Lauren has recently been "into" potty training...today was a big day-she went "poop on the potty" for the first time and was SO proud and her sisters were even more excited! Not sure where the past 22 months went!?! Here is a little video clip of her doing some art work:
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3/22/14
All dogs go to Dog Heaven....
We had a very sad day last month. It took me awhile to post it on here but as you can assume, Bailey went to dog heaven.
She had lived a good lift and would have been 12 years old on May 1st. She had diabetes since September and was responding to the two insulin shots each day for a few months. However her weight was dropping over time, her eyesight was failing and she was in a lot of pain.
She is now in a better place as we explained to the girls, eating lots of treats and rolling in bunny poop, and feeling better again in dog heaven. She sure do miss her tons though...she will always her our first "baby":) She taught us so much and was such a great cuddler.
She had lived a good lift and would have been 12 years old on May 1st. She had diabetes since September and was responding to the two insulin shots each day for a few months. However her weight was dropping over time, her eyesight was failing and she was in a lot of pain.
She is now in a better place as we explained to the girls, eating lots of treats and rolling in bunny poop, and feeling better again in dog heaven. She sure do miss her tons though...she will always her our first "baby":) She taught us so much and was such a great cuddler.
3/21/14
Las Vegas Getaway minus the Girls
Larry and I had never left the girls overnight with the exception of when I was in the hospital after having them:) We decided to head to Las Vegas (a fun place we loved to go every Spring pre-family) and our friends Tim and Megan decided to join us. We really had a great time with them.
We really made the most of every moment of the 4 days, 3 nights we were there. On the second day we ran/walked (according to my FitBit so I know it's fairly official) 21 miles - 8 miles we ran and the rest we walked in 24 hours. It helps when you are awake for 20 hours in a 24 hour period though:)
We're not huge gamblers at all but thought since we were in Vegas, we'd play a little bit. I hit it lucky at the penny slot machine after spending a total of $3.30 and won $116! At that point I decided I was way ahead of where I started and knew it was time to cash in for the trip.
The highlights were hitting a Cirque du Soleil show, lots of yummy restaurants, hitting the dance floor (with Larry's "Night Train" moves as you may recall from our wedding, and hitting the pool daily.
We couldn't have enjoyed it any more knowing our girls were in great hands with their grandparents. Grandma Baier stayed with them for part of the time and Grandpa and Grandma Mauk stayed for the other half at our house. They all did wonderful although it was nice to get lots of love from Lauren and Ella all week afterwards in appreciation of missing us. We are SO very thankful for all their help as we couldn't have gone without their help. Ella kept telling me, "Mom-I really missed you!" I guess perhaps distance makes the heart grow fonder:)
We really made the most of every moment of the 4 days, 3 nights we were there. On the second day we ran/walked (according to my FitBit so I know it's fairly official) 21 miles - 8 miles we ran and the rest we walked in 24 hours. It helps when you are awake for 20 hours in a 24 hour period though:)
We're not huge gamblers at all but thought since we were in Vegas, we'd play a little bit. I hit it lucky at the penny slot machine after spending a total of $3.30 and won $116! At that point I decided I was way ahead of where I started and knew it was time to cash in for the trip.
The highlights were hitting a Cirque du Soleil show, lots of yummy restaurants, hitting the dance floor (with Larry's "Night Train" moves as you may recall from our wedding, and hitting the pool daily.
We couldn't have enjoyed it any more knowing our girls were in great hands with their grandparents. Grandma Baier stayed with them for part of the time and Grandpa and Grandma Mauk stayed for the other half at our house. They all did wonderful although it was nice to get lots of love from Lauren and Ella all week afterwards in appreciation of missing us. We are SO very thankful for all their help as we couldn't have gone without their help. Ella kept telling me, "Mom-I really missed you!" I guess perhaps distance makes the heart grow fonder:)
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| "I can't believe I just won $116!" |
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| Megan and I outside the Bellagio - at 3:00 a.m. - notice we had no problems with random people in this photo |
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| Blue Man Group (at our hotel) |
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| Larry and I enjoying our vacation:) |
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| Larry doing his "night train moves" |
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| Our pool...could have spent all day here but for my skin's sake, I didn't...and I used SPF 50! |
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| Enjoying a "smoothie" (alcohol free of course!) when we went for dinner after getting back |
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| Fun with Grandpa and Grandma Mauk |
3/1/14
Chicago - Friends & Fun
We spent last weekend in Chicago and met up with great friends that we don't get to see often. We also checked out some fun family activities too and made the most of our 3 day weekend. Addison and Ella LOVED shopping at American Girl. Addison has wanted to get her dolls ears pierced for some time so that was especially fun for her. They had fun playing at the Children's Museum and swimming at the hotel. The Jelly Belly Factory was another fun place to visit because candy was involved-what's not to love!?!
1/21/14
ABC's!
1/19/14
Weekend Fun!
The girls were excited to meet a favorite book character, Pete the Cat at the Building for Kids this weekend.
During Ella and Lauren's nap time, Addison and I hit the roller rink! It was a blast from the past. We went with some friends and had a fun time. Addison wasn't the most graceful skater by any means but she skating non-stop for 3 hours and loved it all - the disco ball, music and skating!
During Ella and Lauren's nap time, Addison and I hit the roller rink! It was a blast from the past. We went with some friends and had a fun time. Addison wasn't the most graceful skater by any means but she skating non-stop for 3 hours and loved it all - the disco ball, music and skating!
1/15/14
"Self Portrait" by: Lauren Elise Baier
This little one-year old LOVES her arts and crafts just like her big sisters. She got really caught up in this particular project! Her sisters (while they were all painting) got a glimpse of her and then started belly laughing as they watched her give her own cheeks hand prints! The video of this would have been sweet to share but I was lucky enough to just grab the camera to capture this moment.
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