The Lauderdales

My two munchkins

2010-02-22T11:39:00.001-08:00

Just some random pictures of my two girlies! Margot is too funny!!! And yes, she is eating in that picture. A once a week occurance...

Visit from the Hopes!

2010-02-22T11:35:00.001-08:00

My sister Shayne and two of her kids, Ali and Anna, came to visit and meet Natalee Belle. Shayne is the 'baby whisperer'! Seriously! She is the best person with babies I know! Of course, she did her magic with Natalee. It was awesome! We had a GREAT time!!!

Been so long...

2010-02-03T13:20:00.001-08:00

Its been so long I don't know where to begin...
Thanksgiving was GREAT in Arkansas with my whole family.
Christmas was amazing here in Houston - we had our little girl, Natalee Belle on Christmas! What a GIFT!
She is almost 6 weeks now.
Life with two is "a little different"...

Margot Grace is so much FUN!

2009-12-11T12:14:00.001-08:00

And so is her daddy... A few things she loves - her blanket, wearing a necklace or jewelry of any kind, wearing my jacket, looking at herself in the mirror, talking, reading,dancing... Just and incredibly fun kid! She still doesn't like food, but look at those 'healthy' thighs! I can't wait to meet her sister! 4 more weeks!!!

We went to see my sister and niece, Anne Claire, downtown at a dance competition in November. It was FUN! Of course Margot loved the loud music and dancing!

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-11T12:09:00.000-08:00

Hugely pregnant, I traveled to Arkansas for our family Thanksgiving. We had a blast! My whole family always goes to my parents for Thanksgiving every year and does their own family thing for Christmas. Its easier that way with so many people! Everyone, except my brother, since he lives in Indonesia. It was especially sad without him this year! Of course I forgot my camera, so we don't have many pics, but we had a great time! I LOVE MY FAMILY!

Halloween Fun

2009-11-06T18:17:00.001-08:00

So, last halloween, Margot was a roll of Smarties... AND all she did was lay around. This year she was a bumble bee and a ballerina... AND she is running around like a crazy kid! Needless to say, this year was a bit more fun! She really likes to look at herself, like her dad, and once she saw how cute she looked in her costumes she was okay with wearing them, however uncomfortable she was feeling. We started with a carnival at Julia's school a couple weeks before halloween and had fun. On halloween we went to the YMCA carnival in the afternoon then went trick or treating with Sean. A fun filled holiday!

Build A Bear

2009-08-13T07:10:00.000-07:00

For Christmas, Alex got Margot a build a bear gift card. Well, we never went to get it, so we decided it would be the perfect birthday present! The day after her birthday we went to the mall to build that bear! She picked a puppy dog and immediately loved it! We looked for girl clothes to put on the dog, but they were all to 'showy' for us. It was crazy! We didn't want a half dressed stuffed animal for our one year old - just weird! So, the dog is a boy. We got him some cool shorts, a hoodie, and some sneakers. He is the biggest stuffed animal Margot has and he stands up so she thinks he is just great! Alex got annoyed that I brought the camera and took pictures, but I'm so glad I did. I'm usually not good about taking pictures. And - I think they're cute!

2009-08-10T08:04:00.000-07:00

Thank God for GREAT friends and family!

2009-08-10T07:52:00.001-07:00

PARTY??? So, we arrived at McDonald's for Margot's FIRST Birthday party around 9:40 and it started at 10. Of course, I expected to see 'party central' - the way they described it... What I saw was a plain old McDonald's, no balloons, no celebration, just a huge bus load of kids coming in to eat with a staff that said they were on 'skeleton crew' and advised the bus load to leave. The bus load did not leave and I did not leave that counter without an explaination of why my little lady's party was ready or at least being prepared for. WHAT? PARTY? Uh, yes, the one I made a deposit for. Well, yes, pregnant old me teared up and wanted to stomp my feet, but had great friends who arrived and an awesome sister and her kids who helped get everything set up. It turned out great and the kids had fun and of course Margot had no idea anything wasn't just right... WHEW! Thanks everyone for being there and making it PERFECT!

Pre Birthday Bash!

2009-08-10T05:57:00.000-07:00

On Friday Aunt Shayne and 3 of her girls drove from Waco to celebrate the big day with us! Margot and Anna are 2 months apart and have a blast together (when they pay attention to each other - you know how one year olds are...) I am so thankful that Margot has a cousin so close in age and I hope they grow up to be great friends! My sister Shayne and her family are amazing!!!

