Valentines Day

So this year for Valentines we just kept it really simple but it was still nice!! I got Bella a cute new shirt and some candy and We got daddy some candy and some lotto tickets we were hoping for a big winner but no luck! I had to work so before work me and Bella made a heart cake and Bella love putting the candy on the cake it turned out cute and was a great dessert!!

This is Bella in her new valentines shirt and her cute necklace and braclet grandma judy mailed her she was so excited to get mail!!

I asked Bella if i could wear her necklace to work and she said "no Bella only!!"

Since i had to work that day Aaron took me out to a movie the next night and we had a fun little date!! I love Aaron and Bella so so much they are the best gift I have ever recieved!!

Finger paints!!

So I have had finger paints that I bought at the dollar store forever ago but I just have not been brave enough to let Bella play with them and make a huge mess! But the other day My two nieces were over at our house so i decided to bust out the finger paints!! I was surprised at how well they did at keeping it on the paper and I didn't have that big of a mess to clean up! At first Bella wasn't too sure about it she would dip her finger in it and say yucky and want me to wash it off but then after a few trys she decided it was pretty fun to draw with your fingers!! We will definetly play with finger paint again!

A little bit about Bella

Well now that Bella is two i thought I would update some of her likes and dislikes!!

Bella's Favorites!!

*Babies!! she loves all of her babies and she is so cute with them she likes to rock them to sleep and sing tinkle tinkle little star! aka twinkle twinkle little star!

*Dora the Explorer!! from the moment she wakes up she wantes to watch Dora!! she is a big tv buff could be a problem in the future!!

*Princess, she loves to put on her tutu and crown and shoes and dance around like a little princess

*Coloring, stickers, and play dough

*Books books and books

*chicken nuggets, chips, chocolate, fruit snacks, coleslaw (this is the only way i can get her to eat a veggie), bannanas and apples, oreos dipped in milk!

Some of her not so favorite things!

* Veggies veggies and veggies!!

*oranges (wierd i know)

*cleaning up her toys!

*sharing but she is getting better at it!

*clothes! she is a big fan of being naked!!

Over all there is not much Bella doesn't like and we are both learning together how to handle the terrible twos!!!
At her dr check up she was 26 lbs and 6 oz , 34 3/4 inches long!! and Head circ 47 1/2

Christmas 2009

I was super excited this year for christmas because Bella is older and would be able to understand alot more of whats going on.. It was so cute Bella would go around saying santa ho ho ho(sometimes she would only do one ho and point at people that wasn't too good)..I took Bella to visit Santa when he was in town but she didnt want anything to do with him I was sad she wouldn't sit on his lap or even stand by him. The best part of the Holidays is spending it with family but this year was hard with my parents being divorced but we made the best of the situation and had a great time! In times like these I feel like my little family gets closer and stronger because we spend more time just with each other!
For christmas eve we had a lot of fun at my sister in laws jillene's house.. Bella absolutly loves playing with her cousins and us grown ups had fun playing games! Bella's christmas gift to us christmas morning was sleeping in till 9:30 i know i need to be grateful to that because when she is older im sure she will be up really early to see if santa came! Bella loved opening the gifts i think more than actually playing with the gifts! Some of Bellas favorite gifts from santa are her princess table and chairs, braclets and necklaces, elefun game, play dough, and lots of fun little people cars,she must have been good all year because santa spoiled her rotten!! Its so fun to see the magic of Christmas thru a little girls eyes!

My baby is Two!

I can not believe my little Bella is two..the time has gone by so fast it feels like just yesterday we were in the hospital receiving the best Christmas gift ever!! Bella brings us so much joy to our lives. I love that she makes me laugh and smile everyday and I love how she is learning and growing everyday..Bella is such a smart little girl everyday I am amazed how much she knows! We had a great little birthday party for her a few weeks before her actual birthday and she loved every minute of it!! Here are a few pics from her party..

Bella loved all her toys! Having a baby so close to Christmas is always going to be a challenge but I try my hardest to make it separate from Christmas so she still feels like its a special day.. My mom was always so good at making us feel so special on our day and its my goal to do the same..

Bella's favorite thing right now is Dora the Explorer from the moment she wakes up she is ready to watch Dora, she loves books and coloring and I enjoy coloring and reading to her as well..She also likes to play with her babies and she is so cute with them she rocks them to sleep and sings twinkle twinkle she is such a good mommy already!! Even though this is the beginning of the terrible twos I'm looking forward to every new day!!

Family Pics

So we had our family pictures taken in september but im just getting around to blogging them! Bella is so much like me when i was little I never would smile for pictures instead I would have a little pouty face! here are some of my favorites!

Funny way of sleeping

So after I put Bella to bed she cried for a while and then finally gave in. Just before me and Aaron go to bed we always check on her to see if she needs her blankets back on etc... To our surprise this is how we found Bella sound asleep! We laughed so hard.

I guess she was just too tired to get all the way into her bed!! At least her head was comfy on her pillow