Good Morning!

I'm back (well, hopefully...I have to start posting at a different time so it's taking some adjusting)!!!

So, in Violet's new daycare class, we have to feed her breakfast before we drop her off. This means we had to change hers (and mine) schedules to get up earlier (boo!).

Anyway, one morning, she was looking particularly tired while eating her waffle, so I couldn't resist the photo op.

There she is, drinking her milk from her sippy cup like a big girl with all her waffle bites.


Seriously, look at that hair! What a mess!


Don't you wish you were greeted by such a cutie-pie every morning?!

Of course, now that she's been in her class for two months, her schedule is adjusted and she pretty much keeps it on the weekends. That means she wakes up about 6:30...so much for sleeping in!

Ironman!

We're home! And John is an Ironman!!!

Pics to come soon...

Mobile Uploads!

Here are some pictures I have taken with my iPhone in the last few days.

This past weekend, we were waiting on John to get done at the bike store, and Violet got restless in the car, so I brought her into the front seat with me and tried to find ways to entertain her. I saw a ponytail holder and thought I'd see if I could give her a ponytail yet...I CAN!

So here is Violet's first ponytail, as she's trying to crawl out of the car to get her daddy!


Monday evening, as we were preparing to all get our haircuts, John and V arrived first and he too was trying to keep her entertained in the car. Here is my first picture of Violet driving (a parked car).


And last night, John was getting everything ready for his big race (Ironman Kentucky this coming Sunday!) and we look down, and Violet has figured out that the valve stem on the tire tube goes into the air-pump thingy! There she is, our future bike mechanic!


Sorry for the quality of these pics but they were taken with my phone so, meh! I'm thinking mobile uploads will be a new feature every so often...

Enjoy your weekend, John will be out torturing himself!

Carseat Fun!

So, the other day, Violet was in her big-girl carseat and decided she'd had enough of running errands and wanted out. Trying to keep her entertained, I gave her my sunglasses.

It worked!


"Thanks, mom, for sharing your specs with me! I'm all good now!"


This makes me kinda glad V & I aren't driving to John's race with him and are flying instead, because her carseat tolerance lately has been about 30 minutes to an hour, and a ten hour car ride could be no fun for everyone involved!

Funtastic Island

On Sunday, we took Violet to the park for the first time.

At first, she wasn't so sure about the swings...


But then she decided they were pretty fun! Just like her swing at Grandma's (and the one at home we haven't hung yet...)


Then while exploring the maze of funness, we found this little steering wheel. At first, she didn't know what to do, but she figured it out pretty quick!


Then daddy took her down her first slide! Woo-hoo!


And finally, she showed how big of a girl she is while riding this dinosaur thingy. Her feet almost touch the little footholds!


Next summer, I have a feeling I'll be chasing her through this park like a mad-mom!