March 2014

Grandma D and Addie enjoying a day at the races for my birthday.

Izzy and Ella hamming it up.

Mark's sister Trish and two of her three girls, Ladelle and Kami.

The girls picking the winning horse. I don't think their pick was right.

Still looking for the winner.

Addie and Gamma!

Izzy had been waiting for this cupcake for hours.

My Grandma came to the races for my birthday. She has lived in Grand Island for 60+ years and had never been to see the horses race.

Kash, Aunt Cindy and Addie hanging out at the races.

My Aunt Deb and Aunt Cindy helping me celebrate.

Ron, my Dad, Uncle Geo, and Uncle Karlye betting on the horses. I don't think they won much.

My great friend Heather and her sister Melissa. They make it to GI every year for my party at the races. Love her.

My beautiful baby girl.

 

The two most important men in my life.



Yet again I am behind. How do you do it? How do you find the time? My first task is to get my girls to go to bed. I try my hardest to get them in bed by 8pm and I'm yelling at them to go to bed an hour later. Izzy, at 4 1/2, is still asking me to lay down with her so she can fall asleep. Guess who falls asleep first? Yep, me. Sooo, all those things I was going to get done once the girls were asleep just went out the window. That is why I am writing March's post almost at the end of April. Oh well, there will be a day that comes that my sweet little girls won't want me near them. I better soak it all up now when I can scoop them up and snuggle.

Izzy is such a sweet little girl with a dash of devil. She still knows how to push each and every button I have. She is still enjoying swim lessons, gymnastics, and soccer. Poor Addie just gets to ride along to all of it. Izzy is also trying to read. She will sound out each letter sound but can't quite make it flow into a word. She had a series of books called Bob's Books for first time readers. I can plan on the 10 page book with 3words on each page to last an hour. I'm so proud of her for taking interest and wanting to learn to read. I hope that is a good sign for what is to come in her academic career.

Addie has been busy this month with trying to be the most independent 2 year old she can be. Potty training is at a stand still. We haven't made any progress. She definitely tells us how life is and there is no holding back. When ever we ask her if she needs to go to the potty she will say sweetly, "No thank you."  She is also not much of a morning person. I try over and over to wake her in the mornings. She told me one time that, "Not wake up time, go away." Then when I get her up and take her to Izzy's room to get them both ready she often will tell Izzy, "Don't touch me."  Her ability to sleep late is great on the weekends. She is also hard to get to bed. If she doesn't want to be there she takes it upon herself to climb right out. I have found her on the couch before after I put her in her bed. In the middle of the month Addie was all stuffed up again so I took her to the doctor. Another sinus infection with swollen/red ears. On antibiotics again. After the appointment I asked her what she wanted for dinner. She said sausage. The girl loves her some sausage. So off to Village Inn we went. Mark had taken Izzy to gymnastics so it was just Addie and I and it was great to have alone time with her. It doesn't happen very often. Thanks for being my date little one.

At the beginning of the month I turned another year older. We made our annual trip to GI for the horse races. Mulligans and lots of family came too. We had a great time even though not much, if any, money was won.. The following weekend I took a girls' trip to Kansas City with two special neighbor friend's of mine. It was a weekend filled with fun shopping, great food, and a little bowling in the Power and Light District. We stayed at Hotel Phillips in the P&L District. It was fun to have the great girly conversation. It's been a long time. Liz even cracked me up with her inventive way to protect her leather bag from the rain....she even had to find the paper under the cabinet in the bar bathroom. LOL.

The last weekend, Mark and I got a few days to ourselves. Tax payments are due soon and we have a weekend that we get it all organized. I was on top of it this year and it didn't take as long. Soo, we had some free time. Great to hang out, just me and him. The girls stayed with my parents and my mom said that every time Addie had to go to the bathroom she would see a picture of Mark and I and she would cry for her daddy. Then she started saying she had to go to the bathroom just so she could see the picture. She cried for him every time. Must be a daddy's girl. Boy I must be chopped liver. I think it's kind of cute. When I told Mark, you could see the smile on his face that he was the special one.

I will try to be better with April. Hope you all have a good Spring.

Ariann