15 months!

We had Quinn's 15-month well-baby appointment and vaccinations this morning. Our pediatrician opens at 7:00, which is awesome because both Randy and I get to be present for her appointments. Everything went great! She currently weighs almost 26 lbs (85th percentile), is 31 inches long (75th percentile), and her head circumference puts her in the 100th percentile. That is certainly no surprise; this girl has a giant head! :-) She hated the shots, but who doesn't? Quinn is actually at Chrissy's (our babysitter) right now so I can get caught up on errands and packing for MEXICO! We leave from Omaha at 6 a.m. Friday morning, so we will drop Quinn off at my parents' on Thursday evening after work.

I am posting an attempt at a picture of Quinn from the other day...clearly it didn't go well. :-) Gotta love toddlers!!

someone has a temper!

Watching the storm...

Giving the animals a better view!

Weekend

I mentioned before that we drove to Ames this weekend. That was Saturday, and the trip was because my sister's daughters, Ava and Ella, were set to dance in their spring recital! We left right after lunchtime to watch the recital, then played at Beth's house for a while before a quick dinner at Applebee's and the drive back home. The evening was beautiful, and there was still plenty of time to play outside. :-)

Sunday morning we left bright and early to go to Randy's sister's house in Manning to celebrate Abby's first birthday. Last year we raced from Ames (dance recital) to go visit Miss Abby right after she was born! This year, we enjoyed the food, opening presents, and of course, playing outside on the BIG slide that the Williamses have, as well as their outdoor play house. Quinn and Abby played really nicely together, which is always fun to see. We would love to get a big swingset/play house for next summer, when we will have two kiddos ready for action! (Maybe the new baby will still just be snuggling Mama).

Getting in some pre-party Noah's Ark time at G/G Kasparbauers'

AKW opening gifts

Helping Abby with her new tea set

Ahh, fresh air!

Randy snuggling kittens; Quinn is still face-deep in the play house behind him.

After blog posts, I sometimes get questions about Quinn's (and my!) clothes. The tiered white eyelet dress Quinn is sporting here is from Goodwill, $1.69. :-) Her mama loves a deal!

new camera!

Friends, I am so excited about my new camera!! I ordered it on Friday as a late anniversary/family present for us, and it arrived Saturday morning (!!) just in time for a car trip to Ames, so I had plenty of time to tinker. I am still learning all of its features; it is much fancier/more involved than my old GE Wal-Mart model! I have been wanting a new camera for some time but never sat down to do any research. I certainly do not fancy myself to be any kind of decent photographer, but it is nice to have a camera that will take photos of my kids that are not blurry or distorted.

smarty-pants Tanner helping me with the camera and hanging out with Quinn. Love her flip-flops!

Nice night for a spin around the driveway

 

Such a big girl :-)

I got Quinn a used Cozy Coupe the other day at a garage sale. It is in pretty rough shape, but she enjoys it wheeling it around the driveway. If anyone else happened to get her a nice new model in the meantime...no one would complain. Love you, Mom! :-)

fridge challenge...

Ok, so I am going to challenge myself (and my family) to eat ONLY from our refrigerator, freezer, and cupboards from now -> next Thursday! (Have I mentioned that Randy and I are leaving for Mexico on Thursday?!?) We have so much food to use, and I absolutely hate throwing good food away. Today I am going to make a lasagna to use up one of the several pints of cottage cheese we have. Wish me luck - I am not a very good cook when it comes to things like this, probably because I hate following recipes. Luckily, I have a husband and daughter who will eat pretty much anything!

Do you guys have any go-to recipes to use up stuff in your fridge/cupboards before you leave on a big vacation? We have several events this weekend that we'll eat at, but other than that, I think I can make lots of meals from what we have stashed.

Happy Anniversary!

Today is our anniversary! We got married on 06/07/08, on a steaming hot, humid day. My mom stayed with us Sunday-Tuesday so Randy and I were able to go out and celebrate Monday night! We went to Biaggi's, one of our very favorite places in DSM. Yum! Monday was also my last day of work for this school year, so I was extra excited!

23 weeks

Barefoot, pregnant, sunburned. This is going to be an interesting summer!