Grand Opening of Bella Dolls Boutique

A Fun Last Week!!

Last week was packed with fun visits!!! We had a mini playdate at Leslie's, Christine and Sienna were in town so they came over to visit, we then had a baby shower/playdate for Camilla (Christine's newest addition arriving Aug 09!) and we got her the cutest tiara, We also went to The Children's Museum with Christine and Sienna and THAT was alot of fun!!! They had just remodeled it a few months ago and let me say its well worth exploring. So much to see that we didn't get to do it all but we plan to go next time she is in town:) The girls had a great time and so did we:) I think the most fun was seeing a picture box of different kinds of animal feces...honestly I couldn't believe my eyes...there is always something new,lol!!! It was a great week visiting an old friend and seeing the girls hang out.

4th of July!

4th of July was a hot one!!! thank goodness one of our good friends family had a pool to cool us down. Scarlett was so excited to get in the pool and she sure did. She got in with arm floaties and a tire and she stayed like that in the water for a good while. She absolutely loved!!! She kicked her legs, paddled her arms, she floated with her head back (it was cute) and played with everyone. She hated getting out but I made her so she can eat, drink and slather more sunscreen on. She was our little cute tadpole!! We caught her a few times, falling asleep on the tire but she woke once she heard our voices. Violet had a great time time too!!! She got in the water, she enjoyed her 1st real pineapple and mango. As for V and I , we had lots of fun...it was funny coming up with games and pretty much swimming. We called it in early that day, we went to bed by 9 pm!

Violets 5 months old!

Yup, she is already almost half a year into being 1 and its flying by too quickly, its sad:( We are still working on her sitting up on her own and she doesn't have any teeth yet but hopefully soon. She has started on solids, she can grasp pretty well, very ticklish, loves to be held (love it!), makes lots of sounds and she loves to sleep quite abit. Up/feed at 6:30 am, mini nap at 9ish, lunch around 10:30ish, nap at 11 am, Up/feed around 3:30ish and then off to bath/bedtime at 5:30 pm!!! Ain't that the life! She loves her big Sissy alot!

Violets 1st Baby Food!

Yup, I decided to start on the baby foods already, I still cant believe we are already doing this and she is close to being 5 months old...WAAAAHHHHH! This morning I cleaned off Scarletts old high chair (it brought back memories of her - she said she wanted to sit in it) and had it ready for lunch time. She had booby for breakfast, lunch was booby and prunes and dinner was booby and sweet potatoes. She wasn't to keen about the sweet potatoes but she gave it a few more shots and really enjoyed it at the end:)

Violet also touched her toes on her own on June 17th! We were all enjoying dinner and there she went touching her toes so I rushed to get the camera and I captured it! yeah!

As for Scarlett we are still practicing her letters, numbers, etc but we are working a lot more on opposites and she is enjoying her books from the library. We also have been hitting story time at the library too. My princess!! And on June 6th, we enjoyed a day in the pool and so after nap we promised Scarlett we would get her a snow cone, her 1st. I got her the pink bubblegum flavored snowcone...and I had to get one for Violet (everything I eat goes to her,lol!) a strawberry and boy were they yummy, so yummy!!

Happy Fathers Day!

Today was Violets 1st Fathers day and Scarlett's 3rd Fathers Day and it was a great day for Daddy:) After breakfast this morning Scarlett and Violet made brownies for dad - he loves his chocolate. I got all the ingredients out, placed Violet in her baby coozy and we jumped at it! Scarlett really enjoyed making brownies for her dada and Violet was her Big Sisters supervisor,lol! Then Daddy and Scarlett had breakfast together and then later on that afternoon we had lunch at his dad's. I also called my dad early that morning to wish him a great Fathers Day (wish we were there to be with ya!).

WOW! We had a busy but very FUN weekend!!! Saturday we went to our good friends, The Brown's, new home in Magnolia. We spent the day at the lake, Scarlett had a blast playing in the water and with Chloe, Mikey, Jordan and Kaliegh. They really enjoyed playing with her:) We then headed back to there place for burgers and dogs. It was a fun day and it was so great to finally meet Jewel and Derrick, The Browns twins:) They look happy and very healthy.

