good lord i'm a horrible blogger

I guess with the more Mary Beth grows up, the less time I have to blog about her! So let's catch up... back in February we got rid of the front edge of the crib and converted to a toddler bed. My nights have never been the same, as whenever she wakes up in the middle of the night, she proceeds to cry and run to our room. And now she wants to be rocked ALL the time. ??? Hopefully this will end soon because Mama needs her sleep!

And she's getting cuter than ever. Enjoy some pictures to catch up!!

 Daddy time!!

 Rockstar...

 My favorite auntie and me...

 What?

Throw baby in the water time...

 At the zoo with a bunch of animals!

Next I'll post some photos from her two birthday celebrations. That's right. Two celebrations for two years!

happy redhead day!!!

Apparently it's also called St. Patrick's Day. But here at the Francisco household, it's Mary Beth day! Special thanks to Nana for the shamrock shirt - it was a big hit!

at the park with uncle rob!

I think the only thing that could have made the park more fun for Mary Beth was going to it with Uncle Rob. She had a blast!

dancin queen

Seriously, the girl's got mad skills. You MUST watch this video of her dancing to the end of her video before bed...

sleeping beauty

Yes, I'm horrible and haven't posted in a long, long time. So I've just downloaded a TON of photos from my phone and will try to post them for everyone. First up, a collection of our lovely little one in her quietest time: sleep. I LOVE taking pictures of her sleeping. Especially when she's snuggling up to her "Tugga."

mary beth's park

Well, she thinks it belongs to her, at least. Last Saturday we spent over an hour there. So Sunday Bob and I took her back. It was starting to get cold, so we didn't stay as long - but she couldn't get enough of the slides and swing! Little did we know she'd be park-less for a while. It's 14 degrees here right now! Gees! Anyway, enjoy these gems!

from texas to arizona...

I'd love to have a theme for this post -- but really it's just that I'm cleaning up my camera. And Bob is in Arizona and asked me to send him "lots of photos of my baby girl." Awwww. And poor Bob is under the weather so he could use some smiles! Enjoy!

 Mary Beth got some new, sparkly kicks. We matched last week,
though hers are obviously way cooler.

Grandma would be proud that she pulls Tigger down
and sleeps with him!!

  She's got mad dancing skills. Especially to Elmo videos.

And Momma can make pigtails!

Again, Grandma would be so proud!

leaf stomping

A great thing about the house: tons of trees.

A bad thing about the house during the Fall:  tons and tons and tons and tons of leaves.

This video is obviously from a month or two ago - when it wasn't 25 degrees outside. But who can resist a munchkin in a trashcan jumping on leaves? That's what I thought. Enjoy.

swinger

Mary Beth LOVES the park. Loves the swing and loves the slide. And she's quite nimble on the swing. In the video below, she proved how much she digs her shoes, and how she belongs in the circus. Yes Rob, I said it.

seriously?

Could she be any cuter???

photo-taking fiend

I've been wanting a new camera - a GOOD camera - for a while now. And my digital camera decided that it randomly only wants to shoot in video sometimes. Cue a fantastic present for the holidays and I've got a mack-daddy new camera. Still learning how to use it, but in the meantime I took some test photos with the world's best subject. The pictures don't seem to look as crisp on the blog here, but on the computer they're just striking! Of course any picture of little Mary Beth is the best!

for kim, rob and my texas peeps...

I taught her something during the baseball playoffs, but it fits with her shirt as well...