Things I want to remember.....

We've had lots of little firsts with Shelby lately that have just melted my heart. Moments where I have just wanted to freeze time or memories that I've wished I could bottle up. It's true what they say--with little ones the days are long, but the years are short. While there are sooo many moments where I want to pull my hair out throughout the day, these are the moments that I hope will stay with me forever:

Mommy painted Shelby's nails for the very first time! She loved it! :)

Admiring the pink :)  When we went to wash her hands before lunch this day,
she excitedly told me "Pink still there, Mommy!" And even a few days later,
she is still excited to see her nails are still pink after waking up from a nap, taking
a bath, etc. It's so sweet! I look forward to many more Mommy-daughter nail dates!

Shelby is very into saying "cheese!" for pictures now..this is
what her "cheese" face looks like! ;)  It's priceless!

While we were at Grammy & Grampy's house in December,
Shelby finally ate her first donut and LOVED it! (Every other time
we've tried to give her a donut, she's acted like we were torturing
her..ha!) When we told her it was time for lunch that afternoon, she
announced it was "donut time!" We had to break the news to her that
we couldn't eat donuts at every meal ;)

Shelby is starting to eat cereal out of a bowl by herself
and is very proud of herself for drinking the milk from the
bowl when she's finished. :)

Shelby's first CapriSun at a birthday party last month.

Playing "fort" with Daddy..pure joy! :)