May

We went to meet little Ms. Acea at the beginning of this month. Of course, Bryn and Boston were inseparable and had a blast together. The rode around together in a power wheels mustang all weekend. It was about the cutest thing I've ever seen. At one point it got chilly at Bryn had to borrow Bostons jacket while they were riding around. It was a great weekend, I hardly knew what to do with myself being in Kansas and not having to work on Rhea Lana's. We had so much fun there was very little sleep, by Monday I was beyond exhausted and Bryn and I went straight to bed for a nap as soon as we got back to town!



Bryn started school today, well actually it's Kids Day Out at the First Methodist Church but she loved it!! I asked her this weekend if she was ready for her first day of school and she said yes, I'm going to ride the school bus (lol, where does she get this stuff). I told her no, Mommy and Gigi are going to take you to school, she persisted that she would be taking the school bus until I finally convinced her she was too little. I was cracking up!



Here are some more things she's said and done over the last couple weeks that keep me laughing and smiling at my beautiful angel:

* she was laughing and talking in her sleep, wish I would of known what she was dreaming about.
* The song "I Got A Feeling" came on the t.v. while we were at the dinner table, she said "you hear that Mommy, that my song!" As if that wasn't funny enough, the very next song that came on the t.v. she said "that NOT my song!"
* She was on her hands and knees with a pen in her mouth acting like a doggie, she said it was her bone. I played along and said "hi doggie, is that a yummy bone?" She took the pen out of her mouth and very mater of fact told me, like I was stupid, that "I not talk, doggie doesn't not talk" she put the bone (pen) back in her mouth, turned around and walked off.
* She was sitting in my chair at the sewing machine and said "it my turn, I need to practice"
* We were out to eat and I was several feet away sitting on the sofa on a phone call, she came running up to me with her hand on her booty, I think telling me someone got her booty, it hurt and "kiss my booty, mommy" as she turning to stick it in my face! I about fell off the couch.
* When we were in Kansas she woke up congested one morning and told me "I need medicine mommy, I can't breath, I got her some medicine and as soon as she was done swallowing she exclaimed "I can breath now, oh tank you mommy, tank you!"
* She came out of her playroom and told me she had to go to the doctor, I asked her how come. She said "I can't member, but he had to listen to my heart."
* Instead of no way Jose, she say "no way hoesie"
* We were at the gas station one morning and 2 teenage boys were working. One of them told me she had very pretty blue eyes. The other one said "she's really cute, and mam' you really should take that as a compliment because I don't think any kids are cute, but yours is cute"

Besides having a horrible cold and no refrigerator I had a good Mothers Day. We joined Nonnie at her church then went out to lunch with some more family. Somehow I managed to pull off a blanket for nonnie with pictures of me and Bryn, special mother sayings, and a splash of Elivs and Super Mom thrown in. Not to shabby for my first quilt/blanket. I would rather have any major appliance break besides my refrigerator, it's the biggest pain in the butt EVER! It's been a long time since I've been this sick, not to mention other crap I've had to put up with over the last week. I almost had to call my mommy yesterday to come take care of me and watch Bryn, because I didn't think I was going to make it. Thankfully Bryn was worn out from staying up late and playing with Tatem the night before so she took a long nap after lunch, which allowed me to get some rest. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if Bryn ends up with this in a few days since she's been right by my side all weekend.



Her swing set will be up soon, I know everyone has been anxious and excited to see it put up for her to play on, well almost everyone...but nonetheless Big Daddy is coming to the rescue and giving me a hand! I'm sure I could do the majority myself, but am positive I'm not tall enough to accomplish the entire project!

A Monumental Day

Yesterday Brynlie finished her very last session of speech therapy. Just one year ago she was only saying 5-8 words! I would like to share some examples of how far she's come. She can now say:
"Give it to me"
She will frequently follow up requests with "right now"
I've overheard her tell her baby "I'm going to beat your butt"(I swear on the bible I don't talk to my child like that, I have NO IDEA where that was picked up from)
"I not goin to wear tat, I wear tis"
"Not my bip bops (flip flops), I want tennie shoes"
Will yell "hold me, hold me, hold me" while following me around the house
"Holy Cap" Don't wanna say holy cap, it's a bad wurd.
Will cry and scream "I need more paci's" because one and sometimes two are never enough.
Since she now has her collection of Elmo DVD's memorized she will request a different be put in every 5 minutes. Goes something like this "I want Elmo ABC's", I start it and a few minutes later I hear "No, I want Elmo bicycle and butterflies", then "No, I want Elmo Pets" and you get the picture!
I will forever be so grateful to Mrs. Kate and Mrs. Stacy for all their hard work over the last year! HA
Last night she went to bed with NO PACI's, she asked for them once and I told her I didn't have any but would get her another baby to sleep with. I didn't plan on that being the case, but I really didn't have any. It would be nice if this lasts simply because when she's screaming for more paci's....I'm usually turning the house upside down looking for more because you would think the world is going to come to an end when she's tired and needs MORE paci's!! On the flip side, of course this has been tugging at my heartstrings, no more diapers, no more paci's, does that mean no more baby??? So then I started thinking well how would I like it if I were just stripped of something I loved and (thought) I needed. How would my life be without...say my blackberry, or flat iron, or lip gloss, or Yellow Box flip flops?!?!?! Immediately my chest started tightening with anxiety and I wanted to rush out of work to give her all her paci's back and stop at Wal-Mart on the way to get her some shiny new ones! Calm down, I'M KIDDING....well for the most part I am. Who can blame me, this is all very very sad. Next time I blink she's going to be starting Kindergarten, ouch I really felt the anxiety in my chest over that sentence.
Here's a picture of her watering, or should I say flooding her strawberries. When we went back outside to leave for dinner she said "Hey, where all my wader go?" Through my laughter I told her that the strawberries drank it all. I'm going to have to make sure I have a carton of strawberries in my fridge at all times, that is the only way I can convince her not to pick and eat the ripe ones right now! Course, we probably should because something has gotten into a couple of them. I told her "awe, someone ate a strawberry", and she looked at me and said "Mommy, you eatin' my strawberries?" I'm so glad we planted them, they are the first thing we tend to when we get home every afternoon!

