Better late than never. Here are a few snapshots from our trip to Disney. We had so much fun. Gabby loved her first trip to the Magic Kingdom.

Ladybug had a rough morning

We had a tough morning getting dressed for school. She always tries to talk me into wearing her jammies to school and today she also tried talking me into wearing the cinderella dress. Once I convinced her to wear normal clothes, then the shoe battle began. She was insisting on flip flops. I explained it was too chilly & wet for her toes. She then thought about it and suggested wearing her ladybug boots (which are hand me downs from Hannah and about 2 sizes too big). She was freakin' out when I tried explaining the boots are too big. So, instead I let her put them on. First, she put on her cute ladybug tam, then slid her feet into the boots. She was super upset when she realized she couldn't walk too well in the big boots. Then we had a difficult time finding a pair of shoes that weren't too small (now that she has to wear socks.) I guess I need to do some shoe shopping today.

Cinderella??

Gabby wants to be Cinderella for Halloween. I thought I found the perfect dress on Ebay. I think it's a bit to small. She doesn't care - she LUVS it! I have to giggle every time I look at her. Jason thinks she looks like she should be waiting tables or dancing at Oktoberfest.

Vacation - Edisto Beach

Gabby & Jacob playing with the "buggy" board.

great napping on vacation

family photo on my birthday

boat ride - looking for alligators!

Morgan, Gabby & Jacob (front)
It's our first day back to reality after a week long stay in Edisto Beach with a bunch of the Stauber family (13 of us in total). We spent the entire week hanging out on the beach. It was so much fun to watch Gabby play with her cousins. She just adores her cousin Morgan (6). And currently has a love/hate relationship with Jacob (2). She also like to keep tabs on Faith (1). And didn't much like it when I gave attention to Liam (11 mo.) Tomorrow it's back to the grind - ick!

Big Day for Gabby (and Mom & Dad)

candy kisses

yummy

Morning at the beach on the last day of summer :(
Gabby wore big girl undies this evening and went pee in her potty for the first time. She was so proud! As a reward she got to enjoy a candy kiss. Then tonight she went to bed without a bottle - but of course there was a bit of a battle. Are we rounding the corner on both fronts?? We're hopeful.

Liberation

Gabby at home last week Friday. Was her first time in big girl undies and she was super excited. She danced around the living room for a good 15-minutes. Of course a few hours later the undies were wet, but she gave it a good try.

Monday at Home

It was chilly & gray today. It was impossible to convince Gabby to change out of her jammies. We spent the day reading books, snuggling, watching disney movies - her favorite these days is Beauty & the Beast. Mid-afternoon we snuggled into bed for a nice long nap. I finally conviced her to get dressed at 4:30. Just in time to get to the salon to get Gabby's hair trimmed. She was a very good girl at the salon. She got to watch a movie and received a balloon and a goodie bag. She's pretty excited about the Hershey's miniature and the pencil she received. We headed to the park for a bit of fresh air and then to Nana's for a quick dinner. Now we're home and back in jammies winding down for bedtime. All day we've been talking about giving up the bottle at bedtime, but we'll see what happens.