We bought Saylor a tiny bike for her 2nd birthday(feel free to check earlier posts if you are dying to see a picture of it) and she never played with it. Since the weather has been pleasant she has been playing outside with some neighbor girls who have bikes and she finally figured out how to pedal. In fact she even got invited to go on a bike ride with some friends and she had a really hard time keeping up with the other kids with her scrawny baby bike. We decided that it was time to break down and get her something more age-appropriate and boy are we glad we did. When I first showed Saylor pictures online of the bike I planned to order (a $40 huffy sea star from Walmart) she was not impressed. Her exact reply was "but mom it doesn't have any ponies or care bears on it." When I told her the choices were this bike or no bike (because I refused to spend twice as much on a bike with Dora on it), she quickly decided she really liked it after all. Snow put it together and here are pictures of its maiden voyage. 
Since this joyous day she has spent literally hours on it each day. She LOVES it and I love that she would rather ride her bike than watch Dragon Tales. For once in our parenting career Snow and I chose a toy she actually played with for more that 5 minutes. Wahoo! It is the little victories in life right?!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The best $40 we ever spent
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Saylor Said
So lately my daughter has been killing me with her funny comments.
Yesterday she asked Snow to play "mommy and kid" with her. Saylor was going to be the mommy and Snow the kid. She says "OK I am the mommy I am going to clean the kitchen." I said "Is that what Mommies do, clean the kitchen?" she said "Yes, and Daddies check the computer."
Last night we were for FHE we were talking about The promises you make when you get baptized like stand as a witness of God at all times and I explained that meant always being a good example. I reminded her of a time when she told a friend not to say a "naughty" word. She said "Ok mom I promise to tell everyone not to say oh my gosh, stupid, or butt!" I was laughing so hard.
I had a few more to share but I am running out of time--maybe later.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Easter
Nothing was more fun for my crafty three-year-old than doing a little Easter egg dying:
We didn't actually hunt any of these eggs, but Saylor loved eating them. I would peel them and she would take them whole, dip them in salt, and nosh away. My sister Shi got a pink chick from her roomie and Saylor thought it was the neatest thing ever!
The Easter bunny left Saylor some clues to help her find her Easter basket. In the end she tracked it down to its hiding place in the babie's crib:
Here she is all dolled up for Easter Sunday:
And egg hunting at Grandma's:
Don't worry, we also had a lot of talks and a special FHE about the real reason we celebrate Easter.Gardening
I am so excited for nice weather that I don't even mind doing yard work! Evidently Saylor agrees.
Cookies
One of my friends gave me a new sugar cookie recipe and I couldn't wait to try it out. Saylor is always game for something sweet, so here are some pics of my right-hand baking woman frosting the finished product.
Yes she is licking the sprinkles off the plate:
Someone has to check to make sure they aren't poisonous!
Kite Flying
Big Girl Bed--Sort Of
Since we have a new addition coming in less than two months we thought we had better get Saylor out of the crib and into a real bed. We ended up deciding to start out with a twin mattress on the floor so miss rolly-polly could get used to sleeping without bars to keep her in bed. You have never seen a child so delighted with something so simple. She Loves feeling like a big-girl and I love that when she needs a drink or to potty in the night she can get it herself. Here is a picture of the first big night:
Here is what she looked like thirty minute later:
