Match Day!!

So today is the big day! We finally found out where we will be spending the next four years of our lives. We will be going to.......... Riverside! We are staying here in Ohio and we are so excited about it. I can't believe that we will be living in Ohio for eight years! That seems like forever. We are so happy and have LOVED it here so we are very excited. I am so proud of Bryan! It is so nice to officially know where we will be going!
Here we are at the reception following the match. They passed out the envelopes and sounded a really loud horn at exactly 12:00 noon. We had our envelope for like ten minutes before we could open it. It was a really long ten minutes. They then fed us and we were able to find out where all of our friends matched. I can't believe medical school is almost over and Bryan is just months away from becoming a doctor. It has gone so fast and I hear residency goes even faster.
Also, I think this is one of the first pictures I have taken since I've been pregnant, yikes. I am 31 weeks and we had our growth ultrasound today. I was expecting 99th percentile because that's what Julia was, but they actually said she's in the 60th percentile. Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it. I am expecting a good solid eight pounder at least. I am doing great and I am doing even better now that we have matched and are on our way! This is a video of Bryan opening the letter and reading it. This will make you feel like you were there with us! We love you all and are so thankful for all the support you all have given!

Can You Say SPOILED!

I went to Enrichment last night and so Julia and Bryan had a little daddy daughter time. Bryan has been on an easier rotation this month and has been home much more frequently, so he has quickly become Julia's very favorite person. He is the person she asks for first in the morning and the person she wants to put her to bed at night. I love it and am not complaining at all. So they were both very excited about their date while mom was away. The night started with an exciting game of hide and seek. Can you find Julia? She comes up with such clever hiding places, and she makes it even more difficult by hiding in the same spot every time. When Bryan goes looking for her she just giggles. She can't stand the anticipation. He'll look in the closet, "Is Julia in here?" The giggles begin and don't stop until she reveals herself and runs in circles.

For the big date Bryan took Julia to McDonalds and Walmart-two very exciting places. He got her a happy meal with the apples and he said she ate every bite, which is very uncommon for Julia. And since the weather was so warm she even got to play on the playground. They then went to Walmart, and when I got home from Enrichment I discovered Julia had easily talked her dad into buying her this...
Bryan assured me it was only thirty dollars and he was really tempted to get her a princess suitcase as well. "I just can't help myself!" So Julia was VERY excited about her new bike, and I wasn't too upset because Bryan doesn't buy her things very often and a bike is a functional toy that she needed. She is even figuring out the pedals. While Bryan was putting the bike together, I told Julia she had to get in her pj's. She had a complete breakdown and was so worried I wasn't going to let her ride the bike. I don't think that Bryan could have possibly made her happier.
We are now displaying the McDonalds toy that Julia got. Does McDonalds secretly know the greatest desires of Julia's heart? A pony! She has been playing with it like crazy. Isn't McDonalds great that way? Not only do they fill your child with greasy food but they almost always give a great toy! Julia obviously had the time of her life and we are so lucky to have a daddy that loves her so much and is so great with her. It has been the best having him home more often. Julia would definitely agree that he is the best daddy ever.

More Snow

I forgot I had to add these pictures as well. Bryan built a tunnel on our deck and Julia was very excited about it. When it snows like this I think the child comes out in you and Bryan just couldn't resist. I was really skeptical as to whether it would cave in or not, but it held up really well. Julia was even brave enough to venture in and I got some really great pictures.

This is the snowman. We haven't built a snowman yet this year and so we thought we definitely needed one seeing as this is going to be the last snow of the season (yes that is very very wishful hoping!) We used the traditional carrot for a nose but had to get creative with the eyes and buttons. If you look closely you can see that they are sliced olives. The ball of snow on top of the snowman's head is Julia's addition. She felt it needed to be there and who are we to stop her creativity. So even though having to stay inside made us a bit stir crazy it was fun to experience a really good snowfall and get to enjoy it for a bit. I do think it is going to melt quickly, so I'm glad that we got to enjoy it.

The Big Blizzard

So it was the big one. They say the biggest storm since what, like 1910. So they cancelled everything and Columbus completely shut down. Church was cancelled and so we spent all day Sunday just hanging out. Julia did not get out of her pj's all day long. As we were sitting, getting a little stir crazy, Julia asked me about the baby in my belly. She told me that there was a baby in her belly too and she put her rubby ball in her shirt (She calls it a rubby ball which in and of itself makes me laugh. Rubby ball is a funny word, especially when it is in a two year old's high pitched voice). I am glad that my belly isn't shaped like a rubby ball because that would look a little freaky. So on to outside activities...

