This was today - a snow day. Too cold for her outside, but we can have just as much fun inside!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Just Gwen :)
This was today - a snow day. Too cold for her outside, but we can have just as much fun inside!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Gwen's new room decor, blocks and more!
I redecorated Gwen's room a few months back for part of her Xmas present and never posted them. She loves seeing the animals on her walls and always points to them and does their "action"...Enjoy!
She also got new hooks that we set up so that they were her height behind her door. She loves hanging up her coats now, it's adorable!
My parents also sent me these old Gold Medal Flour framed advertisments from like 1960 that my Grandma Ellen had in her house. I always loved them and now they are up in our kitchen and look awesome!
Also, Grandma and Grandpa Miller sent Gwen some blocks for Valentine's Day...early. She LOVES them.
She literally attacked this tower 2 seconds after I took this picture...it was hilarious.
She also got new hooks that we set up so that they were her height behind her door. She loves hanging up her coats now, it's adorable!
My parents also sent me these old Gold Medal Flour framed advertisments from like 1960 that my Grandma Ellen had in her house. I always loved them and now they are up in our kitchen and look awesome!
Also, Grandma and Grandpa Miller sent Gwen some blocks for Valentine's Day...early. She LOVES them.
She literally attacked this tower 2 seconds after I took this picture...it was hilarious.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Some "friend fun" time back in DM
Gwen loves her cousin and best friend, Riley :) They have so much fun together...as you can see! We felt bad though. Gwen got so excited that she bit Riley towards the end of the night, pretty bad. Didn't break the skin, but you could see it instantly. She never bites when she is mad, only when she is really excited?! Is that weird? We have been very adamant with not letting her get to that point because we know how hard it hurts and don't want others to have to get bit. Riley was a good sport though and still loved Gwen after that.
We had brunch with a few of my girlfriends and their babies when we were back. We wanted to make sure we saw Katy and Becky since they would not be there the rest of the time we were back. It was a great time and all the babies really enjoyed each other. Gwen was much more up for going to other people this time and loved sitting on everyone's lap. She loved her pancakes more, but hey, make sense :) hehe. Jason had an instant buddy with William. He loved him!
Gwen actually TOOK this picture of Becky, ha! (hence the thumb in the way...)
We hung out with Becky, Jake and Max Anderson a bit more than usual this time and that was really wonderful. Max and Gwen even took a bath together! Gwen's first coed bath taking experience. She even wore his PJs afterwards...now THAT was cute! Becky babysat Gwen while we went cake tasting and Gwen has now discovered her love for mini tables. We are going to have to get her one for her bday. It must be something about being "their size" that they love. I suppose I would too though.
One of the best things we got to do this time was see the new babies from a few friends of ours. Kara and Zach had little Kennedy about 4 months back and this was the first time we got to see her as well as Tom and Lori's new 6 week old baby, Lillian. Of course it was great seeing Jemma (Tom and Lori's other daughter, and Evan, Kara and Zach's other son) too!
We had so much fun seeing the new tots. Made me want another :) but not yet, hehe. Gwen LOVES babies. He favorite word is "baby" and she thinks anything with arms and legs (furry or not) is her "baby." I can imagine how cool it was for her to see real babies. :)
Finally, to end the Friend Fun time...Gwen was not the only one who got to hang out with friends, hehe. On New Year's Eve, JJ, Jason's sister, babysat Gwen for us so we could go out to our friend's Beth and Tim's New Year's Eve bash. It was so much fun and not only did we enjoy ourselves, we found out we make a pretty amazing team in Beer Pong as well as Flippy Cup. Seriously, didn't know Jason had it in him. He was the star of the night. I mean I knew I was amazing...even though it is a rare occasion we have a beer, let alone play a drinking game, lol. We stood tall and people were proud, HA! We then finished the night at Gabbie's apartment seeing some more friends we didn't get enought time with at all, but that seems to be the way it goes when we are back. Gwen had a great time with her Auntie as well. Even if she "cried all the time" like her cousin Jackie told us, lol. So funny.
Some pics from NY Eve.
Last but not least, we finally got to see Kyle and Heather. It seemed like we never could make a time with them and I am glad we finally got to go out and have a dinner with them. Gwen loves Kyle, but this time she LOVED Heather! They bought Gwen a Spiderman doll...it is the same size as she is and she loves it so much it is adorable. Kyle and Heather are coming out to visit us in April. Kyle has been there before to see us, but this time we get both!
