Monday, May 30, 2011

Big Girl Bed

We moved Devin into a big girl bed at the end of April and she loves it! She has done really well in it and didn't have any trouble with the transition. I just hope the transition from this big girl bed to the even bigger girl bed (Queen Size) in the other bedroom goes just as well when she gets to move into the bigger bedroom in a few weeks!

As you can see, she has her entourage with her. She doesn't really hold or cuddle any of her dolls while going to sleep, but she sure does want them all in bed with her!

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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Accessories

Devin is all about accessories these days. As you can see, she has onher princess dress (pretty much anything girly makes her a princess) and her head band. I thought she looked so cute this day!

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What a little Diva!
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Of course, she too cool in her sunglasses too!

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Thursday, May 26, 2011

Videos

Devin LOVES to sing these days! She sings and sings and sings non stop all the time! Here are just a few examples that I had to document.

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Then there is Devin and the kitty. We took the kitty outside in the backyard with us a few times and Devin is so very attentive to her. She is very sweet like this to Harley too...most of the time.

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Then there is the constant obsession with Tia Awol. Since we are adding a room to our house, we had to move into what was the guest bedroom. This is the room Tia Awol used to stay in as well as sissy and any other guests we have so ever since we moved in there, she asks about Tia Awol all the time.

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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

I'm a princess....

Those are some of Devin's favorite words these days. And indeed, a princess she is! On this particular day, Uncle John and Aunt Michelle stopped by for a bit, and Devin showed off all of her princess clothes and got aunt Michelle to read to her!

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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Easter in Austin

The weekend we went down to Austin also happened to be Easter weekend. Tia Awol and Devin had fun dying eggs while we were gone! At my sister in law's suggestion that I passed along, Tia Awol put Devin in the bathtub to dye them, and then just followed it with a bath which I am told was much needed by then!

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The next morning Devin woke up bright and early. Tia Awol said she tried to get her to come get in her bed with her to get a few more minutes of sleep, but before she knew it, Devin has escaped and was at the bottom of the stairs and had just discovered her Easter basket that was newly filled with treats when she got there! There was a Dora paint book in it that Devin LOVED!

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There were also bubbles that she played with and fed to the frog...

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And sidewalk chalk that also got a lot of attention...
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Chris and I got back around lunch time. She was painting in her Dora book again and happy to show daddy her work!

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Tia Awol set up an Easter egg hunt for her while I kept her distracted upstairs for a bit. She had already hunted the empty eggs multiple times, but this time they had stuff in them!

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A little later we went inside to see what the eggs contained!
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She also wanted to show off the eggs that she made as well as make some silly faces!

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I love this silly girl so much!
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Later that evening we made some yummy dinner and enjoyed visiting before we hit the road back to Fort Worth the next morning!

Many thanks to Tia Awol for making Devin's first overnight away from mommy and daddy so memorable and fun. I have great memories of Easter at Aunt Bird's house with Tia Awol and Edward and Clay and am so happy that Devin gets to have some of her own!

Friday, May 20, 2011

Swinging in the "Hammer"

Every April, Chris and I usually take some time off the weekend after tax season ends and either have a staycation, or go out of town for a long weekend. This time, my boss' son was getting married in San Antonio, so we went down to Austin to visit Tia Awol and then Chris and I went on to San Antonio while devin spent the night with Tia Awol. Devin loved swinging in her "hammer"

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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Main Street Arts Festival

Each year in April, Main Street Arts Festival comes to Fort Worth. There is music, food, arts and crafts and street vendors. Devin and I met up with Todd, Mara and Bianca and went to check it out. We went on a Saturday afternoon and it was SO BUSY! We didn't end up staying that long really because it was so packed, but we did check out some of the vendors and let the girls do a few of the arts and crafts.

Those girls are always so happy to be together...
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They each made a little bottle filled with colored sand...
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Bianca being silly and Devin totally craacking up over it!
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Diva Princess

Devin is all about accessories lately! She loves to wear my headbands and necklaces and even shoes. She runs around telling us she's a princess while in costume too! This dress must make her feel especially pretty because she always tells me she's a princess when I put it on her!

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Sweet girl...
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So sweet she even had a little cuddle with her baby brother...
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She is a sweet diva princess!!!