Dating? Nah… Just a social butterfly!

Lisa August 6, 2009 0Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Tonight I had another ‘date’.  Mommy remembers, and Daddy might remember meeting Mr. Mike and Ms. Betsy at my Princess Party.  Uncle Nick’s old hockey coach, his wife and one of their son’s Mr. Josh met us for a pizza party tonight.

I cannot tell you how many of Nana and Poppy’s friends have been making me feel like a QUEEN, not just a princess, a royal queen!   I get pampered and loved on, and let’s just say.. I am coated with kisses and hugs, most all the time.    Everyone will be glad to see both of you back home, sooner than later.  Seems all of the other countries have brought home their troops, let’s hope ours are not far behind!  (Can I get an “AMEN”!)  Then it will be you two, huggin’ and squeezin’ on me!  Woo Woo! ICAN’T WAIT….

The day was peaceful here at camp.   I played, and like I do everyday, I watched my Mom and Dad DVD – we look at the pictures of you and daddy every single day!  Later in the day I usually watch one of  my word DVD’s mommy and daddy sent me.   I practiced tummy time, and rolling over.  Mostly I laughed and talked.  I am really a talker… sometimes I talk so loud that I startle myself.  Crazy huh?

I am having family fun night tomorrow with Great Papa and GG-ma, otherwise known as our usual FRIDAYS ARE FUNDAYS!   So you see I am being immersed in family and friends, to be sure.   No real news from camp today.  Just seems I DO NOT NAP AT ALL, if I do sleep it is very brief, and I feel like I am missing out if I do sleep.    I also think I want to start running before I crawl.   I love standing up and am very strong.   If I don’t want to sit in my car seat you better STRAP ME IN SECURE, because I can wiggle and squirm my way right out of it.  I just arch my back and fuss, till I looks like I am making progress and then, the Nana police either take me out,  or strap me in… but really, it is not a favorite place to be.   I would MUCH RATHER be up and out moving about!

I hope you both know that I love you, and I will write after my Friday are Funday’s date with GG-ma and Great Papa.  Until then please remember I am today as always, your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

P.S. Nana is sorry there were only a few photos of me tonight, her computer is giving her a hard time…. sorry!

Making new friends!

Lisa August 5, 2009 1Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

Tonight was GOLDFISH MINI class!   This is Mattie, one of five of us in the class.  Nana tried to get a photo of all of us together tonight, but I CRIED!   I am thinking it was either that I don’t like sharing my MR NIKON photo ops, or maybe it is that I have not been sleeping well for about a week now, and was just plain exhausted.  I had fallen asleep in the car, and there was so much traffic on the way, that we were late!  I like doing things in GUILLIANNA TIME… for example, my breakfast, well this is not a quick thing, I like taking my time, and eating very, very slowly… I’m not one to be rushed… believe me… and if rushed well… all I can say is “tear!” OR TEARS! 

Mattie is one year old.   She has been a mini since four months old I believe so I could have her be my mentor.   She goes under water.  And she is nice!

Thank you very much to Mattie’s parents for letting my show off my new friend and classmate, and another MOST ADORABLE face on my website.   I don’t know if they read my love letters, but if so… thank you.  Maybe I can sneak a group photo in next week so you can see all of us… we are so cute in the water.   It really is fun… EXCEPT TODAY… I was the one crying.   And no they were not ‘happy tears’.  They were , “I was tardy to class, and tired” tears.  

I was just not myself at swim class which is sad since Great Aunt Pam and Cuz Brit came to see me.  THEY TOO FOUGHT CRAZY TRAFFIC AND CAME TO SEE ME BE A BIT FUSSY… oh and by the way, can I just say, it is really a good thing that I haven’t reached that I AM TOO COOL STAGE, you know that stage when you are embarrassed to be “different”.   Or embarrassed because you are the only MINI there with a Poppy, a Nana, and her BLACK BEAST of a camera. (WHICH IS GOING OFF A BAZILLION TIMES,LIKE SHE IS A PAPARAZZI),  Four Aunties, an Uncle, a Cuz and one Great Aunt… whilst every other MINI has their GMP(Goldfish Mini-Partner) and maybe one other parent there to watch.   I COME WITH AN ENTOURAGE….. and as I said, thankful I am not the easily embarrassed type.   All I am saying is, Goldfish mini school, at Camp Nana is like a spectator sport and I am the MVP….   THANKFULLY… I AM AT THE STAGE WHERE I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY ENTOURAGE, AND THE MORE FOLLOWERS…. TO TAKE CARE OF MY PRINCESS NEEDS, THE BETTER…. so thank you Aunties, Uncle, Great Aunt Pam, and cousin Brit… you know how to make me feel special.

Uncle Nick and I, doing the monkey, and then practicing floating on my back again…

Seems being TARDY (eh hem Nana? ) means I missed the COLLECTING OF THE FLOATING BALLS, my favorite part, but don’t worry I will be early next week and I will be chasing balls again!

