March 19

Another month goes by, brining us out of winter and into springtime!  I think we are both pretty excited about that!  More time together outside!  Although Little Sweetie may have a hard time once summer rolls around...she is not a fan of it being "too bright" and requires sunglasses as soon as she walks outside!

     

     

Thankfully, the right sunglasses always complete her AMAZING outfit choices!

Little Sweetie is still as active and fun as can be.  Every day is definitely an adventure.  Whether we  are out having lunch and running errands...

Cheesing at lunch!

Trying to convince me to just let her live in the tent display in Academy!

...or even just having a "lazy" day at home, her personality and creativity shine through!

     

     

Super Sweetie is on the case!

Sometimes I do get lucky and she wears herself out!

The rare stroller nap, which is funny because Big Brother napped in the stroller SO often.  I need to find one his pictures and look at them side by side.  Makes me nostalgic to see "ol' red" (my jogging stroller) being used for a snooze again!

But once she wakes up refreshed, it's back to keeping Momma on her toes.

I'm Batgirl.

(She's really into super heroes right now!)

This month also found us celebrating Daddy's birthday and preparing for Easter!

She's not to sure about this "birthdays that aren't hers" business, so she just "helps"the birthday person by opening the presents and blowing out the candles.  "I just helping!" as she says.

While she wasn't too sure about seeing the Easter Bunny up close and personal for pictures, she has no problem putting on a pair of bunny ears and a cotton tail and hopping around the house!  Also, I think Easter may be her favorite holiday:  it's all about finding things and putting them in baskets.  Our budding hoarder LOVES to reappropriate "treasures" from around the house and hide them in her purses, bags, and baskets!

Height and Weight 

She's up to 29 pounds and a hair over 34 inches.  However, don't tell her she's growing up because she'll vehemently disagree with you.  According to her, she's still the baby and always will be.

     

I'm not a big girl, I a baby!  I'll hang out in the bouncer that I refuse to let Momma and Daddy get rid of in order to prove it!

Personality

Little Sweetie is still our little jokester this month!  She loves telling "knock-knock" jokes, laughing hysterically, and then telling us that she is just "so silly!" 

Developmental Milestones

Definitely seeing a lot of gains in her fine motor development!  We've noticed her becoming very detail oriented and precise, far more than I would have thought a 2.5 year old capable of.  She has been a great helper in the garden and in the kitchen.  And I mean an actual helper, not just watching or being guided.  She's really getting more and more independent with her actions and very good at following directions (when it's something that she wants to do).

Starting some seedlings.  Look at those delicate hands!

     

     

Our little green thumb was so excited to plant the garden!  Excited to use it teach her not just about food, but about science as well!

     

     

Helping Daddy peel garlic and blend up the greens for sauce for dinner!

I mean, really, the concentration during Play-Doh time and Family Game Night is serious!

Fun Tidbits

I mentioned last month about the Baby Burrito at bed time, so I wanted to add a picture of it! 

Baby Burrito!

I've also been catching her planking and climbing more around the house.  Both good, because I love that she's getting adventurous, and bad because I've got to keep an eye on my independent girl!  But she's reminding me that I need to get back into my workouts!

Night all, 

LSM

Little Sweetie's Momma

Hi There, Easter Bunny!

Look who we saw at the mall today!  Loved that we got a few great shots with both the kids!  Little Buddy was very excited and Little Sweetie was just a tad nervous instead of scared out of her mind like last year!

     

Hope everyone is gearing up for a wonderful Easter,

LSM

Little Sweetie's Momma

Family Date Day: Rodeo Edition

To follow the theme of keeping busy to keep our mind distracted this weekend, we decided to go down to the Houston Rodeo.  We normally go down during the week, but with Little Buddy having to be in Minnesota for the majority of his Spring Break next week, we decided to try a weekend.  We thought Sunday might be a nice day because the rodeo events start earlier so that way the kids wouldn't be out so late.  Unfortunately, the weekend crowds were more than we had anticipated!  WE still had fun, but our visit to the livestock area was crowded and rushed a little overstimulating for both kids.  I think we'll go back to a weekday visit next year!

     

     

     

It was so crowded that we didn't get to take the amount of pictures we normally do in the livestock area.  However, we did find the tractors, which are always a big hit for our cowboy and cowgirl!

    

     

Somebody's legs were getting  bit tired from walking in his cowboy boots, so Daddy gave him a lift over to the events arena.  Just love that happy face!

     

A little difficulty viewing the events this year.  Although both kids really liked watching them, Little Sweetie did NOT like the volume level in the arena, causing us to walk out to the club lobby area and watch through glass.  Next year, we'll be sure to bring her headphones!

All in all, a lot of fun was had and the kids enjoyed the animals, the events, the popcorn, the ice cream, and their souvenir lassos (Little Sweetie is especially enamored with hers)!  Making it through this day marked making it through the rough anniversary weekend.  We did it, and we managed to make some good memories to help dull the ache of the tough ones.

Until next time, 

LSM

Little Sweetie's Momma

Family Date Day: Wunderlich Farm!

What a wonderful family day!  Little Buddy and Little Sweetie came up to cheer me on after my last half marathon training run, then we went out for pancakes, and then we got to go check out Wunderlich farm, a local historic area!

The farm is right next to a school in the middle of a subdivision, but it manages to be on its own at the same time and is so picturesque!

     

     

The kids had such fun checking out the vintage farm equipment and the animals!  Little Sweetie was the most excited by the baby bunnies!

Checking out the broccoli plants!

They loved the tractors!

A great family date day!

I'm always so happy when we can do fun, new activities together as a family!

Good night, 

LSM

Little Sweetie's Momma