This was Saturday while we were getting blasted. We braved the outside and didn't make it long because the blowing snow got a little annoying. I think the drift hanging off of my car is pretty cool though. I am from Evanston, WY where it really snows, so this isn't anything I haven't seen before but it is certainly something I haven't seen for a really long time.

We have a little sled that we pulled Julia around on. She looks stylish in her sunglasses. She enjoyed being in the snow.

Here we are shoveling ourselves out. We are thankful that Bryan has four wheel drive. Well here's to the great storm and hopefully clear roads on Monday!

Short Lived

Well we took advantage of the one warm day this week and took Julia to the park. It was nearly 70 degrees one day and then raining and snowing the next two. Ohio has some crazy weather. Bryan said it was supposed to snow like five inches this weekend so I am posting these pictures dreaming of warmer days to come-hopefully! We took Julia to Hilliard Municipal and we had memories of her being so small last year and not even being able to climb up the horse. Now look at her! She's a regular cowgirl and she would have corrected me telling me it's a pony and not a horse.

I just can't get enough of that cute little face.
We have been cleaning cleaning cleaning this past week and I think Julia is getting a little worried about us packing up so much of our stuff. We took down the crib this week and she burst into sobs. She was so worried that the new baby wouldn't have a place to sleep. We assured her that when the baby came we would put the crib back up. She didn't take a nap that day and every time I went in her room she would tell me her continued concerns with the removal of the crib. I think I really planned it well by having a baby and moving all within months of each other- yeah that was sarcastic. Match day is two weeks from today though and we will officially know where we are going! So we are getting ready to move on with life and hopefully into a bigger house!

Is it possible that my little girl is this big! When I was little my mom used to put my hair in two french braids and so I have been waiting for when Julia's hair is long enough to do this. We have both been sick and stuck in the house this week so I camped her out in front of Elmo and tried to see if I could get her to sit still long enough for two braids. I think she looks so old! I can't believe her hair is long enough.

I was going through all of Julia's old baby clothes to see what I need for this upcoming little girl. It was almost sad to see those tiny little outfits that used to fit my tiny little Julia and now she is so big and wearing 3T. I don't know where the time goes. I think that expecting another baby has made me feel a little sad that this little baby is no longer a baby.
Playing with ponies?! Now there's a shocker.

I had like sixteen seconds of memory left on my camera and Julia loves it when I look at our blog so she can watch videos of herself. In fact as I am typing this she is telling me, "I'm ready! I'm ready!" It isn't all that exciting but I like to humor her. She is singing Once There Was a Snowman and I had to cut it off in the middle because of limited memory. I think it's cute and I think she looks cute in her little pink dress so here goes.

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes...

Disney on Ice finally came and we had such a good time! Julia talked about the Dancing Princesses on Ice the entire day. She was very excited for the show. I got her all dressed up in her princess shirt and beautiful princess crown/jewelry. I didn't have any problems getting her to smile and pose for pictures. She loved looking like a beautiful princess and was very excited for the show.
Here we are in our seats. Julia knew every princess' name and most of the songs that they sang. I had a really difficult time getting her to go to the bathroom before the show because she didn't want to get up out of her seat.
Julia loved the princesses but was not so excited about the witches. Ursula and Malefacent made her a bit nervous so Bryan had to assure her that the witches are silly, not scary. She would repeat that to me several times throughout the show. "Mama the stepmother is silly."
This is Jasmine dancing on the ice. I tried to take some good pictures of the skaters but then remembered how not great my camera is.
Here we are afterwords. It was snowing like crazy when we left the show, so it was a slow drive home. We had such a great time and had so much fun watching Julia. It was very magical for her.

You Might Be Crazy IF...

Well it was a little bit warmer on Sunday and I think it even got up to fifty degrees, so we decided we would venture out while the rain had stopped. We put Julia's ladybug rainboots on and let her walk in the puddles. We foolishly did not anticipate the number of puddles, or the depth. So here is a picture after we had returned home. You can see the water on the stairs. That is the water that was inside her boots by the time we got home. You can see that her pants are a different color than her shirt. That is because they were completely soaked through and through. You can see the black knees. That is because we took multiple spills in the deep puddles. So it may has well have been July in the swimming pool for how wet we ended up on the end of our walk.

