We are the Millers

I recently took Ashlyn to a Frozen party that a (somewhat) local salon was hosting.  By somewhat I mean about an hour away from where we live.  It's a salon that caters to kids only.  They do cute little pamper packages for kids and host birthday parties. They are cashing in on the Frozen obsession because they host these two hour Frozen parties for little girls of all ages.  My friend Monika and I took our girls because, well, they love Frozen.  And because we wanted to see them get their hair, makeup and nails done.  These girls don't sit still for us to do these things, why on earth would they sit still for someone else? There were a TON of little girls of all ages in this salon.  The place was packed.  Almost all of the girls were dressed in some kind of Frozen ensemble.  Ashlyn and Maya had matching Frozen tshirts.  Of course there were also a ton of Moms trying to take pictures of every second of this adventure.  These women were nuts.  We wanted pictures too but we

The basics? Diapers - Size 3 or 4 but using cloth more and more Clothing - 12-18 month Food - Everything and anything!  Eating more regular foods every day. Sleeping - Through the night! Teeth - Ten chompers with two more coming Words - ba ba, da da, ma ma Favorite toy - Activity cube, anything he's not supposed to play with Not much has changed with this little guy.  He's still wearing 12-18 month clothing.  He's still wearing size 4 diapers, although I did have to drop him to size 3 for a while because he was losing some weight.  He was having terrible diarrhea so I took away all adult foods for a while to see what his problem was. We still aren't sure what is going on with him.  I stopped all dairy because I thought that was the problem but that's not it.  I'm thinking now that it's either just teething or the spices I'm cooking with are causing him problems.  He's definitely gaining weight again and is back in size 4 diapers when I us

Let's ignore the fact that I haven't blogged in like three weeks and get right to it.   Ashlyn had her 2.5 year checkup back in June and since I haven't posted an update on her since her 2 year check up, I figured it was time. Doctor's Stats: Weight:  30lbs (75th %) Height:  37.5 inches (85th %) Head: 20 inches (97th % - still on the charts!) The basics? Diapers - zero diapers Clothing - 3T or 4T tops and 2T or 3T bottoms Food - mac and cheese, broccoli, carrots, grilled cheese, fruit Sleeping - Sleeping 9-11 hours each night Daycare - NO MORE! Teeth - All but her last two molars which seem like they have been cutting forever Words - She speaks in complete sentences Favorite cartoons - Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Rescue Bots, My Little Pony Favorite toy - Her kitchen, klip klop princess castle, Little People farm, artist easel Let me tell you about this sassy little 2 1/2 year old. She's the most social two year old I know.  She talks t