Snow Day

It snowed most of the day and boy was it cold! Here are some pictures that mommy took.

Bedtime

Another bedtime ritual that daddy will have to "break" when he returns home. After working all day and being a single parent in the evening, I just don't have the energy to fight with a toddler. As a result, CC has slept with me every night since Nutz has been gone. By the way, she's a bed hog. In fact, the other night, she rolled right off the bed. Oops! Again, no mother of the year award for me but we're in survival mode at this point. All of you who have the urge to tell me that I'm only doing CC a disservice by letting her sleep with me, don't. Feel free to keep it to yourself or talk about me behind my back; I'm okay with that.

Eating

Other than Thursday night, I don't think CC eats in a chair anymore. For whatever reason, she's become a "grazer." She has her stool, or what used to be the kitchen stool, that she uses to belly up to the bar and "snack" on food. I continue to try to get her in her chair but I only have so much energy so I haven't fought it too much.

As a baby, she was a GREAT eater; I don't think there was anything she wouldn't eat. Now, I can barely get her to try anything new. If it weren't for dairy, I don't think she'd eat. Yogurt, cheese, milk, cottage cheese...that's pretty much her diet. I am able to get her to eat fruits: banana, apple, apricots. And, she loves PRUNES and raisins thanks to her daddy. It's the cutest thing when she tells me she wants a "pruh." CC is also NOT a vegetarian. She loves to eat pork, chicken, meatballs, and steak. In fact, I have to limit how many pieces I give her. If not, she has all of them in her mouth at one time which isn't very ladylike. :-)

Oh well! She's on a multi-vitamin so I hope that takes care of anything she's missing from a well-balanced diet. I'm sure I won't win mother of the year but I'm doing the best I can. So, if you have an opinion about my mothering skills, feel free to keep it to yourself.

Bathtime

Bath time with mommy is a little different than with daddy. Because of my back, I have a hard time leaning over the tub to bathe CC. So, since daddy's been gone, CC and I have been taking jacuzzi bubble baths each night. She loves it! When I ask her if she's ready for a bath, she says "mommy bath." Needless to say, I've become CC's bathtime playmate. If nothing else, it's quality mother-daughter time.

Happy 29th Birthday, Uncle Wormy!

Animal Sounds

Tonight while eating chicken alfredo, I told CC that we were having chicken. She proceeded to put the piece of chicken in her mouth and make chicken sounds. Is she smart or what? :-)

Bathtime Pictures

Saturday morning with CC

CC is a morning person like me so she's bright-eyed when she wakes up in the am. This was her on Saturday morning. :-)

Scruba dub dub two hot chicks in a tub

Where is momma...
That's right she is making the bubbles.

Auntie Anne Visits

This weekend, Anne came to visit. It was GREAT seeing her and CC couldn't have been happier having her Auntie Anne here.

Happy Valentine's Day, Daddy!

My Sweet Husband!

Even though he's far away, he still remembered me on Valentine's Day! I love you!

I love my farm.

Thanks, Grandma Charmie!

Today I received the prettiest outfit for Valentine's Day from grandma Charmie. Thank you!

Our long distance relationship

While daddy's away, we're still able to "talk" using technology. Here's a screenshot of our webconference today.

Bathtime Story by Daddy

Happy Birthday, Miss Amy!

Happy Birthday!

Thank you for taking such good care of me!

Miss My CupCake

Don't tell momma this, she will think her hubby is a big softy. Anyhow, last night as I was getting CC ready for bath time, I got all choked up reading her expected pre-bath time story; "Bath time for Baby". I did not do the story justice with the usual flair in which I deliver the tale. Sorry Cup Cake.

I will miss you...ok and your mommy too.


Parting is such sweet sorrow...

Personality

Crazy Crumbz is really showing her personality. At bed time, she will grab daddy's throat and massages his jugular while she slips into a dreamy bliss. However, when daddy moves to place her gently into the crib, all bets are off. She is wide awake and very aware that she is being moved from her warm, comfortable spot on daddy's lap into the cool confines of the crib. Long gone are the days of when she would point to the crib and welcome the ability to spread out and drift off to sleep on her own.

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Brayden

Today I partied like a rock star with my friend Brayden. I am not sure how old he is (4), I am sure my mommy will remind me again and I seriously doubt mommy will let me date Brayden when I am in high school. However 10-12 years afterwords not a big deal. Just like mommy..

