Tuesday, February 21, 2012

a few random Mya things...

All these monthly Ashley updates I realize I need to give you guys a little Mya update before her (tear) 3rd birthday. I can't believe she's almost 3. It's amazing how much she's grown from her 2nd birthday, but I'll save that for her 3 year post. Anyway, I just wanted to jot down a few funny sayings she's said and some one liners that literally have Ry and I pissing our pants. This kid is talking up a storm, doesn't really stop to be quite honest. I LOVE it! She is constantly making me crack up with her little voice, I need to record her more.
So here are a few things you should know about Mya....
She knows her ABC's
She can count to 20
She can get herself fully dressed and undressed, doesn't even want my help. She's so independent when it comes to clothes, my little fashion diva. I LOVE IT!
She pees on the potty on the regular and has for months now. She's randomly been pooping in the potty too. Not all the time, but an improvement and I'm happy about that! She doesn't wear a diaper for her nap and sometimes wants to go to bed without a diaper too. We let her rock with it, but when she comes into our room (which happens every night) we make her put a diaper on. It's not always wet in the morning but it does happen.
She is a super duper big sister, helps out like you wouldn't believe and loves to help, most of the time. She loves to help change diapers and to wash her too, it's cute.
Her favorite song is moves like jagger and breaks it down when it comes on, like jersey turnpike breaks it down.
Dance parties are a good time at our house. Mya really breaks it down.
She can sing most of the songs from Beauty and the Beast, so friggin cute.
Some of the things I love when she says...
I'm the beany, Ash the gingy
weggings = leggings
What the heck?
Lets rock and roll sister (hysterical!)
OH MY GOD!
She calls Ashley chunker who ha. It's funny as hell.
Whenever she's talking on her play phone right before she hangs up, she always says, I love you, than slams the phone shut.
We go to church every Sunday and she does the sign of the cross now and always says, Amen. Actually kinda funny if you ask her what you do at church, she says, stand up, sit down. lol She's really great in church though, and loves to see Nona on the alter. Another funny church thing is, of course when it's quiet, she'll look at me, Ry or anyone next to her and say, all done?
Some really funny things shes said...
After a tubby one night, Ry was holding her. She looked at him (with his undershirt on) and said, "Daddy, when Mya older, tattoo here (pointing to her back) and here (pointing to her side), lion and tiger." Needless to say, I'm pretty sure she'll be all tatted up once she's legal. GREAT!
We were at brunch for Alexis' birthday and the waiter came over asking if there was anything we needed. Mya's response, "ah ah a peeping (sleeping) bag....next year." Had everyone cracking up.
Ry asked her to pick up her play cookies and cupcakes one night. Her response "I can't my arms broken." We can thank mags for that one!
She's got this fake language, it sounds like Chinese or something. She just breaks it out so randomly too. Pyom chow is one of the words, she's a NUT!
I love when I'm getting ready for work or leaving to go to work or to go anywhere for that matter and she looks at me and says, "please don't go mommy." Such a sweetie.
My absolute favorite thing that she says though is when she says, mommy (or whoever she's saying it to), I love you sooooo much! MELTS MY HEART! God, I love that little bean.
Here are just 2 random pics. I had to post this top one cause her friggin eyes look HUGE!

And her little smile just lights up my heart.

Oh and Ryan taught her to write Mom! LOVES!!!

And a video from one night when we put Ashley to bed and let Mya stay up a little later. We made popcorn and I was throwing it into my mouth. Than Mya tried..


I know there is so much I'm forgetting but these are the ones that come to mind right off the bat. We are so lucky with this little firecracker. Man I really love the hell outta her and watching her grow into this sassy little girl is a thrill! She makes everyday an adventure.
Love you my little beany and I'm loving this journey...xoxo

Thursday, February 16, 2012

8 months old

Jeez, I'm getting behind here. Ashley is nearly 8.5 months old now, but here is the 8 month post. She's growing so much and cracks us up everyday.
Since we don't get an 8 month check up, I don't have any weight or height stats but here is what the little ging has been up to.
She's in size 4 diapers now.
She's getting so long and wearing alot of 12-18 month stuff. There are even some 18-24 month stuff that I'm putting her in too.
Sleep is getting a little better. Just 2 nights ago she went 11 hours straight. I just have to start really ignoring her when she wakes up in the night. I'm just so programmed to jump up the second I hear the crying. Ry usually stops me as I beeline for her bedroom. He'll say STOP and I just wait a few minutes and most of the time she falls back to sleep.
She's still breastfed when I'm around. Takes a bottle with Mary and Ry when I'm not around but won't take a bottle for me.
She claps all the time, so cute.
She also waves, which is adorable.
She LOVES when you play peek-a-boo with her.
She's super tickelish under her arms, on her thighs, on her belly, just about anywhere actually.
She LOVES to be on her feet. Likes to move around, that's for sure. We actually put the exercauser in the attic cause she wasn't a fan of being stuck in that one place. She likes her freedom. She's been cruising like it's her job.
She loves the stairs and climbs up them all the time.
We gave her an egg and cheerios this month too. The day we gave her the egg, you would have thought she NEVER EVER ATE! In between Ry giving it to her, she'd smack the high chair so hard and scream, like "DON'T STOP NOW!" The cheerios too, she loves them. She chews them and all, even with her no teeth....yes, still no teeth, UGH!
She's still super duper happy, smiley and loves her big sister. Mya sometimes will just look at her and laugh and Ashley smiles the biggest smile and cracks up, melts my heart, every single time.
She is a daddy's girl to the fullest! She loves her daddy and can still just pass out in his arms. We were at So So's birthday party last weekend and I was going to take her from Ryan to feed her. The second I took her from him, she started crying, made Ry feel so good! Mya was such (and still is) such a mama's girl. So it's good, this one looks just like him and friggin adores her daddy so much.
And I'll leave you with some pics.


