We have been so busy I forgot to mention that we are done with the pacifier! This is such a milestone for us. She only had it at bedtime since she was 18 months old. There are a lot of ways parents go about getting rid of the paci, we went with the cut away approach. It took about a month & a half because I didn't want to mess with Leah's comfort while she was adjusting to the new daycare. Every week or so we would cut a sliver of the paci away, Leah told us her paci was broken. Then, she stopped looking for it in her crib when she went to bed. So that was that.

Joe and I have been very impressed with our gardening skills. Most of our vegetables have survived. The past few weeks we noticed something was eating our tomato plants. Saturday we found the culprit. It is HUGE! The picture doesn't do him justice.

Last weekend we went up to Chicago to see Crissie & her family. The girls had a lot of fun together. They are so funny when they get together - so talkative!

I made a cake this weekend & had left over batter, so I made some cupcakes.

A few funnies

Joe has been teaching Leah that she is our daughter. The other night she pointed to herself & said daughter, pointed to me & said mommy. When I asked her who Joe was she said, "That's my honey." Does she have him wrapped around her finger or what?

On our way back from Chicago last weekend she kept asking where Crissie, Steve & the girls were. Finally, she said "I want to go to Chicago, too!"

Again, on the way back from Chicago we put some crackers & M&Ms in her snack trap. We don't give Leah much candy so she was really excited. "A green one! A yellow one!" With a mouth full of crackers & chocolate, she insistently asked, "What are these?!?" until we told her what they were called.