Kaylea's Birthday

Kaylea was a princess for a day on her birthday...or at least she thought she was. She had school that day and since it was her birthday we could bring in a special snack. So, I picked up some ice cream cups from the store (birthday cake flavor with chunks of chocolate cake and icing in them!) When she arrived at school everyone told her "Happy Birthday"! She thought she was really cool LOL. They also made her a special Birthday Girl Crown that was pink with stickers on it and they sang Happy Birthday to her and she got a Birthday Certificate to hang on her wall. But her fun didn't stop there....

Gada (her favorite playmate) was off work that day so he and Mimi took her to Steak N Shake and then they played the rest of the afternoon. After Eric and I got out of work we met them at Chuckee Cheese to have her "Birthday Party". Some parents don't like Chuckee Cheese and some do. Kaylea loves it and has a lot of fun on all the kiddie games and since it was about her... thats where we went. We played lots of games (and even some of us adults played a couple). The biggest hit was the cake.... Kaylea loves Chocolate cake as you can tell from the pics below. Next was the presents... she really made out! She got lots of Barbie Mariposa stuff (the video, the costume and a book from Uncle Corey and Aunt Robin) along with a bunch of other cool toys and cards. From Mimi and Gada she got an original Raggedy Ann Doll with a matching outfit and Cinderella dress up costume. (One of her favorite things is playing dress up) And we got her a princess collage for her wall and a Barbie Mariposa doll.

The night slowly came to an end and Kaylea did not want to go home. Unfortunately we can't stay at Chuckee Cheese forever!

A picture update

OK, so I haven't had much time to upload pictures since my brother just came into town and our night had been planned out. So, please check back tomorrow late afternoon and I will try to have some up! :-)

Does God Poop?

Ok... you know we are doing the whole potty training thing. I think Kaylea is just scared to actually go on the potty. She is trying... she went pee pee on the potty this weekend once! The problem is she holds it all day (and not joking I mean from 8am to 6pm) Anyways.

Last night she asked Eric and I very seriously, "Do you think God goes poop?"

We started cracking up! I said, "Of course God poops! He invented pooping!" LOL Kaylea said, "Really? Do you really think he poops?" .... lol I guess she wasn't believing me! At any rate it did give us a good laugh for the night!

I'm curious... how would you answer this perplexing three-year-old question?

PS - I know I'm starting to take after Melanie and becoming a bad blogger! (jk) Later tonight I will post some pics from Kaylea's birthday and hopefully I will have time to also recount our 2008 Easter Day for you!

PPS - Weighed in this morning... 2 more lbs down! GRAND TOTAL: 30.3 lbs lost! Updated pic of me above is from Kaylea's birthday!

What St. Patrick's Day Means To Me...

Exactly 3 years to the date (and time) I was headed to the hospital to check in and be induced. I will never forget it. I was excited to finally be able to park in the "Moms in Delivery" parking spaces! Eric and I arrived at 4pm and filled out all the necessary paperwork. We were admitted into room 318. It was a nice room with a TV and great chair for Eric to sleep in haha. I was big as a house and ready to pop. I was also nervous... I had no idea what to expect. And I forgot to wear green ... it was St. Patrick's Day.

I got into my hospital gown and settled into my room and Eric and I called relatives and let them know were were there. St. Patrick's Day was fairly easy... not alot of work... just had to go to sleep and relax.

It was up and at them at 6am though bright and early when they put pitocin running through my veins! From there I had some cramping - not much I thought.... this ain't so bad. No worries... they got worse throughout the day. I think it was around 12 or 1 that I started asking for an epidural which I was trying to hold off on. All I remember is them not wanting to give me one and me telling Eric he'd better get them to give me the Darn (nicely stated) epidural if he still wanted a wife! Luckily he finally pulled through... I think the nurses felt bad for him. It still seemed like forever from the time he asked for it, before I got the epidural but I think thats just because the contractions were immense. Epidural in - I felt better and they said to try and relax. So mom and Eric decided to go to lunch.