Violets 4 month's!

Violet turned 4 months old on May 28th and she is growing like a weed:) We had her 4th month Dr. visit today and everything went well. She weighs 15.7 lbs and she is 24.75 inches long. She is healthy and the Dr told me I can start on cereals and food if I wanted too. But I must start it by 6 months. She did get her shots and she did very well, she cried for just a few seconds but was all well once momma held her tightly. My little peanut, she is growing too fast for me to enjoy:(

She also rolled all the way over on June 1st! so proud of her. She is lifting her head great, trying her hardest to sit up (she so wants too), she is cooing, laughing, smiling, she can follow my voice. And Scarlett my boogie, she has been doing great...still working on the terrible twos but not too bad. She is a great listener, LOVES books - loves going to the library, loves her inflatable pool, loves to dress up..my girly girl:)

Birthdays, Parks and Clays!

Last Monday, May 18th we decided to hit the MJP and let me say it was a great day. The weather was perfect so I decided to pack our lunch and make it a picnic out there after playing at the playground. Scarlett really had a good time and so did Violet. We also enjoyed a fabulous lunch at Clays with some close friends and the kiddos enjoyed feeding the animals and the us moms enjoyed a great chat. On Saturday, May 23rd we went to Sebastians 5th Birthday Party at Plaster House. Scarlett really enjoyed painting her ceramic which was a butterfly. She also enjoyed pizza and cake too. Today, May 26th, Violet rolled all the way over for the first time and she did it again during nap. I still can't believe she hitting some of her milestones pretty early, I'm trying to enjoy every moment with her...my cute peanut:) Times is flying by so fast so I have been busting out the camera and video camera as much as I can :(

Happy Mothers Day!

Mother's Day was on Sunday, May 10th and it was a beautiful day with my girls:) I should have taken it off but hubby is still wobbling so he can't do much still but iyts o.k. mom's work is never done,lol! We started off with breakfast and then Scarlett made mama a cake...she was great in putting all the ingredients and mixing the cake very well. She so loved it!

After cake making we hanged out abit until lunch and that when I made pizzas for everyone...they were yummy! Then the girls and I headed to Katy Mills Mall for some sight seeing and then to Walmart to pick up some BBQ sauce since my hubby was making steaks and ribs for me for dinner.

We then came home for dinner for some yummy food! Scarlett loved T-Bone steak, she kept asking for more meat, it was cute. And then we settled down and watched some tube before putting the girls for bath and bedtime.

Overall it was a fantastic day and I'm so lucky to have 2 amazing, beautiful daughters!

Its been a busy few weeks...

We have been doing quite abit lately...we have been going to the library once a week and Scarlett LOVES going, we usually bring about 8 books back home and read them at least 3x's a day:) We also been doing lots of bubbles, practicing out shapes and numbers through chalk, practicing our tricycle (which she is getting a good hang of it!) and practicing our letters, numbers(movin' up to 20) and lower case letters.

We also went to Forrey's 3rd Birthday Party mid-April and we went to Elodie's 1st Birthday May 8th as well. Scarlett had a great time at both parties:)

Violet has been growing like a weed! She is full of laughter and cuteness:) She did her 1st laugh on May 7th (I was tickling her on her neck and she just started laughing) and she did her 1st roll on May 8th! I'm amazed of her development. We are still continuing to practice our neck muscles and Scarlett and I enjoy reading to her:)

As for Virgil, well, he started walking!! He was given the go ahead May 1st and he has been walking (slowly, its still a work in progress) with a cane and he went to 1 session of physical therapy. He is working on it everyday:)

As for myself, I'm looking for a WAH job so I can bring more income and I'm also been doing some research in opening a business. I won't say what, some know what it is, but I want to make sure I dot my i's and cross my t's before taking on the big adventure. I'm hoping to everything established before the end of this year so wish me luck and I will let ya'll know soon!!