Seattle

We're home!

We just got back from one of Matt's best friends Ricky's wedding in Seattle.  We had the best time and I love love Seattle.  I know it is supposed to rain a lot there but of the 5 days we were there it only rained once {unfortunately on the day of the wedding} but the wedding was still gorgeous even though they had to move it indoors.  It was also our first vacation without Bailey..and even though it was nice to get to sleep in and hang out with actual adults I still missed her terribly.  We were supposed to come home yesterday and our flight got canceled due to the fact that our airplane I think had caught on fire on the way to the gate {so I guess I'm glad they didn't put us on it}..HOWEVER they put us up in the worst hotel I have ever seen or SMELLED...thanks American! We ended up walking down the road to a different hotel because it really was that bad.  We finally got home today and I couldn't wait to go and pick up Bailey!!!!  She was so excited to see us even though I know she had a great time with all of her grandparents!!!  {Thanks Mom and Biermanns!!}  

At the rehearsal luncheon

the space needle...I pictured it right in the middle of downtown...but not so much...

Matt and Ricky

Matt and I at the wedding

Seattle was so great...if you haven't been there before it was a great city with lots to do..I wish we would have had more time to spend there!!

Bailey's 2nd Birthday and House renovation

Wow it has been a long time since I have posted anything on the good old Daily Bailey.  Not really because I havent had anything to talk about because we really have been pretty busy.  Remember my red dining room that I talked about way back when?  Well that is still a work in progress.  I just finished recovering the chairs and am almost done painting the walls to {what I think} is the prettiest shade of blue ever.  We are currently in the process of getting crown molding put in our dining room and office so that has got the front of my house kind of torn up.  

Other than that Wednesday was little Ms. Baileys 2nd birthday!!  I took her to school for just a half day.  They had a big sign when she walked in the room saying "Happy Birthday Bailey!" which I thought was cute.  We brought cupcakes for all of the little kiddies in her class and I think they all enjoyed them:)  Then later in the day I took her for a haircut because she wanted to go.  I mentioned it and she kept telling me she wanted to go SO we went on her birthday.  And then we went to Toys R us with my mom and got her lots of presents that she picked out all by herself.  After that we went out for mexican food and then called it a night.  I think fun was had by all.

Bailey on her new Dora tricycle

Bailey in her Happy Birthday hat

I will post pictures once all of the stuff in my dining room is complete...maybe early next week hopefully:)

Trip to the Library

After many years of spending tons of money on books at Borders and Barnes and Noble, I rediscovered the library about a year ago.  I hate to say that I hadn't been to one since college but its the truth!  Even though I may not be able to get the exact book that I want at that moment, I always leave with at least 3 books and feel so great because they were FREE:)  And if I do keep them a little beyond the deadline the fee is nominal.  So, a couple of days ago I went to the library on a mission.  That mission was to get as many books on potty training as I possibly could.  And that I did.  I got books for Bailey like "Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot" and books to help me learn all the various methods, my personal favorite being, "Potty Training Sucks".  The following is an excerpt from "Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot":

Itsy-Bitsy Poo-Poo (nope Im not kidding)

(sing to the tune of "Itsy-Bitsy Spider")

An itsy-bitsy poo-poo

Was floating in the bowl.

I wiped my bum with paper 

And flushed it down the hole.

I washed my hands with soap,

Then I walked right out the door.

And I'll return again 

When I have to poop some more.

Yep, thats right, that was a song about poop.  And if you think thats bad you should see the video that I got for Bailey.  All of you that don't have kids yet, just wait:)........

Wish Bailey (and me) luck!!

First day of school!

Ok well its not exactly "school" but it is nursery school! As I have mentioned in the past Bailey started a new school this year and I was a little worried about if she would like it or not. Well she went today and she loved it! And to top it all off when we got home tonight the teachers had sent me pictures of her first day..

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Isn't that so neat!!? I loved getting to see what she did all day! And to see that she was happy:)

We're Back!

We are finally back from our vacation and I am happy to say that everyone had a great time!! We all survived the 12 hour car ride both ways...Bailey was SUCH a trooper...she hardly complained about being stuck in the car for so long at all. The house we stayed in was so nice and right across the street from the beach. I hate to say that we had a pool at our house and didn't use it once, but we went to the beach everyday it was sunny.

