Summer!!!!

These are the months I live for!!!  If I could be home everyday playing with my kids, going to the pool, going to kings island, cuddling on the couch, having backyard fires, roasting marshmellows, staying up late, catching lightening bugs, having movie days, going to the park, playing with the neighbors, dancing around the house I would be in heaven!!! ... we are having so so so so much fun!!! We were on count down the days leading up tills summer break. Bella couldn't wait to play with mommmy all day long!!!  I am not sure who was more excited me or her.  Jacob was pretty excited as well... after all, he is my mommy's boy and I don't think he will ever be any different. To say the least we are having a blast.. right now they are both in their undies, playing some sort of make believe game where jacob is a dog and Bella is a bossy mom, I think.... oh wait.. I think they are playing Spy Kids. The one movie these days that the kids will actually sit down and watch.  Here are some recent pics.. gosh I sure love them!!!!

Birthday Girl

My Dearest Bella...

Today you turn three.  Three.  Wow!  There is something about age three that moves you out of the "baby" category.  You are now a big girl, well, you have known that for a while as I am pretty sure some days you think you are 7, but today I am realizing this.  As hard as it is for me to let you grow up (not that I really have a choice) it is so so so so fun to watch you grow up.  Your personality is just so fun. You are one fun girl.  How could you not just be adored by everyone who meets you.  The personality you show when you talk ... the personality you show when you walk... the personality you show when you don't get your way (wink wink)... you are just so full of life and spunk gosh we sure love you!!!  Now that you are three you talk non-stop.  I need to record some of our conversations because they are just hysterical.  Especially before we go to bed.. "Mommy.. I love you so much, Mommy, I love you all the way up to the sky, mommy I love you"  I love you too hunny.... thank you for letting me know so much!

You now look forward to coming home and knocking on your friends doors to see if they can play, you love riding your new pink bike that you got for your birthday.. you love your baby dolls and you make a pretty great mommy to al of them!  You started preschool in November and that was the best thing we could have done for you.. you are so proud of all the beautiful artwork you create in school and when I pick you up you have the biggest smile on your face.  I can't wait for next year as I know you will have a great time at MECC preschool when you will get to do 4 days a week.  This past week we went to Florida for vacation.. and you are one fabulous swimmer.  You love swimming to me and telling me to scoot further back so you can swim farther to me.  You just make my heart sing.  xxoo

Bella.. I know I tell you this all the time, but I am so proud of the sweet little girl you are.  I love that you love your family so much.. I love that you always tell Mommy, Daddy and Jacob how much you love us as we love you so much too!  I love that you have such a strong personality because I know you will never let anyone walk all over you and you will be one fabulous leader.  Thank you for bringing so many smiles to my day.  I love waking up to you by my side (because we both know that is where you end up most night).... I love when you wrap your arms around me so tight... I love your sweet voice ... I love every bit about you and am having so much watching your little personality develop.

Happy Birthday my sweet girl!

I love you!

Mommy

sleeping

He's 5...
when he was a baby he slept in our bed everynight...
he still will climb in our bed every once in a while...
sometimes he even asks if he can have a sleepover...
and some nights like tonight...
he sneaks into our room to read his leapster tag books...
we find him...
tuck away his book and tag reader..
and tuck him in right next to us...

love that boy

First Pedi....

yep... you heard it right, at 2, Bella had her very first pedicure.  Of course her toes and nails need to be gorgeous and ready for the beach next week.  She was a hoot and had a blast picking out pink nailpolish (of course she would choose pink).  She also got an adorable new pair of jelly shoes.  LUV.. as I had these shoes when I was a kid.  xxoo love you bella!

My silly girl...

So as hard as it is for me to believe.. Bella will be 3 in less than a month. I really find this incredibly hard. I am just not ready for her to be a big girl. These last few weeks I have found myself looking at this spunky, beautiful, fearless, and often even sassy little thing and just can't even imagine life without her in my life. She is just so full of spunk and so full of life.. I wouldn't change any bit of her. These last few nights she has not been wanting to go to sleep.. and so we set up on the couch in my room.. all the lights off.. I watching tv as she falls asleep in my lap. And while I can't lie.. there are nights that I wish she would just go to bed for goodness sakes. I have to stop and remind myself that these are the moments that I will wish for. So I began to work on some birthday images.. she really wasn't wanting much to do with it. However.. these images make me smile. Isn't she a hoot? And oh so gorgeous!