Photo editing

Here are a couple photos from last weekend.

I never really edit photos, but Rhaya gave me some suggestions and I thought I'd try them out.

Thanks Rhaya!

Bustin a move!

We Met Michaela and Kelli at the Mall

We met Michaela and Kelli at the mall again. The girls are getting so big. Both are walking and running so it was hard for Kelli and I to talk while the girls were playing. But we stuck them in the strollers later and walked around the mall.

Here we are about October 2006


And today


Michaela & Belle (with Michaela's sippy)

The Many Faces of Belle

We had a little photoshoot today. Its funny to see all the faces Belle made.



And she must of thought Sadie's spot looked comfortable.

Toddler + Ice Cream = Sitting Still (priceless!)

We went to Ritters today after Belle's second nap. While we were there, Belle would not be held, would not hold your hand, and wanted nothing more than to run out into the middle of the parking lot (its all outdoor seating). But as soon as we got our ice cream she sat still and waited for each bite.

She had probably the most ice cream she's ever had in her life, which still wasn't a lot. She shared Nic's Peanut Butter Cup sundae with peanut butter sauce and my carmel sundae with nuts. Belle didn't have a preference as long as it was ice cream.

Don't worry, she came home and still ate dinner. She had scrambled eggs, a jar of veggies and played with a banana.

We're in so much trouble

God certainly thought it would be funny to give us quite the handful in Belle. Her newest thing is when we tell her no, she'll look you straight in the eye and say no and shack her finger at you. We don't even shake our finger, where did she get this?

Tubes in and back to normal!

Belle got her tubes today. We went in at 7:00. Belle wasn't aloud to eat so we kept her out of the living room and kitchen so she wouldn't think about asking for anything. Once at the hospital they got us back pretty quickly.

Belle put her gown on, which was way too small in my opinion, and watched Higgly Town Heroes on Disney. She really hated to have her blood pressure taken. But she was given a bear that had the hospital logo on it and that made things a little better.

Once it was time for surgery we walked her to the surgery doors and had to give her over to the nurse. Belle went right into her arms, but had second thoughts when she say that we weren't coming with her. She never cried though.

After about 10 minutes the surgery was done and they kept her for another 15 minutes waiting for the anesthesia to wear off. We heard her crying at that point, but from what we hear she jumped right into the nurses arms and was ready to come back to us. After some hugs from Nic (all she wanted was him) and some apple juice she was ready to go home.

Got Milk!

Just like her mommy, Belle loooves her milk. She was full of tantrums yesterday and I was trying to get by with just giving her water since I give her a ton of milk. Nope Belle really had to have her milk.

Here she is with her milk mustache.

The Pictures are Up!

The pictures are up and of course they are great. Check them out!

Our Tiny Dancer!

Sara's wedding went off without a hitch this weekend. I was so busy I didn't get too many good pictures. Everything was beautiful. Sara's dress was gorgeous, Belle was adorable, and I looked pretty hot too.

I'm really excited to see the photos from Jessica Strickland. I've been stalking her blog for months now and it was so nice to meet her in person. And my goodness, could she be any skinnier?

But Miss Belle was the life of the party, or uh, belle of the ball. She just loved to dance. She'd get out in the middle of everyone and just sway and twirl. It was hilarious to watch her. I think we'll have to get her in some dance classes next year.

Sara and Rory are enjoying their honeymoon in St. Lucia right now, soaking up some sun for sure. Man, I'd love a vacation about now. I don't think I've been on a real vacation since my own honeymoon, 7 years ago!