Sunday, March 24, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {Prepping for Easter}

Easter's only a week away so we've started to get ready for it. Today Rommey and I went to Palm Sunday service at church and yesterday we decorated Easter eggs and earlier in the week I made some special mini Cadbury egg filled cookies (which I'll have to make more of before the weekend). I even put together Rommey's Easter basket today. Since she's only 17 months old, she doesn't really need candy and she really doesn't need any toys but I bought her a few things. I'm hoping to take her on an Easter egg hunt next weekend, provided that I can find some place that is hosting one.

Well, here are the pictures for our prep this week.


Here's her basket. She loves watching bubbles so I got some bubbles. She has recently started playing with My Little Ponies when she sees them at playgroup so I bought her one of those. She's not too into Play-Doh yet but I'm sure she will be soon. Also, I thought she'd enjoy sidewalk chalk.



What's left of our decorated Easter eggs. Hard boiled eggs are a favorite around here.


The slightly creepy Easter bunny that was at Walmart the other day.



We tried a new method for decorating eggs this year. It was fun and easy.





Ni Hao Yall

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {17 Months Old}

This week my daughter turned 17 months old, which, of course, warrants a photo shoot. :-)

I started taking pictures inside but found the lighting to be better outside, of course. We were only outside for a few minutes though. The temperatures were in the 40's. 




She's now skilled enough with her walking (which she's been doing since right before she turned 1) that she runs when ever she has the chance. 



My husband grabbed the camera from me and made sure to get a few mother/daughter shots as well. 



Her growth and development are strong. She understands most of what we tell her (but won't always listen). She says, "f-f-f-f" (for "woof"") when she sees a dog or a picture of a dog. She can say juice and cheese, as well as sit (but hasn't said sit much lately). She doesn't seem to be in too much of a hurry to talk. I guess that when she's ready, she'll be talking non-stop. For now, it's just a lot of babble. Although, she does say, what kind of sounds like "that" when she wants to know what something is or wants something. Her fine motor skills are very good and she also has some pretty solid problem solving skills (right where they should be).

I can't believe that I gave birth to her almost a year and a half ago. She is such a joy and blessing!

Ni Hao Yall

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {Bathtub Crayons}

So, I got some of those bathtub crayons for my daughter. We don't have a tub so she has to take a shower instead of a bath. As a result, I have to find something to keep her busy in the shower. So, I got the crayons. She LOVES them!


Her masterpiece.




Sweet girl.


This is her tub.


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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {Snowshoeing Adventure}

The last couple of days we've had snow but temperatures in the 30's which is ideal for taking Rommey outside. Today my parents came to spend some time with us so we went snowshoeing around the property. We ended snowshoeing just over a mile and were out for less than 40 minutes.







Ni Hao Yall

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {Funny Girl}

Now that Rommey's personality is coming out, we're seeing that she's a very funny and goofy girl. The other day she was pushing around her shopping cart and just having so much fun. She was laughing and giggling and enjoying running after the dogs. Half way through it all, she decided to put on her snow boot. She only put one on though (with some help... she can't dress herself yet).




Ni Hao Yall

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {Noodles!}

I am continuing on with toddler activities for Rommey. Sensory activities are so good for the physical and mental development of children, particularly toddlers who are learning more about the world around them through interaction. One of my activities this week with Rommey included cooking up some spaghetti noodles, coloring them with food coloring and letting her go at them. She loved it! When I've tried to actually FEED her spaghetti noodles, she was not interested. She loved playing with them though.






Ni Hao Yall

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Sunday Snapshot {Sledding with Grandma}

This weekend my mom came over to see Rommey. It was pretty cold out but my mom wanted to take her outside for a little while. They were only out for 15 minutes or so but Rommey had so much fun sledding.




Ni Hao Yall