God Bless Sienna

Two weeks ago my Mom surprised us with a visit. 

Just in time to see Sienna get baptized, I was so nervous about the whole thing being that I waited kind of long to do it, I thought Sienna would have been difficult (I even warned the Priest) The whole way to the church I kept explaining it to her telling her that a nice man is going to put water on her...she listened inquisitively.

I walked into the church with a 'lets get this over with' mind - thinking I was about to be embarrassed with Sienna telling the Priest to away and not let him come near her.

NOPE!

My child put on a comedy skit for everyone. We all couldn't stop laughing at what she was saying, the priest even took a moment to stop and announce it to everyone in the church.

So most of it was in Polish, except for one part so Danny would understand. This specific part the parents had to answer with "I do" after each phrase, so after maybe the 3rd one Sienna starts answering with us...it was hilarious & I really wish I had it on video.

Then came the part with water on her head & oil on her forehead. I thought she would freak out...but she loved it...wiped her eyes and asked for the priest to do it again. We were all cracking up (picture below) So the priest did it again upon her request.

During mass she enjoyed the singing, after each song would end she would loudly say "all done! again?" I think she liked it because it was in Polish & it was new to her.

My oldest sister is her Godmother 

Danny's best friend from home is her Godfather

God Bless my little firecracker

Apple picking!

A month ago if you told me there was apple picking in Arizona I would have looked at you like you were crazy. Apples in the desert? no way.

Every  Fall since hubs & I met, we would go apple picking upstate NY...it was our little tradition, well maybe its every New Yorkers tradition- but anyway, I was always thinking how much I missed that here! So hubs turned to handy dandy Google & found us a place to go here in AZ! 

throwback - 2008

Sienna really enjoyed it! The girl must have eaten about 5 apples...those are gonna be some fun diapers to change tomorrow ha! 

Chowing down apples like its her job

Aviators for the win

Running through the orchards 

I bite your apple, you bite mine

"but Dadddyyyy....."

we're back from Hawaii!

 Though it was little harder this time around with a toddler- Hawaii was every bit of paradise we remembered it to be.

We swam, hiked, ate more fish in a week than we do in a year,  met up with an IG mama friend who is lucky enough to call Hawaii her home and just hung out at the beach every day

Sienna had her first dip in the Pacific ocean. She was loving every second of the waves she thought were chasing her. One night she woke up at 3:30 AM...got off the bed...grabbed her beach bucket and started yelling "ocean!" we woke up laughing our butts off.  Funny because at first she was terrified of the ocean and didn't want to come near it. The time difference was a bit of a bummer...came early evening and she was ready to go to sleep since it was her bedtime AZ time.

 

Parents, be careful

Yesterday evening, we went out to dinner with friends who have a girl close to Sienna's age. The girls were hyper during dinner so we decided to go to a nearby park to let them play. They were giggling chasing each other and having a blast...naturally.

Sienna recently learned to go down the slide on her own so she was all about it. Our friends daughter wanted to go down a big slide, so her father took her in his lap and went down with her - seconds later she was creaming. We thought she banged her foot but after crying for 20 mins...something was really wrong...so they rushed her to urgent care where an x- ray confirmed she broke her tibia.

Now- this is the second friends child that this happened to this summer so I really feel the need to warn everyone about this hazard. Apparently this is pretty common and the number one reason for playground injury

what happens is...the childs shoe can get stuck on the slide for a second, combined with  the force and speed of the traveling adult putting pressure on the child's leg can result in a 'spiral fracture' as they call it. 

 I would have never even thought of that, but it could happen to anyone! It was nobody's fault...just an accident. Our heart broke for that poor babe,  I can't imagine how much that had to hurt. So PLEASE parents, its safer for your toddlers to go down an age appropriate slide on their own.

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classic example

You know how that old saying goes, "kids have more fun with the box than the present"? Well. Here is a classic example of a kiddo at play....in a room full of beautiful toys and dozens of colorful books, this little turkey prefers a shoe box. On her head, no less....and a jump rope for a necklace.

