Monday, December 14, 2009

Rosalie's Christmas Photoshoot







My little girl is just so fun and so pretty. I just had to get her pictures done again. She was so cute, at least she kept her bow on, but this time her shoe would not stay on. Check out the picture where it is actually in mid-air. I love McKenzie, she did such an amazing job.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Thanksgiving Fun!

We did lots of fun stuff for Thanksgiving week. We were able to visit Sean's family in their tiny apartment (temporary) in Southern California. It was so much fun, and I'm so glad that everyone survived a week of sleep deprivation so that we could visit. Rosalie just did not want to sleep the entire time we were there. Since we were all snuggled close together in the apartment and you could hear through the walls, she kept everyone awake.
The view was amazing, the weather was amazing and I am so happy that they are living in such a fun place. Even though I am sad that they had to move a home full of memories, one that Sean even admitted to missing, I'm glad that they are in such a beautiful fun place with so many things to do.

We went to Rick's cousin Eric's wedding.
Rosalie was able to meet her other set of Great-grandparents.
We went to Downtown Disney.
We visited the walk of fame in Hollywood. This was the only picture we got of hollywood, nice I know.
We experienced terrible California traffic. All I had to do to make Rosalie stop crying was to get the camera out, what a diva. It worked magic in that traffic though.
Rosalie wore her first bikini, and we went swimming in the beautiful 80 degree weather (in a pool not the ocean).
We made new traditions for Thanksgiving.
We went Black Friday Shopping.
We went to a swap meet, I love swap meets, wish they existed all over.

And now the traditional thankful thoughs:
-My amazing family born into and married into
-My sweet, funny, smart, sassy, crazy little Rosalie
-Sean
-Having a job/job offer
-Our little apartment
-Food
-Clothes
-baby toys that keep Rosalie busy
-Friends
-Library story time
-Diet Coke and Advil
-My sister who is one of my best friends, something I never really thought would happen
-Walmart
-Amazon.com
-Makeup
-Shopping
-Christmas trees and decor and the entire holiday season
-And much much more...

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

7 months!!!

My Rosalie is getting so big, and so much fun. We just love her little personality, most of the time. Here are some fun new things she can do:
She can throw a real temper tantrum at times.
She is all over the place, wiggling like a little crazy person.
She hasn't quite figured out that she can mover herself yet, she still just uses her feet as a central position and moves in a circle using her arms.
Sometimes she moves backwards, but never very far, but she can get up on all fours every once and a while.
She also rolls all over the place, it is pretty funny.
She now says "baba" and "bama" and any combination of ba and ma.
She thinks that I am hilarious, which makes me feel pretty good.
She loves to smile and make her silly face with her tongue sticking out. S
he always wants to eat whatever we are eating and enjoys trying little bits of new foods. She especially loves crackers/biting biscuits.
She is always trying to look at what is on the ground to play with when we are holding her, but when we put her down she gets upset.
She goes to bed really easily when she does not have an ear infection, I can just put her down and she goes to sleep, after the routine of course.
She still wakes up once a night, but it is after going nine or ten hours after going to bed, if she would go to bed later it wouldn't really disturb my sleep, but since she goes to bed at 6:30 or 7 she wakes me up at around 4.
She loves her Auntie Aubrey, especially when we go out places with her.
She loves going out anywhere, and also watching other kids or babies.

We are just enjoying every little moment with this sweet, spunky little girl.

I won a prize!


I never win anything, so you could imagine my excitement when the manager from smith's call me and told me that I won a Holiday dinner. There I am with my certificate to purchase everything necessary for a big ole meal, including the floral centerpiece. Happy Holidays to me!!!

Monday, November 2, 2009

Rosalie had a photo shoot


Rosalie had a photo shoot with McKenzie Deakins, and it was great, she looked adorable and McKenzie did an awesome job. I was so excited to actually get her pictures done for six months/Halloween. Check out her blog, and totally schedule your pictures with her, she is fantastic and friendly www.photobymckenzie.blogspot.com

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Queen Bee

Happy Halloween!!! This year didn't go quite as I expected. I totally planned on going to the Hartley House to greet the trick or treating children and have a cute little family costume. Unfortunately they moved, yesterday. We are very sad. Rosalie is our little queen bee. She is so cute. Enjoy the pictures I took this morning. She is going through a phase where she makes this really weird face instead of smiling, so I did the best I could.




Monday, October 19, 2009

1/2 a Year!





I can't believe my baby is six months old. She is so much fun and is growing too fast. She can sit and roll and sometimes she scoots backwards, but not too far yet. She definitely says "mama" when she is upset, and she reaches for me when she wants me to hold her, it is so cute.
Some things she loves:
All of her baby foods, she has tried all of the basics and seems to enjoy it all
The bulb syringe, but only when I'm not using it on her
Cell phones, we even got her a fake one to play with
Sitting and playing with all of her toys piled on her lap
Being part of the action, she hates being left alone in a separate room, even for a minute
For me to hold her when I do just about anything
Her Einstein jumper
Eating paper
Drinking our water, and playing with a sippy cup
Playing with anything that is not a toy, jewelry, spoons, purses, shoes
Watching other kids play
Smiling for the camera, she is a little model
Playing with her monkey toy, I always find her eating it when I go to get her after a nap
Petting Lucy, the Hartley's dog
Her medicine, she has her first ear infection and she just loves the pink stuff, weird
She is just a very happy, social, fun little girl and we are so lucky to have her