polishing my pearly whites

One might assume that because my papa & popi are both dentists, that this three year old would have had herself a tooth scrub by now... but that is hardly the case. We are in the office almost daily, but Monday was my first visit as a patient. Sweet Ms. Jackie has been offering for quite a while to polish my pearly whites, so we finally made an appointment with her. I was a wee bit nervous at first, but once she got started, I realized that it wasn't complete torture. The polishing paste tasted pretty good & the cat-eye glasses that I got to wear were pretty stylish, too. I got a grade of A+ on my brushing skills (aka: mommy passed the test) and Ms. Jackie gave me goodie bag and stickers. All in all... I think dentists & hygienists are pretty fantastic people, but I may be a little biased ;o)

she's finding her feet

Gee Wizzo... it seems like mom and dad have been filming uncontrollably over the last few weeks... trying to catch our Ardynn Jessee as she transitions herself from a super crawler to a two-footed pedestrian like the rest of the big people world. She certainly has not mastered walking yet, but the bean is starting to stand up against everything she can get her little hands on... even letting go for a few seconds at a time every once in a while. Just this week she has

learned to shuffle across the living room floor behind the walker (I suppose you might label it "walking with a lot of help"). It's exciting to see her giving it a big fat whole-hearted try, even if she's far from letting go of the walker. A few other new talents the bean has discovered lately: drinking from a straw, dumping the doggy's bowls, and clapping her hands in excitement.

I have included a couple of videos of her two-foot travels below. There is also a video of me standing on mommy's hands (one of my favorite show-off things to do these days) and a video of the bean and me rocking out to Justin Bieber. The others are not of really anything important... just us crazy peeps around the house. The photos are also random ones from the past couple of weeks. We have been all kinds of nutty busy, so I have not had a ton of time to spend on the computer... sorry peeps... I will attempt to be better ;o) Happy Tuesday!

yippie-ki-a!... my #3 birthday

mooooooo to you!I have been requesting a "cow party" for a couple of months now... and despite mom urging me to think of something a little more girly..... a cow party is JUST WHAT I GOT! She did manage to talk me into a "cowgirl" party & boy am I glad she did! Lots of my friends slipped into their little boots & rode right on over for a rootin' tootin' good time!

Mom certainly embraced the cow theme... you'll see just how crazy she went with the decor & themed munchies. There were moo-cow spots galore... cow balloons... cow cookies... cow cupcakes... cows ALL OVER OUR CASA!!! Add up a bunch of cows + girls in cowboy boots + a last minute addition of a bouncy house in

the back-yard (thanks to the not-so-wintry temps in West Texas).... and how could we not have a good time??!!

This cowgirl is to thankful for having so many good friends to share her third birthday. I got lots of great presents, but most of all... I had a great time hanging out with family & compadres! Many thanks to everyone for making birthday #3 so very special!

I won't go on & on about what all happened... I'll let the three-thousand photos tell the story.... enjoy! ha!