Puppies

The other day we were outside and Lauren wanted to talk to the puppies. First she went over and talked to our neighbors dogs (Murphy and Harley) and then she thought she would give some love to our dogs (Hunter and Bo) too! She loves animals!

Dress Up

Nana and Papaw Beck got Lauren some new dresses while they were away on Spring Break last week. When Lauren saw them she loved them...the only problem is she wanted to wear them both at the same time...over the clothes she already had on (see the jeans)! Take a look...

Dress #1

And Dress #1 & 2

Thanks Nana and Papaw!

New Trick

About two months ago we had to go out and buy door knob covers...you will see why. :-)

*Lauren is 20 months old in the video

Monsters vs. Aliens

So today Lauren and I went to the movie theater for the first time! We met my sister Tammy and her kids Katlyn and Austin. We all had a great time and Lauren did SO good! She sat in every one's lap and enjoyed the movie which was 1 hr and 45 minutes long! So it was longer than I expected and Lauren never got upset or out of control...well that is until we left the play area. She wanted to be a big girl and climb on everything herself and slide down the slide etc. So she was mad when we had to leave and kept yelling "slide, slide!!!" But once she realized that Katlyn and Austin were leaving too she was ok...well ok until she realized Katlyn and Austin were not going with us. :-( She really enjoyed spending time with them today!

Outside before we saw the movie.

Photo op before the movie with the Monsters vs. Alien's sign.

Another photo op with Night at the Museum.

Our first movie experience went really well! I'm very proud of you baby girl!

After the movie we let the kids play in the outside play area. Lauren loved it!

Sliding down one of the slides.

Climbing on everything like a big girl...

Another slide she loved!

Sleeping Comfortably

When I put Lauren down for her nap Sunday it didn't take her very long to go to sleep. So when I knew she was asleep I went in to check on her and this is what I found. Not only does she have her leg through the crib just "hangin' out" but she has her favorite blanket, 3 pacifiers and a kitty cat stuffed animal as a pillow! Wow! She knows what she is doing! LOL

Taco's

I had never bought Lauren a soft taco before, I would always buy the cheese roll-up because I knew that was something she would eat. I had tried hamburgers but she didn't like that...she loves Chicken nuggets/tenders but I just thought since she didn't like hamburgers she probably would not like taco's either. Well one day last week she came up to me and wanted a bite of my burrito...she liked it! So yesterday after church we drove through Taco Bell and I thought I would just give this soft taco thing a whirl...man am I glad I did! She ate 3/4's the soft taco! So I guess we have found something new for her to eat! :-)

Nice Sunny Day!

So Sunday while I was at class for church, Kristen and Lauren played outside. They went to the park and Kristen said Lauren was fearless! This is what I saw when I drove up. They had been sitting outside playing with Lauren's baby. I'm not sure, but there are days I wonder if she loves her Aunt Kissy more than me! :-)

Poor Baby!

I got a call yesterday afternoon that Lauren had ran into the corner of a shelf at school. They called just to let me know because they said it was a bad hit & fall. They were putting ice on it and I asked if she was ok and then I heard her laughing in the background...She was trying to put the ice pack on her teachers head instead of her head and she thought it was funny. :-) So I knew she was ok, but I always feel so bad for her because with little ones you never know how much it's hurting etc since they can't really tell you because it's the first time they are feeling that. When I picked her up she was acting fine, but her poor little head...take a look.

The good news is I was expecting her to have a black and blue forehead/eye this morning, but there was only the red mark this morning! So hopefully it will heal quickly.

Aunt Lisa's Baby Shower

Saturday February 21st Kristen and I hosted a baby shower for our sister-in-law Lisa Beck. Baby Kieren Mackenzie Beck is due to arrive on Easter weekend...April 11th! Lisa looks great and we are all so excited to meet her! Kristen and I have already been fighting about who will babysit her more. :-) Little Lauren was just playing up the crowd...at one point she decided to drink her milk and then spit it out slowly down the front of her dress....she was the door greeter (wearing Lisa's Tiara I might add)...and then she had to show off her new stuff like aunt Lisa was doing. She was having a great time! Here are a few pics from the shower.

This blanket was made by one of Kristen's co-workers. Didn't she do a fabulous job! It even has baby Kieran's name embroidered on it!

Here is our little door greeter wearing Aunt Lisa's Mom To Be Tiara.

Lauren wanted to help write down the gifts...so Aunt Kristen would tell her what to write down and Lauren would just act like she knew what was going on and follow along. :-) Thanks Kristen for sharing your duties! Hehe

Here is where I think Lauren got the idea to show of her new bunny toy! I wish I would have gotten a photo of it...but she saw Lisa showing off her new stuff so Lauren picked up her new bunny and stood in front of Kristen and held her bunny up to each person that was in the room! It was like "What do you think of this?" It was too cute...we were all laughing! Sorry I didn't get a photo. :-(

Lauren taking a break from the shower.

Melissa, Kristen, Lisa and me.

Family photo...

Lauren, Kristen, me, Aunt Nikki, Mimi, Lisa and baby Kieran and Sue.

When Ryan and Papaw arrived to load all the gifts in the car Lauren and Papaw played pretty hard! Here they were playing with a pink feather and Lauren just loved it!

And last but not least...Here is Lisa and Ryan. Baby Kieran will be here soon! Only 7 wks to go! See why we are all praying that Lisa will have a smooth labor! Ryan is only 6+feet tall! Little Lisa is around my height at 5' 4 something...or maybe 5' 5? (Sorry Lisa if that is wrong...hehe...I'm just getting the point across that Ryan is a tall guy!)

Love you guys! Can't wait to meet baby Kieran...and YES by the way...I won the babysitting contest...well ok...not really...but I'm hoping to win in the future! :-)

Valentines Day

Ok, so it's been a few weeks since I've posted anything on the blog which is unusual for me but we have had something every weekend for a few weeks now, so I've been a little busy. I'm starting to get to my really busy time at work as well. I'll post a few in a row...The weekend after the zoo was Valentines day. We decided that it would be fun to spend the day together instead of Kraig and I going out so on Valentines Day (Saturday this year). Kraig made us all a wonderful Spaghetti and Meatball dinner! He used the recipe his grandmother gave him and it turned out spectacular...just like everything he cooks! So daddy...Lauren and I want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts! We are so thankful to have you in our lives!
We spent the day around the house playing with Lauren's new things we got her as a Valentines day gift. She got books, puzzles and the movie Madagascar! She enjoyed them all...however I think Shrek still wins over Madagascar. :-)
Happy Valentines Day baby girl!!! We love you!

Look at the attitude!

What a smile!