Mommy and Paisley's Tip For Tuesday: Check Out Lolliblog...

Mommy is in love...
with this blog!

Thanks Callie's mommy
for introducing my mommy
to a new obsession because
she really needed another one!
Mommy says this a fantastic blog
for those who love looking at pretty
things, want DIY ideas for parties,
or for a little whimsical inspiration.
Mommy loved the storyboard above~
Wouldn't it be yummy to have a
soiree where you ate pink cake
with jellybeans, drank pink lemonade
while sitting on vintage blankets under
twinkle lights and pink paper lanterns
all the while dressed in a pink tulle gown and
feather head piece? Okay, maybe it's not
for moi, but mommy sure thought it looked
and sounded perfect! She can dream, can't she???

Rainbow Bright...

Rainbow smiles...

With Thomas and Rosie...

and Mommy!

A few weekends ago daddy and Grandma Dewey
took me to the local farmer's market. We picked
out some fresh, local, and organic fruit...yummy!
Daddy also treated me to my first real face painting
experience. I loved it! Although after about an hour
sporting my rainbow, it began to itch my cheek.
I started scratching at it because it bothered me so much.
Mommy asked if she could take it off and I said YES!
Once removed I had a lovely red mark where my
rainbow use to be. Hmm, mommy pondered.
What made my cheek so red? Was it the paint
used for the rainbow or all the scratching I did?
Mommy then remembered her friend had blogged
about her daughter having the same experience
earlier this year and concluding the paint was toxic.
Yes, it's true...face paint made for kids like moi,
can contain lead. I feel lucky I didn't have
a worse reaction. Mommy says we will make our
own face paint from now on. Maybe you should too!

Lollipop Love...

For my 2 year photo shoot mommy packed the essentials...
a few stuffed friends and a rainbow lollipop.
It was love at first lick!

Costume change~ but not a prop change...

So relaxing...
(mommy adores the lollipop stain on my cheek!)

Sharing with kitty...

One last lick just for moi!

*all photos were taken
near Little Stacy Park by
our talented pal, Dore

A Brown Paper Package Tied Up With String...

Mommy's flowers given to
her by Aunt Drea and Uncle Evans...


This week we celebrated mommy's
birthday! I expected cupcakes
but was a tad disappointed when
the day came and went and I did not
get to have any sweet treats to celebrate.
What's that all about? We all know mommy
is NOT on a diet! Oh, well...

She did receive lots of love as well as some flowers.
Mommy loves arranging flowers and taking
apart bouquets to make multiple little bouquets
to display around the house. She got the idea
to use a little brown paper from a package and a bit
of twine to wrap around a vase and arrange these ivory
roses from a blog she reads written by a college friend
from Seattle. J'adore brown paper packages tied up with string!
Don't you???

Mommy's Thought for Thursday: Calling All Mommies Of 2...

Dear Friends,
It's only 6 weeks until
Miss M's due date...
I cannot stop thinking about
all the changes that will take
place in Paisley's life.
(way more than more own!)

For those of you who have 2 (or more)
children, or who are about to have 2 or
more children I need your help! Please!

I do not want to read any books
or research information on the internet
when I know the best resource out there
for me, are my mommy friends and
their own stories and experiences...

So, this is what I want to know
from your own personal experience:

1. How did you introduce the new baby
to your oldest child?

2. Did you exchange any big sister/brother ~
little sister/brother presents?

3. Did you do anything special for
the older sibling when you came home
from the hospital/birthing center that
was helpful with the transition of having
the new baby in the house?

4. What was the biggest help to you in those
first few crazy weeks/months???

5. Any other tips or suggestions for staying sane
or helping with the transition????

Please comment here on the blog...
or if you feel more comfortable emailing
me your tips, I would love to hear from YOU!

Merci!
xoxo,
Melissa
(Paisley and Miss M's momma)

Wordless Wednesday: Marlin The Sea Turtle...

In love with the sea life at our hotel...
Everyday and night I had to visit Mr. Ray,
The 'boops', Marlin the Sea Turtle and the dolphins.
Blissful Hawaiian moments
that I will treasure!

Uniqua's Hawaiian Holiday...

Here's a little water for you...

and some food...
(Kate and Neal helped me make Uniqua's
shoe box house! They are so creative!)

Posing with Kate close to the waterfall and fire...

Neal wanted to pose too!

Me and my pal, Uniqua!

At dinner with mommy, daddy, and Uniqua...

What should we eat Uniqua???

Such difficult decisions!


Right now I am a little obsessed
with The Backyardigans!
I must watch them on t.v.
every morning, and play
with them all day long...
(I even had favorite episodes that I like
to watch over, and over and over!)

I have a serious love for
Uniqua. All my Backyardigans friends came
to Hawaii with me, but it was Uniqua who came
to breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes Tyrone
or Tasha would show up too! Kate and Neal were
creative with my stuffed pals...They helped me make
Uniqua a shoe box house, we fed them food, took them to
see the sea turtles, dolphins, and sting ray and
we even took them to the sand! Mommy likes
to play with them too! I tell her to make them cry, or
that she needs to change their diapers because they had
a poop! I like pretending they are babies!
Oh, and I must sleep with them all every night, too!
If one is missing, a hunt takes place combing the entire
house to find the friend that is hiding!
So much fun being 2!