This is Julia getting ready to jump-or trying to avoid walking in soaking wet pants. I'm not quite sure. Do you like Julia's awesome outfit? Yeah I am proud of it. the Australia had was a nice touch. I don't think there is one piece of matching clothing on her. Oh well, let the kid be a kid I say.
Here is one of the gigantic puddles. She was in pure heaven. I kept asking her if her pants were wet and she would say, "No, not wet." I would ask her if she was cold, "No, not cold." Even though when I got her home we took a warm bath and she just layed under the warm water trying to de-thaw.
Ooohh, puddles were even in the grass. These were the puddles that were higher than her boots and thus resulted in the 1/2 inch water that collected there.
Bryan and I had the greatest time watching her. We were out there far longer than we should have been, but she was just having so much fun and was singing and talking to herself while getting soaking wet. Bryan told me that these were the times that you just have to let them play hard-soaking wet or not.
Yeah, this was the result a few times. Her boots (thanks Adam and Camille again-you can see we are getting VERY good use out of them) are a little big and therefore she isn't always too sturdy on her feet so she fell several times. She would then just wait there for us to help her because she didn't want to touch the water. It seemed to defeat the purpose, but as long as the water is just on the pants and not the hands I guess we are okay. She had so much fun and I actually made Bryan run back to our house to get the camera so we could take pictures and I would say they were well worth it. Great memories.

Things That Make Me Happy This Week

I've been thinking about a few things that make me happy/thankful this week and I thought I would share a few of them with you. It's been a stressful bit lately with fourth year and deciding where to rank residencies and sell the house and have another baby and getting my act together that I don't take enough time to appreciate the plentiful "little" blessings in my life that make things so great. So here we go.
1. The comeback of leggings. The 80's version of legging weren't all that great but I think that little girl leggings under dresses is the cutest thing and I can't get enough of it. You can't tell in this picture all that well, but Julia has leggings on and I thought they were so cute we couldn't leave without taking a picture. It's a good thing little girls have such tiny little rear ends.

2. The fact that Julia has so many cute little friends that she gets to play with. Sunday is one of her favorite days because she gets to see all these little people that she loves. There are so many I couldn't find pictures of but I want to just say thanks to Julia's little buddies for making her life so much more fun. She can't get enough of them and I can't get enough of them saying cute things to each other or giving each other hugs.



3. The fact that when I asked Bryan what he wanted for dinner today and I gave him two options, one being much more difficult than the other, he picked the easy one because it is genuinely his favorite.

4. That I am blessed with so many great friends here in Ohio. I have had to use many of them this week when our car broke down and I needed a ride to various places, when we wanted a last minute babysitter and I had no problem finding someone willing to help, when we needed friends to laugh with over dinner, when Julia was running all over someone's house and they just laughed about it instead of getting annoyed, when I saw countless friendly faces and hello's at church, when I get nice comments on my blog/or emails, when I get to hang out with friends even though the kids are running and screaming and the list goes on and on. We have so many good friends that are always there for us and I can't even begin to express my apprecation for them. Being far away from family can be a drag, but having so many good friends is the best.

5. Sunday naps. I just woke up from one and this was something I greatly missed with 1:00 church.

6. 9:00 church. Julia is happier and the day is longer to enjoy.

7. Connecting with old friends. I am far too addicted to blogging and facebook and such but I have found so many of my old friends that I would have never heard from and I love that. Just this week I found three girls I went to high school with that I haven't talked to in probably 5 years.

8. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I bought it this week and I can't get enough. That and I'm still on the grapefruit cottage cheese kick. I never thought eating could bring me so much satisfaction. I enjoy my meals a great deal.

9. Phone calls from my mom. She keeps me sane and often talks to me for 2 hours at a time. I feel really blessed to have such a great relationship with my mom-even though my brother's mock us for being so much alike and being capable of that much phone time. I always get to know what's going on at home and my mom is willing to listen to my exciting life which just includes alot of repeat stories of Julia, but she never acts like it bores her and that means alot to me.

10. That Julia is potty trained and I can now enjoy it instead of stress over it.

11. That I get to stay at home with Julia and she has become such great company. She keeps me so entertained. While I was cleaning out my closet this week she just hung out with me and pushed her stuffed animals around in the laundry basket, and begged me to turn the music on so we could dance while we cleaned. It made cleaning much more bearable.