Anyhow here are some cool pix that I think you all will love. Am I a photo "Ham" or what?
Happy Birthday Brayden, you will always have a special place in my heart :P



The place we romped and rolled is called My Gym and it is in Red Mill, deep in Virginia Beach.

Where is momma?

Daddys' Girls

Tonight, we spent some time at the Behr house to say "see ya later" to Larry. He's off to Leavenworth, KS for a year. :-( I really wanted to get a picture of the guys and their girls. Since Jose has more girls than hands, Sofia decided to sit on Uncle Nutz's lap. We all have pretty and healthy girls; very blessed!

Momma and Daddy love

Well the little girl has taken a liking to Mommy and daddy smooching! Yesterday when we all finally got home, little CC was in daddy's arms getting some smooches, momma came over for some smooches and the wee one liked the sight of mommy and daddy smooching.  So as soon as we would break apart, Cupcake would push our two faces together for more smooches.  Cute, I like kissing momma!

Growing up

Daddy's little girl is growing up. I took cupcake to the pool this evening and of course she loved it. She hesitated a little before getting in however once in she did not want to leave. for fun she would climb up the ladder walk around to the edge of the pool and ease back in and repeat with daddy assistance. After a dozen or so evolutions, she was on her own and doing just fine climbing up the ladder, walking around, easing back into the pool and moving along the edge to get to the ladder. Almost brought a tear to my eye!

Skylar Rae Behr is here!

Congratulations Chris and Larry! Skylar Rae was born on December 28, 2008 at 14:40. She weighed 8 lbs 12 1/4 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long! She's a cutie; looks just like her mother!

To keep up with their sweet family, go to their blog.

Christmas with Grandma Charmie

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Grandma Charmie's house. Mimi, Uncle David, Uncle Steve, and Uncle Mike were there also. We had a nice Christmas dinner with Grandpa D and his family. Thanks for all the great gifts and the warm hospitality!

Dinner with the Reed Family

Aunt Amy and Uncle Jeff had us over for dinner on the 23rd. It was so much fun! As you can see from the pictures, I was the only little girl there. Kaleb R., George S., Devin, Cayleb, and Dalton...a bunch of boys.

Aunt Amy had beautiful Christmas decorations but especially liked her Florida Gator Christmas tree; it was AWESOME!!

Dinner was delicious and we had a GREAT time! Thanks for having us!

My Friend, George

While I was in FL, George and his mommy came to visit me! He's a cutie and I had so much fun playing with him. Aunt Marcella is such a sweetie and I love to give her hugs. Here are the pictures from our visit.

Christmas with Miss Amy

Miss Amy and I exchanged gifts before we left for FL. I loved my books and can't wait to get my new Baby Bug subscription. Check out our pictures.

Friends

I love this!

18 Month Check Up

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This afternoon, CC had her 18 month checkup. She was the perfect little girl while Dr. V examined her. I kept wondering what happened to the "real" CC.

Her stats:

weight - 25 lbs 10 oz
height - 31 1/4 "

head - 19

She's getting to be such a big girl. She decided to "show off" to the doctor that she knew how to put on her socks and shoes all by herself. I think Dr. V was impressed. Also, each time CC goes for her wellness checks, she gets a book. As you all know, she LOVES books. Dr. V asked her to point out items on the page; CC knew them. She's smart like her daddy, I mean mommy. :-)

Auntie Anne's Going Away Party

Today we had a "going away" party for our good friend, Anne. It's a bittersweet time for us; we're happy for her next adventure but sad that she won't be next door.

We had a great turnout. Nutz made his famous tacos and they were delicious as ever. As a "don't forget us" gift, I made a video, A Story of Anne...and her friends, for Anne. I included pictures (and lots of them) of our years (still can't believe we've known each other since 2004).

Goodbye, Vicki!

My good friend, Vicki, is moving to DC! I know, it's not that far! As a celebration of Vicki's new adventure, we (Anne, Vicki, and I) had dinner at The Green Onion; it was DELICIOUS!

Good luck Vicki, we'll miss you!

Great Website for Working Moms

I've shared this before, but Mommy Track'd is really a GREAT website for working moms.

Our New Toy

For Christmas, grandma and grandpa bought the family a WII. See Nutz boxing in the video below...

