NEW PHOTOS! FINALLY!

August 8, 2009

August 7, 2009

July 4, 2009

July 3, 2009

July 3, 2009

Riding The Original Ducks in the Dells

Riding the Ducks with Daddy

This is the FIRST TIME Elizabeth ever fell asleep while eating supper! TOO FUNNY!

Chillin' on the back deck, sittin' her big girl chair!

Gettin' ready to take a dip!

Sauk County Dairy Breakfast- Petting Zoo, she LOVED the goats!

Miss E's new hiding spot! Under the kitchen sink!

Climbing...higher & HIGHER!

Everyday seems to be a new experience. E's learning/finding new things and mommy & daddy are putting things up higher & higher. Just throwing things on the table & counter tops used to be "high enough"...no longer is that the case. And we have a climber on our hands. I found E on TOP of our kitchen table recently...I was so afraid I couldnt speak...as I knew if I would have showed her a loud reaction, she would have fallen off the table. So, she's climbing on kitchen chairs, recliners, rockers, couches...OH! She has learned that she if she takes her chairs/toys and steps on them, she can get a wee bit higher! Aigh Aigh Aigh. She is afraid of NOTHING! Which, is scary!
Elizabeth is constantly on the go-go-go. And she keeps climbing up-up-up. She knows what she can/can't do, but, still tries to do those "naughty" things when mom & dad arent looking. She's very sneaky at times. When she is playing in her bedroom, and all is quiet, I MUST MUST MUST peek my head in there just to make sure she's not climbing up on anything, and making too big of a mess! She has a toy that she got for Xmas from my brother, it was a bit advanced for her back in December, but she's gotten the hang of it since...its a little red barn that has different holes to put the different shaped pawns/objects in (shapes/numbers). For the most part, she has been able to put the square shape in the square hole...the numbers are a bit harder for her, but she's working on it. So, there have been multiple times when I have found E sitting on the floor in her room, calmly and patiently trying to get these shapes figured out.
Ahhh, recently E saw me scrubbing the laundry room floor on my hands & knees...Guess what E does with her wet wipes (if they arent high enough & out of reach!), or any dish towel/wash cloth that may have fallen from the laundry basket....YUP! She's mimicking mommy, and wiping up the floor...or dusting furniture, or, just wiping her face like mommy does after meals. And speaking of meals, we have transitioned from eating w/ our hands, to, using silverware! E has her own fork/spoon set, that, she loves to use. Even if she's eating food that doesnt require utinsels, she'll still try to use them. Its pretty hard to jab a apple slice, with plastic spoon, but, she'll try! Once she gets frustrated enough, she'll resort to just using her hands again, but, this is also usually the point when she just starts throwing food on the floor. Thats when we know she's had enough!
It seems she is physically changing every week. Her little mullet keeps growing longer & longer (but the hair on top hasnt seem to caught up yet!) Because of the awkward hairstyle, I havent been able to even put pony tails in her hair! I've tried little clips, but, she likes to just pull these out. She loves to wear hats though, so, we use those to pretty up the outfits as well as to keep the sun out of her BABY BLUE eyes!
I'll post some new pictures- hopefully soon!

A few new changes in the works

Just a few updates as I am thinking about things.
We have Elizabeth about 99.9% weened off the pacifier. She used to "need" it every night before bed and would even wake up at wee hours of the night, screeming, looking for it. With in the last couple weeks, she began falling asleep w/ out it, and not needing it much through out the day. Whew. What a relief! Now, we are working on weening her off the bottle. She does pretty good with sippy cups, but its usually times like, bed time, that she prefers the bottle. Working on this! Hopefully sooner than later, we can be just giving E sippy cups! Also, for the most part, E is drinking regular milk. SOMETIMES its mixed with formula, but we're getting away from that as well. Now, if I can just get grandma to keep the pacifier away from her, and start giving sippy cup before bottle, we'll make better progress. It will take a little more time.
Its amazing to see these small changes...small changes, make a "big girl"!
Elizabeth has continued sleeping through the night, and now that I think of it, since she has stopped "needing" her pacifier, is when she stopped waking up in the middle of the night. And here, I blamed it on teething. (I am sure that has something to do with it as well, though.)
I have become a garage sale junky! I am pretty sure if they had "Garage Sale Anonymous" classes, I would be the first to sign up. But, I just can't justify spending full price on new clothes that E will outgrow, sooner than later. And with living on the farm, and playing outside, she doesnt need new clothes. So, every Thurs-Fri I stop at garage sales. Finding new treasures every time. Usually, clothes/toys/stuff for E, but, once in a while, I find good deals for me as well. Jamie thinks I am crazy, I think, but, it sure beats paying full price! I have gotten so many good deals, I would be craazy NOT to garage sale. Anything from kid clothes/shoes, to book cases to wall art, to under the bed storage containers, to bird baths, to books. Someone elses junk is my treasure! I dont know what I will do when garage sale season is over. Maybe turn into a thrift store junky?
I better get going. I have a busy weekend of doing a whole lot of nothing!! Well, I am planning on taking E to the Sauk County Dairy breakfast in the AM...I hear they have a petty zoo there. Then, Saturday afternoon & Sunday, I am not sure what we will do, but, beings we have a busy week next week, I am sure we'll just relax and enjoy family time together!
I'll let you know next week, what we end up doing!

After Brunch....

Another family photo...after brunch...I was wishing had was wearing sweat pants at the time!

Elizabeth got a pretty white hat from a family friend and she just loved wearing it! We went out for a nice brunch with Jamie's family for his dad's birthday. I didnt think E would leave the hat on, but, she did, and she was proud! (And definately ADORABLE!)

A Day in the Yard & on the Farm

All of the Grandkids

Needing a Drink AFTER the Big Party

DISCLAIMER: THE BEER CAN WAS CLOSED. I REPEAT, THE BEER CAN WAS NOT OPEN! LOL! THIS, I THINK, WAS THE FUNNIEST EVENT OF THE DAY! AFTER EVERYONE LEFT, MOMMY & DADDY HAD AN ADULT BEVERAGE...E ALWAYS WANTS ONE TOO, THE COLD CLOSED CAN FEELS GOOD ON HER GUMS. ANYWAYS, SHE JUST PLOPPED DOWN ON HER NEW COUCH AND CHILLED! LITERALLY!