We did plenty of wedding planning while we were back as well. Cake testing, ceremony location visiting, even took both sets of parents out to dinner at the reception location to test the food. It was a great time. We got a lot done, but sometimes still wish we were there for not only wedding planning, but in general. We really miss being home and Gwen is getting so close to her relatives it really hurts us when we have to leave them. Eventually we will be back, but for now, these little visits of chaotic fun will have to do.
OH, I did buy my wedding dress while we were back. I will not be posting it, lol, but it is BEAUTIFUL if I do say so myself. I love it so much I want to wear it all the time. It was even more special because my mom was there. I was worried I would have to go dress shopping alone in NJ and it was a crappy feeling to me, but instead I got both my mom and my soon to be mother in law, my matron of honor, Becky, bridesmaids Beth & Amy and my personal attendant, Jennifer all with me! How lucky am I to have such amazing friends and family who will drive to all extents to be with me on that special day :) It really was perfect. I can't wait!
We had brunch with a few of my girlfriends and their babies when we were back. We wanted to make sure we saw Katy and Becky since they would not be there the rest of the time we were back. It was a great time and all the babies really enjoyed each other. Gwen was much more up for going to other people this time and loved sitting on everyone's lap. She loved her pancakes more, but hey, make sense :) hehe. Jason had an instant buddy with William. He loved him!
Gwen actually TOOK this picture of Becky, ha! (hence the thumb in the way...)
We hung out with Becky, Jake and Max Anderson a bit more than usual this time and that was really wonderful. Max and Gwen even took a bath together! Gwen's first coed bath taking experience. She even wore his PJs afterwards...now THAT was cute! Becky babysat Gwen while we went cake tasting and Gwen has now discovered her love for mini tables. We are going to have to get her one for her bday. It must be something about being "their size" that they love. I suppose I would too though.
One of the best things we got to do this time was see the new babies from a few friends of ours. Kara and Zach had little Kennedy about 4 months back and this was the first time we got to see her as well as Tom and Lori's new 6 week old baby, Lillian. Of course it was great seeing Jemma (Tom and Lori's other daughter, and Evan, Kara and Zach's other son) too!
We had so much fun seeing the new tots. Made me want another :) but not yet, hehe. Gwen LOVES babies. He favorite word is "baby" and she thinks anything with arms and legs (furry or not) is her "baby." I can imagine how cool it was for her to see real babies. :)
Finally, to end the Friend Fun time...Gwen was not the only one who got to hang out with friends, hehe. On New Year's Eve, JJ, Jason's sister, babysat Gwen for us so we could go out to our friend's Beth and Tim's New Year's Eve bash. It was so much fun and not only did we enjoy ourselves, we found out we make a pretty amazing team in Beer Pong as well as Flippy Cup. Seriously, didn't know Jason had it in him. He was the star of the night. I mean I knew I was amazing...even though it is a rare occasion we have a beer, let alone play a drinking game, lol. We stood tall and people were proud, HA! We then finished the night at Gabbie's apartment seeing some more friends we didn't get enought time with at all, but that seems to be the way it goes when we are back. Gwen had a great time with her Auntie as well. Even if she "cried all the time" like her cousin Jackie told us, lol. So funny.
Some pics from NY Eve.
Last but not least, we finally got to see Kyle and Heather. It seemed like we never could make a time with them and I am glad we finally got to go out and have a dinner with them. Gwen loves Kyle, but this time she LOVED Heather! They bought Gwen a Spiderman doll...it is the same size as she is and she loves it so much it is adorable. Kyle and Heather are coming out to visit us in April. Kyle has been there before to see us, but this time we get both!
We did plenty of wedding planning while we were back as well. Cake testing, ceremony location visiting, even took both sets of parents out to dinner at the reception location to test the food. It was a great time. We got a lot done, but sometimes still wish we were there for not only wedding planning, but in general. We really miss being home and Gwen is getting so close to her relatives it really hurts us when we have to leave them. Eventually we will be back, but for now, these little visits of chaotic fun will have to do.
OH, I did buy my wedding dress while we were back. I will not be posting it, lol, but it is BEAUTIFUL if I do say so myself. I love it so much I want to wear it all the time. It was even more special because my mom was there. I was worried I would have to go dress shopping alone in NJ and it was a crappy feeling to me, but instead I got both my mom and my soon to be mother in law, my matron of honor, Becky, bridesmaids Beth & Amy and my personal attendant, Jennifer all with me! How lucky am I to have such amazing friends and family who will drive to all extents to be with me on that special day :) It really was perfect. I can't wait!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
