First School Pics!

Allison had school pics taken back in September.  She picked out her outfit (from a couple choices I gave her) and let me fix her hair!  But I couldn't be there to help make her smile or make sure they turned out ok...  Talk about relinquishing control!!  So I was pretty interested to see how they turned out.  I was also a little worried because I think they were taken on only the 3rd or 4th class session and while Allison seemed to be liking preschool, the first day she had big tears in her eyes when I picked her up.  So I was a little worried she was going to look sad in her pics! 

 

Well, I'd have to say they turned out pretty darn good!!  No tears and she looks very happy!  She does seem to be loving preschool (although she still calls it pretty school!!) and looks forward to going every week.  My baby is getting so big!!  (PS, Hoping for a scanner for Christmas so the quality of things will be better than just using your iPhone to snap a pic of the pic to post! :)

Kara

Oh, my sweet girl!  She is so passionate...about everything!!  She is independent - don't even think about trying to help feed her - even if it is rice, or applesauce!  She carries the stool around so she can reach everything and dig in drawers that are normally just out of her reach!  We try to hide it, but Allie uses it to wash her hands and brush her teeth!  Oh, that is something else miss Kara won't let me help her do anymore, brush her teeth!  It really is so cute to watch though, she brushes and "spits" (makes spitting noise, but luckily nothing comes out since she her chin barely makes it over the counter edge) just like her big sister!  And just ask her what she wants, she will tell you!  She clearly says yes or no and rarely has to think about what she wants.  When she is happy, she is over the moon.  And when she is sad/upset...

Well, she doesn't hid that either.  :)  Here's a little video of Miss Kara.  I love it, she has lately had a love of baskets/boxes that she can get into!  She sat in this basket looking at the cards she had just dumped out for quite a while!!  Ha!

Special Purchase!

Well, I FINALLY did it!  I finally bought myself a new vacuum cleaner!!  I think I have been talking about it for 3 years or so.  I have looked online, in stores and even stopped at our local vacuum store, A B Vacuum a couple times before FINALLY making my special purchase.  Here she is...

My big red cleaning machine!!  I debated, looked at a cheaper model...almost bought that one.  But then I looked them both over top to bottom, and underneath!  Pushed them around, etc and decided this was the way to go.  I didn't want to have any regrets.  I could have easily spent double what I did, but this one is 10x, no probably 100x, the vacuum my old one was and will last me 10+ years!!  I don't know what more I could want!  :)  I was so excited to get her home and vacuum!