Landrie's New Bed...

I have finally gotten around to getting some pictures of Landrie's new bed. The stain on her bed doesn't match her other furniture very well, but it is still a pretty bed and really you don't notice as much when her bed is made.

Wednesday was the first day of school and it went pretty well. Better than I thought it would. It's crazy to know that there are about 400 kids in the school during the school day, we have had our crazy moments that I don't think I will ever forget, lol but overall it is going very well.

Landrie goes to her very first dance class on Tuesday night, we are both looking very forward to it. I think she is going to love it. I just hope she doesn't want me out there doing it all with her. Which I have a feeling she is going to try and do the first few times. lol But she has surprised me a lot lately, she is getting so big.

Some have asked about my pedicure rash, lol... it is gone thanks to the antibiotics although I now have eczema on the back of my legs that gets irritated every time I shave. But the itchy goosebumps type rash is gone thank goodness, but the eczema can be just as bad at times. I have eczema from time to time but never like this and never on my legs so this is all new to me. I do think it was caused by the pedicure rash, I just hope it will go away eventually or at least calm down. I know, I should just go and see a dermatologist but I just haven't had time yet. I know a steroid cream would help but I also know how long it takes to usually get in to see them and I just haven't called yet. lol

I can't think of much more to update about. I am sure there is something but I am pretty tired so nothing else is coming to mind. If anyone thinks of something let me know and I will update. But for today here are the pics of Landrie's new bed and some cute/funny things she has said this week, hope everyone enjoys and has a great Labor Day weekend...

Now for the many faces of Landrie. She insisted that I take pictures of her making faces and poses.

I promise she didn't need to go potty. lol

Goofball

First Sleepover...

Landrie had her very first sleepover this past weekend. We invited Tate to sleepover mainly to test and see how she would do spending the night with us. We have spent the night over at her house when her parents went out but she hadn't ever spent the night at our house or somewhere other than her house with us. She did GREAT, never acted scared or worried so I know Disney World will be awesome! I was going to make it a super fun night, bake cookies, do crafts all that fun stuff but our neighbors came over instead so I had to put our fun sleepover plans on hold for next time when Tate stays over. By the time I remembered to take pics it was late and I was too tired so Cory snapped a few, most were blurry since it was the snapshot camera, but a few came out.

Some cute/funny things Landrie has said...

* Daddy's being grumpy. Cory was getting onto her for doing something she wasn't supposed to do and that's what she said. lol

* I have a habit of telling L that she is wearing me out when she is being difficult well guess what she has started saying to us when we are bothering her... "you are wearing me out!" lol

* She has been telling Cory and I that she has a stepmother lately. We keep telling her that she doesn't but she insists that she does. We tell her that she probably wouldn't want one but she promises she does. She got that from "Enchanted" how the little girl talks about getting a stepmother. She cracks me up.

* At night when I am tucking her in and leaving her room she says "don't let the bug bites bite" instead of "bed bugs" it's too cute.

We Are Going To...

Disney World!!! We have booked Disney World for the week of March 15-20, we can't wait!!! Next month I have to book the character dinings and Landrie and Tate's makeovers at the Bibbidy Boppidy Boutique. Tate is going with us, we thought it would be fun to invite her and for Landrie to have her "very favorite best friend" (as she says) go with us.

No pics for this post, just wanted to post that. ;)

Landrie's 3 Year Well Check...

Well yesterday we went for Landrie's 3 year check up and she looks great. She is 31 pounds (50%) and 38 1/4 inches tall (70%) which explains her looking so thin. But her being on the taller side doesn't surprise me at all, afterall I am 5'8. ;) I do need to make her an appt. to check her heart murmur but she is pretty sure it's closing up like it should but it hasn't been checked since she was 10 months old so it just needs to be checked to be on the safe side but I won't make that appt until Thanksgiving week or Christmas break so I can take her to the appt. She was so funny at the doctors office she was showing off and talking to everyone. She would flirt with people and put on the charm, everyone was loving her. She loves going to see Dr. Chinn, she lets her do basically whatever she wants to do, if she wants to play with the stethescope then she lets her, if she wants to check Dr. Chinn's ears she lets her, she is honestly the best Dr. ever! Oh and she is pregnant with her 2nd baby and we all are praying and crossing our fingers for PINK! ;) She is such a mess. ;) The nurse asked me a question that had a no answer and Landrie said "Mommy, don't tell her no!" We are having to tell her "don't tell me NO" a lot more than we would like to lately but at least she is catching on. lol She told me that we need to start teaching her our names incase we get lost so I looked over at her and asked her what Daddy's name was and she said "Cory Michael Griffin" then I asked what my name was and she said "Lindsey Griffin". lol But I do need to teach her our phone number. She didn't have to get any shots though thank goodness, but next year she gets like 5, AHH!!! But we won't discuss that until next year. ;) But, I can't believe how big she is getting, she isn't a baby anymore, she is a little girl now, but she will ALWAYS be our baby! ;)

* Last night when we were going to bed, yes Landrie was in our bed, it was late and neither of us wanted to do the bedtime routine. lol Well Cory had just taken his clothes off and left them on the floor and Landrie walked by to get into bed and she said "Daddy!!! Look at this mess you made!" lol

New Project...

Well it all started off with me just wanting to buy some new decorations for the house. So on Saturday we went by Kohl's and got several things and then on Sunday we went to Kirkland's and spent quite a bit but it was way cheaper than we thought it would be and we got a ton of stuff. So we got home on Sunday with it all and I was ready to hang it all and set it all out. The plan was for me to paint our big red room, which is the den and kitchen, over Thanksgiving since I will have a week off then. Well Cory decided we should just go ahead and do it now instead of handing and putting everything out just to have to turn around in a few months to take it all down, paint and put it all back up again. So off I went to Lowe's at 3:30 on a Sunday afternoon to pick out paint. I came back and had forgotten a few things so I had to go back but Cory and Landrie began the project of painting. Here are just a few pics of the beginning of the process. I will take and post more pics once it's a bit more done and definitely once it's all complete. But I am really excited and seeing all the new decorations just sitting on the dining room table waiting to be hung and displayed is driving me NUTS!!! LOL I can't wait to see the finished product!!! Stay tuned for more pics...