I love the adorable reminders that sweet Sienna gives us daily about the beauty of finding joy in the simple things.  

Cheers to wearing shoe boxes on our heads and enjoying life's small pleasures!

17 months

My little lady, 

you are 17 months old today

(written 8/13/13)

 It hasn't been the easiest month, you are really testing your limits lately. You do things you know you're not suppose to and look at me with a smirk...things like jumping on the couch, your favorite thing to do lately. Thanks for the Christmas gift idea: a mini trampoline

You drive me bananas with this, especially because your little BFF Paisley just broke her leg. Accidents happen and sometimes you cant avoid them but geeze that has made me so much more paranoid about everything you do and climb on to lately.

Its hard to get mad at this face

Still a picky eater,

 honestly - this has been my biggest parenting frustration. Everyone always says "they'll eat when they're hungry" nope, not this girl. Its a legit celebration in this house when you eat decent..which is quite rare. I just tell myself that this too shall pass, just like everything else I guess.

Smoothies or "pooodies" as your like to call them - are our saving grace around here,

 the only way you eat your veggies

You love the nursery rhyme " The wheels on the bus" Sometimes when you're screaming your head off in the car... I sing it over and over again to keep you quiet. You get super excited when you see a "bashh" (bus)

The other day you pointed to my stomach and said "baby" it was kind of strange & cute at the same time. no I'm not pregnant....yet ;)

You've been going on the potty more and more,

 the mini ice cream cone is your reward

you love your little baby friends and you've gotten good at sharing your toys except your baby....that remains off limits!

Your big cousin Sofia "shshia" as you say, is your idol... you do everything she does and even ate something you don't usually eat just because she was. 

  

still rocking a baby mullet, though its slowly getting longer

you said your biggest sentence the other day " what did you do baby?" probably because we ask you that atleast 10 times a day when you're getting into things you're not suppose to. You know say many Polish words...I try to teach you things in both English and Polish. Sometimes when we ask you what something is you'll say the Polish name for it and sometimes English.

you started going to dance class this month - you LOVE it!

I love seeing you in that big puffy tutu...last week, you cried when we had to take it off knowing the class was over.

Funny ways you say some things

soup - poop

soap - pope

potty- pobbie

big girl - bee go

pineapple - apple papple

smoothie - pooodie

dabi- any kind of berry

car - kai

cup - bab

sun - nan

Sienna - Nenna

Hawaii - Hawawie

Meet Mr. Leif

Dear Husband,

 here are some things I want to remember

1. You're so darn neat and organized that you almost make me look bad...my dresser looks like a tornado compared to yours.

2. You request that Sienna does not part take in cheerleading or softball, but perhaps golf or soccer. We shall see.

3. Your anal about toothpaste globs in the sink - thank goodness we each have our own, though I prefer your side - you always shoo me away to mine...its kind of entertaining to mess with you in that department :) 

4. Dust bunnies and clumps of hair gross you out. I think its hysterical and cant help but tease you with it

5. Your eyes are the craziest color...greenest of green with yellow specs

6. You refuse to cook unless the kitchen is spotless....why, I ask myself? It's only going to get dirty again.

7. You claim that you're growing whenever your legs hurt....keep dreaming buddy

8. You wont watch a movie unless its dark out

9. You would be more than thrilled about having more daughters....you're not obsessed with having a son like most guys

10. The first thing you notice about people is their teeth

11. You hate when I put dishes on the left side of the sink, you'd prefer no dishes at all....a clean kitchen keeps your sanity for whatever reason.

12. You're extroverted, always getting into random conversations with everyone and anyone around...most often at Target when you're bored waiting on me

13. You can never find things....even when they're in front of your face. You'll call me over to help you find something thats staring right at you.

14. You used to HATE beer until had you try his Polish beers

15. You don't like eating leftovers....and I hate wasting food