Spring Break 2013

So I took a little break from posting it has been busy with a capital B around the Wade house hold.  My job always has me moving in ten different directions, but there seems to be three times a year it becomes even busier.  The start of the year, October when I hold my annual IEP meetings, and the end of the year with testing, banquets, dances, graduation, etc.
So this year when my Mom and Dad told us they were going to Destin for SB and invited Mark and I to go with them my only thought was "heck yes", I immediately asked Mark if he could get off, but the truth was Lanie and I were going with or without him!  He did get the week off and it made the trip even more fun with crazy Daddy to continually entertain our two year old :)
I haven't gone on a spring break since college and with being a teacher I feel like I should have done something with 7 years of getting a spring break.  The first year I had no money, the second year I was buying a house, the third I was gearing up for our wedding, the fourth I can't remember, the fifth we had a newborn, the sixth we thought we would have sold our house, and would be working on moving, but instead just did fun stuff around Evansville, and then this year finally got to get away :)
We had such a great time and Lanie once again rocked the 12 hour drive she just watched 12 hours of movies (hey it kept her happy so we were happy).  Once we got down to FL it was a little chiller than we had hoped, but we got three good days in at the beach, 2 good days in the pool, and lots and lots of sunshine filled days which is what I was looking forward too.  The whole crew filled their tummies with seafood every night, Mark and I got to have a special night kid free for our anniversary dinner, and Lanie got all the attention her little heart could take from Mimi and Papa. All in all it was an extremely laid back, relaxing, fun trip.  Let's be sure it doesn't take another 7 years for the Wade family to go on a spring break trip :)

Celebrating 4 years of awesome!

Found her shadow and was amazed

No fear, unless it's the shower and then she is terrified

Serious obsession with her Mimi

Being two is tough, but super cute!

Lanie has entered the wonderful 2's.  I am playing mind games with myself that if I call it wonderful then maybe she won't be terrible.  The scary thing is I have heard 3 is a lot harder ekkk!  The other day I was reading a blog by a very funny guy and he had a post called 46 reasons my child may be freaking out.  I was cracking up while reading it because Lanie does about 35 of them. Things like, I picked out the wrong pants, we can't understand what she is saying to us, she wants to do it by herself (ever though she can't), a balloon she got 6 weeks ago is suddenly gone (this seriously just happened), food is to hot even though it's yogurt, our dog looked at her wrong, she told me she has to potty but wants to go by herself but wants me to stand by the door all speaking in a language I don't I understand!

One of my good friends just told me she is going to be a Mommy for the first time.  I was so excited for her and was jumping for joy at her news.  Then I continued to tell her babies are easy, toddlers are insane!  Lanie might look just like her Daddy, but she is stubborn and bullheaded like her Momma and her and I even at two go round and round.  Mark thinks the whole thing is hilarious and just laughs at us.  That night Mark stayed home with Lanie and my girlfriend and I went out for dinner at a real restaurant that was exciting!  She asked me if I had any parenting advice and I said that I cross my fingers and pray really hard that I get something right and some days if she is safe and asleep in her bed at night then that is a win in my book!!!!!

Lanie is a fun, spunky, strong willed, full of energy, and seriously cute.  I know I am her Mom so I am biased, but really she is cute just look at some of her two year photos :)

 

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!!!

Holy cow Lanie is two years old!  This cute ball of sunshine is the light of Mark and I's life.  It's crazy how such a small human can bring so many emotions all at one time.  In any given day I can go from frustrated to laughing at something she has done in 20 seconds.  So many big changes have occurred in the past couple months for this big girl.  She is 98% potty trained (pure torture ), moved to a big girl bed, is eating at the big kids table at daycare, and moving from the pac n play room during nap time to the cot room this week.  Along with all her big girl rewards and new adventures she is getting to go experience there is also challenges that we are learning how to navigate as parents. Most of the time I feel like we are complete failures and then other days I feel like we did a pretty good job, but I guess that is what being first time parents to a toddler is all about.  Who knew sitting during a meal was going to become a luxury, I now understand why my friends with toddlers very rarely go out to eat.  I feel like we are moving away from baby into full blown toddler and we better buckle up because I think Mark and I are in for a ride.  Pretty soon we will have to take on the challenge of newborn and toddler.  Even though everyday gets a tad more uncomfortable I think I am needing the few more months to mentally prepare for this adventure!!!  On to Lanie's birthday party pictures.  We had a small family party this year and it was fantastic.  Everyone had a hot diggity dog time and Lanie is one lucky girl to have so many people love her so much : )

Build a Bear on her birthday

Her new horse, Joey 

Birthday Party Time

Game time- classic Bozo game

Pin the bow on Minnie

She loves her doc mcstuffins set she is always making sure we are healthy

Picture Rewind!!!!

I know that most of the people that follow this blog are family and I also know that their favorite post are the picture post!  I finally got all the pictures off my camera and I think the total from the fall was like 200 pictures.  So if you want to see them all come on over, but here is a few of my favorites!

Happy Valentines Day

It's crazy to think that almost two years ago today I was waiting patiently for Lanie to arrive.  Feb 14th was her due date, but of course our little gal had plans of her own and she decided that Feb 18th sounded like a much better birthday for her to have.  As I think back to that time I remember working right up until my due date, my last day of work was Feb 12th and I was determined to have that baby on Monday which was her due date ohhh silly me.  I laugh at all the phone calls and text asking me why I hadn't had that baby yet, like I was holding her in or something.  I was swollen, huge, uncomfortable, excited, and scared! I had no idea how to take care of a newborn, birth a baby, or adjust to life with a car seat slung around one arm and a diaper bag over the other shoulder. I didn't know the true meaning of exhaustion (yet) or what it was to be completely selfless. As I sat there for the next five days willing this child to come out I never could have imagined in my wildest dreams how amazing being a mother would actually be.  I am not going to say every moment is magical and filled with crafts and sunshine because that is a lie and I am all about being honest!  Yes, it is hard to be a mom, but I am lucky to have a husband that is a wonderful Dad and steps in whenever I am riding the train to crazy town (I was on that train Monday). Today is Valentines Day and Mark and I are not big participators. It's not that we are against it or hate the day we just choose not to make it any different than any other day. Lanie had a party at school today so as I was preparing her Valentines for her and excited to see what type of candy I get to eat when I pick her up today (I am pregnant give me a break), I had two thoughts about love.  One is that until I had that crazy, sweet, spunky, amazing little ball of energy I never really knew what instant & unconditional love was, and two, the amazing love our God shows us daily even with all my blemishes, mess ups, and short comings. So to celebrate this day I thank God for the greatest gift of all------LOVE :)




Happy Valentines Day- Love, Lanie and all her friends!