Good, Bad, or Laura?

Danny took a day off this week so I could go to an appointment. Daley was at school that day and Danny spent the morning taking care of Laura. When I got home I asked Laura if she had been a good girl. She immediately said bad, but that is only because she says the opposite of what I say when discussing her behavior. So I asked Danny was she good or bad today. He just looked at me so I said "well was she good or bad or was she just Laura?". He began laughing and said "Yes...she was just Laura". If you know her well you will understand. She is such a comedian...just like her father I might add. She is a loving baby as well, but a little prankster. Her favorite thing to do right now is to pretend she's going to kiss us and instead head butt us. She especially likes to do this to her Nana. Before this she would go in for a kiss and give us a juicy raspberry instead.

This afternoon I left Daley and Laura in the living room after lunch while I went to put my make up on. When I returned (maybe 5 mins) Laura was sitting at the table eating a pear and a nectarine. She had crawled up on the table and got both pieces of fruit out of the bowl. After some pictures I cut them both up for her to eat. I had to because they both had little bite marks all over them. What a stinker!

Daley's grandma and grandpa gave her money for her birthday this year. She decided she was ready for a new bike. It is a pretty big bike, but she's getting more comfortable on it. It will be a while before we can start teaching her to ride without training wheels because of the height, but that's okay. I'm in no rush for her to grow up.

Here is a picture of Daley when she was about Laura's age-19 months. What a cutie!

This a picture of Daley around 2 and a half.

Here is a picture of Danny. Now you see where the girls get their good looks!

Daley's 5th Birthday

Daley turned 5 on March 4th. We had a wonderful party at a park in The Woodlands. I can't believe how big she is getting. I feel like this birthday was a real milestone. She's no longer a toddler and she won't be a preschooler much longer. She's just going to be a kid now. I'm sure that doesn't make any sense, but birthdays tend to be emotional for me.

Here are some pictures from the party.

Daley and Wesley digging into the cake

Present time!

Laura giving the horse a kiss and hug

Laura taking a swing at the pinata

Lindsay and Erika are 2 girls that volunteer at the hospital. They've taken Daley ice skating before and Erika has babysat for us. Daley invited them to her party and they used their artistic talents to paint faces at the party. They did a wonderful job and the kids really loved it!

Spring is here

It has been busy around the Craft house lately. Spring is here and this is my favorite time of the year. I love the warm sunny weather. I love to watch the birds that are active again after the winter months. Most of all I just love to watch all of the flowers beginning to bloom.

The first week of beautiful weather we decided to renew our zoo membership and check out all of the animals. This was only Laura's second visit to the zoo and she is really starting to get into all of the animals. Her favorite...the pigeons that flocked around us while we were snacking on goldfish. She did get a little upset when one bird looked at her sippy cup of water a little too long. She grabbed her cup and said "Waura! Wather!" (translation-Laura's water).

Daley always enjoys our trips to the zoo. She really loves the petting zoo and the snake house. I'm not sure that she really likes the snakes. I think it is more about tormenting me. I'm terrified of snakes and she knows it, but she also knows that I will suck it up and do anything for her.