We've got a climber...

I just ordered this yesterday:



Yes that is a crib tent. She started escaping from the pack and play at my parents house yesterday. I thought that maybe she wouldn't be able to climb out of the crib but last night I found her wandering around in her room. We put her back in the crib and watched her on the monitor and she fell asleep. This morning when I woke up she was still fast asleep in her crib (with the couch cushions below!). I heard a little wake up noise and looked at the monitor again and the camera had been moved. We ran upstairs and she greeted us at the door. Little stinker! I just put her down for her nap and when I left I saw her try to hike her leg up and I very sternly yelled "NO MA'AM!" and she started crying and then fell down and went to sleep. We ordered the tent last night and the fastest we could get it was tomorrow. There is NO WAY I am going to try to the toddler bed at 18 months. Gotta try the tent first. We'll see how it goes.

Motivation

Okay. I have a confession. I think that one reason I haven't been blogging as much is because I haven't been doing all of the things I have written about over the past year. For example:

Running. I haven't been running. I REALLY want to do the Rock and Roll half marathon but I must get my butt in gear. I did receive some great motivation in the mail yesterday. A new Under Armour workout shirt from Maggie for my birthday. Maybe she noticed that I haven't been blogging lately and not running either and she knew I needed a little motivation. Jimmy, Cecilia and I walked to Jimmy's school this morning and then took a nice long walk. Walking isn't running but my jogging stroller was acting all wonky when I tried to run.


Thanks Maggie!

Yoga. I haven't been doing much of that either. I really liked it but I have been lazy. Jimmy gave me a gift certificate to Savannah Power Yoga for my birthday so yet another little gift of motivation. Is he trying to tell me something.

School. I have kind of been slacking this semester. I was so burned out from last semester that this semester seems so easy in comparison that I haven't put in as much effort.

Blogging. Obviously haven't been doing much of that and I also haven't been taking many pictures.

Pictures. Need to take more pictures.

I could give all kinds of excuses but I have been lazy!

Off to yoga...

Movie Star

This picture just cracks me up. She looks like she is 18 months or 80. Of course, she gives the cheese face!

March

March has been a busy month! It started off with our trip at the beginning of the month and then followed by probably the most important holiday in Savannah- St. Patrick's Day! Yes, it is a holiday for many in Savannah. SCAD always has given us the day off which is a nice little surprise in the middle of the month. Mainly because you cannot get anything done downtown so it is just easier to close up shop for the day and join in on the fun. Jimmy and his buddy Matthew got up SUPER EARLY to get us a prime location on one of the squares. You cannot set up your stuff until 6am and Jimmy and Matthew were there at 430am! It was totally worth it. All of the kids had a front row seat to all of the fun.





Jimmy went on a short boys trip to Lake Keowee (near Clemson, SC) to visit with some of his friends from college. Some of them he hadn't seen in over 15 years. Their golf game got rained out but I think they managed to have a good time!



I celebrated the big 33 on Thursday. We had a nice family celebration and Jimmy and I were able to go out to dinner which was nice.





The weather is beautiful in Savannah right now. The azaleas are in full bloom and everything is so green. It would be perfect if we didn't have the pollen or the gnats! Crazy how sometimes you end up wishing for the hot weather so the gnats will go away! We enjoyed the nice weather this weekend and had a picnic at Fort Pulaski, a civil war fort on the way to Tybee.





Jimmy has also gotten into drawing more and this is one of his pictures of our family. Daddy is the big guy in the middle.



Here are just few other pics of us having fun! Cecilia is finally getting some hair and it is curly. So adorable but I have no idea how to take care of curly hair! The other day the back of her hair (where it is the longest) was a little frizzy from her nap and little Jimmy said "I want her curl back."







or maybe not so much fun...

10 years!

In June, Jimmy and I will have been married for 10 years! I was such a youngun! It has been a wonderful ten years and we decided we wanted to do something to mark the occasion. Last week seemed to be the best time for us to go and we went on a 4 night/5 day cruise to Cozumel with NO KIDS!! We had a great time and we RELAXED! I hardly took any pictures but here are a few.

Cozumel:


Our ship Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas




Reading and relaxing. I did a lot of this.

Circus and Smiles

Jimmy had his first program at school. It was a Circus and full of elephants, lions, tightrope walkers, weight lifters, bear hunters and of course clowns. Jimmy's class did an elephant act and then all the boys were lions that jumped through "fiery ring" (aka hula hoop with streamers). Jimmy ended his jump with a ferocious ROAR!



They sent a note home saying that the boys could dress up like a lion, clown or other circus character. I knew I would not get him in any costume unless it was Spider-Man, and I don't think he was in the circus, so we went with the t-shirt below. Doesn't every circus have a one-eyed monster?





On another note...some new pics of Cecilia. Every time I try to take a picture this is the face I get:





She could be playing and as soon as I snap a picture, I get the "cheese" face. It's still cute. She is starting to say some words like thank you, please, bye, juice and kitty. It has been really interesting to see how different she and Jimmy have been as babies. When Jimmy was a baby he would sit on my lap and let me rock him at night but Cecilia does not want to be rocked and when I put her in her bed for night time she just stands there, waves and says "Bye!" My little independent gal! Makes me a little sad she doesn't want to rock and cuddle but she goes straight to bed and doesn't fuss!

Yoga

I did my first official yoga class today. I am still fitting in running when I can so that I can hopefully do the Rock and Roll half marathon in Savannah in November but I have realized that I want to try something to build my strength and calm my mind. After an INSANE week a couple of weeks ago which involved me messing up my passport application one day, backing up over my brand new UPPAbaby umbrella stroller the next and then getting out of my car only to realize that it was still in drive and started inching forward that I realized that I need to try something that might benefit my over all mind and body. With the encouragement of a very experienced yogi and friend, I went to Power Hour this morning at 6am! For my first class, I didn't do too shabby I don't think. I didn't have to sit in child's pose because I wasn't able to do any of the positions. I may have been a few seconds behind and I may have had to modify a few poses but I held my own. The teacher was so helpful and encouraging. I really have found that with any type of exercise (yoga or running) the experienced ones have NEVER made a beginner feel like an idiot. I guess everyone was a beginner at one time and remembers what it feels like. Everyone also remembers what it feels like to accomplish something that took some work.

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