Bailey LOVED the beach and was loving the sand and making sand castles with her daddy. We also did lots of shopping. Destin has a great outlet mall and all sorts of other shopping...one of my favorite finds was a sweater I bought from the cutest shop right on the beach in Seaside just a block from our house. We also did tons of eating....I was definitely at the gym this morning trying to work off the key lime pie and pizza and donuts...if it was unhealthy you name it we had it! I also had BLUEBELL ice cream which was such a treat since they don't have it in St Louis and I have missed it ever since I moved away from Texas long long ago! We did learn a few things while on our trip. 1) We should stay in a hotel next time. While the house we stayed in was beautiful there were many things that I didnt love. Like when you stay at a hotel you just walk out to the beach and there are umbrellas and chairs already set up and waiters to bring you fruity drinks. We had to carry our big chairs and towels and everything to the beach which was not far at all from our house but it just wasnt convenient. Plus the house had 3 levels and it was just a lot of stairs. To top it off there were quite a few bugs in the house and on Friday Matt found a salamander on our bed. Needless to say we left a day early:) (There was also really terrible weather the last day so the salamander wasn't the only reason). Here are just a few of the bizillion pictures we took...hope everyone else had a great week too!

Ms. B

Bailey at the beach


This is what happens when your husband takes your daughter to build a bear...a dog named Ruff Ruff with a football uniform, helmet, cleats, and football:)

Bailey and Matt....Bailey just loves to pose!

Bailey and I in Watercolor..once again Bailey posing so great for the camera:)

Bailey looking at the camera..woo hoo!!!!!

On the way home with an icky storm in the background. Those of you who know me know that I was not very happy at this point of the trip....I do not heart scary storms. But of course I didn't show it because I don't want Bailey to be a scaredy cat like me!!!
It was such a great trip but I think we are all happy to be (in a salamander free) home!

Random Updates from the Biermann Household

-Our house smells awful. Matt bought cheap popcorn last night at Walgreens..you know the kind they have right their at the checkout while you are waiting in line that tempts you into buying it. We never ever eat popcorn so it was random..anyways..with 40 seconds left to go our microwave started smoking and I am not sure what was wrong with that bag of popcorn but it burnt to a crisp. And left the most lovely smell in our house as you can imagine. I've sprayed Oust and lit candles but the smell wont go away!

-Bailey has a new obsession. You know the return address labels you get as free gifts from your insurance agent, or when you donate to a cause?? Well she has been sticking them all over the place. On her toys, on us, on Fletcher, and anywhere else that she thinks needs a little sprucing up. Matt went to the gym last night and one of his friends informed him that he had one on the back of his shirt. Of course Fletcher has at least two or three stickers on him at all times..

-Every night when I put Bailey to bed we say our prayers. Lately when we finish our prayers she always says "Elmo!" and "Abby!" when we are finished just to let me know that I forgot to pray for her little sesame street friends:) So I keep forgetting to add them in just so I can hear her say it at the end because I think it is so funny. Of course then we go back and thank God for Elmo and Abby.:)

-My dining room is still torn apart...it is primed but not painted because I cannot decide on a color:(

-We leave for vacation soon!! Cant wait and hoping that the weather is good so I can finally get tan!

-When we get home Bailey starts her new school 2 days a week. She is going to a different school this year so hopefully she likes it!

And of course I can't do a post without a few pictures...

Fletcher playing dress up with Bailey..I know he looks like a willing participant doesnt he?

My peanut in her Dora PJ's

At the pool

Weekend.

Friday Bailey and I went out to Nan and Ken's house and my mom decided to take the day off of work and go with us. One thing I had never done before is take a drive all through my grandparents property. Well we did on Friday and it was lots of fun...even though I am not really an outdoorsy kind of girl (unless you count running at the park) it was interesting to see all the different things that they grow. Like...

CORN!

They made me get out of the car and stand by the corn because its like 8-10 feet tall..I was a little afraid they were making me get out because they were going to leave me ha ha. I would have freaked out...its a little creepy being lost in a corn field right?

Soybeans! Ok and I know I am going to sound like an idiot here but are soybeans edamame?? Matt says edamame are cooked soybeans...anyone know?

After our trip around the farm Bailey was exhausted but I still made her take pictures in front of the pretty lilies in my nans yard. Can you tell shes tired...poor baby is going to have circles under her eyes just like her mommy:)

On Saturday morning bright and early Matt had a football camp for 7 -10 year old kids. There were about 80 kids there so I had to go and help and make sure all of the kids were signed in, had paper work filled out, etc...Below is a picture of Bailey running around when the camp got started. She loves "football boys" as she calls them.
Later on that night we babysat our nieces Brooke and Ashleigh. Matt and I go to church on Saturday nights (because of football all day on Sunday) so we took Brooke and Ash with us. I was a little worried that they were not going to be happy about that but they went along without any complaints! How cute are these three in my backseat?

After church (they totally enjoyed the "kidz ministry" at our church and I was so glad) we went and got pizza and rented a movie. Before the movie of course we tore apart Baileys play room..

Ash

All of us in Baileys little play house

Bailey actually looking at the camera! Its a miracle!!

Poor Fletcher totally exhausted from all of the chaos..
Matt completely outnumbered by all of the ladies in the house..

It was a great weekend! I'm hoping to work on my dining room again tonight so hopefully I will have some "after" pictures within the week...but that's kind of pushing it.
Hope you all had a great weekend!