12. That Bryan was willing to talk to Cinderella, Aurora and Jasmine on Julia's pretend cell phone and discuss things such as what color of dress or bows are our favorite. And that we get to go to Disney on Ice this week! I think I am more excited than Julia.

13. Pinkie Pie, Minty, Firecracker, Strawberry, Cupcake, Chocolate, Sweetheart and Flower. These are Julia's ponies and they keep her occupied for many minutes at a time. She takes them everywhere and when she has them they keep her very busy. I can take her to aerobics and she will sit in her stroller and play with ponies. The first thing in the morning she wants is her ponies. They fit perfectly into backpacks, purses, bowls, cups, cars anything a little two year old's imagination can come up with and I never get sick of listening to her play with them and I never get sick of how they occupy her time. They are seriously my best friends.

14. My piano. My mom gave me her old piano when I got married and I am very thankful that it helps me make a living that I really enjoy and that it fills my home with music. I am so glad to have it.

15. That Bryan took time to make me a candy gram for Valentines Day. He spent alot of time and effort coming up with clever ways to arrange the candy and it made me very happy.

16. That I finished reading the book club book early this month and I might get to squeeze in another book before I need to start the next one. I stayed up late last night and finished and I must say there are few things I enjoy more than being able to stay up later than Julia and Bryan and just read a book for a little while, even if it means I am much more tired the next day. It's a little bit of time for myself that I really like.

17. That the end of the week was much warmer than the beginning. I don't love Ohio winters but I do like that we are always given a few nice days mixed in with the really cold ones. I think it makes me appreciate spring so much more. I made Julia try on some of the new summer clothes I bought her. I am getting excited for the warmer weather.

18. That I get to have another little girl and have her and Julia wear matching outfits. For some reasons the prospect of my two girls in the same cute outfit with the same cute bows in their hair makes me very excited. Though, I did have a dream last night that I had a really ugly baby with long nasty red hair all over it's back and I kept forgetting to feed it. Do any of you have crazy pregnancy dreams? I seem to have them frequently.

19. That my bed is so inviting at night and I always get to have a full night's sleep. I know that will be coming to an end soon and so I am appreciating it all the more right now.

20. That I have such a great family. Not only my husband and daughter, but Bryan's parents and siblings and my parents and siblings. I am really blessed to be realted to such wonderful people and I always miss being closer to them.

Okay this went on much longer than I planned but by the time I got to fifteen I figured I may as well push it to twenty. I hope you all have a great week!

Valentines Fun!

Happy Valentine's Day! We got ambitious and actually made cookies. Julia sat on the counter and was very helpful. She was so excited I would let her be part of the action. We both had our aprons on her Dora apron was particularly fashionable, my Australi apron was also particularly fashionable except it was quite ill fitting with the bulge in my stomach.



Julia is showing off the heart cookie cutters. She wasn't very helpful with this part, so I eventually had to get her down so I could do it quickly. I'm just not that patient of a mother. Sugar cookies take long enough, so I let her do like two and then she was done. but in the meantime of being done, she was walking down the stairs and took a small tumble, so in this next picture you can see the beautiful goose egg that she got. She looks more affected in this picture than she really is. It really was nothing that two sugar cookies couldn't cure-without frosting. Julia doesn't like the frosting. Just the cookies and the sprinkles. Weird kid. Happy Valentines to everyone out there. We are so blessed with such great family and friends and we love you all!

On another note....

For Family Home Evening this week we learned about Nephi and made the little puppets that are in February's Friend. Julia's favorite song is Nephi's Courage. We thought it was cute so we videoed it and hope that you enjoy it as much as we do. I know Bryan is going to be excited about his singing voice being on display for all to see and I know I enjoy the fact that Julia isn't wearing any pants. Julia knows the song, but some of the words come out a little funny. It sounds a lot like, "I will go I ill ooooo the dings the lord mamanads." She also seems really distracted by the Nephi puppet while she is singing as well, but she loves it and I love that she loves it so I hope you love it too!

