Time just flies!

We've had a very busy week, so I'm a little behind in posting. Sunday night started a week of Vacation Bible School and it tends to make the days hectic. Taylor had her 4 year old check-up on Monday as well and weighed in at 41 pounds and was 40.5 inches tall. We've started to transition to booster seats (safe ones!) now that she is over 40 pounds and Hannah will inherit the Britax seats when I get a chance to clean them up.

I have to note that Taylor got a shot and not only did she hold still, she watched the needle go in and she didn't even cry! Gigi gave her one piece of "green money" for being so brave and I have to admit that I was shocked (and so proud) of how well she did. Dr. G also suggested implementing a "stoplight system" at home for behavior, so Taylor and I have put some time in this week to create our stoplight and we're almost ready to start using it. I'm hopeful that this will make for a more peaceful house and much less "negotiating"...

I continue the hunt for an acceptable bottle this week. As I've mentioned before, Hannah is not a big fan of bottle feeding - she likes Mom best and is really determined to stick to that plan. We did find a bottle that she tolerated, but now we found out that it contains "BPA", which is the bad chemical in plastics. Since I don't want to knowingly subject her to something that will cause her harm, I'm trying to find a suitable alternative, which is proving harder than we thought. I've tried several brands with no success and have now ordered some online which I hope she'll take. In the meantime, she has decided to take up lots of "night nursing" to make up for the fact that she has gone on a milk-strike during the day. Did I mention that I'm completely exhausted?!

Finally, I'm posting this great comparison picture - this is Taylor on her 2nd, 3rd, and 4th birthdays - can you believe what a difference a year makes?! These kids just grow up too fast...

TIme sure does fly...

We had a nice vacation (though it always goes by so fast) and I've added some pictures from Taylor's birthday celebrations. She had her pool party here for friends, a cookout for her actual birthday at the beach, and a little cupcake party at school yesterday. There are also pictures from Wonderweek, which is like a mini -vacation bible school at church/daycare.

I worked 2 half-days from the beach while Hannah slept and Brad & Taylor went on the beach. Taylor now has an impressive tan (not fair) and looks like an official beach bum, while Mom is still as white as ever. I got to see the beach on Friday (the 4th), but didn't make it out Saturday since I ended up with a crazy form of pink-eye called EKC. Fortunately there is an emergency eye center in Myrtle Beach and they gave me some good drops, but I really looked rough for vacation! We all had a very nice time away and we're looking forward to another brief trip next weekend.

It has been a busy week this week - Brad has had to work late some, I've been on-call for work, and we had Taylor's party at school yesterday (then our small group meeting last night), so the week has flown by. I can't believe that tomorrow will be Friday, but we're looking forward to a quieter weekend - maybe we can spend some time at the pool! Enjoy the pictures and I hope to get some more soon, especially of Hannah, since she slept through all of the beach fun.

Beach bound...

This evening we'll be heading to the beach for some fun, sun, and relaxation (hopefully)! We started a trend a couple of years ago by vacationing over the extended 4th of july holiday and now Taylor expects to spend her birthdays at the beach. We're excited and all ready to get away for awhile - even though I will have to work some while I'm there. Since I was on maternity leave, I haven't built up quite enough vacation for a long time away.

I'm going to try and take lots of pictures and also work on loading pictures from Taylor's birthday party this past weekend - everyone had a great time and she got lots of wonderful gifts! I'll post soon :)