I think it had been 30 minutes or so that they were gone and I had already called them... I was in pain.... I mean bad pain.... "This epidural is not working!!!!", I thought. But it wasn't really cramps I was feeling it was pressure... so they told me to call a nurse.... and I did. Turns out I was completely dialated at 10 cm. and crowning... it was a blur cause it all happened so fast. I just remember calling Eric and Mom back on their cell and saying - you'd better hurry up and eat cause I'm about to have this baby! Like I said it was a blur.

I just remember that they were trying to hold me off till my cousin Jennifer (also my OBGYN) got out of surgery so she could come deliver. Although I know my perception of time is probably way off but I remember her coming in and pushing maybe 15 minutes? It went fast - I just remember Eric and Mom having to hold my legs cause they were numb and I remember pushing with all of my might (I won't go into details). lol


And low and behold Kaylea arrived into the world and into my cousin Jennifer's arms. She was born at 3:18pm on 3/18/05 and in room 318 if you can believe it. She was 21 inches long and weighed 7.13 ounces. Giving birth is truly an amzing experience. I never knew I could love someone as much as I love Kaylea.

Happy Early Birthday Kaylea! I can't wait for Chuckee Cheese tomorrow!

(Here are some pics from the past few years - I have lots more but this is all I have on this particular computer at the moment!) A tribute to kaylea! Click here to see it full screen.

Oh no. Its already happening! Boys Boys Boys! As I was giving Kaylea a bath after we had finished blowing lots and lots of bubbles Kaylea was playing and talking to herself and she said, "I'm looking for my boyfriend!" I said, "WHAT?!?!?, Eric you gotta get in here! Say that again Kaylea?!" "I'm looking for my boyfriend." Eric's face was like a deer caught in headlights as he told her, "Kaylea you don't need a boyfriend, not till you are 30 years old."

So this discussion went on for a while... of course Kaylea doesn't understand what "boyfriend" means except that she is talking about a boy who is a friend. She told us that "Stevie" who is in her class at preschool is her "boyfriend". She does talk about him quite alot. But daddy was sure to put an end to it by telling her the right way to say it is "Friend Boy". So she said, "Stevie is my friendboy" lol

Later at bedtime, while I was rocking her to sleep and after we said our prayer, she said, "Mommy, God made happily ever after. You know dat? Just like when da Little Mermaid got married an all dat stuff? An, Cinderella has a prince, and Snow White has a prince." I said, yep that's right and did you know Daddy is my prince?" She said, "Oh. I gotta find a prince!" I said, "Kaylea you have a long time before you need to find a prince, but when you get older you will find him." She said, "But I do need to find a prince!" I reiterated "When you are older." She said, "Okaaaayyyy".

Now its morning time, and Eric is driving Kaylea to school. Kaylea says, "Daddy when I get older will you help me find a prince?" Eric said, "When you get older, I will definitely help you find a prince." Kaylea responded, "Ok. Will you be my prince Daddy?" (I'm sure Erics eyes were tearing up but he didn't tell me if they did) Eric said, "Daddy will be your prince until you get older and you find another prince... is that a deal?" "Yep."

My little princess is growing up....

The creative & intelligent mind of Kaylea

"Mommy I really wish I was a music singer when I grow up. I know! Daddy could play the Xylophone, you could play the Turn Tables and I could be the Music Singer! Oh I wish I was!"

Talking about Kaylea's upcoming birthday I asked her what kind of cake she wanted. "Chocolate" she said. I hollered in to Eric who was in the kitchen, "Think we should get her an "I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M" kind? (spelling it out so she wouldn't understand) Kaylea said, "Mommy, do you mean ice cream?!" And she started giggling.

Watching cartoons with Daddy Kaylea pondered about diapers. "Daddy, I tink diapers are for babies, and they itch me too. I really tink they are for babies." Eric replied, "I think you're right... then you will need to learn to use the potty right?" Kaylea said, "I will Daddy, I really will."

