Tyler's new room!

Well, we finally finished the room that started all this redecorating. Tyler loves his new Transformer room and was delighted when we finally got it finished. To see his face made all the difficulty worth it. He now has a room fit for his age and then he told me, "Mom, when are you going to get rid of my 'Cars' blanket?" All in good time but that is then next step I suppose. LOL!

Happy Birthday Maleina!

Maleina had a wonderful birthday. She loved her Minnie Mouse cake that I made and was none too happy when I wouldn't let her dig in as soon as it was done. The super bowl landed on her birthday this year also, so we had a double party at our house with both families. It was a super day and I didn't have to watch the game at all, I was able to visit with family and be a hostess.

We had a surprise visit from Maleina's birth mother and her family. It was nice to see them and watch their interaction with Maleina. They gave her some clothes and she had to model them immediately which was super cute. One of the outfits twirls and Maleina loved spinning around and watching it poof out. Her birth mother gave her nail polish and Maleina had to have her nails done also. She received a My Little Pony and movie from her birth grandparents and has watched it countless times since. I loved having them come over to see Maleina.

Maleina is a lucky girl to have so many people around her that love her. My family has been so blessed and we look forward to many more gatherings like this.

Maleina's New Room

Well, Maleina finally has her new bed. Mark and I picked it up on Monday (2/1). We set it up that night and then I had the brilliant idea of moving her to Tyler's old room since it was bigger and repainting it to something she enjoys. Maleina chose a princess border and princess stickers to put on the wall. As I was cleaning out the bedroom to make room for her things, she started moving her toys on her own. And to think that I was worried that she was struggle with the transition. Silly me. LOL!

Time for a Bed!

The other day I caught Maleina as she was trying to climb out of the crib. It scared me to death so today (Wed. Jan. 27) Mark and I went and bought her a new bed. It doesn't come for a few days so we are letting her sleep on her crib mattress until it comes. Knock on wood, she stayed in bed and went right to sleep. :) I will post pictures of her new bedroom when we get her bed.

Winter Time Fun

Maleina's first time on skates. She did pretty well and had a lot of fun which is the best part of all!


This is how Maleina cruised around for awhile before she wanted get out and try herself.
Apparently she wanted another bath! LOL! She even has her boots still on.

Chirstmas 2009

Maleina's Favorite Santa gift!
Tyler's favorite Santa gift!



Yes, Maleina is trying to go night night in her new baby crib! Silly girl. We had a wonderful Christmas and had the opportunity to spend the holiday with Maleina's birth mother. Tyler got his PS3 that he asked Santa for and was delighted. After Maleina warmed up she loved her kitchen and plays with it for hours on end. Mark got me a new vest and an ipod. Mark received 3 new PS3 games, cologne, and blue ray movies. Santa was very good to us this year and we had a great holiday with our family.

Maleina's First Haircut!

Fruit snacks were the saving grace!
First cut!
Again, juice a great incentive!
Thanks Aunt Shae!