She is so her daddy.

love this


I'm teaching her about cheerleading at a young age.

Check out those red locks, LOVE!

Her legs are getting so strong. I think she'll be walking in no time.

PEEK A BOO, blurry but I love this.

Mya wanted to get in the crib with her.


Happy 8 months baby girl...

Our camera lens is messing up lately, hence the blurry pics. UGH, so annoying. Next month will be better. I really need to learn how to manually focus and work my camera. Been saying that for over a year now.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Happy Birthday Nu Nu

Wednesday, the 1st was NuNu's birthday. We go there every Wednesday for dinner, so we got lucky it fell on that day.
Mya loves any excuse for dessert and to help blow out birthday candles too!

kisses

party time

Even Michael came, that was a nice surprise.

singing happy birthday.


Love you NuNu, hope your birthday was as special as you are. xoxo

Monday, February 6, 2012

Christmas on the drive

So we had Christmas with our neighbors in late January. We kept having to reschedule in December and early January because of sick babies and things that popped up. So, here's a few pics of our little get together. It was fun having 2 extra kids this year. They had a good time too. I really can't wait till it warms up outside so they can all hang out more often.
Here's Ashley and Sarah, both 8 months old!

looks like she's doing mountain climbers, lol

Mya and Emma playing doctor.


Oh yes, Mya is in a new outfit. The kid changed 2 times while they were there. wacko

Trying to get a shot of all the kiddos.

awwwww, the chocolate on Jack's face is too funny!

Good times neighbors (and old neighbors :)). Thanks for the gifts for our girls and thanks for coming. xoxo

Friday, February 3, 2012

Welcome Brooke Riley

My beautiful god daughter was born. Brooke Riley born at 4:39pm on January 25th. She was 7lbs 13 ozs and 21.5 inches long! I met the little princess that Thursday and couldn't wait to get her into my arms. The smell and calmness of a newborn is just the best, especially when they're your god baby :) I couldn't wait to hold and kiss that beautiful bundle of joy.

Just perfection.

Ry and I went there Thursday night and he just fell in love too.


The newest Leonhardt family of 4.

Love you guys so much and love that little muffin to pieces already. She is just so sweet and itty bitty. I can't wait to get her in my arms again. Reese is going to be such a great big sister and I know that she's going to grow up to be just as beautiful and sweet as her too! LOVE YOU GUYS! xoxoxoxo

Monday, January 30, 2012

ghetto superstar bike ridin b*$&#$s for life

I'm sure no one but Regan gets the title of this post, lol! Last Monday I had off. My girl, Regan and her cutie, Gia came over to hang with the girls. I hope our kids are as close as we were growing up. Regan and I used to ride bikes to each others houses (we were ghetto superstar bike ridin b*#$&es). Not that Mya, Ashley and Gia will be able to ride bikes to eachothers houses but I really hope that they have what we have. Regan is also expecting a little boy on St Patty's day! YAY!!!
Anyway, here the girls eating.

Hangin in the girls room.

Really Mya, this is NOT how we dance girl!

This is more like it. SO CUTE!

Ashley followed Gia into the play room. It was so cute. Soon enough, she'll be up running around with them.

So fun getting together with you girl, can't wait to meet the little man. xoxo

Friday, January 27, 2012

love these kids...

Sunday we got together with our awesome friends to exchange Christmas gifts with out god children. Rachel is Mya's god mama and I'm Willie's! So we went a little crazy on Christmas with them, cause you know, ya gotta spoil your god babies!
We got over to their house, a little late since we realized after going to our car that it was broken into and someone tried to steal it. They ripped out my steering column, the ignition was on the floor on the drivers side and it was just a mess! So we waited for the cops to get to our place to go over there. What a friggin mess, I swear, people are ASSHOLES! Anyway, the car is fixed now and we're getting an alarm on our house TODAY! Makes me feel much safer and now no one can mess with us...
SO, we get to Rachel and Will's house and Mya saw the race car in the living room. She darted for it and the fun began. Mya jumped on Lightning McQueen...

and Willie on his 4 wheeler, his parents have started him young!

OMG now for a little photo shoot. They were getting a little close. Willie even went in to hold her hand! How friggin cute. ok, so Mya is marrying Willie, sorry Dec, but I think Rachel and I are planning this marriage (well at least I have been since Rachel had Will!).


LOVE these 2


and he's done...

This was hysterical. Rachel started cracking up at something, so Willie's started mocking her. Seriously almost peed my pants.

Present time...

She got a chest of dress up stuff. 3 dresses and all the accessories. Didn't waste any time putting it on too.

She said to Willie, "dance with me." Smart guy followed along.



god mama's turn....

...and back to Willie....

Time to do some manly stuff...

Mya climbing right in to help her man out. Dress and all.

cheese...nice belly shirt...

Willie was working.

working hard together.

Checkin out Mya getting dressed. Ryan told him to stop looking, it was pretty funny!


All dressed and ready to go, yet again.

We had a great time. Love spending time with you guys. Thanks for having us, love you. xoxo