Then today Kaylea was at Mimi's house sitting on the potty trying to go pee pee again. She tried for a really long time and then said, "Mimi, I tink da pee pee is playin' hide an seek or sumptin?"

God helped me pee pee!

For a while we have taken a break from the "Pee Pee in the Potty" train. Kaylea hasn't seem interested and has wanted to move back to diapers. But this week she has been complaining of her diapers being to tight and scratching her. So I tried to explain to her this weekend that they don't make diapers any bigger because they expect girls her size to be able to go pee pee in the potty. And I urged her to try.

Well she didn't this weekend, but it was an eventful weekend with Dumbi new in our home and all. Also we reorganized her room and I think its the cleanest its been in a LONG time! Her play tent actually fits in her room now! She had way too many toys - most that she never played with or were for babies. So, it was time to clean them out. Going through the toys in her closet I alone filled two garbage bags full of toys that she didn't need or play with, etc. Not even realizing there was a whole other basket on top of her closet shelf! We cleared out some of the clutter in her room (got rid of the TV stand and put the TV on her dresser) and her room is now spacious and clean. We also hung her Hannah Montana posters and all of her hats on the wall. She wants to play dress up all the time now! But her room is not only cleaner and less cluttered but a place she can play - and she has discovered so many toys that she forgot she had! As I put her to bed last night she said, "Mommy! What did you do to my room? Its so beautiful!!!"

So, onto the peeing in the potty. Today she is at Mimi's like every Monday and she had asked Mimi to play playdough with her. Mimi said, "OK but how about we try to go pee pee in the potty first." She agreed and they went in there and she sat on the potty for a second and said, "Mimi I tried but I can't go, but I try." So she tried some different techniques that I've heard about and tried to do - (putting kayleas hands in water.... etc.) None of them worked and Kaylea was ready to give up. Mimi said, "I know let's say a prayer to God for him to help you go pee pee." So Mimi prayed to God to help Kaylea go pee pee and as soon as they opened their eyes, Kaylea started pee peeing like no tomorrow! Alot! She was surprised herself and mom said her eyes got real big! Mimi said, "See God helped you!". Kaylea said, "Who God? Da King of Kings?" Mimi said, "Yep thats him!" and then they sang a song together (King of Kings).

God works in mysterious ways! :-) When I called Kaylea she told me, "Mommy, God helped me pee pee!"

Week 5 Diet Update

This week I lost 3.2 more pounds. Thats a grand total of 26.7 pounds in 5 weeks! Pretty amazing eh? Next week is my last "paid week" of Medi Weightloss. So tonight I am going to finish posting some stuff on ebay, and I have some updates to one of my freelance clients websites that will be bringing in $100. I've gotta do what I can to stay on this program until I lose my goal which is 80 lbs. The program costs $70/week (pricey I know) but believe me it is worth it. I am living proof it is worth it. I haven't been able to lose weight in three years since Kaylea was born... not on my own... despite my efforts. But with this program it has really helped me and I feel great and healthy and its unbelieveable how different your body feels after losing 26.7 lbs!

(Just a side note - if you are reading my blog and interested in going to the medi weight loss center - in Trinity, FL - tell them you were referred by me and I will get 50% off one week!) Its worth it even if you only have 30lbs to lose!

In other good news - the gym that is training me (that I have done their website for) said they would allow me to have a "free pass" to work out there till the end of the year (if I get the website exactly how they want it of course! lol) No prob... I'm workin' out till the end of the year. That is a GodSend because I wouldn't be able to afford it on my own. If your looking for a place that specializes in personal training check out www.clubfitonline.com!

Thanks for all your prayers, thoughts, support and words of encouragement. I've needed them and still do. Now I need your prayers that I can make enough money freelancing and ebaying to keep on the program! (If you know a small business that needs an affordable website feel free to recommend me! http://www.snowbirdy.com/designs) I can work from here in FL and do a website in any state. I have a client in California and Kentucky right now! OK enough self promo. Gotta work! Talk to you soon.