I think I told you about how we spent the weekend reorganizing my Princess Playthings… and found that the former LIBRARY at Camp has become the perfect venue for my new Princess TOY ROOM.   Nana had the campers move out the big couch  that was in there, leaving the love seat.  Then we put all of  my ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY toys in the room.   The puppies however were not pleased with the renovated space….  Love Seat… Crowded Seat may be a better name…..  

We can call this photo, “Liking the love seat… NOT SO MUCH! ”  Here is Mr. Griff and Justice sitting cheek to cheek, and Miss Liberty… uh… no room… left out of the bonding moment.   But they are good about it, and seemingly understand a Princess truly needs space. 

So all in all, I had a good day.   I am missing you both very much, and hope you enjoyed the photos of me at the pool today!  Again Nana and Poppy really appreciate that Mattie’s mom and dad are so nice, as are all the other mommies and daddies in class.   Until tomorrow, I am as always your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter, and her new friend…

Guillianna!   (If I look puzzled it’s because, I know I have several toy cell phones, but how can Mattie call me if I don’t know my cell number? )

I am 8! Eight Months!

Lisa August 4, 2009 6Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

How are you doing?   I am awesome.  Incase you cannot tell by the photo’s today, or any other day for that matter.   I ham it up for the beast… and it is quite a routine now.   Even when I am fussy, the beast seems to bring out the best in me!

We stayed at camp, and played, and enjoyed my princess-versary.   Every month for the first year of my life, on the fourth, I have a princess-versary.  When I turn ONE, I will have my first Birthday, and then we will have birthday celebrations every year on December 4th.  A princess-versary is a day where I am really celebrating my mom and dad, and the fact that they gave me a great life and are working so hard at finishing their work in the land of sand just so they can return to me, and we can begin our dream all of us together.  So thank you mom and dad, know your princess is doing good, and looks forward to all the things we have heading our way.  Nana tells me about when I will ride on a school bus, and how the wheels on the bus go round and round… YES IT’S ANOTHER SONG….. and she tells me how we will go swimming together, and YES SHE KNOWS A TON OF SWIMMING SONGS TOO!   I think she has a song for every activity there ever was!  It’s okay… she grows on you… and I have just come to expect a song from her… OFTEN!

So not to bore you… but about this teething thing…  today I was TOTALLY CRACKING UP,  and remember when I said I just don’t get that whole crying cause your happy thing, well let me say, I was nearly crying I laughed so hard today… it even almost appears I am crying, but I assure you… it was major belly laughing.   I LAUGHED SO HARD THAT YOU CAN SEE MY TEETH!   Two of them… at the same time, can you believe it.  Here is a series of photos taken back to back… we were getting ready to go to the grocery store to pick up a few things… me in my car seat and Uncle Nick providing entertainment!

I start out …. just a regular laugh… and then Uncle Nick does the funniest thing… and before you know it… I forget about Mr. Nikon… and then next thing you know… I am laughin’ out of control.

Then bunny on my shoulder straps better look out… I have a secret weapon now… CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP… if I can stop laughing long enough.   Mentos Gum?  Really?   I don’t think so… I may have two teeth but come on…. Silly Nana, NO GUM FOR BABIES!   Oh, I see, if I shake it its like a rattle… COOL!  

I get it now…

THIS WENT ON AND ON… Happy baby… happy to go to the grocery and just plain happy to be 8 months old celebrating my PRINCESS-VERSARY WITH MY MOM AND DAD… even if long distance, these pics will make you feel like you can hear me laughing!

Anyway you get the picture now I am sure, cute teeth, laughing baby… good day!  Just lovin’ life!

Here I am doing the I HAVE TEETH victory dance/cheer!   Yes, Adorable.. and yes the beast captured more of my cuteness today!

Me showing off… and sharing with anyone who will listen… “hey … look what I have!”

Can you see my little no make that BIG personality shining through?

I am hanging out… lazin’ around…

Here I am on a stuffed animal that looks like a baby MR. GRIFF.

This version, does NOT shed,

does NOT drool,

and is quite a bit smaller…

Fun to play with, but not as fun as my real MR. GRIFF…

Who is my guardian St. Bernard… he loves me!

“Ha… it’s you wearing the pink today Ms. Penelope Puppy, and I have Princess Blue… to match my baby blues! ” 

I AM a squawker/talker… I talk and talk and talk, and have started this new thing that if someone walks out of the room, or away where I cannot see them, I CALL THEM BACK… LOUDLY!   Works like a charm!

Here I am telling my fellow campers how I like things, and all about my new teeth…. 

Well, this is how I hope you remember me in your dreams tonight, smiling, and happy.   I will definately write you tomorrow with the news of my GOLDFISH MINI class, and hopefully a new photo or two… until then, I am and always will be your Little Miss Adorable, your daughter,

Guillianna!

Kisses from Michigan!

