Chicago

Well, I made it. I made it a whole 2 days without Corey and Zoe. It wasn't easy, but the group of girls I was with made it a lot of fun. What an experience that was to see the Hair Show and what it is all about. I had never been before and it was so neat. So much information packed into a giant convention center! Wow is all I have to say. I think it would have been every girls dream to walk through there. Just for the products and makeup alone. The really cool part of it is seeing the top hairdressers in person like it was nothing. They were on stage and walking around like normal people. I know they are, but to me they are celebrities! We even saw John Paul DeJoria the owner of Paul Mitchell products just hanging out in the hallway. I also saw Nick Arrojo from What Not to Wear on TLC. A lot of the stylist that were on Shear Genius were there too. We ate at 2 fun restaurants. One was a 50's diner where they dressed up and danced. Then the other was Trader Vic's. My grandparents used to take us there when we were younger and they would serve us fancy drinks. I highly recommend going just keep in mind it's pricey. I was all just so amazing! Thank you Corey for keeping Zoe and letting me enjoy it! I love you!

Party!

This past Saturday was another birthday party for Zoe. Her Grammy and Doodad threw it for her up in their hometown. Teresa my mother in law made a delicious meal and my sister in law Lyddia made her another too cute tinkerbell cake. The kids were able to play outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Her big gift was The Rose Petal Cottage. She loves it so much! There is a stove and washer, table and chairs plus many more smaller items. It is adorable! It was a very fun time and we are so blessed to have such great families! Thank you to all who came to her party!
This weekend is my first weekend away from Corey and Zoe. I am going with my work to Chicago for a big hair show. It's my first one and I hope it's good! I am very nervous about being away from the two of them. I know I will greatly miss them!! I love them both so much!!!
Our cameras batteries were dead so I wasn't able to get pics taken from the party. As soon as we get the pics that Doodad took I can post them. Here are some of her playing with her cottage. Crazy morning hair!!

2 Years Old

We have been so busy. I feel like it's non stop from the time I wake up to the time we go to bed!! Monday we had Zoe's 2yr pics taken. They are very cute and I can't wait to get them in!! She was shy at first then warmed up in the end. Of course! My father in law "Doodad" is great at taking pictures. He has recently decided to set up a studio at home. I am really looking forward to it because it will be so much more relaxed! He will do a great job, and we won't have to mess with going somewhere else! Thanks Grammy and Doodad for taking us to get Zoe's pics done.
Today was Zoe's 2yr doctor check up. She is 26 1/2 lbs and is 2'9" tall!! I cannot believe it. The doctor said she was right on track with everything. I am very proud of her. She sings her abc's and is counting to 14... Has conversations with us. She is a little girl now. This past weekend she even wore big girl panties! She did very well. Only 3 accidents. We just need to master telling us she needs to go while she is playing. She gets caught up and says she doesn't need to go and then it's too late! That's ok, I am still so proud of her!! Here are a couple pictures of her 1 year ago.



At her first birthday party

Birthday Weekend

What a fun busy weekend we had! Friday Zoe got to have a little party for her at her daycare. I made cupcakes for them to have and they sang happy birthday to her. Saturday we had a party for her at my parents house. My brother and sister in law came up for the party from Huntsville, AL and my nephew Parker. We had lots of close family and friends to celebrate. Here are a few pics from that.







Then Sunday was her actual birthday so we let her enjoy it again. I think we sang the birthday song to her at least 50 times!! My mom made breakfast and put candles in her and Parkers biscuit's and we sang to them. Later we went home for some much needed rest. She napped for almost 3 hours!! She was worn out. We took her to dinner at our favorite mexican restaurant and they put a sombrero on her and sang happy birthday in spanish! It was so cute! She also got her first haircut too. Thank you Daddy!! Finally we sang one last time and she finished it off with some of her tinkerbell cake and ice cream. Thank you to all that came and gave gifts, and helped out!! It was a great time!

Sweet Sleep!

We finally got some sleep last night! She only woke up once and was so out of it she went right back to sleep. Thank you to aunt Molly and Grandma for your advice! I sure do hope it helps! I didn't know what to do, so I put her night light where it would be brighter and told her that monsters are scared of it. There wouldn't be anymore monsters! She seemed ok with that. . . Time will tell!

monsters...oh my!

What a past few days it has been! Poor Zoe is waking up terrified of monsters. Last night was the worst, I believe we got up with her 6 times!!! It has been so long since we had to do that. What do you do for a almost 2yr old that thinks there's monsters?? We calm her down and try to tell her they aren't real, but she doesn't seem to get it. I know all this waking up in the middle of the night is making her tired because it's 9:00 in the morning and she is still asleep from last night. I wish there was something we could do to make it better. She is also getting her 2 yr molars in and that's not helping either. I sure hope it goes away soon!!! I hate it for her.
On another note we are quickly approaching her 2nd birthday. I still can't believe it. My how fast they grow!! We have been talking to her about it and she keeps asking for birthday cake!! Yesterday morning she was finally able to hold her fingers up as 2 and she was so excited! We have been showing her that as well. We love her more and more everyday!!

Our Little Valentine

What a fun weekend we had. Zoe had her first Valentine party at her school and I think it went well. Too much junk and sugar because she didn't eat much dinner! That's what it's about right? Saturday night Corey and I cooked dinner for my Gran and Grandpa. We got a live lobster and a steak and made baked potatoes. They were so excited about it. I am so glad that we did that for them. It was interesting cooking a live lobster for the first time. I of course became too attached after the place I bought it from showed me how "pretty" he was. I couldn't be in the room when Corey dropped him in the pot. I am a little ridiculous! Later we came home and had our dinner and watched a movie. Corey got Zoe a fuzzy pink pillow that matched the big one he got her last year. And the cutest heart blanket. She doesn't walk around with out one of them now! I got her some cute slippers and M&Ms. She was so excited about all of it. Corey was wonderful and got me a CHI flatiron for home. I am so thankful!! It's great. I also got him some nice sunglasses. We had a great time!
On a sadder note our fish Fred died today:( He had been with us for a year and a half. He was a part of our family and will be missed. We had to explain to Zoe what happened and he was going to heaven. Not sure how well she understood, but she told him bye. It was sad. We happened into him at a friends wedding. They used Beta fish as their center pieces and needed to find homes for all of them. So, we took the one on our table home with us and named him Bright Red Fred. He was so pretty. He will be missed... This picture was taken while he was alive and well.