Quick Fix

We bought Lauren a toddler bed to solve our crib issue! It is a quick fix for now. Here is a picture of the bed. I hope you don't mind the unmade bed. We are working on that!

She likes to play on it. She loves to invite Bailey in her bed!
Lauren's first morning in her bed. Wake Up!

Lauren sound asleep. zzzzz...

The Plunge!

(Above Lauren is sleeping on the floor with her crib mattress.)

Lauren took the plunge last weekend. During what should have been nap time I heard a loud thump! Yet, I didn't hear Lauren. I ran straight to her room and found her laying on the floor (not in her crib!) I knew she was hurt because she was doing the 'silent cry.' For Lauren the silent cry is the worst. She cut the inside of her lip pretty bad. That was the last night of her crib. My big girl is growing up!

The Bee Incident

Lauren has been a very busy bee lately! She recently had her first bee sting. We were at Disney (of course) and a HUGE bumble bee flew in her hand. I gasped and tried to get it out but she closed her fist. I assume she got stung when she suffocated the bumble bee. She then let go of the bee and I continued to brush it away. When the coast looks clear we found it again on her pant leg. At that point I am frantically pulling her (still strapped in) body out of the stroller. The bee just loved her and then landed in the back of her diaper/pants! Poor Lauren. I got it out and finally on the ground. We stamped and squashed that bumble bee! At least she didn't have any allergies!

This incident happened at the beginning of this month. To this day she still talks about the bumble bee that stung her. If something bothers her, she blames it on the bumble bee.

The Circus

I highly recommend going to the circus. We had so much fun!
Our seats were great.

The show was very entertaining. It kept Lauren's interest the whole time.
And, she just loved munching on popcorn.

What a great time at the Big Top!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Kobe for my 28th birthday.
Lauren was intrigued by the chef! It kept her entertained the whole time.

New Year's Eve

5, 4, 3, 2, 1, HAPPY NEW YEAR!Lauren used a big girl cup to 'cheers' everyone. She drank sparkling cider.
Lauren was a trooper and stayed wide awake for the celebration.
Taking a family photo just wasn't part of her plan.

We took Lauren out for a late bite to keep her energized for the evening.