Meet Our New Family Member!

Meet the new member of our family a loving and sweet "Dwarf Lionhead Rabbit" Kaylea has named Dumbo and "Dumbi" for short. Dumbi joined our family yesterday. We had gone to the pet store to just look at the animals. Kaylea is such an animal lover - not like her mama. She is really good with them too! Well she has been asking us for a pet for quite some time... and well e already know dogs don't do so well with her. Puppies and dogs while she likes them she is terrified of them at the same time, which is why we had to give Tootie to a new family last year. But she has been lovingly taking care of her "pretend" hamster now for about 2 weeks... carefully placing him in his cage, singing him lullabys and petting him and kissing him goodnight before she goes to bed. She even has me sing the hamster special lullabys at night time. I feel pretty silly singing to a pretend hamster in a pretend cage made from her Elmo purse.

So, what kind of pet could we get that she wasn't terrified of, stayed in a cage not all over the house all the time, and the biggest concern I had was that it wouldn't bite. As far as the biting goes the pet store lady gave us two choices - mice (yuck) or a bunny rabbit. So I went with #2.

We had picked out a bunny that had been living with a family so it was used to being held. It was a big fat lazy white bunny with brown spots. Kaylea already named it and we already payed for it - $14.99... not bad and she was really sweet - but shed alot. Just as we were getting ready to take "Susie" homethe owner of the pet store said he couldn't let us take her. When they inspected her cage they noticed there wasn't one single bit of poo in her cage. (A rabbit that doesn't poop? Perfect I thought!) But that meant she was really sick, and he didn't want to let us take her home and have something happen to her and Kaylea be even more upset. So, he offered us the first bunny we looked at that was $49.99 for the same price. After some negotiation and tears, Kaylea agreed and now she is in love with Dumbi! Also the good things are it is a dwarf rabbit so he won't get big and he doesn't shed at all! So say hi to our new little Dumbi!

If you have any tips on taking care of rabbits please give them to me!

My Ballerina Princess

Tuesday night Kaylea had her first ballet class. It was actually a trial class from one of "The Little Gyms". (Doesn't she look like me as a kid in this pic?) This class is called "Jazzy Bugs" and it is girls 3-4 years old. It was really cute all the girls were pretty much the same size and all adorable. They did 15 minutes of Tap and then 15 minutes of Ballet and then they did 30 minutes of tumbling and gymnastics. Kaylea really was catching on in tap and ballet even though it was only her first time. I was quite surprised! She kept making sure she was in the front of the class right next to the teacher though - that was funny! If she ended up in the back somehow she would run right up to the front of the class! She seemed to be making friends with some of the other girls in the class and was having a great time! When it got to tumbling she really wanted to play, but she listened better than I thought she would and tried all the moves they showed her with the jump rope and bean bag. Then she did two somersalts down a matted ramp (teacher assisted of course) and she even walked across the balance beam! She loved it so much she didn't want to leave - and we had to carry her out crying of course.

Since this was a trial class we could signup for it full time if we wanted. However, we decided to wait on this particular semester and sign her up instead for the summer semester. Every semester is 20 weeks and at the end they do a recital with costumes and everything - really cute. Well if we signed her up now, her recital would fall right in the middle of my trip to Chicago for work - and there is no way Mama is missing her first recital! Also, during the summer she doesn't have as much going on during the day since school is out so it would give her something to do and a chance to socialize with other kids during the summer. But she definitely enjoyed it and we did to!

The cool thing is The Little Gym does a "parents night out" once a month for 3 hours. They do activities, crafts, gym time etc while we get a chance to go to a movie together or have dinner with peace and quiet! It's only $30 and you'd have to pay a babysitter that! So we are excited to try that out!

By the way folks - you can leave a comment on here... they do work! I know you are reading the page but I never hear from anyone! I'd like to hear from you every once in a while and whats going on with you all! :-)

Kaylea Loves Books

Ever since she was a little baby Kaylea has always enjoyed reading books. It is her favorite thing to do. We have many books but none that Kaylea can read yet herself obviously. But she sure does try! If we are not reading to her - she will make up her own story to the book by looking at the pictures. She is gaining quite an imagination!

Well today I read a really great review of some books called "Bob Books" on Thingamababy.com (one of my favorite blogs to read). The writer of this blog has a 3 and a half year old daughter and she is much like Kaylea and enjoys reading. They started teaching her to read with these Bob Books and she is already reading at a first grade level.

Kaylea is very smart (not biased or anything) and I truly think she will be reading early because she shows such an interest in it. So, I figured since her birthday was coming up and some of you might need some ideas, I think the "Bob Books for Beginners" would be an affordable and wonderful idea for a birthday present! (They are available on Amazon.com but also at your local big box bookstores) hint hint ;-)

And if you get a chance check out the post on Thingamababy (click here) In this post he shares about some various Montesorri teaching methods which I never knew and I found to be really interesting. For instance - teaching the alphabet phonetically (ahh, buhh, cuh) and breaking up words to make it easier to pronounce and then putting them together again. Also he mentions "sight words". I have thought about this for both numbers and words. Just this weekend I was looking at flashcards for 3 year olds to help them learn words and numbers. (Also a great birthday idea!)

I really want to start working with Kaylea on a daily basis with reading and learning numbers etc. One of her favorite things to do when she gets home is sit with me and do a Preschool Workbook. You would be amazed. It shows her three pictures and it says circle the one that doesn't belong - and she does! She is counting perfectly now (at least to 10 or 12) and can draw really good circles! I'm definitely a proud mama if you can't tell!


Here is a picture of Kaylea and her "Me-Maw" (my grandma on my mom's side) reading together. This is from this summer when we went to Kentucky. I was very happy that Kaylea got to meet "Me-Maw". It was one of the highlights of the trip. I love you Grandma!

My Diet Report This Week

I almost forgot my weigh-in this morning! I lost 4 more pounds! So total I'm at 23.5 pounds lost! :-)

Prayer Requests & Our Weekend Adventure!

First and foremost we have the following important prayer requests:

1.) Eric's Grandmother had a heartattack this weekend. They first thought it was a seizure, and she was taken in an ambulance to the hospital. Since they didn't know if she was breathing on her own well they started to put a tube down her lungs and she woke up not knowing what was going on and started fighting them (as anyone would if they woke up with tubes shoving down their throat!) Well it ripped her lung, but the update so far is that her lung looks like it will be ok. The seizure was actually a heart attack. She is doing a little better and might get her own room at the hospital tomorrow. But they don't know exactly what caused everything so please be in prayer for her. She is in a big hospital (I think in Owensboro or Louisville - don't know the name) but they don't have any relatives up there for support - its just Grandma and Papa Pete. Its Eric's only living Grandma left and he's been pretty upset about it.

2.) Lil' Miss Kaylea is sick yet again! She started having a fever yesterday (actually Friday she felt warm) and then the runny nose started - and last night she was miserable. Please pray for her!

Now on to our weekend!

We had 2 Kaylea and Mommy days this weekend so we filled it with lots of fun and activities. Saturday Kaylea accompanied me to the gym I am doing a website for and acted as my photography assistant while I got a few pictures of their staff. Here is a pic of Kaylea at the gym!

Then we headed to Wall Springs Park and played at the playground and then walked the long trail to the big tower where we could see lots of birds and an extraordinary view! On our hike Kaylea enjoyed picking out lots of leaves along her way. We also stopped to gather wood and build a stick house like the three little pigs did - but the wind blew it down! (This was Kaylea's idea!)

