So, I broke Shelby's first first piggy bank. So, I decided as a practical life exercise I would let her put her own coins into her second first piggy bank! Enjoy the pic.
Monday, February 27, 2012
a tale of two Sundays
Last Sunday, we had the honor and joy of taking care of three little boys. Yes! Parker, Caleb and Austin came over for a play date. We had a crazy busy fun afternoon. The two toddlers were napping most of the time that we visited. We certainly miss the three boys in the neighborhood. And, on an unrelated note our friends in the neighborhood with the three little girls moved this past weekend. Where was I, oh yes, here are the four playmates.
Austin
Caleb
Shelby
Parker
This Sunday was much quieter. I tried a recipe that I have seen many times on the internet, but have never tried. It is a roasted chicken with 40 cloves of garlic. I cooked it in my Pampered Chef Stoneware Baker.
You take a hen, brush it with 2 tbsp of room temp. unsalted butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then you place into the pan 40 peeled cloves of garlic and 6 sprigs of rosemary. I harvested the rosemary from my herb bed. Roast at 475 for 45 minutes. It was super delicious chicken!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Shelby at 18 months
Shelby is now 18 months old. We have seen so many changed in the last month. With starting school and growing up this little one seems to change every day. Here are some facts about Shelby at 18 months.
* She is 25lbs and 32.25 inches. (both at in the 75th percentile)
* She wears size 2 T clothing and size 6 Huggies Little Movers.
* She tries to repeat most everything we say (TAKE NOTE MR. D)
* She has a few phrases like "gotta go" and "let's go". If she finds her coat she will bring it to you to put on her and then she expects to go somewhere.
* She is starting to wear her hair bows better. I have to keep her hair pulled back. It is still not long enough to train to go back. I am hoping we don't have to get bangs cut - again.
* She is very musical. Yesterday we were cleaning in the playroom-- (ok, I was cleaning) and I noticed she had built herself a little drumset. I quickly grabbed my phone and shot this video.
* She has picked up some things like counting. She knows 1,2,3 skips 4, 5. She also says 7. She has picked up the Alphabet. Sometimes she kinds of says it other times is you say it and pause she will fill in the letter if she feels like it. She has started singing "twinkle twinkle little star" which sounds more like "ginkle ginkle la stah".
* She loves to color, draw and paint.
* In the mornings after she is dressed she likes to look in the mirror. She will say "pretty" and "cute"
* She said things like "whoa" and "ut-oh" and "oh no" and "yes" and "no" and others I am sure I can't remember right now.
* She can identify her nose, eyes, ears, toes, chin and mouth... and the same on other people.
* We have put her comforter that goes with her crib bedding on the bed. She loves it. In the morning if she doesn't want to get up she will pull it over her head.
* She is still a Daddy's girl. The have a great time together.
* She still loves Beauty and the Beast, Little Einsteins, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She tries to sing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song. She called Mickey "Gickey".
* She is passionate about shoes and will pitch a fit like you wouldn't believe over them.
* She sings with the radio in the car.
* She loves to eat. This week I found out that she is drinking from a regular cup at school, so we have added that at home. I would say her favorite meal is pasta, or fruit. She also likes veggie straws, string cheese, craisins, Quaker Oat Squares, yogurt, yogurt raisins, chicken, green beans. She eats more than this, but I would say these are her faves.
* She loves to read. There are days when at the end the only things of hers that we are picking up at books. Books trump her toys any day! Last week she had to take a book to bed with her one night and when I went to check on her she was snuggling it. So precious!
* She loves to swing and climb and slide! Her playground at school it outside my class window. I love watching her play.
* She loves to laugh and giggle and frequently squeals with delight! I love it!!!
* She is 25lbs and 32.25 inches. (both at in the 75th percentile)
* She wears size 2 T clothing and size 6 Huggies Little Movers.
* She tries to repeat most everything we say (TAKE NOTE MR. D)
* She has a few phrases like "gotta go" and "let's go". If she finds her coat she will bring it to you to put on her and then she expects to go somewhere.