So Busy Lately...

Last weekend we didn't do too much, I just didn't happen to take any pics of Landrie. This week and weekend on the other hand was jammed packed with things to do. I have been so busy at work trying to get everything in order and ready since it's a brand new school opening this year. But it's been really hard since I don't have phones, internet or a computer. But that should all be set up and ready to go this week, thank goodness. Thank you so much to all of my new friends at the other schools who have let us invade their space and use their things. ;) I really do appreciate it more that you will ever know. Thanks for helping me learn the ropes as well, it's a lot to learn but it's been a lot easier with all of your help.

I had my first workshop classes to go to this week. They actually weren't too bad but it was hard to sit there and not think about all the other work I needed to get done and could be doing while in the classes. lol It was also so funny to see that no matter what age you are you still can get distracted, bored, anxious to leave, doodle, do things on the computer you shouldn't be doing while the teacher is talking/teaching. All of us adults wondered at least once if not more during the class. Brought back SO many memories of High School. HA HA.

On Friday I went to the doctor, I have a nice rash from getting a pedicure. I can't remember what he said the name of it was but it's something to do with the hair follicles. I have to take an antibiotic 4 times a day. It's okay as long as I don't shave but as soon as I do I get these little bums that look like goosebumps and they itch. I am just glad it's that rash and not the other one that makes the boils that leave scars, he said it should clear up and be gone by the time I am done with the antibiotic, thank God! After the doctor we went and surprised Nana at work, we hung out there with her for about an hour and then Landrie and I went to Babies R Us and then to get her hair cut, only my child would ask to go get a hair cut. lol So I took her to Cool Cuts for Kids, it was so neat, she got to pick out a dvd to watch and sit in a taxi cab, she LOVED it. Then we went to Garden Ridge where I got a ton of greenery stuff for the house, they were having a pretty good sale. lol We ran to Walgreens to drop off my prescription, the post office to get stamps and mail something, Wal-Mart to get my contacts and probably somewhere else that I seem to be forgetting about, it was a busy day. Then Aunt Torrie came over and hung out with us for a few hours that evening.

On Saturday we got up and went and picked up Nana & Paw Paw and set out to look for Landrie big girl bed. We didn't go to a ton of places but it was so hot outside it drained us all and it seemed like it was a never ending task. But finally at the last place we went to we found her a twin size sleigh bed that will match her dresser pretty well we all thought. We went ahead and got her mattresses because they were such a great price. We had to order her bed and it should be in in about 2-3 weeks. I can't wait, I think it is going to be SO cute!!! Thanks again Nana and Paw Paw for helping us buy it. After we got home we went to have dinner over at Uncle Bo and Aunt Torrie's house. We all just hung out and had a good time. Thanks again guys for having us over, we love hanging out with you.

On Sunday, Cory got up early and went fishing with some friends. Landrie and I hung out around the house all morning and played and did some cleaning. Torrie came over about 2:45 and we went to Target and got Landrie some things for her new room. We also got her a leotard and skirt since she will be starting a ballet/tap class in September, she is so excited. I can't wait for her to start, I think she is going to LOVE it. Then we ran to Babies R Us to get her a new carseat to keep in Daddy's new truck, we take it more than we thought we would so I wanted her to have a safer carseat. I am VERY anal about her being in a 5 point harness carseat as long as possible and the one we had in his truck was old and really didn't seem very safe anymore. So I picked her up one that will go up to 50 lbs and at the rate she is going it will last her a while. lol I wish I could have bought her another Britax like I have in my car but I just couldn't bring myself to spend $250-300 again on a carseat, at least not yet. We also went to Dollar Tree and got some fun things for L to play with and then to Wal-Mart to do a little grocery shopping. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Aunt Torrie. When we got home Daddy had set up the new mattresses on the floor in Landrie's room to help her get use to them before her new bed arrives. She LOVES playing on them, we are having a hard time teaching her not to jump on her new bed. LOL

Oh I can also say L is 100% day trained now across the board. Last Sunday we were in Wal-Mart and she looked at me with that look I know ALL parents can agree to seeing, that look of "Oh I have to go potty, NOW!" Well she looked at me with that look and was holding herself and she said, "Mommy, we need to go home right now!" I said baby we can't, mind you, I was in line to check out, next to be exact. I was already putting my things on the converbelt. Luckily the person in front of us had a ton of stuff still needing to be rung up and the people behind us didn't mind so off we dashed to the bathroom. I put her up on the potty and reassured her not to be scared and sang "twinkle, twinkle, little star" to her and she went. I cheered, clapped and jumped up and down you know, that crazy potty dance we all do when they are first learning to go potty. lol I got back to the check out and the person in front of us still wasn't done checking out. So that got L over using the public bathroom. Then after having a talk with my mom about not putting L in diapers at naptime she is popping in the potty every time!!! I can't believe how fast and relatively easy it was. I also can't believe how big my baby is getting. :(

Here are some pics I took today when we got home of L in her dance outfit. That is just water on the leotard and I didn't feel like doing any editing today. ;)

And here she goes posing, lol

Dollhouse...

My parents got her this dollhouse for her birthday and she loves it. She told me to take pictures of her with it, so here they are. lol

I kept asking her to show me how old she was and she finally got tired of me asking and did this, LOL

She did however show me right after. ;)