Family Pictures

While grammy and granny visited last month, we had updated family pictures taken. Thanks Aunt Marcella for reminding mommy to put up our latest family pictures!

Proof of Concept

As you all know, our daughter is making fine progress in communications. Yesterday afternoon Crackerz and I were quizzing Crazy Crumbz on her vocabulary. Can you say, Cow, I love you, sheep, nose etc. Well daddy piped in and said, can you say "fart"? Without missing a beat, Crazy Crumbz stopped what she was doing, looked at daddy, slightly squatted and squeezed out an air biscuit. Daddy laughed for about six minutes! You will have to go to a previous post and read about her first experience doing something similar.

Memory Lane

Do you remember when? Here are the rules...

1. As a comment in my blog, leave a memory that you and I (Crackerz, Nutz, and/or CC) had together. It does not matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything that you remember. If we are only blogging friends or if you're a blog hopper who happens upon my blog regularly...leave a comment. There must be a reason you keep stopping by. Say something! If you don't have a blog or don't know how to sign in, sign up for an account.

2. Next, repost these instructions on your blog (if you have one) and see how many people leave a memory about you. It is actually pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I will be sure to write one about you.

(Stolen from multiple friends)

Go Gators!

This afternoon, we had a little get together to watch the FL vs FSU game. The game was boring (FL beat FSU) but I had a lot of fun playing with my friend, Ben.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit

Grandma and Grandpa were able to join us for Thanksgiving. It was so nice to have them here (together). It was such a beautiful day yesterday that we walked to the beach and took some pictures.

Thanks for visiting and come back soon!

Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa

While grandma and grandpa were here for Thanksgiving, we decided to celebrate Christmas with them. We picked out our Christmas tree and opened presents. Mommy and daddy let me open my "big' presents that Santa Claus brought early.

Look what grandpa taught me...

Three Pretty Girls

On Thanksgiving, I "snapped" this picture of CC, Stella, and Sofia. Aren't they beautiful? The only one missing is Silvia; she was in her mommy's lap.

Thanksgiving 2008

Happy Thanksgiving! Today we celebrated Thanksgiving with some of our family and friends at Aunt Chris and Uncle Larry's house! The food was delicious and the company was great! We love you!

Behr Baby Shower

Today we hosted a baby shower "party" for our good friends, Chris and Larry. Unfortunately, Larry couldn't be here; his mother was in the hospital. On a postive note, Chris had LOTS of family members from TN and MD.

Enjoy the pictures!

First Snowfall

We had our first snowfall today. Granted, it melted as soon as it hit the ground, car, etc. but it was beautiful!

Growing up...

First off, it is not I who is growing up, I have yet to leave the phase of being a 12 yr old. However, our little girl is getting bigger in more ways than one. I sort of don't want to write this post for fear of jinxing myself, however it is an interesting stage in our daughter's life and needs to be captured. So, now at bed time, our little girl likes to drink a bottle of warm milk; thank you Miss Amy. Usually I would hold our little girl in my arms and rock her, showering her with kisses and serenading her until she drifts off to the land of baby sleep.

Times they are a changing....
Our little girl now "shotguns" this bottle of this liquid sedative and is ready to rock! When she is done drinking, she points to the crib and wants to be placed in it. So, daddy complies with his daughter's request and does exactly that and leaves her to milk-induced dreams. I am sure I will miss holding my little girl in my arms.

November Pictures

Yes, mommy's a little behind in her postings. For some reason, she's been really busy with work since we returned from AZ. Here are some November pictures for you...

Steve Doocy Book Signing

Today, mommy and daddy took me to meet Steve Doocy. He has a new book, Tales from the Dad Side so we purchased a book and had him sign it! He was just as nice in person as he appears to be on his tv show, Fox & Friends.

CC and Santa

If you've never been, skip the mall and go to the Winter Wonderland at Bass Pro Shops for a picture with Santa. It's free and FAST!

Here's CC's picture...she was scared of Santa this year so daddy joined her. :-(

Bedtime Follies

Of the many fun things Crazy Crumbz does, especially at bed time, is the trying of the pants, or shorts or what ever else she can get her little fingers on. She will pull down a box of clothes and begin to try on the pants or shorts. However her attention span is quite short. She will put on one pant leg then grab another pair and put on one leg. Before you know it she has six pairs of pants or shorts all on one leg. With the same determiniation, she will take the pants off then start all over again with a fresh batch of clothes. Kind of fun but dont get into her way. She is very determined and focused while trying on her clothes.

