Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Mini Scrapbook

I picked up a mini 4"x4" scrapbook for my mother to keep in her purse. She wanted to show off pics of Lauren when she was out and about. I decided to make some mini layouts for her book rather than fill it with full size pics...






Last weekend we went to an outdoor shopping mall with a water pop fountain. Here's a few pics of the fun...





We also stopped into the Disney store and I thought Lauren looked so cute carrying around the shopping bag...



One of the guys at the office gave me this T-shirt during the week. He knows I love Starbucks, although a Duncan Donuts opened up right across the street and occasionally we'll stop in there instead. It's a self serve counter for drinks at the Duncan and they are always running out of stuff or their machines are broken down, which makes us go back across the street to the dark side...Starbucks.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Great weekend

Yesterday was my Monday off (I'm off every other Monday) and we had a great, long weekend. On Saturday our friend, Colleen, was up from Tucson for a visit and we spent the entire day by the pool splashing with Lauren and just relaxing. Lauren loves the pool and is just fearless in the water, which makes for total hands on for mommy! I think we'll be singing her up for swim lessons next year.

On Sunday, I made a big breakfast and we had a lazy day hanging out at home. I love those days! Monday, we went out for Mexican food for lunch (Lauren's favorite) and then to a mall that has a water pop fountain so she could run around and have some fun. I coulnd't help put snap a few pics at the restaurant while Lauren was licking her salsa cup clean. She thinks that salsa is its own food group and always has to have her own bowl. She dips a few chips, then just starts digging in with her fork...the chips just get in the way!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Peek-a-boo...

I love the colors of Scrappy Bug's Sunset kit. The orange and blue look so pretty together. Lauren loves playing peek-a-boo and I caught these pics of her the other day...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Sunday, August 9, 2009

The weekend went too fast for me!

I can't believe it's already Sunday night and I'm off to work tomorrow. The weekends go by in a flash!

Friday after work I saw the new movie Julie & Julia...LOVED IT! If you love to cook and try new recipes, there will be something in this movie that will hit home with you. I saw it with my friend, Christine. We both love to cook and we get together occasionally just to try out new recipes and eat good food. The movie is two stories in one...both women live parallel lives and end up finding themselves through their love of cooking. This is the first movie I've seen in a theater in the last 10-12 months...at least it was a good one! Oh, another thing about the movie...it makes me want to break out my pearls from China and actually start wearing them. You'll know what I mean when you see the movie.

Yesterday morning we stopped by IKEA (one of my favorite stores), then off to lunch and home for Lauren's nap. I spent some time just snuggling and playing with Lauren when she got up from her nap. She's snugly for a good 15 plus minutes when she gets up and I love that time with her. After that, we were off to my in-laws for dinner. Lauren stole the show at their place and was smiley, happy, and friendly with everyone. She let both Aunt Mary and Aunt Peggy pick her up, which I think was a first. I finally remembered to bring my camera this time, so I snapped some pics and did a couple of quick layouts...




Today we took it slow most of the day, but while Lauren was napping I headed out to Target to stock up on things and get some groceries. It was nice because I got to take it real slow and look at anything I wanted! Usually I'm racing through the aisles trying to get out before Lauren has a shopping cart melt-down. Yes, shopping at my own pace is one thing I miss now that I'm a momma, but I'll trade in shopping for Lauren any day!

Saturday, August 1, 2009

It's been a while...

since I posted last time. I've just been caught up on the everyday stuff and haven't taken much time on the computer lately. It seems by the time I get home from work and we have dinner and clean-up, there's so little time each night for me to connect with Lauren. She's with Joe all day long, so my evenings are spent playing and snuggling with my girl. Not so bad to see this smiling face after a long day at work...


Today I got two calls at work from Joe that Lauren had gone on the potty! We aren't "officially" potty training yet, but she always sits on the potty before taking her morning bath. This morning she actually went and this afternoon after her nap she asked to go on the potty and went again! She has been telling us for a while now when she has a dirty diaper, so we figured she would be ready for training soon. It surprised us today when she actually asked for the potty and then went. Way to go, baby!

This past Saturday we doggie sat at my brother's place, which is a pretty good gig since we get to use the pool. I shot this video of Lauren on the pool slide with Joe. She loved it and wanted to go again and again.



On Sunday we had another swim day at a friend's house. Here's Little Miss digging into her pool snacks...


Just chillin...


Diva...


Snuggle bug...


Last, but not least, a new layout with a favorite photo of mine from the past week...