* She is starting to wear her hair bows better. I have to keep her hair pulled back. It is still not long enough to train to go back. I am hoping we don't have to get bangs cut - again.
* She is very musical. Yesterday we were cleaning in the playroom-- (ok, I was cleaning) and I noticed she had built herself a little drumset. I quickly grabbed my phone and shot this video.
(disclaimer-- she is wearing hand me down pajamas and doesn't even know who Dora is)
* She has lots of words and a few names. She knows her name and says it often. She has a best friend at school named Lila and she talks about her too. She can say her teacher's names to come degree. Lisa is "We-sa" Vanessa is "Bess-E-bah" and Kelly is "Kel-wee". She of course, knows Mama and Daddy. She also can say Shelia (which is my Aunt, her Great Aunt who she rarely sees but talks about all of the time). She can say Nonnie and Brady She also called people Beauty and Zippy. If I say a name to her, sometimes she tries to repeat it back, sometimes she doesn't. * She has picked up some things like counting. She knows 1,2,3 skips 4, 5. She also says 7. She has picked up the Alphabet. Sometimes she kinds of says it other times is you say it and pause she will fill in the letter if she feels like it. She has started singing "twinkle twinkle little star" which sounds more like "ginkle ginkle la stah".
* She loves to color, draw and paint.
* In the mornings after she is dressed she likes to look in the mirror. She will say "pretty" and "cute"
* She said things like "whoa" and "ut-oh" and "oh no" and "yes" and "no" and others I am sure I can't remember right now.
* She can identify her nose, eyes, ears, toes, chin and mouth... and the same on other people.
* We have put her comforter that goes with her crib bedding on the bed. She loves it. In the morning if she doesn't want to get up she will pull it over her head.
* She is still a Daddy's girl. The have a great time together.
* She still loves Beauty and the Beast, Little Einsteins, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. She tries to sing the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse song. She called Mickey "Gickey".
* She is passionate about shoes and will pitch a fit like you wouldn't believe over them.
* She sings with the radio in the car.
* She loves to eat. This week I found out that she is drinking from a regular cup at school, so we have added that at home. I would say her favorite meal is pasta, or fruit. She also likes veggie straws, string cheese, craisins, Quaker Oat Squares, yogurt, yogurt raisins, chicken, green beans. She eats more than this, but I would say these are her faves.
* She loves to read. There are days when at the end the only things of hers that we are picking up at books. Books trump her toys any day! Last week she had to take a book to bed with her one night and when I went to check on her she was snuggling it. So precious!
* She loves to swing and climb and slide! Her playground at school it outside my class window. I love watching her play.
* She loves to laugh and giggle and frequently squeals with delight! I love it!!!
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Valentine's Day
Shelbs and I took a trip to Hobby Lobby and found a few things we needed to create this super cute Valentine's Day card photo shoot. I thought it turned out well.
Our New Year's Resolution
This year, our New Year's resolution as a family is to host a dinner party once a month and have our friends over. Before Shelby, Mr. D. and I loved to entertain and we are trying to get back to that despite our busy schedules. In January, we hosted Tiffani, Bryan and Mia. It was a Saturday night and we grilled steaks. We also had sauteed onions and mushroom, stuffed baked potatoes, bread, and green beans. For dessert we had cookies and ice cream. In February, we hosted Courtney, Xavier, Ki and Avi. It was a Friday night and we just ordered in pizza and ate brownies. Stay tuned for future post about future dinner parties.
Super Bowl
We had our usual Super Bowl Celebration. We scaled it WAY back this year since the New England Patriots were in the game. Mr. D. gets a little bit passionate and if things went bad (and they did) we needed tolerant people around. The food was FABULOUS as usual. Mr. D. smoked chicken wings and I made my version of Wendy Bentley's Jalapeno Poppers. I am featuring them in this photo.
Any way, there was also baked feta, a buffalo dip, a sopapilla cheese cake, and a Mexican type dip. Our guest were Tiffani, Bryan, Natalie, Jess and Ceci. Despite the Patriot's loss, the food and fellowship made for a great evening.
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