First Words

So there we were one morning in Phoenix, laying happily as a family in the bed snuggling and asking Crazy Crumbs to show us her feet, hands, tongue etc. Anyhow We began asking her what different things say, like lions and pirates. Well anyhow, i asked her, "Crazy Crumbs, can you say fart?" Well without a hitch, Crazy Crumbs squeezed out an air biscuit that made daddy proud. A fart on demand, life just cannot get much better than that, daddy's little girl. Well Crackerz and I laughed about this for about two days. We will have to tell this story to Crazy Crumbs future husband.

From Trip to AZ October 2008

Family Trip to Arizona

Until mommy gets some free time to provide specific details about our trip, here are some of the pictures we took.



Where we stayed...Phoenix, Glendale, and Tuscon
Places we visited...Prescott, Tombstone

Virtual School Symposium in Arizona

Last week, mommy had a conference in Glendale, AZ! Here are some pictures of her and some friends.

Halloween 2008

From Halloween 2008

I didn't have a traditional Halloween this year. Instead, I dressed as a bathing beauty and hung out in the hotel pool and hot tub with my bodyguard, daddy.

My Team at Work

Pumpkin Patch

Mommy and daddy took me to the pumpkin patch today. It was so much fun walking through the pumpkins trying to decide which ones to get. We ended up with four pumpkins of various sizes. Mommy has them on the steps on the front porch.





P.S. To see what I looked like last year at the pumpkin patch, check out my photo album.

Hmmm...I wonder?

Thank you!

Ms. Amy takes such good care of me during the day while mommy and daddy are at work! I love her! Thank you, Ms. Amy!

Building Blocks

My Uncle Wayne, Aunt Brandy, Daulton and Cayleb gave me these building blocks for my birthday! I love them! As you can see from the pictures, I get very serious when I'm building.

Daddy dressed me for the MI game!

Mommy, please help me! Daddy dressed me in a MI cheerleading uniform.

Touchdown!

MI, you STINK this year. Aargh!!

I can get into the bed myself!

Yes, I love to climb on things. The latest, is trying to climb into my bed. Mommy's glad I haven't started to climb out of my bed.

I want you to hold me, please!

NOTE from mommy: When CC doesn't want to be set down, she lifts her legs up.

Friday Night

Daddy, this beer looks yummy! Can I have one too?

What should I drink first?

Much better now...

Please don't tell me no...

CC - Flower Girl Dress

I'm a terrible mother; I didn't get any really good pictures of CC, Nutz, myself or my family! UGH! Here's a picture of CC taken by someone else! Isn't she cute?

Happy Anniversary

I love you Uncle Wayne and Aunt Brandy! Hope you have a great 8th wedding anniversary!

An understanding

It is cool to see little Crazy Crumbz develop into a person. Her laugh, her babbling, and her sense of humor. She definitly knows more than what she is able to express. Everynight during her bath, I say "Crazy Crumbz, it is time to rinse your melon" and I would lean her onto her back into the water to rinse the soap from her hair. Recently, when I say, " it is time to rinse your melon," she will sit if standing and begin to lay back while waiting for a daddy assist.

Also, during bath time she has started communicating more. When it is time to take her out of the water I will drape a towel over my chest, pick her up, spin her around, place her on my chest, and wrap her up. Now when I get the towel ready to go, I tell Crazy Crumbz to turn around. She turns her back towards me and I scoop her out into perfect position. I hope she listens to me when she is 16...
Hey look it is bath time..
Nutz

Eli

Eli is such a HOOT! He's 3 and loves to wear "his" Florida Sod shirts and it's rare that you'll find him in anything else! I couldn't resist so I had to chase him around like the paparazzi on Friday night! As you can tell, I had fun doing it.

Happy 16 Month Birthday, CC!

Congratulations Pino Family!

Nathaniel Thomas joined his mother, father, and brother, Ben on Tuesday, October 7 at 8:19 am. He weighed 8 lbs and was 19 inches long.

Ira and Tiffany's Wedding

This past weekend, we took a trip to FL to attend my little brother's wedding! It was a GREAT time! If you want to see the pictures that I took, go to their Picasa Album (yes, I created it for them). I'm gathering any pictures that people have from the rehearsal party and wedding. So, if you have any or know anyone who has pictures, please have them email me.