Birthday Time

I will have to admit I have been cursed at being terribly un-thoughtful (I'm not sure that's a word, but it is a word that describes me). I really like to blame my mom for this because she is really bad at sending cards, but I think that I have the power to break the cycle and therefore have only myself to blame. I tried really hard to get cards and get my act together and thus, I did not. So I want to tell my Sister's in law Happy Birthday and how much I love them. Jody's birthday was the 11th and Camille's is today and I hope that they had great days and that their birthdays are the best. I can't imagine more perfect fits for my brothers and they are so lucky to have such wonderful wives. You have been such welcome additions to our family. I hope you have great birthdays and Valentines as well because as we all know there is no way you are going to get a card. I struggle. We miss you and wish we could be there to celebrate! Love you!!
Oh, and the random picture is of Julia wishing you a happy birthday. I had her practice singing it today to you so I will call you and let you hear it for yourself. And good luck to Adam on his test! We are thinking about him!!

Love Birds

My sister in law Aimei Love Bird Tagged me. So here goes....

1. Where did you and your husband meet?

We were a set up (I know-apparently once in a million years they work out.) One of my very best friends Whitney was in love with Bryan's little brother James and since she is the best friend ever she set me up with Bryan. I couldn't thank her enough for introducing me to the love of my life. I know cheesy, but that's the kind of thing you're going to get with a "tag" like this. It was highly controversial because I was going to BYU and Bryan was at the U. Our first big fight (suprisingly not a question on this tag) was at a BYU Utah basketball game. We have since mended our ways and are now Buckeyes through and through.

2. What was the first thing you said to eachother?

Probably something smooth like, "Hey, nice to meet you." Since it was a set up, a large group date, and since Bryan is the funny guy he is, he didn't say much of anything to me the entire night. I remember at the end of the night wondering if we made eye contact more than once. Ah, setups are full of akward. Luckily he asked me out again and the second date was full of much more conversation.

3. What was your first date?

We went to the Haunted Forest and the Pizza Factory. Interestingly enough, my friend Whitney was really good at set-ups and had lined me up with Bryan's best friend from high school as well. So the night before my date with Bryan I went to BYU Homecoming with his best friend. So Bryan spent a large portion of the night worried someone from Spanish Fork was going to see us and leak it to his friend. I don't know why he was so worried becuase it's no like we were having lots of conversation or anything. Then at the haunted house it was so akward because I didn't know whether to grab his arm and pull the damsel in distress or lay back. I opted to grab his arm and I think I was irresistable to him from that point on. Who can resist a girl grabbing your arm in the haunted house, really?

4. Where was our first kiss?

It was at my rockin apartment at Campus Plaza (the most ghetto apartment in Provo.) I had wanted him to do it earlier (which for me is a shock because I was NOT a quick mover). We actually dated for two months before he kissed me. We watched a movie and when he left he gave me a little kiss. It was so sweet and Bryan always impressed me because he was always such a gentlemen and treated me with a great deal of respect.

5. Long or short courtship/engagement?

Long by BYU standards. We dated for a year and were engaged for six months. Bryan lived in Salt Lake and I in Provo and we were terrible nerds. We studied all week and saw eachother on the weekends. We would meet a the Cafe Rio in Draper once a week, because honestly how could we go that long without seeing eachother.

6. Where did you get engaged?

We got engaged on the Provo River Trail. My parents were in town and we had gotten the ring together the night before and I couldn't wait to wear it. So Bryan asked me dad and we ate at Cafe Rio (seems to be a trend) and we drove out and he asked me. I didn't know I would get emotional, but I cried. I think Bryan was suprised at that. Oddly enough when he gave me the ring, we lost the wedding band and had to get another one later on. I drove back and tried to find it but was unsuccessful. It was my fault. I was way too excited to get that diamond on my finger.

7. Where were you married?

Salt Lake Temple, March 21, 2003. The only way I can remember the year is because it's Ann Marie which rhymes with 2003. I know I should just remember, but I struggle. It will be five years this March and I must say I couldn't be happier. I am married to my best friend and I love him so much. (I already warned you about the cheesy)

8. Where did you go on your honeymoon?

We didn't. We had to go to school two days after our wedding. We did stay at Anniversary Inn which Bryan thought was a huge rip-off because of the weak breakfast, and at a B&B in Evanston which we loved because the breakfast was awesome. I think that Bryan bases his love of the places we stayed solely on the food we ate.

I tag all of you out there reading this. I would like to hear about you and your love bird. Happy Valentines!