Lisa August 3, 2009 2Comments

Dear Mom and Dad,

How are you doing?   Good I hope.   I am sending you hugs and kisses all the time… hope you feel the love!

Today, we had an early morning… and yes … a very UP AND DOWN night.   Nana, Poppy and I are having some getting reaquainted time during the nights lately.   Slept a bit in my car seat, a bit in my swing, a bit in my crib, a bit in Nana’s arms, and the key word here… A BIT.  AN ITTY BITTY BIT… then, during the day today, I slept on and off again, but more ‘on’ than usual.   Thinking I have my days and nights a bit backwards.  Nana says, it’s cool though… she is up anyway transcribing my love letters and other camp stuff… so she doesn’t mind an itty bitty bit of company… and just like my ‘princess presents’, that only she says smell like roses…

(eh, just a note to self … I am noticing that the other campers here won’t hang with me if I have any ‘rose smelling’ princess presents!)  Go figure!  Nana says it’s their loss.   Speaking of  roses though, these are flowers Nana got for her birthday and she also recieved some really awesome cards from the campers here and other friends and family.   Cards that made her laugh (hoops and yoyo a fav!)… and some that made her cry (eh hem…”in a good way” WHAT EVER THAT MEANS… I mean really, how does one cry in a good way?  When I cry, it is not ’cause I am happy, trust me, and when exactly do you begin to cry because you are happy?   I mean are there two year olds crying ‘tears of joy’ somewhere?   I know it’s a silly question, but I ONLY CRY WHEN I AM MAD, OR WANT SOMETHING, OR SCARED, never if I am Happy do you see me cry, and if I did cry when happy, then, I would cry all of the time?   It’s just a baby thing I guess, pondering the bigger questions of life… but really mom and dad, I think I will stick trying to smile when I am happy.  It is far less confusing that way.  So here are some photos of me, and I am smiling.. and happy … go figure…

 I smile when outside, I think we have established that on many occassions…

I smile when I get a hold of the lens cap to the BLACK BEAST that is always in my face!   Nibble nibble nibble… I say…

Today I had an arguement with Mr. Peanut… (my elephant)   Here I am giving him a good talking to…

And it escalated..

But with a little reason Mr. Peanut saw things my way!

Who’s the boss now… Mr. Peanut, huh?  

Today was the last day before my 8TH PRINCESS-VERSARY.   Really I dont feel a day over 7 months old though… and I feel as adorable as when I was but a ‘wee baby’.   I am now eating about three daily meals consisting of  two cereal and one fruit each day.   I am still in mad passionate love with the ‘bob’ and it’s cool since, the whole teeth thing is only just beginning.   I’ll cut back when I can masticate some real food.   HOLD THE PHONE… MORE TEETH… YIKES!

Well after a long day of playing hard, I sat in the setting sun and thought of the two of you…

I always am reminded by Nana that as the sun is leaving us, it is on it’s way to you… so we blow kisses to it, and figure the sun will shine down on you and deliver them and you will be “sunkissed” by ME YOUR LITTLE GUGU BEE!  Until tomorrow Mom and Dad, I hope today’s photos, made you smile…(NONE OF THAT HAPPY CRYING STUFF… way too confusing for me!) and remember as always, I am your Little Miss Adorable , your daughter,

Guillianna!

P.S.

Remember when I told you how all the friends and family here in the states, are taking care of your Little Miss, well, not only are Mimi’s and GG-ma’s following me ON my site everyday (kisses to you  all and thank you for hanging with me at camp both on line and when possible, in person) .. but so are Aunties, cousins and literally thousands of people I don’t even know world wide… and I REALLY APPRECIATE IT considering Nana, well she is an amatuer at this stuff and yes we can say it… she has all kinds of craziness in that head of hers… but she just wants mommy and daddy to smile, and not miss a day of seeing ME.   We know how I am all too often making so much out of something silly or small, but I am helping make the days a little nicer, and a little lighter for my mom and dad.  I am always going to be their little spirit stick and will always try to help them to forget about the miles between us, or all the sand, just for a bit, and help them enjoy green grass, and my little “buns” sitting on it, in a safe place.   Speaking of being a SPIRIT STICK, what I was wanting to say –  is that today I got a present in the regular mail from my Cuz Nanc,  your second cuz, and technically my third cousinc- CRAZY!  Take a look Mom and Dad… not only do I have a jersey for hockey season… Nanc took the time to send me the best accessory to my Wing NUT outfit, I now have a complete ENSEMBLE, personally I think this may be what was missing and why we didn’t bring home the Stanley cup… (just wait, I am ready now!)

Thank you so much Cousin Nanc… I am hooked up and gonna be on the Red Wing Wagon again soon.   My Mommy and Daddy thank you too for keeping  me and my parents in your heart and on your mind and we all appreciate that while they are away working in the land of sand, family and friends here are all hoping for them to come home safe and come home SOON.