Look, I'm Eating

2009-08-06T10:06:00.000-07:00

So, I'm not kidding when I say Margot doesn't eat. Well, she will eat a snack anytime, but real food - NEVER... One day I was trying to get her to eat lunch while I was eating lunch. I was eating a stuffed artichoke. As I was taking a leaf off the artichoke I thought, hummm, this might be fun for her to 'try' or at least 'play with'. So I gave her a leaf, with little expectation. To my surprise, she loved it, and she even ate it the right way! So I gave her another and another! I'm sure if I try that again, she will look at me like I'm nuts (the usual eating situation). But, hey, she tried something!!!

Girl, you got a bandaid on your head...

2009-08-06T09:56:00.000-07:00

So, in May we noticed a little red dot on Margot's head. It started to grow so we went to the dr. No big deal she said, until... Alex went to get Margot from her nap one day and she and her bed were covered in blood. Apparently this 'thing' has its own blood supply and when it 'busts', it BUSTS! So after a few 'explosions' we ended up at Texas Children's getting it lazered. Hopefully this will make it go away. If not, we will have to get it surgically removed. And THAT is why she always has a bandaid on her head...

I know its been a while...

2009-08-06T09:47:00.001-07:00

While Alex and I went to Hawaii, Margot visited her cousins and Nana and Pappy brought her home so we could see her when we got back. As you can see-she had a BLAST! Alex and I did too, but it was really hard being away from her for a week! Although we missed her dearly, I don't think she even noticed or cared that we weren't around. One thing that stinks, is she actually ate while we were gone and went right back to not eating when we got home. We'll figure this 'eating' thing out one day...

Swimmin with my boyfriend

2009-05-11T07:25:00.001-07:00

So, Margot had her first swim. She loved the water and mostly Sean's toys. Whatever Sean is playing with Margot wants to play with . He is so sweet that he usually lets her have his toy and gets another one. Well, that just makes her want the 'other one'. Its horrible! Whatever he has she wants. We're trying to teach her to share - not the easiest 'lesson' for a nine month old. They had so much fun together though. Of course Jill had to get in on the fun too and Margot didn't mind - she adores Jill! Hopefully we will get to enjoy the water alot this summer!

VACATION 2009

2009-05-11T07:17:00.001-07:00

We had an amazing "first vacation with Margot". Different, but fun! We had quite a trip. We flew into Colorado with a few "minor difficulties" and enjoyed Colorado, Utah, and Nevada for a week. She loved all the hiking and being around people. She gets bored of seeing me all day everyday and I can't blame her! We met up with some friends in Utah which was a blast! Vacation is one of our very favorite things and we hope to teach Margot to love it too!

My new hat

2009-03-31T20:06:00.001-07:00

Margot decided she didn't wanna take her onesie off so she cruised around with it on her head. It was hilarious. She acted like it was no big deal. Bothered her for me to take it off, but didn't bother her to have it half way on her head. So, of course I thought it was cute and took a million pictures. I took a video too, but don't know how to download it to my computer.

Oh how I...

wish I had a better camera

wish I knew how to upload pictures and videos to my computer from my phone

wish I knew how to upload videos to my blog

wish I could stop taking pictures of my child

wish I knew how to make my blog 'fancy'...

Am I cute or what?

2009-03-31T19:59:00.001-07:00

So... Aunt Amy found Margot the cutest outfit the other day. It is my new favorite! I love her chubby little legs. I had to put some 'baby legs' on her cause her knees were getting pretty red and I started to feel like a bad mom, but it still looked cute. My little sunflower... I think I took a million pictures with her in it. Whats new?

Herman Park

2009-03-31T19:54:00.001-07:00

Some of our friends from out of town came to visit and we went to Herman Park. It was a nice day! The kids are Jude, Gabriella, and Sean. Margot and Jude played steal the water bottle while Gabriella 'minded her own buisness' and Sean went to play with the squirrels. Did I mention Margot won the water bottle war... I guess I need to get a bumper sticker that says "my kid can beat up your kid". The bottle stealer and I had a great time!

Thank you Cadbury, Brady, Kim, and Amy!

2009-03-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

Well, Kim had this brilliant idea to take some pictures at the park with Amy's bunny, Cadbury. AND they were nice enough to let Margot and I crash the 'photo shoot'! An exciting one it was!!! Cadbury did AWESOME - way better than Brady and MG! Thanks guys for the memories!

grass... yum!

