The Birthday Party!

Have I mentioned that Lauren loves all things princess? Well, her party was all that and more! We had so much fun visiting with everyone. Lauren had a blast and has been talking of nothing else for a week straight!

Princess Lauren!

Lauren Discovers Dentures!

True Bulldog!

HaHa! This made me laugh. It was one of those shots that you couldn't get again if you tried. There is a lot of this in our house. Constant licking, snorting and slobbering. That's just the dogs! Anyway, life is hectic, but good. I have been working on my continuing education course the last few days and I finally finished it. YAY! Lauren is busy learning her numbers and reading books with whomever is there to read to her. Paul has been working and working and working.....the poor guy. Today Lauren and I are just hanging out on a Saturday because he is at work. Family time? I don't remember what that is! Sigh...this won't last forever. For those of you who don't know.. I started a new job a couple weeks ago. I get to work less hours and make more money! It's a lot less stress. I love being able to spend more time at home and let Paul get more rest. Instead of working with Personal Injury and car accident patients I am just strictly working in a studio. No medical insurance and no Dr's. It's wonderful! We are really looking forward to our trip to the coast next week. Lauren is excited about seeing the water and Paul and I are excited to be able to have a conversation that lasts more than five minutes!

OK, so it's been a while since our last post. Lauren is getting big, old and smart. All at the same time. It's weird how the parenting thing works. Kind of like having a garden, you do the right thing, and it all works out. (Gardening? I am not sure where that came from!) Right now we are wondering where we went wrong. Lauren, the almost three year old adult, has begun to call her parents Mr. Paul and Miss Betsy. Where did this come from? We do not know, but it will STOP. It's actually pretty funny and you try not to laugh when you are correcting her!

So, Lauren is excited about the trip to Mississippi for her birthday. Her parents are too, but we are not looking forward to the 10 - 12 hours in the car with a three year old. She doesn't sleep that much anymore! I know that I should cherish those moments of "quality" time with my lovely daughter, but medication will be needed when we get to our final destination (that is medication for her daddy, not Lauren!)

We hope you all are having a great Labor Day. We have enjoyed the rarity of having all of us home all day together. It's been fun.