She has a new love of hats - especially her daddy's. She loves to walk around and put them on and off for hours at a time. And sneak a look on mom's computer. She was overjoyed that I let her touch it long enough to snap a photo.
She also likes to pretend to mow the lawn just like her pop (while wearing both of his hats of course).
We went on a Western Caribbean Disney cruise back in April. And someone is on my case about not posting any photos from it yet. These photos are a few of his favorites from the trip. Expect to see some of mine in a future post. The photo above is of the "Disney Island." It was beautiful, and even convinced me to snorkel for a couple of minutes despite my nagging fear of open water. Penny approved of the imported sand. She ate it like candy.
Dinner at Lumiere's. I loved the dining. They wait on you hand and foot, and cut up the kid's food. It was wonderful. They brought the little lady whatever she wanted every night. I think she had a secret crush on Igor, our waiter. Understandable.
We got a day trip to Nassau due to weather (we were supposed to go to Grand Cayman, but I suppose that will have to be a different trip), so we checked out Atlantis. Which was just fine by me because I've always wanted to go there. We went through the straw market on Nassau and the cute little old ladies talked dh into buying a straw hello kitty purse for his little girl who they swore looked just like him. She loved all the cooing from everyone.
Since we have free passes to Disney anytime, we took a stop at Disney World the day before the cruise. I had a blast actually getting to ride the rides since last time we came I was prego with Penny and had the luxury of standing in line for all of them, and then was spared the chore of actually having to ride any of them. Long live expedition Everest.
She's getting big! And mobile! Last saturday was our official introduction into the world of having a "toddler." She's been walking around holding the walls, couch, legs, chairs, and anything she can hang onto for a couple months now, but once David dangled a carrot in front of her she let go and started cruising around on her own two feet.
Please be sure to notice that the apron I forgot to remove for the pic matches my Amy Butler decor perfectly. Coincidence? I think not. But it really was - I can't take that much credit.
Poppyseed-Pear-Pomegranate Spinach Salad
And the recipe for this yummy Cranberry salad can be found here. It's my mom's favorite. It made exactly 12 parfait cups worth.
Mommy has been busy lately luckily Penny is ready to fill in and help out when needed.
Cleaned out the fridge.
And helped Dad assemble a new chair.
Just a couple quick pics until I get the rest ready to post or email. Happy haunting!
Our little snowboarder is already showing her foot preferences. She's getting pretty tricky now with her favorite toy. She'd do this all day long if I'd let her. The scary part is when she lets go with both hands... she's pretty fearless.
So....... my sil was interested in getting this pattern, and I wanted to make a template, so I drew this up really fast. If you'd like to try and make one to test it out before I post it to my scrapbook blog, I'd appreciate it. Leave a comment with your address "yourname(at)blah(dot)com" if you'd like me to email you the full res file!
I forgot the sneak peek of the playroom with one of the new garlands hanging up. It's coming along. I've still got a few things planned to paint and hang, and a super cute new pillow made with the cricut!
Yay for finished bumpers! I finally got them done. Handstitching and all. I'm so glad I did. And they're even done before she outgrew the crib. Definite bonus.
The dragon fly is just temporary for a Cricut photoshoot. I've been working on some new Cricut projects for Provo Craft.... It's all part of a Home Decor bundle that will be selling in Home Depot. I'm doing projects to show what you can do with the vinyl, stencils, and marker. Super fun. It's been a blast. And I've gotten lots of my "someday soon" projects finished up.
Isn't the "penny" garland beautiful? My uber talented friend Becky made it for Penny out of the scraps I had left over from her play mat. And she even punched some pennies to attach to the chandelier crystals. It makes me smile every time I walk in. I rearranged the whole room just so I could see it more often.
My little "wanna be" crawler. Check out that tongue; she's concentrating really hard. She wants it so bad. Gotta love the tutu, I like her to feel the burn when she's getting her exercise. Tutus are definitely not the easiest thing to crawl in.
I love garlands. They're everywhere lately, and I do love making them. Here's a couple I made recently for my sister in law's baby shower. They were part of a project series that I was working on for the cricut by provo craft.
And this one I want to copy for our playroom. Our playroom is even blue already, and I have quite a few scraps that would be perfect for it. This one is available on etsy from seller sweet jessie. Boy do I love those scallops....
She' still loving the water. And now we have a big old corner tub for her to scoot all around in. Those rubber ducks have become some of her most favorite toys.
Dad loves putting her in the tub. She likes to show off her splashing for him. Not so much for me. He is definitely the playful one.
She has her daddy's long eyelashes.
She's getting there... I'm hoping she'll get disinterested and stop trying to crawl for just a little while. But she seems more and more determined every day.
Notice the new "favorite toy" in the background? It's a blue plastic bowl. Sometimes her face gets stuck in it when she tips over.
