20 months already!...

Tomorrow my precious Haylee Elizabeth

will be 20 months old! I can't believe it....

how time flies! She has really grown into

a sweet, but sassy little girl.

What Haylee is up to lately:
-Saying 2 words together
-Please & Thank you's
-Counting (although she only says #2 &3)
-Speaking her own name
-Helping out around the house (dishes, laundry,
washing hands, cleaning up toys)
-Wearing 18-24 month clothes
-Size 4 diapers
-Trying to put on her own shoes
-Stomping feet & dramatically falling to the ground
when she doesn't get her way!
-Singing songs
-Eating Cheerios with spoon from bowl
-Using big girl cup (no lid) at dinner time
-Being a mommy to her 2 baby dolls
-Watches Disney channel on TV
-Loves reading

John Paul goes to Kindergarten!!!

I cannot believe that my sweet nephew John Paul

is starting Kindergarten. It seems like yesterday

when I was feeding him bottles, changing his diapers

and watching him learn to crawl! I am blessed

to have such a beautiful, kind nephew who I adore.

Here are a few pictures from Nana's camera

capturing his BIG day!!! Love you JP!

Nana & JP waiting for the bus

(Nana is an amazing mother to me and my sister

& a more AMAZING grandmother to JP and Haylee!)

Katie, her beau Cristian and JP

The bus arrives....(his 1st ever ride!)

Arriving at his school

Go WildCats!

Meeting his teacher

JP's first day of Kindergarten was great.

He goes until 11:45am each morning and when

talking to him yesterday afternoon, the 1st thing

he said was "Aunt Kiki, I have a locker!"

When I asked what he puts in the locker, he replied

"you know, stuff!"....Ahhh, so cute and sassy!

Weekend Fun!

Last night was Girls Night Out! 8 of us met at

the Drunken Fish in the CWE for sushi and drinks,

then headed over to SubZero vodka bar for

martinis. The sushi was fabulous (of course I

eat nothing raw) and the drinks were great!Holly & Em with our sushi ordering form

Me & Theresa and The Drunken Fish Bowl
(we could only finish 1/2 and it was delish)

The 8 of us

Stretchy bands for entertainment

Allison's Bacon Bloody Mary at SubZero

1st round of drinks...and there were many more!

Even with 2 preggers girls, we closed the bar

down till 1:15am!



Christian took Haylee to the Ballwin

Park today at 8am so mommy could

catch another hour of sleep to recuperate

from her Girls Night Out. He even took

pictures! Thanks baby!

Swinging

On the the duck watching

They brought bread from home, but didn't

feed them after Christian saw a huge sign posted

stating he would be fined heavily if caught...

Trying to catch one!

Family of 4

Our Little Helper

Haylee is such a good helper around the house...she loves to put her dishes in the sink after she is done eating, loves to wash her own hands, picks up her toy without a fuss (usually!), likes helping mommy put her clean laundry on hangers, and loves to empty the dishwasher...

This morning after I was finished blow drying my hair, I heard Christian and Haylee conversing in her room. I entered to find her trying to put on and pull up her dress bloomers. (Daddy was providing a little bit of help too!). It was so cute and so grown up! Where has my little baby gone? My toddler is turning into such a big girl lately. It is exciting and emotional at the same time!