The Bench Series...

Trying to get Tyrone and Tasha to pose with moi...

My pals, my cousins Kate and Neal...

The three of us together (plus a few Backyardigans)...

Attempting to get a family shot
(not so easy with a whole crew!)...

This will have to do!

The three musketeers...

Cheese...

Now I had to show a little 'cute face'...

Silliness at it's best!


Hawaii...
Oh, how I miss you so!
(So does mommy and daddy but
we are all happy to be home in Austin
and sleeping in our own beds!)

Mommy and I decided to start our
posts dedicated to our Hawaiian
holiday with the bench series. It is
a tradition which started way back
when mommy was a little girl.
She would pose with Jen Jen and
cousin Michael on this bench every year
they would visit Hawaii and stay
at the Kahala...

J'adore traditions!

Daddy's Day...

Oahu~Hawaii
June 2009


Happy Father's Day...
I love you 'D' Daddy!

p.s. Happy Daddy's Day to
Papa Terry, Jeddi, and
all the daddy friends and fam
I know...

xoxo,
Pais

32 Weeks Preggers In Paradise...

Mommy and daddy on our balcony...
(They had a date last night to celebrate
Father's Day without moi!)

Mommy showing off her expanding bump...

Mommy adores her new frock
from MuuMuu Heaven...
(it's not really a muumuu!)


Well, I am off to the beach to enjoy my
last afternoon in paradise...
No time write~ but I promise I will be
posting lots of pictures and details from
our Hawaiian vacation real soon!
xoxo,
Paisley

Park Play...

Water fountains are so much fun...
Can you spy the water in my newly shorn bangs?

I spent a good 10 minutes hanging out here...

And then I found the airplane...

I climbed on...

And played pilot!

This week mommy and I
met Cousin Jackson at a park
by his house in San Clemente.
Mommy tried to get a pic of the 2 of us,
but it didn't quite happen.
It's challenging trying to get a
2 and a 3 year old to pose for a photo!
Instead she got a few action shots of moi...


Happy Friday!
Happy Weekend...
I am off to the
island of Oahu!
Aloha!

A Shower Of Love For Mommy And Miss M...

Mommy, Ya, and Aunt Jen Jen...

Mommy and Jen Jen...

Nealy Bug eating mommy's fave~ cupcakes!!!

Kate and her pal Gaby...

Cousin Shannon and Baby Talley...
We finally got to meet her and
she is so precious!

Cousin Lily and Baby Oliver...
He is so handsome!

Mommy, Cousin Shannon, Aunt Jen Jen and Cousin Lily
all oohing and ahhing over the babes...

Mommy, Aunt Nancy, Grandma Dewey, and Grandma Jean...
Mommy is holding Miss M's handmade blanket made
by Aunt Nancy! I have one too!

Mommy, Nanie, and the Baker Aunts and Cousins...
Miss M got a handmade quilt~ it is so yummy!
I wanted to play with it and have
mommy wrap me up like a baby in it!

Mommy, Aunt Jen, and Oma...

Mommy, Nanie, Aunt Jen Jen and Kate...

Last weekend Ya Ya and Aunt Jen Jen
had a little shower of love for mommy
and Miss M. I got to spend the day with
daddy while mommy ate cupcakes and opened presents...
Hmm, doesn't seem fair does it? Oh, well!
I know mommy had a lovely time as you can
see from the pictures. Miss M made out
with adorable outfits, 2 handmade blankets,
an alphabet quilt, painted onesies, and so much more.
I even scored a few big sister presents myself!
Mommy says Merci Beacoup to all who came~
It meant so much to her!

Storytime With Kate and Neal...

I couldn't be happier...

Kate is reading her new book to

me and 'Nealy Bug'!

Happy Weekend Y'all...

Wishing you snuggle

time with the ones you love!

p.s. I will be blogging soon

about my California adventures.

We've been so busy I haven't had the time!

Mommy's Thought for Thursday: What Paisley Says...

My girl just cracks me up...
I need to write down what
she is saying more often.
Sometimes I wonder how
she got so silly and then
Alan reminds me that
she is my daughter!
So, with that being said,
here are a few things she has
said recently that I just ADORE!

I wish I could remember more

but my preggo brain can only do so much!

"Oh my goodness mommy...
another bug!"
"Daddy picked it up like a man!"
"Ladies eat lettuce. Men eat tomatoes."
"Did you have fun mommy? You

go to yoga class mommy?"
"Did you take a nap mommy?"
"See that boo boo right here?"
"I like antiques!"
"That's the Eiffel Tower!"
"That was just a little toot!"
"Let me think. How about
Itsy Bitsy Spider and Old MC Donald?"
Where'd Mr. Sun go mommy?
He's night night. He's wearing his jamas!"
"M is stuck on mommy!"
"M is touching mommy's bee bo!"
"People need coffee."

"You want to read Happy Birthday Thomas?"

"You want to watch Backyardigans with me?"

"Actually it's a crane!"

"Ya Ya, that's wine!"

"Those are just mountains, not volcanoes."

"The clouds are moving. M is moving like the clouds."