Liane

Where does the time go? I look back at the pictures from when Liane was born and I almost forget that she was that little and helpless once. Liane has grown and changed so much since birth, but some things have remained the same as well... Since birth Liane is still...

*So alert! She has ALWAYS been very aware of what is going on around her and watches intensly.
*Not much of a napper :-( Over the years she has gotten better (she can now sleep up to 2 hours during nap time!! Woo Hoo!!)
*A picky eater... again, she is getting better, but eating is never like the main event of her day like it is for mommy :-)
*A snuggle-bug (which makes mommy happy!!)
*A LOVER of books and being read to!
*A fan of things happening on HER terms ( I dont blame her :-)
*An amazing mommy to her baby dolls!
*A mommys girl all the way!!


All about Liane...

*Great communicator!! Liane has been talking since before she turned 1 and hasnt stopped. She can speak in short sentences and we have never had a problem understanding her. It has been wonderful! Just today she said "One, two, buckle my shoe"

*Loves music, singing and dancing!! She requests songs she likes me to sing to her... some of her favorite songs are "Spider" (itsy bitsy), "Popcorn Popping", Bumble Bee" (im bringing home a baby bumble bee), "God" ( I am a child of God), "Temple" ( I love to see the temple), "ABC", and "Rock-a-bye" (rock a bye baby)

* She has to help with everything! Anything I do, she wants to do and she is great at it!! Mommys little helper she is!

*Has an AMAZING memory!! You tell her something one time or teach her the name of something or someone and she has got it for life! She knows the names of everyone in our family and can group them into the correct family, all of her friends names and their siblings names, and all of her favorite TV show characters. She remembers whos house is whos also (family and friends).

*Knows the colors blue, white, brown, green, orange, yellow, pink, purple. Knows the shapes circle, square, triangle, star, heart, moon (cresant).

*Loves burgers, pickles (and when she eats one she says "thats my girl" like I always say to her since I love pickles too!), fries, pretzles, chicken, bread, cheese, and chocolate (when she is cranky and I ask her, "Liane what do you need?" when all that I have suggested doesnt work, she responds with "I need chocolate"... ha ha ha... oh boy when she starts PMSing we are in trouble!!)

*Liane is a sweet girl... never has hurt anyone, yelled at any friends, or taken something out of a friends hand. She is content to play by herself or near other kids and does not react much when a child takes something away from her - even if she really wants it.

*LOVES to play with dolls!! She is an amazing "mom"! She holds them so tenderly and is so sweet with them. She loves to wrap them in a blanket, hold them tight and say "shh, shh, shh" as she rocks them. She can play forever with her babies by herself. She will make a wonderful big sister and mommy one day!

I love Liane with all my heart. She is truly a special girl and I am so blessed to be her mommy!! Im so grateful to be a stay at home mom, to spend all day with her, to teach her, snuggle with her, and just love her!! She is wonderful and I could not ask for a better daughter!! Happy Birthday to my "big girl!!"

Liane's Family Party

Liane had two birthday parties in one day!! She had a friend party in the morning and a family party in the afternoon (after NAP!!). She (and we all ) had a wonderful time in celebration of this beautiful, sweet, smart, funny, and good little girl!! She deserved to be spoiled!!

Liane's friend birthday party

Liane's friend party was in the morning. She loves the movie "Abby in Wonderland" (Alice in Wonderland Sesame Street style). We turned our backyard into "wonderland" and the kids had a blast playing games and enjoying a little "tea party" afterwards. The tea party consisted of Liane's favorite meal... burgers, fries and pickles... mini style. So cute!! And of course mini cupcakes!! It was wonderful to see how many friends came and showed their love and excitement for Liane's big day!! Thank you all!!

Lake Tahoe Vacation!!

We LOVE Lake Tahoe!! Tahoe was our family vacation spot as a kid growing up and its been a blessing to be able to make it our "Cano" family vacation spot now too! We spent our time at Zephyr Cove, Ski Run Marina, Camp Richardson, and Angora Lake. All of it beautiful, weather perfect and not crowded at all (go the end of August when everyone else is in school!!) Looking forward to going back again sometime soon.

Depeche Mode Concert

For Salomon's birthday back in April, I and my family got Salomon tickets to the Depeche Mode concert here in UT on August 25. Salomon had never been to any concert and out of his top 5 concerts he'd like to see in his life, Depeche Mode was one of them. I couldnt pass up the chance to take him! The concert came at a great time for us... we have been dealing with many of lifes stresses and getting out - just the two of us- to do something so out of the norm was perfect for us. We had a blast and watching Salomon totally enjoy seeing them in person was a great moment for me!!

Salomon's First Marathon

My husband ROCKS! He trained hard for his first marathon in Park City UT that was held the 22nd of August. One never does know how the first marathon is going to go (I mean it IS 26.2 miles!!), and with the altitude, the steady uphill climb for 8 miles, but maybe more importantly, the dehydration he experienced, he was not able to complete the full marathon, but did finish 16 of the toughest miles of his life! He is amazing and handled the disappointment very well! He is currently training for the Tri State Marathon in Mesquite NV this Nov. We are super excited for him!!