fun weekend

Here are a few pics from the weekend. What nice weather we had. WOW!!! Becky cried a couple times when she had to go inside. Her and Bode had a lot of fun playing together. Becky found his slide on Saturday night. They were so funny and entertaining. I think they have a lot of fun times ahead of them!

If you want to see more pics, click on the link to Our Shutterfly pics on the right, and it will take you there!

just because

Here are some pics I have taken the past couple weeks. Since it's been a while, just thought I would post.



Sitting on the couch like a big girl.

I still like my bear, but I only stayed in the chair for one picture this time!

Look at all my curls!
And all my teeth!

Tickle me, Elmo! Tee Hee! Becky has just started like Elmo when he vibrates. It is so fun to watch her laugh and giggle!

the binkys are back!

Call us pushovers if you want, but we just had to give them back. Becky never did take another nap, so she was going on 30 minutes of sleep. While she was pretty good, she was walking around in circles by the end of the night, not really knowing which was was up. She STILL cried for 30 minutes! Then I went up and told her she was fine. She almost fell asleep on my shoulder, she was so tired. I laid her back down, and she continued to cry. While she was crying, Al and I decided we were just going to let her have it. She stopped crying and fell asleep! She did wake up again at 11, though, and I went in and gave her one, and she immediately went right back to sleep. We decided that if she only has it when she's sleeping, it can't be all that bad. Besides, Grandma Donna thought we were being pretty mean. :) I think we only needed one person to tell us that she was pretty little to be taking it away. So....she has them again today. When she's a little older and can understand better why she doesn't get to have it, we'll deal with it then! I do have to say that she slept in this morning and is in a MUCH better mood than she was yesterday.

no more binky!

Al and I decided it was time to take Becky's binkys away. The doctor has strongly encouraged it, and we want to have it gone by the time she has her 18-month appointment in May. Too bad Becky isn't quite ready to give it up! We took it away last night. Actually had her watch us throw one in the trash before going to bed. We let her stay up a little later so she would be really tired. She cried about 20 minutes and then fell asleep for about and hour and a half. Then she woke up and cried some more. I went up and told her she was okay and rocked her for a little bit. She cried another 15 minutes after that and then went to sleep. She did manage to sleep through the night, however. We thought we were in the clear. NO SUCH LUCK!!!! Becky got up way too early this morning. She only took a half hour nap so far this afternoon. She is not liking not having her binky at all! We're staying strong. We'll let her stay up for a while this afternoon and just put her down when she's dog tired! She's on my lap right now pressing keys on the keyboard. She thinks she's pretty cool!

pics for fun

Just because I love taking pictures of Becky.......

Easter weekend

Here are just a few pics from our Easter weekend in Spencer. We had a great time. Becky got to dye Easter eggs, read books with Bode, open doors, and hang out in her Easter dress.

weekend in Mt. Ayr

Playing with Charlie. Daddy doesn't like him, but I sure do!
Hi, Mommy!
Sitting with Great Grandpa Skarda
I found a chair just my size!!! My very own gate to open and close!!

We spent the weekend in Mt. Ayr with my family. Becky wasn't crazy about going to sleep, but once she finally did both nights, she slept through the night. She should have...she was tired by the time she finally went down! We got to see a lot of family and just relax. It was a great weekend. Becky was very busy running around playing. She only had a half hour nap today, but was very good in the car on the way home. Good thing it was only a half-hour ride! She cried a little when she went to sleep tonight (because she wanted to stay up late and play, I'm sure), but I think she only cried about a minute before she just was too tired to keep it up!

Have a great week!