she speaks...in her sleep?

I seriously cannot stop laughing! Our wonderfully brilliant and halarious daughter is in bed with Jackson sound asleep. I went in to check in on them because I heard Shelby talking. I thought she woke up and was talking to Jackson. Nope! She's talking in her sleep. Of course I had to stick around and listen to what she had to say.

First off, let me clue you in to a little game Shelby and I play. I like to tell her all the things I like about her. I'll say things like "you're smart, you're pretty, you're funny, you're lovely, you're awesome." She will then say them back to me. We've had quite a few conversations that go like this: "Shelby, you're awesome," "Mommy, you're awesome," "No...YOU'RE awesome," "No...You're awesome," etc... you get the point. It's fun and I figure that there is so much to be said about telling the people you love how wonderful they are.

Okay, so back to my original story. So the first thing she says in her sleep as I'm standing at the side of the bed listening is "I'm pretty." Then she starts counting..."5, 6, 7, 8, 9." Then she says, "Jackson...I tickle you...no...that's owie...my tangled....jjjjaaaccckkkssssooonnnn...daddy home...i want my bottle...daddy...love you jackson...love you mommy...love you daddy...where's barrett....doggy..." At this point i was starting to laugh a little too much and was afraid of waking her up so I closed the door and decided to let you all in on this amazing fun! :-) That all was said within 2 minutes. It was halarious and wonderful. The sweetest part was when she started talking about Jackson she rolled over and put her arm around him.

She loves to read (well she loves when I read to her but she definitely loves to look at the pictures!)

Swings are her favorite

My and my princess

She is such a brave girl

she loves to sing and i love to take pictures

mail time is her favorite

proof that shelby loves oatmeal on toast :-)

scooter fun at the LG trail

there is no one prettier then this girl right here

Shelby and her friend Amaya

Sleepover at her cousins...Jackson, Shelby, Barrett and Forte

"Ring around the Rosie..."

She's just hanging out...

she slid down the climbing wall like a slide

Life is so wonderful and interesting and our children are all the love and entertainment we need. Geoff and I are so very lucky to have such AWESOME kids!

when did she get so big????

At Costco...looking for trouble

Always giving me Bubble Kisses

The Kids and I at the Arden Mall Carousel

The first snow trip for 2011

The kids with Grandma

our little daredevil

And she sticks the landing!

Attacking Kelly

how can you say "no" to her???

me and my princess

more bubble kisses

we were playing hide and seek and she was counting...1,2,7, ready i come!

shelby and phoenix racing

my princess loves me

they are just too cute! barrett and shelby

i can always make them laugh...and they ALWAYS make me laugh!

shelby giving me love

there is no other ride that gives her as much joy as the carousel

can you tell she loves her soy milk???

hahahaha! they are so awesome when they sleep!

must be having a great dream!

we were loading them all up and testing out the new stroller

show me your teeth!

shelby brings so much happiness, love, curiosity, and just pure fascination to this world. never a dull moment, never a moment that doesn't make me laugh and smile, and never a day i would trade for anything!

she is the best big sister ever and loves her little brother sooooo much! she will hold his hand and make him follow her and play games with her and laugh and tickle each other til someone pees. the best sound in the whole world is the sound of these two kids laughing their heads off!

shelby is finally learning and repeating and saying the abc's and 123's. if you ask her how old she is she will tell you. she can say her own name, recognize most of the alphabet in sign language and say the letters aloud, understand some spanish and french, sing veggietales songs, do somersaults and backbends and splits, smile on cue, the list just keeps going on and on! this kid is so smart and so funny and so loving.

now that i am officially a stay at home mom, i am trying so hard to focus more on the kids. we've been reading more and making forts and playing games and singing songs and watching movies and jumping and running, etc. My biggest challenge right now is consistency and creating a schedule! i really need to focus on a schedule!

anyways, shelby is quickly approaching her 3rd birthday and i am beside myself. where has the time gone???? she is amazing and i am so happy to be here for everyday!