Last weekend we made our way to Nashvegas to do a very delayed Christmas with Brad’s family and to celebrate Ethan’s 5th birthday! It was a great time even though we had to end it a little early since snow was moving in quickly.

Grammy gave Lena some bubbles and it was an instant hit! I love the way the light hits the bubbles!

this picture is all wrong technically but one of the only pictures I have of her looking right at me and smiling so sweet….all for her Wonder Pets that her great grandma gave her!

her new barn from Grammy!

I would like to thank Plex, without having him to hold we probably wouldn’t have this picture:)

dear lenabean,
my baby girl. you turned 18 months old last week and we celebrated your unbirthday on Valentine’s Day. Not much fanfare but a little celebration with some Honeybun Cake and a trip with nana to Baskin Robbins later that night. It is so fun to watch you learn and grow every day. You love every little thing about life and this world, from finding Mr. Moon in the morning to telling us to turn up the radio when you hear your favorite song…that makes me happy. May you always find joy and happiness throughout your life. You are learning to talk alot and say words (and often just babble about like you are carrying on a conversation) but have also developed your own little sign language, including sticking your tongue out and pointing to it when you are thirsty! A friend, Jamie, told us this week that you are a perfect combination of me and you dada. You definitely have my stubbornness of doing things by yourself and getting frustrated when you can’t figure something out right away! You got every ounce of you love of games and playing from your dada! You love to pick on Mocha with her toys and think its hilarious to grab my socks away when I try to put them on. You have a deep love for all things Dora and have been known to wake up saying “doradoradora”! As you can see in the picture above you also love some Yo Gabba Gabba…although I admit, I forced you into liking them by making you watch it because it is so fun! You have learned to play quite a mean drum from one of the episodes and even made your debut playing on a real set the other day at Uncle Jason’s! Thank you for being my lenabean and bringing such joy into our lives, my yo gabba gabba baby!

love, mommy

we needed a new one bad! our old couch has seen better days…before the days of dogs, kids, saggy cushions, and spills. that said, we love a good comfy couch because we do love our tv viewing at night. so, we’ve been on the search for a couch that can meet our needs….and finally found one today! We even got it on a 2 day sale for a steal and added a stainguard to hopefully help with future certain messes. It’s delivered on Thursday! Yay! My plan is to cover the pillows with the fabric to match curtains. Here is the pic off the website…