3!

And just like that, my little darling is three! She is confident, curious and caring. She loves going to the park, playing with Maddy, going to swimming and tumbling, and drinking her "breakfast milk" while watching Curious George in the morning. Her favorite breakfast food is French Toast and recently, she has started to really like Mac and Cheese.

Her birthday fell on a Monday, so keeping with tradition, I sent her to school in a tutu and with some treats to share with the class. I am so proud of my little Sweet girl

Click HERE for pics of Shelby on her way to school as a one and two year old.

I Cannot Stop Watching - The Tale of a Bug


This cracks me up. Last night Shelby started to tell me about a bug that she found at school and she was being so dramatic that I just had to pull out the phone and asked her to start over. Apologies for the setting :)

Let Them Be Little

Shelby says a handful of things incorrectly, but I just don't have the heart to correct her...plus it is so darn cute. So, in an effort to remember a couple of  these cute moments in time forever, I'll share them with you.

Naked ----> Naykin  "Look Daddy, I am naykin!"

Throat ---> Thrope  "Mom, I think my thrope hurts."

Whip Cream -->  Whoop Cream "Can I please have whoop cream on my finger."

I know she has others, but these are the ones that come to mind. Just adorable. I remember my brother Brent calling Salad, Salit when he was little. 

Uncle Moosey

We've been fortunate to have a ton of awesome visitors this year, one being my little brother Alex, or as Shelby started calling him, Uncle Moosey. Alex arrived on  Thursday night and stayed through Sunday evening. His main objective was to spend time with Shelby and he did a great job at that! On Friday he took a bold move and opted to stay home with her all day, rather than sending her to school. I was pretty impressed with that choice for a 26 year old especially!

They were best friends. Over the course of the weekend, they built forts, played doctor, rode trains, went to the park, "did science" (aka baking soda and vinegar) and even did some Easter crafts.

One of the nights I had a sitter come over so me, Jack and Alex could go out for a few hours. We had an awesome time. We went down to the Strip (which we never do!) and played around, rode the High Roller observation wheel, and tried White Castle for the first and last time.

School Photos - Spring 2015

I have to say, these might be my favorite yet! The grin, the ponytail, the thumbs in the pockets. I love my little spunky monkey!

Easter 2015

We had an absolutely fantastic, yet mellow, Easter - just the way I wanted it! We started it off by letting Shelby and her legendary bed head find her Easter basket. Per usual, she was most thrilled about the chocolate  - can you really blame her?

 At 10 a.m., we went over to our friends' house for brunch. Kristi prepared a very yummy meal for all of us. This is the only photo that I grabbed of Shelby in her Easter dress, but you get the point - it was darling.  Little Easton was a perfect angel and fulfilled his role as the heart-breaker for all the guests.

 We finished the morning by dying Easter eggs. Is it me, or do those Paz kits gets chintzier and chintzier? Shelby and Easton did not know the different though and had a great time. After the eggs and clean up, we went home and all three of us took a nap - a very rare (and amazing!!!!) occasion.

Meeting the Easter Bunny

After swim lessons (note the awesome hair) we returned the the pod for our annual kids' Easter event. Like usual - it was well done and well attended. We missed the egg hunt, but we met the Easter Bunny and Shelby twirled like a whirling dervish.

I love this photo of our dear friends the Liddles too!