Bryan and I don't make it to movies very often, or ever, so we like to rent from the library or Drug Mart occassionally. We always get Julia a movie to watch and put her up to the headphones so we can enjoy our movie uninterupted. Well the other day we rented Hairspray the musical and Julia soon discovered that the dancing and singing was far more exciting than Care Bears. Pretty soon she was up dancing and singing and begging us to jump up and dance with her. She really gets in to it. I know that you've seen a million videos of dancing kids, but I couldn't resist. This may come as a suprise, but there isn't too much Julia enjoys more than watching a video of herself, particularly dancing. We were going to show a video of me dancing, but we weren't sure how much you would enjoy a six month prego busting a move-so this will have to do.

The Stache Must Go!!

Now, I feel like I am a pretty easy going wife. I am not too uptight about when Bryan's hair gets too long, or if he feels the urge to wear a seriously to short t-shirt to go to basketball, but I must say that the mostache is where I draw the line. I know that all you ladies out there were already super jealous because of my sexy husband, but you are going to have to try and repress the urge now that he has this hot mostache. I told him I am cool with a goatee for a little while and I will even tolerate the occasional soul patch but I can't take the scruffy fur on the upper lip. Bryan was on a Radiology rotation this month and lets just say he and his friends had a little too much time on their hands. Luckily I did persuade him to shave it after just a few days, but we had to take a picture so we could remember that handsome look forever. So back off ladies, he's all mine!
Oooh baby-what a good looking guy!

Anyways, on other updates, I just had my twenty four week checkup yesterday. We are now certain that Julia is going to have a little sister, and I had already hit the Old Navy clearance and bought them matching outfits so I must say this came as good news. There's just something about the idea of my two little girls wearing the same cute shirt that gets me a little excited. I think Bryan thinks I'm a little crazy, but oh well. The baby looks great and is moving like crazy. She is already up in my ribs so I can be a little uncomfortable, but nothing too bad. My belly has really popped out these past few weeks so I am fighting the battle of what clothes still fit me. I have had two major cravings- grapefruit and cottage cheese. So weird. I don't know what my deal is but a grapefruit in the morning could not possibly taste as good as it does right now. I bought a huge bag thinking they would just go bad, and they are already gone. I could eat three a day, no joke. The other craving is cottage cheese. I eat it with crackers, fruit and I just can't get enough. You may be thinking this is a healthy choice but I don't waste my time on "light" or "fat free." I get the full fat and enjoy every bite of calories it gives me. So things are going well and we are getting excited to have another girl, and a little anxious. I can't believe how fast things have already gone and I am a little worried at how I am going to balance two kids, but I am getting more and more excited for the challenge. So just a little over three months and we'll be there!

Things Going On This Week

I signed Julia up for her first organized class. She is in Sporties for Shorties with her friend Hannah. They introduce a new sport each week and this first time it was track and field. They basically get out lots of sport equipment and let the kids go nuts. My favorite was the hurdles. they had these tiny little hurdles for the kids to jump over. Julia was really good at knocking them over. She could not jump over them for the life of her. Hannah was so concerned, she just followed Julia and picked up the hurdle as Julia plowed over them. Once again, I'm worried her athletic ability is being passed down from her mother. Though I must say she can huck the little balls they had pretty far.
This is what happens when we're bored. We see how much stuff we get put on. I think the fish sunglasses top of the outfit perfectly. I spent all day Saturday organizing her toys and catergorizing things. I have found that doing this has helped her discover things she hasn't played with in a very long time. I put all the dress up clothes (this is all we have, so there aren't too many) in a bag so she could keep them together. I went to clean them up and all we had were one shoe and one glove. As you can see my efforts have been wasted on a child that loves to drag things all over the house. I'm sure I'll find a shoe in the dryer or under the couch tomorrow. We took our first trip to Galaxy Game and Golf this last week. Julia loved it. It is just a big playground and it's nice because they let the adults go in there with them. Julia is really brave until she gets lost in some tunnel right at the top, then she kind of freaks out.
During our potty training we switched Julia to a big girl bed. She had been really good about staying in it and going to sleep but this week she has discovered the new found freedom that the big girl bed offers. As you can see she has created quite a collection for herself in the bed. Yesterday morning I found eight pull-ups in bed with her and during nap yesterday there were atleast ten books in bed with her. So today she was messing around running in her room and so after it got quiet I thought I would go and check on her. She was holding her book up and had fallen asleep. She tried so hard to stay awake and play, but the urge to sleep was too strong. The book had of course fallen on her face by the time I was able to get to the camera but she makes me laugh. I suppose that you become far too easily amused by things like this when you have kids.