Maybe I will use the camera as a source of income.....what do you think??

Wednesday a mom at school mentioned her family wanted to get photos taken while a good majority of them were in town. I volunteered to take some for them and I think they turned out well. I really did not intended to use the camera for a source of income, but after Saturday I just may start advertising my services. I enjoyed the hour I was with everyone and I made enough to cover the first payment on the camera! Take a look and let me know if you would hire me....Wendy and Kelly you are the only ones that read this:)

Photos.......

Bella where are you????

Happy Birthday Baby girl!

Mommy and Bella on her birthday

Bella's favorite gift.

Presents for me?

Her little cake

All done...."ceen me up mommy"!

Mommy and Bella looking cute before work last week!

Her first dinner in her booster seat!

What a big girl!

Where oh Where have you gone time......

My title has more than one meaning for this post. I will begin with why I have been absent for a month!

Hang on.....let me grab my Palm so I can remember why I have been absent.....
1. Mary left after Halloween and we had a pretty clam week.
2. The weekend following that calm week was full. Larry and Nik camped while Zak and I entertained 3 teenage boys. All of who were really sweet and good. They played video games and never left Bella out! Can you imagine.....4 teenage boys playing with a 2 year old? There she was video game controller and all right in the middle of all the fun.
3. It was so fun to watch Bella play with the BIG boys and it gave me a chance to get my NEW PROFESSIONAL GRADE camera up and running. Yes.....I finally did it, I bought the big daddy of professional cameras(the one for armatures). I LOVE it and am offering free photo shoots:) Just kidding I have no intention of becoming a photographer, just want to save money by taking my own super quality photos!
4. Larry and I went out on an date....
5. Bella turned two.....that leads me into the second meaning of my title.....
6. My sister and Carla came last weekend to visit!

Bella turned 2.....what did that mean to her.....nothing....she just gets to say "I 2" when we ask her:)
What did it mean for her Mommy? Emotionally it meant missing her little baby girl......and sadly wishing for one more! When do you stop replaying the day your child was born on their birthdays? I did it last year, but chalked it up to it only being a year. I did it again this year and am beginning to think I may by a little crazy???

What is Bella up to these days as an official toddler? It may be easier for me to answer what is she not up to.....haha
Recap of the new Bella things......
1. She is sitting on a booster seat now instead of in her highchair.
2. She is putting sentences together.
3. "What dat mommy"....her favorite phrase! I hear it about 1,000 times before dropping her off at Ms. Ann's.
4. She carries her phone in her pocket and randomly answers it. She will pull it out of her pocket and say (hello ~insert name~yah.....ect....). She will have an entire conversation with herself and even laugh at herself.....adorable!!
5. She picks out her own clothes. Oh let me tell you......this happens to be my least favorite new thing.
6. She tells us "I go nigh nigh now......peese mommy".
7. She sings at Kindermusic.....so cute!
8. She remembers people. She will walk into school and say hello to the people I work with. She even calls them by name.

Time has marched on very quickly the past 11 weeks. I have 2.5 days left of the maternity leave I am working. I am very sad that it has come to an end. I LOVE the kids and I must say I am very good as their teacher. Teaching has had two meanings for me.....1. I proved to the administration at St. Ann that I am a fine educator and 2. I CAN work full time and keep my family and house up! There I admitted it! I CAN DO IT! Best of all.......I DID IT!

Well, that is it for this post. I will try harder to keep up. I am back to being a SAHM, so what else will I have to do:) HAHAHA!!!

BTW, I think I have forgotten to mention Larry and I decided to take advantage of the Disney Salute to Military deal! Larry will have to stay back because of school. My Mom, thankfully has decided to join us! We leave in 12 days! I cannot wait! I have taught Bella to say "Mickey.....Minnie.....Princess.....and Disney"! I am going to the "happiest place on earth" with my kids at Christmas! I cannot believe how blessed I am!!!!!

Thank you for checking in on us. Sorry I have not posted in so long! There are not a lot of photos to go along with the blogg post because I do not have the energy to download the photos from the new camera......one step at a time:)

Dog Gone Fun Halloween Weekend

Aunt Mary decided to spend her last weekend in the states with us this past weekend, so our Halloween weekend was extra special. Bella had a blast "trick or treating" on Saturday night. She would walk up to a door ring the bell and give it her best shot at saying "trick or treat". We would then tell her to say thank you by saying "say thank you Bella", she would literally say "thank you Bella". All the houses in our neighborhood got a kick out of her. Her brothers were hotdogs, and a big hit.
I bought Bella something for her birthday. It came in a box filled with packing peanuts. Here she is right after I dumped them on her.

She loved to throw them in the air!

It is snowing!

Yah!!! This kept her entertained forever on Saturday.

She would climb in the box and say "Bella's house".

Bella and Aunt Mary. Bella was a "goggie", so I bought some cat ears for me.....just being silly. As soon as Bella saw my ears she had to have them. Here she is in the "goggie" costume and my ears.

Our lil puppy

How cute is this lil puppy?

Miss Ann, Ginger, and Bella




We said so long to Mary this morning and got busy doing stuff around the house. I got all the Halloween decorations put away and all my Thanksgiving decorations out. Our laundry is done and the checkbooks balanced. Now off to iron at least enough sutff to get me through the week.