2009-03-18T11:57:00.001-07:00

So, Margot has always loved to be outside. I got brave enough to let her roam and found out she loves the grass! Not just the way it feels, but the way it tastes apparently. All she wants to do it stick it in her mouth. Can't hurt too much...

I like to move it move it!

2009-03-03T15:05:00.000-08:00

This girl is all over the place. My favorite is when I am across the room and she wants me. She will make her way over to me and crawl up me. It is soooo sweet! AHHHHHHH! The joys of being mom! It is so fun to watch her grow and change but like everyone told me - its happening WAY TOO FAST!

Is this supposed to taste good?

2009-03-03T15:01:00.000-08:00

So, I was so excited to give MG her first biter buiscut and see her chow down. Did she? Nope. I got her ready for this big mess - down to the diaper. Was there a mess? Nope. She played with it. Put it in her mouth a little. Banged it on her tray. Threw it. But she didn't want more... After about five minutes and three tastes of the thing, she was done! What a let down. The only thing Margot is crazy about is green peas. Yep, peas! Weird, I know.

Who needs sleep???

2009-03-03T14:58:00.003-08:00

Hey mom. Margot is "full of badness..." She loves to sleep, but she also loves to play in bed! Most of the time when we walk in she is playing in her bed instead of sleeping. Recently she discovered she can squeal. So... instead of sleeping I'll hear her squealing and talking away playing with her bumper pads! What will I do with her?

Outside anytime

2009-03-03T14:55:00.000-08:00

Margot loves to be outside! Every time the wind blows she laughs. It was pretty cold, but I brought her exersaucer outside and she thought it was the best thing ever. She would watch Missy run around the back yard and laugh and jump. I'm surprised she didn't jump outta that thing. Crazy girl!

Taking pictures, AGAIN

2009-01-29T12:43:00.001-08:00

So, I think I take at least 20 pictures almost everyday of Margot. Sad, I know. She is just so stinkin cute! I never thought I would go crazy dressing my baby girl in pink and bows, but... LOOK what I've done! Its so much fun!!! She is pretty awesome! Don't mind the snotty nose.

CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

2009-01-26T06:52:00.001-08:00

We went to toddler time at the children's museum this weekend. I know Margot is not a toddler, but... It was so much fun. All three of us had a blast - maybe it was more for us than her???

2009-01-26T06:49:00.000-08:00

This was Margot's favorite part of the museum, other than watching other kids... The ball is suspended with a stream of air. She loved trying to get the ball. It was great to watch her laugh and kick her legs!

2009-01-26T06:46:00.000-08:00

Margot reading to dad at the children's museum.

2009-01-26T06:37:00.000-08:00

I think we have a scientist on our hands and I don't mean Alex...

2009-01-26T06:35:00.000-08:00

Are we having fun yet???

2009-01-26T06:29:00.000-08:00

Alex and MG lookin good with their stylin hats!!!

Daddy Time

2009-01-26T05:57:00.000-08:00

Margot and her daddy love hanging out listening to loud and crazy music on the computer! I think they're listening to flyleaf and watching the video.

2009-01-26T05:52:00.003-08:00

Our best attempt at a family photo. Margot is happy - biting on daddy's finger!!! Whatever it takes!

2009-01-26T05:39:00.000-08:00

Isn't she cute??? My sister gave me this bow and I just had to put it on her!

2009-01-14T17:50:00.000-08:00

Margot and her buddy. Missy is her favorite! Anytime she sees her, she laughs - its great.

Like her outfit? It matches, huh.

2009-01-14T15:47:00.000-08:00

Margot is just doing what she does best. Not doing what I want her to do!!! She is supposed to be taking a nap...

2009-01-14T15:43:00.000-08:00

During Christmas break we went to see the model trains with "the boys".

2009-01-14T15:42:00.000-08:00

After Christmas our friends Liz and Chris came into town and we got to meet their daughter Gabriella who is a week older than Margot. Instant friends...

2008-12-02T08:06:00.000-08:00

Our little family...

2008-12-02T08:05:00.000-08:00

We spent thanksgiving in Arkansas and Margot saw snow for the first time!

2008-10-28T15:30:00.000-07:00

i wish i knew how to make this picture right side up...

and...

2008-10-06T09:03:00.000-07:00

trying to figure this thing out... don't think i am smart enough