At Wall Springs there is a neat little "bending tree" that we found and Kaylea wanted to stop and rest there and take a nap on the tree. She soon figured out it might be hard to take a nap on the tree, so we took pictures instead! When we reached the tower we had a picnic at the top of the tower with the chicken nuggets we brought with us from McDonald's. I had to get some pictures of the tower for the gym as well because they will be doing some training out there. Along our walk Kaylea got to pet a big siberian husky - "the wolf from the three little pigs" of course. And we got to see lots of birds and little fish swimming in the water.

By the end of the day we were very tired! We made one more stop at Wal-Mart to buy a leotard and ballet shoes for an upcoming class Kaylea is taking and then we headed home. It was a day full of fun and adventure! Enjoy some of our pictures!

Happy Anniversary Mimi and Gada

Today is my parents 37th Wedding Anniversary. Thats a long time to be with someone! Being with someone that long - whether you like each other or not what's the point of getting divorced? It doesn't help with taxes! lol Totally joking. I plan on being with Eric that long and longer. Its a wonderful thing to find your best friend in life and get to marry them too! But I will say time flies as you get older (no offense mom and dad of course you aren't old... ahem....ahem...) Anyways Mom sent me these wonderful pictures of when they were younger from their wedding.

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Kaylea's Quote of the Week!

Kaylea said, "Daddy do you love me?"

Daddy said, "Of course I love you! Do you love me?"

Kaylea said, "Yes! But, I wanna know if you love me backwards?"

My first blackout!

Never had it happen before but my trainer had me on new equipment today something they were calling "the pig" its next to the stair climber and its similar to lunges. Then I did this vibration machine. Basically you stand on it and hold on to the bars and it jiggles your body really really fast... so much so that your legs get warm almost hot! I was on that for 2 minutes.

Then, when I got off that I started seeing spots and the room was spinning and even though my eyes were open - everything went black and I couldn't see anything. Next thing I know I feel myself falling and hitting the equipment and the floor. My trainer broke my fall I was told but I was out. Then he woke me up I guess and brought me a diet coke and a piece of a soy bar to get some sugar into my body. It was crazy - weirdest feeling I ever had. My trainer said, "Are you ok?" and I responded in a dizzy daze, "I don't think I feel too good!" Haha, ya think?!

Good news is I didn't throw up because I hadn't eaten. So my trainer brought me a diet coke and gave me a chunk of a chocolate soy protein bar. I've never liked those things and never been able to swallow a bite of one. But, today that one little piece of soy bar tasted like a snickers to me.

The reason I blacked out was because my sugar dropped too low and I had pushed myself too hard. (I had taken it upon myself to push myself to 5 minutes on the pig when I was ready to stop at 3.) But all was good after the coke and soy bar and I feel great today. I'll be back at the gym tomorrow!

19.5 Pounds Down!

My weigh-in was this morning folks and I've lost a total of 19.5 lbs in three weeks! I feel great and my clothes are looser! I have three more weeks to go on this plan (paid for that is). They said technically this past week I lost 6.8 lbs of fat but gained 1 lb. of water. So I guess technically I've lost more than 19.5 lbs! So I'm a living testament that this works! I have to give a big thank you to Medi-Weight Loss Centers and to Clubfit!

I'll keep you posted on my progress! Keep those prayers coming! I might actually lose 30 lbs before my 30th birthday! :-)

What a Mighty Good Man!

Yesterday Eric worked all day and Kaylea and I got to have a fun day together. We went birdwatching again and I got her an ice cream and we sat out on the causeway together. Then Grandma and Grandpa Martin and Courtney came over to our house and hung out and played. So we had a very full afternoon! I was tired - but couldn't complain cause hey I didn't have to work!

So, I had scheduled myself a masssage at Massage Envy for 7pm last night. I was cashing in my gift certificate Eric got me for Christmas. I had already told Eric I'd give Kaylea a bath when I got home - cause I knew he would be tired - and he warned me he definitely was not going to have the energy to do that.

