Happy Wednesday!

I am not sure what we have been up to for the last week but I have completely neglected my blogging. And, I have failed miserably at taking pictures lately because someone will go hide when I pull the camera out. So now, I take pictures of her sleeping.

Recently, she has started sleeping in the bed we bought several months ago but last night, she opted for the sleeping bag she got for Christmas from Grandmom. So, back on the floor by the door. I am glad that both of us take a laissez-faire approach to the whole sleeping in the bed because otherwise we would be exhausted, and sadly disappointed in our utter failure to have her sleep on a mattress. Last night, as I was tucking her into sleep, she reminisced about her ‘soft green sheet,’ and her ‘other bed.’ Seven months later and she is still talking about her crib! Hopefully we have not scared her for life.

If you need a recap of our bed failure, here are the links: we purchased the bed in October. We got rid of her crib the second time in May (and here is the first time ).

Otherwise, all is well on the home front.

 

 

Hello, Mr. Winter

We have been spoiled by the unseasonably warm weather this winter but Mr.Winter decided to arrive this weekend. I would be happy if he would leave soon. Or, just veer a little farther north.

Leigh planned a spa day at Lansdowne Resort this weekend and we had a really nice time. Mom, Leigh and I arrived early Saturday morning to be pampered with massages, pedicures and manicures. I think my favorite part was my feet being soaked in paraffin and the fact that I read my book uninterrupted for a whole hour.  After our pampering sessions, we headed to Leesburg for some shopping. Leigh had found Le Reve Bridal online and was a little hesitant to stop by but this place was SO nice. We arrived without an appointment and they were so happy to help her find a bridal headband. The store was super cute and they had a great selection. She found a beautiful headband that will look great with her dress.  If you need anything bridal, definitely stop by here!

Then, we headed to the outlets. I had heard on the radio when we were driving to Leesburg that an ‘arctic chill’ would be arriving. Well, it arrived as we were standing in one of the stores. Suddenly, our calm weather turned into a total windy, snowy, white out. Luckily we were inside because people and their bags were being blown all around. It lasted for about 15 minutes and then the clear skies returned but the change in temperature was drastic. And, it has not warmed up yet.

While I was shopping and getting pampered, Kerry and Miss H were enjoying gymnastics, getting a haircut, time at the mall play area, and eating pretzels. That was the run down I got from her on Sunday. When I arrived home on Saturday night, I found her like this on our living room floor.

She must have been exhausted from her day with Daddy because she never just collapses.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Hope you have a great day!

The Preschool Interview, Part Two (aka Miss H makes a visit)

This morning was Miss H’s day to visit the preschool. She liked that they had a school bus out front. She was a little shy at first and very concerned about what exactly we were doing there. One of the teachers met with us and showed us to the music room where she had some items spread out for Miss H to play with. There was a large mat that had a landscape painting that showed water, land and sky. Miss H immediately noticed the large mat and the little bowl of animals next to it. The teacher asked her to put the animals in the place where they live. She was really good about putting the birds in the sky, the tiger, snake and rabbit on the land and the shark, sea star, turtle (with the flippers) and fish in the sea. However, she insisted that the giraffe could fly. Even when questioned about it, she said that ‘giraffes fly at my house.’ Okay, I guess she gets points for imagination.

We then moved onto the classroom to check out the other kids and the activities they were doing. She was immediately impressed that snack was strawberries and goldfish. She politely got a plate, scooped herself some and sat down with a few kids at a table. I almost fell over when she followed their lead and washed her plate.

She played with many different objects, the puzzles and the arts table. The teacher kept commenting about her social skills and her genuine interest in the things around her. Plus, the teacher thought that she had ‘exceptional fine motor skills.’ Those little fingers are capable of opening most things these days!

When it was time to leave, Miss H was pretty adamant about wanting to stay. She even politely held my hand and led me towards the door saying, ‘you go to work, I will stay here.’  I guess that was a good sign considering I was not sure how she was going to react this morning.  I convinced her that it would be fun to visit the playground before we headed home so she said bye to her new friends and the teacher and we headed out to play.

She did not want to leave there either.

We won’t hear about admission until late March so keep your fingers crossed for us!

A Two Birthday Weekend

Mom’s birthday is later this week so we headed to Annapolis on Saturday for presents and lunch. Miss H was expecting Grandmom to have the ‘bear bus’ at her house because she now thinks that happens for everyone’s birthday. Kerry and I tried to explain several times that there would be no bus but she was not convinced. To her, it was a party and there would be a bus.

She was very excited to give Grandmom her presents. So excited, that she told her what was in the box (with a full bunny-hop demo since part of her gift was a bunny dish) and then unwrapped it for her. Luckily, Mom thought it was funny.

We got some yummy pizza for lunch and gelato for birthday dessert. It was all really good!

Mom discovered this new kids haircut place (Pigtails and Crewcuts) but the wait was way over an hour so once again Miss H has not gotten her hair cut. Her bangs are so long and she has refused to cooperate the last two times we have been to our normal location. We might have to take a trip to Annapolis (and make an appointment) because they had airplane chairs that she might sit in for her bangs to be trimmed.

We headed back home to make lasagna and cupcakes since we were having friends for dinner.

Then today, it was another birthday party! This time we headed to the National Zoo for a party at the Rainforest Room. Miss H did a great job of convincing everyone that we had failed to feed her before we arrived. She managed to eat every raspberry and blackberry available plus a bagel.

All the kids got a safari hat but Miss H insisted that Kerry wear the hat.

We all got a tour of the Amazonia area and got to see lots of frogs, snakes, fish and stingrays.

Miss H loved all the fish. Well, except for the piranha that head butted the glass when Miss H had her face to close to the glass. I was trying to prevent her from beating on the glass so I did not get a picture but she quickly pointed her finger at him and said, ‘bad fish!’ Lucky, there was thick glass between the two of them.

We went into the rainforest and got to see birds, monkeys and more reptiles. Then it was time for cake! We all had a great time at the party and the zoo and I would definitely recommend booking a party there. The staff was great with the kids and all the kids had a great time.

On our trek back to the car, we hung out with the cheetahs for a few minutes.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!