Current Events in Marlee's World

Here are the rest of the pictures/videos from my phone and camera since our computer broke.  This will give you a good idea of what our little princess is up to these days.

Running errands with Mom

James can't ever mow the yard without Marlee wanting to take a ride on the "tactor".

 Eating at the table like a big girl

 Her new attachment, the "bee".  It's a pillow pet that Memaw Polly got her for Christmas.  We aren't really sure what it is, but she calls it a "bee".  She still carries her monkey, so now we have to take two things everywhere we go. :)

 Playing at the park...if it isn't 100 degrees.

Dancing to the ABC's

 After 18 months of all boy interests, Marlee has finally started playing with her babies.  She put them up on the couch and said "night, night" and then she started patting them.  This picture cracks me up because she looks like she means business! 

 She loves cheese dip, just like her Momma and Dada...and just about everyone else in our family.  Who doesn't love cheese dip?!

Teething

Marlee has been getting her canine teeth in for over a month now.  She only has one that has completely come through on the bottom, the top two are almost through, and the other bottom one is no where in sight.  Oh how I would love for them all to be in by the time her baby sister is born.  They say that teething is miserable for some and others are hardly phased by it.  My drama queen is definitely part of the former.  I'm sure I have mentioned that she hasn't slept through the night in eight months.  I think it is a combination of being sick, teething, and just plain being a light sleeper.  We have tried every method under the sun and lately we have just thrown our hands up and are just hoping that it eventually works itself out.  For the past week, she has ended up in bed with us between 2:00 AM & 4:00 AM for the remainder of the night.  I know, I know, it is a bad habit.  But, I'm pregnant.  I'm hardly able to sleep these days anyway, so I have to do what is best for us all to get some rest.  I do have to say that we have enjoyed waking up next to our little sunshine.

 Here we are playing with a "fashfight" one morning last weekend.

 All of those sleepless nights can cause a girl to wear out before naptime.  Papaw, too.

4th of July

Marlee spent July 3rd at Jack & Jill with her Ma and Maggie so she could take part in the July 4th festivities.  

Then we headed down to lake Ouachita on July 4th.  We got there in time to watch the fireworks on the dock.  Marlee watched a little Elmo while we waited.

I was afraid the fireworks would scare Marlee, but she absolutely loved them.  She kept saying "the works!" and "woah!".  And then she said "bye-bye" to "the works" about 100 times before she went to sleep that night. ;)

Marlee and Josie are really starting to become little buddies.  If they can just get the sharing thing down. ;)

 This would be the cutest picture ever if there wasn't a big glob of snot coming out of her nose.  Oh, well.

 We had a good time on the lake once we found a cove that didn't intrigue Marlee to climb the rocks.  The first cove we went to had a lot of big rocks and cliffs and of course that is all my little tomboy wanted to do. 

  How do you get all of the grandkids to sit still for a picture?  With suckers, of course! 

 The lake will wear you out, but you are never too tired to catch up on a little Elmo with your Dada and your cousins. 

Beating the Heat

I'm pregnant.  Really pregnant.  It's hot.  Really hot.  Marlee loves being outside.  So, I have been getting creative on ways to let her burn energy while beating the heat.

We frequent the mall play place.  The turtle is her favorite, of course. 

 And she isn't about to let anyone else get on it.  Haha! 

 We usually stop to get a cookie on the way out.

 We also go to Chuck E Cheese just to ride the rides (that all do the same thing).

I discovered an indoor play place in Bentonville last week that I absolutely fell in love with.  They have a bounce around, an indoor playground, a play house, a play grocery store, a dress-up/performance area, a book area, and a building block area.  Enough to keep Marlee entertained for almost two hours!  We will definitely be visiting this place often.

And of course we spend our weekends in the pool or at the lake.  Marlee is such a water baby.  She loves every bit of being in the water and is starting to get pretty brave.  We went over to the neighborhood pool this past weekend and she wanted to jump off the side!  I can't wait to enroll her in swim lessons next year.

Hadley's Birthday

Here are some pictures from Hadley's first Birthday party.  Marlee had the best time running around and being goofy.

Marlee, and her second cousins Hadley and Avery are all within a year apart from each other.  It is going to be so fun to watch the three of them grow up together.

She is such a performer/crowd pleaser.  Little stinker.

Bernie, June 2012

Marlee and I went to Bernie to visit since we figured we probably won't get a chance to go back until Christmas.  I might, and I repeat might, brave a trip with a newborn, but most likely will not.  

Marlee did really good the first few hours of the trip.  She spent most of her time snoozing and looking out the window.  When she hit her max, I put in one of her videos and she was so excited about watching a show in the car.

Once at Memaw Doris' house, Marlee hit the ground running, seeing what all she could get into.

And then woke up from her nap with the stomach bug. :(

After a day of the stomach bug, Marlee woke up ready to play with her cousins.  She composed some music with Amelie,

 played blocks with James,

and played on Aunt Lana's school's playground by herself.  Her cousins were there, but everyone did their own thing. ;)

 This girl isn't afraid to get dirty, that's for sure.

Aunt Lana showed Marlee how to ride like a cowboy and this has since become one of her favorite past times.

 Marlee loved playing games on Papaw's machine with Aunt Lana

 and watching Elmo with Uncle Darrin

 She even let Memaw Doris read her a book from afar.

It was so good to visit our family and catch up.  See you all Christmas!

I'm Alive, I Promise

For the two of you that read my blog, I promise I haven't forgotten about it.  Our computer is broken. :(  We shut off the main breaker to the house to install a chandelier in the baby room and failed to turn off our computer first.  I thought it was fixed, but I am unable to open any of my pictures or videos.  I will update you on the last month once it is up and working!