Cookies In The Shopping Cart....

Lauren needed a little snack at CVS the other day while we were waiting for the pharmacy...so she enjoyed some animal cookies and waving to strangers!

Yum, yum!

Eating Bubbles.... Again....

I have talked to Lauren time and time again about eating bubbles in the bathtub...but I'm clearly not getting my message across!

Caught in the act...eating bubbles...again!

"But Mother...how can you be upset with me for eating bubbles when I look this cute?!"

Jealousy....

We watched our friends two children the other night and had a blast!  Lauren loved playing with Zach but was a little jealous that I was holding baby Brayden!  She kept coming up to me and wanting to hold him (like he was a babydoll) or climbing right up into my lap!

All of us watching TV...at first she was just sitting beside me...

Then she just kept moving closer and closer onto my lap!

Pictures Are Exhausting....

I bought a Groupon the other day for pictures at a studio in The Woodlands and we decided to use it last weekend!  If you've never used Groupon, you're missing out!!!  They have great deals for cheap!  Anyway, Lauren was TIRED after her quick photo session and slept like a little angel the entire way home!

Sleeping beauty!

Christmas Time Is Here....

We went to dinner with friends a few weekends ago and before heading into the resturant, we had to check out the Christmas tree they had out.  Isn't it cool!?  Lauren loved it!  I'm sure we'll be looking at Christmas lights a lot this year!

Daddy showing her the lights!

Daddy smiling for me...Lauren was too busy checking out the lights!

Ready For School In My Horse Dress....

Grammie Tammie and Big Pop found Lauren this ADORABLE dress!  Lauren loves it too!  She constantly says "nay, nay" when she wears it!  Too cute! 

And the boots just complete the outfit!

Night Night....

Lauren had some crazy hair the other night getting ready for bed!  She also decided that she could read her own bedtime story...

Craaaazy hair!

Reading a story by herself!

Reading her story to Monkey!

Playing In Daddy's Shoes, Again....

The girl loves her shoes!  This time I caught her playing with a pair of Payton's flip flops!

Leaving the closet with flip flops on!

Close-up!

She has pretty good balance for flip flops!

Wrong feet...

Very proud of herself!

Running For A Good Cause....

I ran my second 5K this year on November 6th and had so much fun!  This 5K was for a great cause--to raise money for the Walk By Faith, Addison Bender Foundation.  Our school had 4 people walk/run and we had a great time!

Ready for the big race!

I was sparkling!!!

Our little team before the race!

Elmo Enjoys A Banana....

This child is obsessed with a few things in life...

Elmo (her first love)

Monkey

Bananas

Pink cat ears

And this is when all of those things came together!

Yummy banana, Elmo?

"You sit here, Elmo!"

Lauren needed a bite too....

Cheese for the camera!

Keeping an eye on her friends while she enjoys some milk...

After Cute Ponies....

I had put the cutest pig tails in Lauren's hair the other day...just to have her rip them out minutes before we got to the store....ugh!

Cute little ponies...

And right before we got to the store...holding her hair clips...

Star Baby....

Lauren is a cute little star baby!

Getting ready to ride in her car!

Playing with her doll!

Saying cheese for me!

Playing In The Big Red Car....

Lauren wanted to play in her red car that her Auntie Autumn got her for her 1st Birthday the other day after school!  She was giving her Monkey and dolly rides in the car and was giggling like crazy!

Ready to roll! 

Monkey joined her...of course! 

Bye Mom!!! 

In and out, in and out! 

Driving the car! 

Resting after parking her car back in it's spot!

Welcome Fall....

Fall has FINALLY come to Houston and to Lauren's school as well!  It was a HOT, HOT, HOT summer and the first part of fall hasn't been much better!  Thank goodness for cooler temperatures and a smiling baby girl!

Lauren and Monkey headed to school!  I love her new "CHEESE" smile!

Posing in front of the new bulletin board at school!

There she is!!!  Lauren D!

Welcome Fall!  We missed you!

The Pumpkin Glow Stick....

My secret pal at school left me a special gift--just for Lauren!  It was a pumpkin glow stick for her to use while she went trick-or-treating!  Lauren loved it too!!!  I don't know if my secret pal reads my blog or not...but if you do...Thank you!!!

Dancing with Monkey before playing with the glow stick...

Smiling and waving the glow stick!

She loved that thing!

She was actually waving it in front of Monkey...maybe casting a spell on him?

Snow White At Church....

The kids at church were able to wear their Halloween costumes on Sunday!  Of course, Lauren is never one to hate dress-up, so she was all over this!  The biggest problem...which costume should she wear?!  We went with Snow White!

Posing before going to the Kids Zone!

Being shy?!  Not my child!

We went to lunch after church and Lauren was being silly while we waited for our food!

This tongue thing is new!  It was a "CHEESE" while sticking her tongue out at me...

She loves to color!

Check out those painted fingernails too!

A Book Before Bed....

I tried to read Lauren a story before bed the other night, but she would have nothing to do with it!  That's because my little 18-month-old can do it herself, didn't you know?! 

Reading about her favorite big red dog...Clifford

Check out that hair too...