So Eric got home, and Kaylea had just woken up from her nap - a cranky one. All she wanted was her mommy. Unfortunately I had that appointment, so I had to leave Eric with Kaylea in tears while he tried to watch his Orlando Magic Game. I felt bad - but hey I wanted that massage! :-)

Well after my massage I called Eric - it was 8pm. Kaylea answered the phone, "Hi Mommy! I'm in da bathtub!". As tired as Eric was from work and even though there was an Orlando Magic Game on, he put aside his plans for a relaxing night and gave Kaylea a bath and had her all ready for bed when I got home.

What a man, What a man, What a man, What a mighty Good man!

(Sorry had to sing a throwback to the 1990s and Salt-N-Pepa!)

Our Diva Day!

Some days just start out bad. Today was one of those days. I thought it was doomed to end bad. This morning we spent the best part of it getting two new tires for Eric's new car. He must have run over something that completely blew holes in both of his passenger side tires. We and tires just don't agree lately I guess. Anyways after a long morning of dropping Eric off at work and getting tires fixed Kaylea and I started our day together. I thought it would be fun to take her to the Hannah Montana 3D movie - it was for about 20 minutes. After her popcorn was all eaten I couldn't keep her in her seat - guess cartoon movies are better at keeping her attention - even though she likes Hannah Montana - she doesn't like 3D glasses.

So we left the movie theatre only to run through pouring down rain because we didn't have an umbrella! Then after leaving the movie we were on a quest to find my purse. I had been missing it since the night before. So we drove to my work (cause I hadn't been anywhere else) and still couldn't find it. But, I needed my blood pressure medicine so we went back home to look for it. Still no purse. Called work. They looked and they found it! Perhaps my luck was turning around!

(FYI - that is a big donut hole in Kaylea's cheek!)

So, now that I had my purse, the rain had stopped and tires were fixed, I decided to try and start our Kaylea and Mommy day over again. So we went to the mall. And you know what we had a ball! There is a little playground area inside our mall that Kaylea loves to play at. Its right across from Dunkin Donuts - so I got a coffee and I got Kaylea some donut holes and we spent about an hour to an hour and a half there. Kaylea made a few friends and they played chase for a long time.

Then we found this really cool store called "Divas and Dudes". Its a store for kids, and you can pay $22 to get a Diva Makeover! Kaylea went around and got to pick out some accessories to her outfit - her choice was a blue tutu, , sunglasses, a lady bug necklace, a princess purse, a blue hair extension piece, and a toy zebra, oh and rock star gloves. Then a stylist sits them down at their own "Diva Vanity chair and mirror and they do their hair with glitter gel and sparkles and give them lip gloss etc. She looked totally Diva and so cute! So much so that every where we went in the mall people stopped and said how cute she was and asked where she had it done.

Also while we were there we road the choo choo train and some other little rides, before stopping at the Disney store to pick up a princess shirt. Wallet empty and Kaylea tired - we stopped by the smoothie shop to meet my parents for a smoothie. Then we headed home listening to Laurie Birkner singing about the three little pigs in the car. So all in all the day didn't turn out so bad. We had a blast, Kaylea got to be a diva, she didn't take a nap, and now we can go to bed early! :-)

All I had was my camera phone, so the pics aren't great, but here is some shots from our fun day!

Bird Watching with Mommy

Every other week or so I usually have a Saturday or Sunday to have a "Kaylea and Mommy Day". I love these days because its time for Kaylea and I to bond and spend time together and really just have a "fun day". We usually go to breakfast or lunch somewhere and then we plan a few different activities throughout the day depending on what is going on.

This last week we had lunch out on the causeway at an outdoor walk-up dive and then took our leftovers to feed the birds outside the restaurant. Kaylea had seen a Max and Ruby episode where they went "bird watching" and so she had told me she wanted to do that. So we took her binoculars and headed for the causeway to "bird watch".

It was really fun and quite windy. Kaylea also picked lots of sea shells and rocks - another one of our favorite things to do on Kaylea and Mommy Day. Here are some pictures from our day. I have lots of Kaylea and Mommy Days coming up because Eric is working the next two weekends, so we might just be birdwatching tomorrow too! :-)