A little lady and a bug.

I love technology. It is sad to admit, but I would be lost with out my phone and laptop. I have learned so many awesome things with the help of my trusty iPhone. However, it is nice to be reminded what life was like without this crazy gadgets and gizmos that I have grown to love.

For instance, I was attempting to check my school e-mail, when all of a sudden I heard my one and a half year old start laughing like a crazy lady. I looked up to find her squatting in the kitchen looking at her hand. 

She then got up stuck her hand out, yelled,"Cool, Mama", and ran over to me.

When she got over to me I quickly noticed what she was so excited about. She found a lady bug.

When the lady bug started to crawl up her arm she squealed with delight! "Wooooooowwwwww!" and "Cooooollll!" were the only words she could say as we watched that little lady bug crawl around on the two of us.

We probably played with that darling little lady bug for a solid ten minutes before she fell and quickly flew away. It was a wonderful reminder that nature is the worlds best entertainment.

I don't think that there is any app or television show that could have amazed my little chick more than that lady bug. And it made me so very excited for the weather to warm up so that we can actually spend time outside. 

I was so busy watching her watch that darn lady bug that it never even crossed my mind to pull out my phone and capture my little Sadie and her "a-dee bug". I guess somethings are just too special to photograph!

The {Little} Bitty Mermaid

My child is obsessed with water. She is often found splashing in Daisy May's water dish. I have caught her splashing in the toilet. And she comes running into her bathroom like wild women when she hears water running in her tub.

After doing some research I signed her up for swim lessons almost a month ago. Yesterday was her first session!

She is the oldest (20 months) of the three kiddos in her class. And she was not a happy camper when we had to take a shower before entering the pool. After screaming "Nooo" 5,000 times during the shower process, we got in the pool.

I kind of expected her to freak out (she was being quite the drama queen before we left the house). AND she never been in a big pool before, just her little 3x3 kiddie pool.

The instructor, Miss B, became her bestie right away. Everything was "Woooowwwww, coooollll" or "Weeeeee". Her favorite thing about swim class was when we threw a rubber duck and she had to "swim" to get it. We sang cheesy songs like "This is the way we wash our hair, here at the YMCA" while splashing water on our children.

After swim class, we got some lunch and made our way home. Little bitty got a bath and then she took a three and a half hour nap! Hallelujah! That hasn't happened in a long time!

I can honestly say that I never thought that I would be one of "those" parents that have their one and a half year old in any type of lessons. But when you have been stuck in the house for this long, due to winter weather, you will do anything to get out of the house for an hour or two! Haha!

I am looking forward to next Tuesday! Hopefully we learn some fun new things in class. And make some new friends. I am just looking forward to warmer weather. Then we can bug the Daddy-man to put up our real pool that way my little mermaid can work on her newly acquired swim skills.

Tiny Crafter

Sadie has turned into quite the little "helper" over the past couple of months. She now is the proud owner of a toddler sized broom and dust pan (which she uses often). She also has her own mini squirt bottle filled with water to she can "help" momma clean.

Her newest obsession is sitting up on the counter while I cook. She is not a happy camper if she does not get to participate in some way or another.

After much consideration I finally broke down and decided to let her try and do something in the arts and crafts department. Girlfriend loves to color, draw on her Magna Doodle, and get wild on the chalkboard wall.

Since she loves drawing and doodling so much I figured that we would give painting a try. We went out and purchased her first set of paint. I opted for Crayola brand washable paint for kids since I wasn't sure what she was going to try and paint. I have heard plenty of crazy stories about children painting walls and furniture!

The little painter's studio.

This afternoon I  taped down two large sheets of paper off of our giant roll (shout out to my father-in-law for having paper connections) and got my stock pile of toilet paper tubes that I have been hoarding (I  saw a post on Facebook where someone had taken toilet paper tubes and bent them to look like adorable little hearts and used them to paint). After making our hearts I got my little lady dressed in her painting shirt and let her go to town.

Toilet paper tube heats.

Sizing up the work space

She was very cautious at first, but once I did a little demonstration she caught on quickly. Making little hearts kept her occupied for a few minutes. That is when things started to get messy!

Painting away.

The hearts actually turned out to be really cute!

This is when things got wild (don't mind my giant feet in the corner).

Little bitty decided to paint her knees and then she made sure to paint my right arm. The painting operation got shut down promptly after she started to try and paint the wall and closet door. After a quick bath and tossing the paper from the floor the house was back the way it was earlier.

She didn't get nearly as messy as I thought.

I would say that it was a successful first attempt at letting my 19 month craft. Everyone had fun and we have some fun "Sadie Art" to help us remember the memories that were made on our kitchen floor on a Friday afternoon. I can wait for the weather to warm up so she can paint on the deck and not inside where all of the "pretties" live.