Gigi's birthday dinner

Easter 2010

We had a fun and busy Easter weekend! We planted our very own strawberries in the front yard. I'm hoping they actually produce some so Bryn can pick, clean and eat her own! The child would turn into a strawberry if I'de let her! We went to our church easter egg hunt at Mills park on Saturday morning. She ate candy the entire day!! After church on Sunday we had lunch with the family at Gigi and Big Daddy's house.

Rhea Lana's

I had an outstanding Spring event! I sold 60% of my inventory, which is an awesome number and hit a record number at my pre-sale event! All my consignors were very happy with their checks and the event itself! From the fall event to the spring event the sale grew 60-65%. Of course, I won't be completely satisfied until it makes me enough money to quit my full-time job, hopefully that will be sometime next year.
I can't thank my family and friends enough for all your support and love in helping me operate the sale. I definitely couldn't do it without each one of you who unselfishly stepped up to give me a hand (or two)!! From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!!

Life with a 2 Year Old

Sunday morning I sat Bryn infront of the tv with a pop tart so I could shower, when I got out and checked on her she had painted her leg with the jelly from the pop tart. I cleaned her up and replaced it with dry cheerio's. I went back to do my make-up and hair and when I checked on her again this is what I found, and yes she was eating them!




When we got home from church she went out back to play. She came in shortly and said she had to potty. I took her dress off and to the laundry room for spray-n-wash, by the time I walked back through the living to change her clothes this is where I found her.







She loves playing out back! She's done such a good job of putting up Rhea Lana season, I'm going to look for her a swing set when we get back from the sale as my little prize for her! I'm so blessed to have such a good baby girl, especially with what she's been put through this past year. Speaking of Rhea Lana, I got her some killer clothes last week! A Juicy Couture swimming suit, Baby Lulu, Tralala, unique handmade clothes...all my usual favorite finds. I think this was my favorite set of clothes so far from there! I've missed her so much lately even though she's still right under my feet, it's just I've had to leave one job to come home and start working on the other. One day, when I only have to tell her twice a year "sorry, Mommy's got to work" it'll all be worth it! I know it'll be here before we know it! It's only by the grace of God I have the energy and sanity to make it through each day with a full time job, running a thriving franchise and raising a two year old all while flying solo!!
Now that it's staying lighter longer I'm looking foward to getting back out with the jogging stroller, she will let me go for a good 45 minutes, she loves riding in the stroller. The only part she could do without is my singing, she says "mommy, dop sinin" LOL, she's only 2 how does she already know I can't carry a tune to save my life??!!
She's able to count to 10 now!!! We are working on our ABC's and she once again amazed at gymnastics last week when she hung from the uneven bars and pulled her feet up to put her toes on the bar! Between Mommy being on live t.v. last week and her unreal ablility at gymnastics....we prefer to call each other.....SUPER STAR!

My Future Olympian

Brynlie is doing great in gymnastics. She is the only one who can hold herself up by her arms on the uneven bars. She's the best one on the trampoline in the class and this week she amazed us all doing a bear crawl across the parallel bars. She excels in more complicated tasks in class, yet cannot figure out that she needs to tuck her chin to her chest to do a foward roll! It's hard to get pictures in class because she's in a "Mommy and Me" class, meaning I'm on the floor through the whole class assisting (or chasing) her!


She's done so good with her manners. She is saying "thank you" on her own and often. She says "duse me", which is excuse me and bless you. I don't think I've ever heard a 2 year old with manners like hers. She's still plenty of a TWO year old, she now tells me she needs things "Pees, Mommy....I need it" This usually applies to candy and paci's.
I've been hiking Pinnacle mountain with a co-worker once a week for several weeks now and absolutely love it!! With my fear of hieghts, I'm pretty proud of myself. While at the top I don't walk around or move much and I cannot look up any while I'm coming down, but I keep testing myself and will glance up a few time on the way down. I wish I could just stop and take in the scenery coming down the mountain, because it's gorgeous, but that's okay I'll get there one day. Here's a picture from the top.


Spending some quality beauty time together at Birdsong's Bachlorette Pad :)

Valentine's and Words of Love

We had a great trip to Kansas. Bryn came home worn out from playing and me from working!! As you can see Bryn got lots of goodies for Valentine's Day. In the last couple weeks she has started saying "I wuv u, Mommy" on her own and that has been the best Valentines I could of received....talk about your heart melting in 1/2 a second!! She's been telling Gigi too.
As we were hanging out in the restroom patiently waiting for a bowel movement Brynlie looked up at me and started saying, in the sweetest voice "I wike pitza, I wike cake, I wike Go-Go." When she started on her list she began staring off into space like she was really thinking hard about everything she liked!! I couldn't do anything but laugh.
Everything with Rhea Lana's is moving right along. Corporate RL rolled out a new website and I'm proud to say that MY saying I made up last year of "Spend Thrifty, Shop Trendy" was trademarked and is on every page of the new website!!!

Spoiled Much???? Surrounded by Valentine presents....this does not count all the CANDY!!



Nap with Papa