Back in action!

Well, after that short break....we're BACK IN ACTION! :) Nothing new to report for an update really, so we'll just get right to the point. Her shirt...really says it all! She IS Mommy's Princess! Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to all of the men and women that have served our country (past, present and future!)
Just ME! :)

Mama & Bean. Happy Girls :)

..who love to have a whole lotta fun! :)~~

We hope you all had a fantastic Memorial Day/weekend! :) We sure did!

Hugs!
Shawna & AnaBean

Dentist and Distance...

AnaBean had her check up today at the dentist. All is well. No cavities! Yay!! :) She did so well, I was so proud of her. She's been several times now, but this was the first time that she sat in the chair by herself (we've always done "knee to knee" visits) and she let them clean her teeth! They typically try to have parents stay in the waiting room, so I had her all prepped and raring to go...she was going to go by herself and was "soak excited". Then the time came, they called her back and said "bring your Mama". She was still soak excited that I got to come watch them brush her teeth. :) I was so proud of her!! :)

Next up...distance....I may be taking a break from blogging. "Distancing" myself so to speak. I'm just in a funk with every day life these days and really am not interested in being a downer on my daughters blog. I will try to update with pictures and anything new that comes our way....when I get around to it.

For those of you that pray, please keep my 2yo niece (Lyllie) in your prayers. She cut her finger off (not completely OFF, but its bad) last week and they're going in tomorrow to try to "fix it up" as best as they can. Unfortunately, I've agreed to fill in for someone at work, so I won't be making the trip to the hospital. Thanks in advance for your prayers as she goes thru such a traumatic event. Poor girl! :(

Fun times for Mama!

Wow! Mama got to go out and have a fun "big person" night. No little one screaming Mama or any whining to deal with or anything. (that was awkward at first...I'm not used to eating my meal alone) LOL. Anyway, one of my high school friends got married yesterday. Adriana got to enjoy the wedding with me and she LOVED the "beautiful white princess". (Bren sure was a beautiful bride!) But then Mama got to attend the reception...ALONE. :)

So, here's a photo of me, along with my high school friends. Hard to believe that we've been out of school for 10, yes TEN, years! Wow!! I do miss those days...and these special people! We had a blast together last night, just like old times. I hope we're able to get together more often! I couldn't believe how much my cheeks hurt. I haven't laughed that much in a long time! Thanks guys! Brenda: You were absolutely stunning on your wedding day. (not that you aren't always) and everything was so perfect. Congratulations to you and Mark. I wish you two nothing but the best in your future! :) L to R: Me, Brenda (the beautiful bride), Lisa, Tracy and Aaron
Hugs!

Oops!

Not much news to report. Adriana did try to stick something up her nose the other night. (see photo below, just ignore the boogie in the other nostril!) She did have a slight panic attack when she realized she couldn't get it out. LOL. Little stinker! Happy May Day!

Hugs!

Shawna & Adriana

Circus!

The circus came to town! And I thought it'd be a fantastic way to end our Spring Break week. Adriana and I had a great time!! :)

Ignore me, but the kid's pretty cute! Here we are just before the show began: Beautiful tigers:

This chick was hanging from her neck. She was awesome!

This bear was ridin' a bike! Adriana thought that was hilarious!

Not sure what this was called, but there's a lady at one end doing tricks/flips/twists/whatever and the dude at the other end on a motorcycle.....way up in the air!

The boxing kangaroo:

We LOVED the elephants!

Getting ready for bed after such a busy busy day!
Here's a funny "Adriana-ism" for you:
While we were waiting for the circus to start, Adriana refused to sit in her own seat. At first I thought she was just being shy and clingy (nothing abnormal when we're some place new). Then I asked her why she wouldn't sit in her seat. Her answer?! "cuz I'm not 5 Mama". At first I was explaining that you don't have to be 5yo to sit in your own seat, blah blah. Then I just LOL'd when I realized what she meant. Her seat number....number 5! LOL. She didn't want to sit in #5 because she's only 3, don'tcha know!?!!?! This kid cracks me up. Everything and I mean EVERYTHING she does has to match something about her. If she's taking a bath, she has to have a washrag the same color as her shirt. If she's having a popsicle at Nana's it has to match her shirt. You name it. It usually matches SOMETHING on her or about her. Next time I know to request the seat number of her age! :) Man. I love this kid.

We're off to enjoy our final day of spring break. I think we're just going to lay low today and R.E.L.A.X!!! :)

Happy Spring!
Love,
Shawna & Bean

Hair cut!

Adriana got a hair cut today!! :) This was a HUGE step for Mama! Adriana was "soak excited!!!!". She LOVES her new hair cut! She ended up getting about 3.5-4" or so cut off. It looks SO much better in person than in these silly pictures that I got. I'm sure I'll have more this week.

Here's Adriana BEFORE: Wow!!!! Look how LONG it was!!
And here she is, goofy grin and all, AFTER:

Wow!! Mama LOVES it! :) What a huge change (a nice one tho!)

Here's Adriana with her cousins, Owen (5) and Carter (2)

More pictures to follow of our FUN days, I hope! :)

(We've got some rain heading our way. Yuck!)

Hugs to all!

Shawna & Bean

April already?

Mama has gone CRAZY!

Mama found Daddy & Adriana like this when she got home from work one day.

Wow!! Hard to believe that it's April already. We're very excited to be having temps that don't require long johns, heavy winter coats, hats, mittens, boots, shoveling (sp?) of snow, etc! Have I ever mentioned how much Adriana LOVES to play outside in the snow, yet hates being bundled up?! It can be a battle just to go out and build a snowman! ;) Such a strong willed little lady! Wonder where she gets that from?! (haha!)

Let's see, Update?! Hmm. Not much new to report. This week we're enjoying our days together. I'm off of work for Spring Break....ALL week! Woohoo!! I see some fun days in our future. I'm also doing some spring cleaning and reorganizing. I have only a couple of photos to post for now but will have some to share tomorrow (I didn't realize that I couldn't type and then add the photos. Oops! So, the pics came first!). Anyway, Adriana's going to be getting her first "big" hair cut! We're looking at taking off 3-4 inches (the most she's ever had is about an inch or so taken off). Yes, some will want to kill me, but nobody else has to deal with washing it, combing/brushing it, trying to find something that will stay in it (its SO thin) to keep it out of her eyes and what not. Her Dad refuses to let me give her bangs so that's not an option. Anyway, we'll post those photos tomorrow! :)

HAPPY SPRING to all of you!!

Love,

Shawna & Adriana