Potty Time

Breaking News........Today 8/28 Lauren went pee-pee in her potty chair for the first time! Sorry no pictures to show. I don't really know if Lauren would appreciate those pictures later in life!

Pretend

Lauren loves playing pretend with her dolls. She fills up a cup with fake water from her kitchen and gives it to her doll to drink. She is very serious when she plays and sometimes giggles when she notices her Mommy is spying on her.

Excuse me paparazzi....

Mrs. Paparazzi, please put your camera away. I'm trying to play with my toys!

Enough already, let me play!

"I wear my sunglasses at night" -Corey Heart, song writer

"Lauren wears her sunglasses IN THE DAY"

Beep, Beep

Wanna ride?

Hair-do's

Since Mommy has to wake up early to get ready for work she can only do so much to get Lauren ready in the morning. If there is a day that Lauren sleeps in , then Daddy has to do her hair for school. Unfortunately, we have a child that has to have her hair 'done' to look presentable. (Unless you like the look of bedhead in the morning?) Lauren's teachers at school are so sweet. They fix her hair so cute and I don't have to worry about Daddy doing a not-so-good job in the AM. :-)

Look at those curls!

2nd Grade Rocks!

It's an official 'Back to... Teacher Work Day Week'. My team of teachers rocked out in our matching gear! Of course, everyone laughed at us. We usually get made fun of anyways for turning in things early, etc... So why not add to the drama by wearing a "2nd Grade Teachers Rock" shirt.

This is Lauren's 2nd week back to daycare and she is adjusting beautifully. No more cries at drop off. She hugs her teacher when she arrives. What a big girl she is!

Hat Day at School

This week Lauren's class had a Hat theme. She painted a Dr. Seuss Hat, Top Hat, Party Hat and glued tissue paper on a Firefighter Hat. On Friday she was allowed to wear her favorite hat. Lauren wore a Dora hat and apparently she was the only child that kept her hat on ALL day long! When I say ALL day long, not only did she wear it all day at school but she continued to wear it until night time.

Ponytail

At school the other little girls wanted their hair in ponytails, so of course Lauren requested it too! She finally can have a cute ponytail!

Sleepy Head

It is really hard to wake Lauren up in the morning. She isn't grouchy (thank goodness)! It's even ten times harder to undress her when she wears her princess PJ's to bed. She never wants to take them off. I can't send her to school in PJ's! PS...Notice the lovely bedhead I have to deal with in the AM. :-)

Back to School

Today was Lauren's 'Back to School' day. She is starting school so Mommy can get her classroom ready for her students. Lauren had a fit when Daddy dropped her off this morning. Luckily, a little girl came over and gave her a hug and brought Lauren over to the toys. Kids are so sweet! After Daddy left, her teacher said she was happy and playing with everyone, as if she never had the summer off. She sang, danced and painted today! When I picked her up on the playground she was riding a 3-wheel bicycle. She loved it.

I know Lauren loves it there. It will be a while before she lets us drop her off without a cry for Mommy. What can I say, she's a Mommy's girl!

The End of Summer :(

Say good-bye to....... waking up late, eating breakfast for lunch, playing in the pool, shopping with friends, daytime TV and the best of all SPENDING MY WHOLE DAY WITH LAUREN!

The end of summer may be near.

It's time to part our ways for daycare and school.

But dry your eyes because we'll have every summer together from now and forever!

My daughter loves accessories!

So after getting out of the pool Lauren decides to put on Mommy's shoes and headband for fun. No clothes needed! Daddy took this picture from the other side of the window. I just wish I could have gotten a picture of Daddy's face when he saw her!

Thanks!

Dear Auntee Jan,

Thank you for spending so much time with me this summer! No one knows how to spoil me the way you do. I just love all my new movies. Can't wait for you to come back and watch them with me. Don't stay away too long! We gotta use our Disney passess soon.

Love,
Lauren

New York Vacation

This was not our first trip away from Lauren, but it felt as if it was. Lauren stayed in FL with Bubbie and Aunt Jan while Mommy and Daddy spent a weekend away in New York City! We had a wonderful time at a music festival called, Rock the Bells. We also shopped and ate at delicious restaurants.

This is a picture of the city from the top of the Empire State Building.

Such beautiful sites in the city.

On top of the world! This was Gabe's first time on top of the Empire State Building.

I just love going to New York and just can't wait to take Lauren, some day!