that her head and stomach hurt... it was like something didn't feel right but she couldn't put her finger on it. finally at about 1am she fell asleep, and SLEPT THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!! AMAZING!!! and from there on out she has slept SOOOOO much better. It was definetely harder during the days, more whining and calling for mom, but seriously no where near as hard as I thought it was going to be!! Every once and a while Janey will find a binkie somewhere, she will stick it in her mouth and then throw it away.... SUCCESS!!!!! now on to potty training!

 
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

SNOW DAY!!

 

 

 

 
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New Year's Eve!

we had a fun New Year's Eve playing minute to win it games... super fun... plus we enjoyed Ryan entertaining the kids forever as well!! We are super excited about 2012 and all it may bring....including a new bouncing baby boy!!

 

 

 

 
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Merry Christmas!!

This Christmas was soooo fun because Janey got it a little more this year. She got so excited to get a tree and then to bring it in the house... AMAZING!!! She loved the indoor snow and making gingerbread houses and watching Christmas movies... She loved rearranging Grandma's Nativity... but the best part was Christmas morning when we tried to wake her up to open presents (we always have a late night at my mom's house on Christmas Eve, so she was beat) we tried asking her if she wanted to open presents, she said no, we asked her if she wanted to empty her stocking.... no way... then finally I told her that Santa ate the cookies she left for him!!! She sprang right up and ran upstairs to see if this was really true... she saw the plate and then turned to us and said "Santa ate them all!!" cutest thing ever!!! We had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Family!!

 

 

 

 
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even more wedding

 

 

 

 
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More wedding

 

 

 

 
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favorites from Ashley's wedding!!

Ashley and Nathan got hitched this summer... it was such an amazing wedding... so pretty. Everything, including the weather just worked out perfect that day!!

 

 

 

 
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baby dish washer

Jane love love loves to wash dishes, she does not get it from me...

 

 

 
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Gingerbread Houses!!

 

 

 

 
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Clear Creek Nursery

Nothing says Happy Holidays like reindeer, camel and indoor snow!

 

 

 

 
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