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!