Grammie, Papa and the girls at the park!

Grammie, where are you?

I see you! Can't catch me!
Grammie and Papa Cellon came to town for a couple days last week. We loved having them here and appreciated them watching the girls for us to go on a lunch date. Look forward to seeing you guys again in May.

WEEEEEE!
Grammie, look at me!
Drums, drums, drums.....We make music, yes we do!
Pretty girl making some lovely noises
Watch out Daddy!
Bailey has never met a stranger....luckily, he was willing to share his chalk :)
Papa, Grammie and Bailey enjoying a picnic lunch on one of the warmest days (high 50s) in a LONG time!
Happy Tales
Uh, oh Daddy.....really watch out with this one!
So strong.
Tales transported around in style again.

Aquarium

Our family of four went to the aquarium last week when Blair was off work. We had a blast!

Bailey crab face
Taylor playing with a friend
Bailey and Daddy coloring a sea creature
Mommy and her Tales
Daddy and his Bales
turtles...
Gators.....we did the "go gators!"
Bailey looking at the big tank with fishies

Overall, we had a good day. We went to a seafood place afterward and enjoyed some fish and fries. Happy Day!

Happenings

We were hit with the stomach flu last week. First Bailey (the vector agent), then Me and Taylor, and finally Daddy. Above picture is of Bailey hanging out with Daddy when she was sick.

Bailey helping me clean before Grammie and Papa came!

Taylor longing to go outside and eat some leaves

Bailey painting Dora (all the colors ended up being mixed :)).

Concentrating so..so..so..hard!

Taylor 10 months

Taylor,

My sweet, serious, slippery baby girl. You are the light of our lives. At 10 months you are:

-sleeping from 7:30-6:30 WITHOUT waking up YAHOO!!!!

-napping from 9:30-10:30 and from 2 to 3:30

-eating prunes, pears, peaches, bananas. Not a big fan of any other food. Only eat about 1/2- 1 jar of baby food a day. Starting table food very slowly.

-Have 4 teeth! 2 bottom and 2 top

-are a master crawler. Went from not crawling to being an advanced crawler in 2 weeks!

-pulling up on everything (including Mommy, Daddy and Bailey :)).

-love being held (you are Mommy's cuddle bunny)

-You think your sister is the funniest thing ever and are starting to annoy her by taking her toys and playing with them :).

-Wave bye-bye, say hi, play peek-a-boo and pattycake. Even try to sing with us :).

Love you sweet girl, Mommy

Discovery Place, Charlotte North Carolina

We took a quick trip to visit some friends in Charlotte last week while Blair was gone. The drive (5 hours) wasn't quite as bad as I anticipated. Driving alone with a 2 1/2 year old and 9 month old doesn't leave warm, fuzzy thoughts....... :). We made it just fine there and back and enjoyed our visit. Here are some pics of our day at the Children's Museum called Discovery Place.


A LIVE snake. YIKES! Bailey looked at it and then the lady asked her if she wanted to "pet" it. She said "no". I was so thankful....yuck!
Taylor spent the day in style..
Connor, Amelia and Bales enjoying a rest on the fun rocking chairs
My snuggle bunny looking so sleepy
Looking up at the big kids
Water, water, water!
Taylor loving the "baby section"
Can you find me in the mirror?
Taylor playing with the big kid toys
Making music with pipes
Connor and Bailey playing with blocks
Connor building himself a tower

Drumming away! This was the most ANNOYING toy ever....so loud in the room the whole time.
A few quiet moments playing with blocks and animals...
Thanks Amelia for driving in us in your awesome Honda Odyssey:). We had a blast!

Crockpot Ideas

Check out this website for a crockpot carnival going on. You all know by now that I am in LOVE with my crockpot and use it weekly. I found several recipes listed that I would like to try :)

I have a barrette!

Taylor has enough hair now to put a barrette in. She kept pulling her hair bows out, and she hasn't quite noticed the bows are there yet ;).

Here she is pulling up on the fireplace. She is a master crawler now...she pulls up on everything (just to her knees or one foot). She loves the piano we have for Bailey and will sit there for a long time just playing it. She is such a sweet girl.

Happy Valentine's Day

Bailey made her own valentine's cards this year. Sea Creatures was the theme as this is her true love :) They said: "Fishy Kisses to You" Love Bailey. I thought she did a great job.

Blair sent me these gorgeous flowers! I love them and have been enjoying them all weekend. Thank You sweetie- we miss you!

Mommy's Helper

Bailey and I made some cookies the other day to take to a friend in need of dinner. I am in love with no-bake cookies. Fast, easy and combines oatmeal (makes me feel healthier) with chocolate, peanut butter, butter and sugar. Yummy :)


Is that good Bailey?I may or may not have eaten a few of these once they were nice and cool in the fridge :).
Tales: HI YA!