Our little ladybug

A little sneak peak for Halloween....

Over the past couple weeks, just about everyday, Sarah requests to put on her ladybug custom Gramma Sue got for her. She runs in her closets and starts tugging on the custom and making her little ladybug noise. We can finally wear it out in public this week! She wore it Wednesday night to Pasta Night and handed out candy from her little black cat personalized bag to EVERYONE:-) She did a great job going around to our family and our favorite staff and then to other tables around the dining room. On Friday, we went to Daddy's office to give out some Halloween cookies. They liked seeing her. They tried to get a good photo of Sarah put she is just too quick. We have been trying very, very hard for Gramma Sue to get a good photo but Sarah buzzes around in her custom. Here are a few attempts in Sarah's 19 month album.

Tomorrow afternoon, we have a Halloween playdate with afternoon snacks. Should be lots of fun!

Finally Some New Photos & Videos

This time my excuse for not writing and updating photos/video is that our camera was M.I.A.. We found the camera and tried to capture our beautiful little girl in action. It is getting harder and harder to get good photos since she is so active (as you can see in the 2 videos in the 19 month album, Sarah Margaret RUNS from one thing to the next).

New Photos & Video

Sarah's schedule has changed over the past couple weeks. She is down to one good afternoon nap (usually a good 2-3 hour nap). She wakes up in the morning when she hears Daddy in the shower. We hear the cutest "dada, dada" coming from her room in the morning when Andy runs the water and turns the light on in the bathroom. She come in our room for a little bit but then loves going down with Andy to make coffee and eat her banana while Daddy gets the coffee ready. She wakes up ready to go. She loves the park and can do the slide (her favorite) all by herself. She also likes to point out the holes in the mulch that most likely she says a doggy dug. She loves looking through her Bible at bedtime (especially the story about baby Esau & baby Jacob). You can't say bathtime unless it is time to give her a bath. Sarah has loved having Chloe the dog as a playmate. She'll throw the ball or Chloe and enjoys running around the backyard with Chloe. Inside, she'll set toys by Chloe to play with. She also enjoys putting Chloe's leash on and feeding the dog.

Baby Tresize #2 is doing well now at 14 weeks and through his/her first trimester.

New Photos

Finally able to post some new photos and videos. Click here to view.

Sarah Margaret did great at her holiday photo shoot at Janie & Jack. She looked beautiful in her holiday dress and patent leather shoes with white tights. The photos won't be ready for 6 weeks. She was a little distracted by the clothes all around her and really wanted to look through the clothes while we were there. She loves trying on Mommy & Daddy's shoes at home; her favorite are my Uggs. She learns new words everyday. Thanks to Bon Papa's iPhone, she loves saying oh man!. She also learned from Super Readers the word oven and hot. She does a great job saying the oven is hot as is Daddy's coffee. It was a beautiful morning at the park. Sarah does well going down the little slides all by herself. Such a big girl!

For little baby tresize #2, I go to the doctor this week!

Happy Fall!

Aunt Carol took the above photo of Sarah with Raggedy Andy.

It is hard to believe that fall is here! Little Baby Twiggy is 11 weeks and I'm feeling much better; back to working out and cooking.

We had a wonderful visit with Aunt Carol and Beth. We got to share a few meals together and do some fall & holiday dress shopping for Sarah at Janie & Jack. Beth got Sarah a beautiful straw hat and summer dress for Mackinac. The best part was that they surprised me with a matching dress for a baby (if the baby is a girl). Just want to be prepared.

I have some cute videos of Sarah to post but need to go to Glamma's to upload them.

Today at the park, Sarah climbed the steps and went down the little slide all by herself (I was close by just in case:-)) She did it about a hundred times.

BIG NEWS!

I know that it has been some time since my last post but I have a very good excuse:-) We found out a few weeks ago that Sarah is going to be a big sister! I'm due April 17th.

Click here for new 17 month photos & video.

Last week, I definitely felt pregnant with some tiredness. It also happened to be the week that the little peanut decided that one morning nap would do so I couldn't lay down in the afternoons.

We had lots of fun telling the family. We were up in Toledo two weeks ago and had Sarah put on a shirt that said big sister. The video of Grama Sue finding out is priceless! Sarah already has her Halloween costume thanks to Grama Sue. She is going to be a ladybug. It is so hard to get a good photo of her in it because she buzzes right along and doesn't stop to pose.

We're amazed at Sarah's language developing each day. Some new favorites are oh-no (when she drops something or something spills) and nana for Glamma. The pool is still one of her favorite activities and we're trying to go as much as possible before the pool closes labor day weekend.

I'll keep everyone posted when we update our blog address.

Pigtails and Naps!

Sarah's hair is finally long enough to do a ponytail or pigtails. She will actually keep the rubber bands in (unlike the bows that I try to get her to wear).

She also has been taking little catnaps on the way home from Glamma's & Bon Papa's after a busy day. She'll fall asleep in the car and then I will hold her until she wakes up. I love cuddling with her because she is usually too busy to cuddle with Mama or Daddy.

During her afternoon naps, she has recently tried everything to delay going down. She will need a diaper change, then wants to read a book and then must have a drink of water. So this means her afternoon nap now is a little later. Each day is completely different than the day before.

We had a very nice dinner tonight at Hollyhock Hill (one of Sarah's favorite places to eat) with GG & GG Pop. Sarah ate so much tonight--cottage cheese (with her own spoon), beets, crackers, green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and of course chicken. She was too busy to make it to ice cream since she needed to check out the fountains and got a kick out of throwing pennies in the fountain.

I came across a couple neat websites:
http://www.houzz.com/ (great for home ideas)

http://www.paperspring.com/ (fun stationery and cards)

Mackinac Island Newspaper

I forgot to put the link to the article in which our family appeared in the Town Crier. We were shocked to get such a large photo and so much about our family!! Thank you Mrs. Doud.

We're on page 17.
Click here to read the our story.

Here is the text from the article:
Happy birthday to Aaron
Cislak, who celebrated his second
birthday on Mackinac Island
Wednesday, July 7. Aaron is the
nephew of Mary Cislak Tresize
of Indianapolis, Indiana, whose
family has been spending a week
in the summer on Mackinac
Island since 1985. This Fourth of
July, Mary and her husband,
Andy, along with their 15-
month-old daughter, Sarah
Margaret, joined her parents,
Gregory and Catherine Cislak,
and her brother, Cliff, his wife,
Anna, and their son, Aaron, of
Washington, D.C., on the Island.
They spend half their time at
Hotel Iroquois and the other half
at Grand Hotel. Mary’s aunt and
uncle, Jody and Dick Wert, also
share the same passion for the
Island.