Happy 4th Birthday Greta!

Four years ago today at 10:45 PM, after a long 50 hours, Ryan and I welcomed the most beautiful baby girl into the world. And my life has been forever changed. I never knew how much you could love, until you held your own child. She challenges me daily with her wit and charm. She loves life and discovering new things. She has a heart of gold, when she wants to. And she'll always be my baby. 

Happy birthday Greta!


My Interview with Greta
My favorite food is:  spaghetti and bread
My favorite sport to play is: soccer 
My favorite team is: Go Blue
My favorite show is: Lion Guard and Paw Patrol
My favorite subject at school is:  play with the house area
The toy I like to play with the most is: animals
If I could go anywhere in the word it would be: Gymnastics    
My favorite color is: Blue
When I grow up, I want to be a:  Driver and Doctor
My favorite song is:  Shake it a Baby, Twist and Shout
The book I love right now is: Thomas
My favorite time of the year is:  Winter
The snack I like best is:  Waffles
One food I really don't like is:  Onions
My favorite friend is: Sawyer, Lola, Wesley, Loralei, Maddax
If I had one wish, it would be: to have a baby with everything
My favorite thing from last year was: going to gymnastics  
What do you want to do now that you are 4:  play with puppies
Words that describe me: Smart, Sensitive and Stubborn 
Feisty fun and sweet

The sass is strong with this one

Not sure what is causing it but Greta has been full of sass lately. Talking back. Telling me no. Rude responses. Not listening. 

Last night at dinner we had a meat stand off and I didn't back down. Movie was lost and we sat and sat. Lots of tears but eventually she ate it all. 

I'm working to get this under control because I don't want her to be acting like this toward other adults. 

So there have been lost privileges and movie nights lately and threatened birthday take backs. Hopefully now that I'm back and not traveling for a while - it will improve. If not, I need a new plan! 

Smart girl

Lola is smart. No denying that. And we've been working on the potty training for quite a while. She pretty much has it. Was dry all day Sunday - but needs to be asked and taken to the bathroom. I'm okay with that - heck she's only 19 months. 

But tonight a new milestone. I was loading the dishwasher and she came walking through the kitchen toward the bathroom so I ask if she has to go and she says poop. By the time I get to the bathroom, she already has her potty seat on and if trying to pull her pants down. 

And yup - put her on the potty and she poops. You go Lola! 

Lola's new discoveries

Lola's latest discoveries is dumping water on her head in the bath tub... and laughing!

And folding her hands and praying.  She can be sitting on the potty at the table or just playing and loves to do it.  Now during dinner she makes sure that we all fold our hands and pray.  Love this girl!

70 degree day

Finally a really nice day to play outside and we took full advantage - bubbles, sand box (or what's left of it), gator rides, soccer and sliding. 

The girls loved it!!

Soccer

So I knew it would eventually happen that I'd be a soccer mom... but not sure I thought I'd ever be a soccer coach... well it's officially I'm a little kickers soccer coach for Greta's team. 

I checked the box to be an assistant and they had so many kids they needed more volunteers so I got promoted. 

I've been studying up and luckily it's no games and just practice for this age. But figure I should at least know something. So watching lots of YouTube video and reading coaches blogs. And feeling pretty good.

First practice is April 15th. Pray for me!

Thankful for family

I've had a rough march with back to back trips and only 20 hours in between at home. It's times like that when I am so thankful for my family, especially when I have to leave and one is already on antibiotics and the other is showing signs of being sick. 

I had 5 days in San Diego and the girls met to Mary's. They had so much fun, despite being under the weather and K and K too. Loved all the picture and facetimes to get me through. 

Then i took the red eye back on Friday night. Got home about 9, unpacked, did a tun of work and fly out again the next morning at 10. Ryan manned the fort this trip except Tuesday when mary came back over to help. 

I'd be lost without such good support. And it makes reveling so much easier knowing they are well taken care of. So thank you!