Mega Update

So I know that I've been completely neglecting my blog lately, and if you check out my photo blog, you hopefully understand why.  I've been so busy, which is so great.  I'm LOVE LOVE LOVING it!!  But with teaching full-time, and doing quite a few session a month yet (I thought this would be a slow time..and it is slower than spring/summer/holiday, but keeping busy enough) being a mom and wife...my blogging on here has taken a back seat.  But after talking to my brother last week on the phone (thanks for calling..we miss you:)  He reminded me that I'm not posting nearly often enough, and he depends on these to keep up with lou-who, so I'm going to try try try to be better.  With that said, I'm downstairs working, and my point and shoot camera is up stairs and I haven't uploaded the pics and that has all of my funny pictures on it of what she has been up to, so we're left with these from our little Valentine's day session.  My hope was just to get one for valentine's day cards for her daycare friends, which I did get and loved, but she was a riot that day, so I got some more funny ones as well.  The bad news is this pink is a horrible background to shoot on, very uneven with the natural light, so not good really for pics, and I didn't take the time to really edit them all, other than this first one, so don't judge!  But she is, of course, Adorable in them..or at least we think so!!

She is just hilarious lately!   The things she says and does just amaze us every single day.  She continues to grow, and is getting quite tall, but is continuing to grow up instead of out, and her pants are all getting too short.  It's definitely time for capri season to come back!  The things she says each day are hilarious.  Just a brief rundown for you Uncle Jeff..and anyone else who cares:

*She is obsessed with smoke alarms, which Cullen nicknamed Jim.  She has one in her room, we have to say good night to it every-night, and tell him to keep her safe, and give him thumbs up.

*She has had a rough month of being sick..pink eye, hives, croup, and a fever all in a matter of about 4 week.  The croup was SO scary.  Ended up with a run to the ER one Saturday night.  It was the scariest night ever.  I wish they warned you about those things.  She seems to be on the mend now though.

*She thinks every doctor is now the Eye Doctor.  When she wants to eat too much candy or cookies, we tell her she might get a tummy ache if she eats too much, and then she replies with "Go to the eye doctor"  not sure, but we'll roll with it.

*She is still obsessed with baby dolls and now we're into putting diapers on them and taking them off because they're "stinky" all the time.  We went out to eat for my dad's and my birthday last week.  She had to bring her bear with, in his diaper, in her play carseat into the restaurant and put him in a high chair next to hers.  Cullen took a pic on his phone, and I have to put it up here.  SHe also covered up the carseat with a blankie because her bear was sleeping.

*LOVES Taylor Swift.  Not sure how this came about.  We have to watch Taylor Songs all the time on tv.  It is about the only tv she likes to watch.  Thankfully, or not thankfully I guess, depending on how you look at it, Taylor Swift has her own channel on demand..all Taylor videos all the time.  She loves to listen the song, You Belong With Me, in the car all the time, and even sings along at the part where she says I Do.  In the video, she points out the mean girl and the nice girl.  It is pretty darn funny.  She has some pretty sweet dance moves to go with it too.

*Loves her friends at daycare, Abby and Maddy, three little 2-3 year old girls, and of course the babies Kendra and Catherine, who she names her babies each night.  She either has baby Kenna or Caphin.  She loves them.  There are little boys out there too, but she loves those baby girls and her little girly friends.  I'd LOVE to be a fly on that wall one day. 

*She is in a phase where she HATES baths and washing her hair.  It is a battle and stinks.  We can get her in the tub by letting her pick out her bubble bath, Dora or Spongebob..tough choice!  But the hair washing..wow is it rough.  I'd LOVE any tips! 

**Loves to go outside in all of her snow gear and help daddy shovel!  She even has her own little shovel..such a big girl. Hopefully we aren't breaking any child labor laws!

**Talking ALL the time.  Spoke her first complete sentence which was.. "Daddy, shave it whiskers RIGHT NOW!"  It was so great!  She doesn't like him to have whiskers on his face, and made it clear she would like him to shave right now!

Anyway, I guess that is a good update for now.  It is just amazing how fast she is growing up.  Too fast.  She doesn't look like a baby anymore :(  Where or where did that time go.  Man.  The things she is learning and remembering too is just amazing.  Cullen and I are about the same, busy as ever with school and our other businesses.  I'll save you the details..not too exciting!  Check out all of the adorable little newborns I've gotten to photograph lately on my photo blog.  ADORABLE.  So much fun!!  So there..Jeff..hopefully that will tide you over for a bit!  I'll try to post some of those other pics this week sometime..from going "pretend shopping" with no pants on, her tennis shoes, and her purse..HILARIOUS..to taking pictures of her baby doll like mama with her play camera, SO CUTE!    I will try to be better!!!

Our Valentine's Day Photos

My fave..So pretty here

Can't get over how old she looks here

Her goofy cheese face

This is pretty much her these days...just a nut!  Her personality is just the best.  Nana got her this sweet hat, and she found her shades.  She also went through a phase for about a week where she only wanted to wear these silky jammy pants, and her popsicle jammy shirt..no, they do not match, but she rocked it!  Yup, this is also what she had on the night we ended up in the ER..we looked like loser parents..silk jammy pants in January, and a too small popsicle shirt.  Nice. :)

So tough