Movin' Down and Around

A couple of weeks ago I bid on a 1st grade position at another school. I wasn't quite sure if I wanted to move schools, but I knew that I wanted to get back to teaching the lower grades. I waited until the deadline to turn in my paperwork because I just didn't know for sure if it was what I wanted. I decided to go ahead and just try it so I turned in my papers and waited. I waited almost a week before the principal of that school emailed me and asked to set up an interview. I had my interview on Tuesday morning and during our talk he told me that he also had at least 3 other people wanting this job. I felt pretty comfortable with this principal because he is the one that hired me 6 years ago. I started out at his school before transferring to LaSalle. Anyways, fast forward to this afternoon and I got a call from Mr. Sherrill and he told me he wanted to offer me the position! Yea! So, as of now I am going to pack my things and move to Emmons Elementary School and teach 1st graders next year. I'm a little nervous about 1st grade because I have never taught that age, but am really excited to give it a try. I am sad to leave some good friends that I have worked with for the last several years. It will be weird not seeing them 5 days a week, but I know we will still keep in touch. I have made some wonderful friends who have really helped me with a lot. I am grateful to them for making my job so much fun. I love that when I go to work I am surrounded by my friends. I know that I will find friends like that at my new school too. That is the plan for now....but all of this is subject to change if a kindergarten position opens up somewhere... :)

Two Times

That's how many times Presley successfully went potty today! One time she even said she needed to go before actually going. So far that's three successful deposits on the potty...and all three times have been with Grandma at Daycare. I wonder what we're doing wrong. Oh well. I'm just happy she is starting to get the idea. I need to learn Grandma's tricks I guess. I know she has several success stories, so I'm sure she knows the tricks and trades. I know one of her tricks is M & M's. :) I need to get some of those here I guess.

Dancing Queen

and no, I'm not going to talk about Presley here. I guess I should say Dancing King! Tonight we went to see this: our nephew, Trenton perform at Penn High School. He is in the back row second from the right. He had to take a gym elective and he chose dance. Chad and I went to watch his recital tonight. I must say we were impressed with all of the dancers. Trenton did a great job. We were going to take him flowers, but forgot. He was in quite a few of the different songs. I would say our favorite was Stayin' Alive. You could tell that Trenton enjoyed that one too. He got really "into" it. ;)

This picture he is in the front row second from the right.Here he is in the center spotlight! Anyways, Good Job Trenton! You were great! Looking forward to more dance recitals in the years to come. Don't worry, we will make sure we keep the pictures and videos we took for future girlfriends... ;)

And just for fun, take a lot at all that talent yourself.

Reagan and Reilly

I know the day is almost over, but it's just been one of those days.... had errands to run tonight after the girls went down and didn't get home until after 10. Anyways, I just wanted to make sure and wish my nieces, Reags and Reills a very HAPPY4th Birthday! We got to help them celebrate a little early. Sounds like they had a great day. Don't forget to wish them a Happy Birthday too, go here. We love you girls. Here's to many more wonderful years ahead!

One More

News Flash - Presley went potty today on her little potty. It was only one time, but it's a start! Yeah for Presley.

Starting Early

Today we celebrated Addison's 1st birthday at Grandma's Daycare even though it's still two months away. Since my kids don't go in the summer, we went ahead and had Addison celebrate her birthday now so she could be with all the kids. We decided on a Hello Kitty theme for Addy. Presley actually helped me pick out the theme. I was leaning towards this anyways because it has polka-dots just like Presley's JoJo party, so I can hopefully use some of the plates/decorations I have left from her party.

I made little cups for all the girls and boys with little treats inside. I decided to get Nemo cups for the boys because I didn't think they would want a pink Hello Kitty cup to take home. I also got the two babies the new Cheerios snackers.I also made cupcakes for the kids to enjoy. Sounds like she had a good time. Sounds like Presley did too. I think she thought the party was just as much for her as it was for Addy. In fact, every toy that Addy brought home Presley has called hers. Good thing Addy is easily distracted at this age. Here are some pics from today taken by Aunt Cindy. Thanks!

Proof that she would've been happy just getting paper!

Friends from Daycare helping her celebrate.

Left to right - Konner, Karsen, Addy, Caedon, Katie, & GraydenPresley and Katie delivering gifts.So excited, just what she wanted, a GloWorm from cousin Briella.

First taste of cupcake, this stuff tastes a little different than what I'm used to!Presley cheesin' for the camera.Presley had to try out Addison's new zebra to make sure it worked right and was safe. ;)Then she had to test it out with Addison, again, just to make sure everything was ok. ;)Finally Addy got to try it out alone. She loved it. Cousin Briella helping Addison open some presents. Besides the gifts in the pictures she got a Care Bear beach towel, a Noah's Ark, 2 pairs of cute Carter's summer pajamas, a stuffed cow, and a book. Thanks everyone for helping Addison celebrate her birthday!

Weekend Update

Wow, is it ever busy. It's not just the end of the school year that has me (us) so busy, it's everything else too. This weekend was no exception. We had my parents stay with us this weekend. Saturday we had Reagan and Reilly's 4th birthday party. So fun. Sunday we worked in the nursery. Presley went to the next class. She didn't cry once. We walked in to her class, I signed her in and she took off running to the baby doll in the high chair. Chad and I peeked on her a couple of times and she was just sitting on one of the workers laps listening to a story about Joseph. When we picked her up she had a cute little Joseph puppet that had lots of coats. I asked her if she sang any songs and she said, "Yep, Twinkle, Twinkle." ;) Addison started sitting up on her own from laying down during the nursery. She has been close and had done it a few random times, but now can do it on a regular basis. She also is getting to be a pro at crawling on all fours backwards AND forwards now. After church the girls had naps and after naps we headed up to see Chad's sisters family at Yogi Bear. It was a short trip, but Presley was excited to see Yogi. We had a good dinner, took a walk, played with bubbles and then came home. Monday we had my family over for a cook-out. Chad and my Dad worked on the trailer and went to Camping World to get some supplies. Chad picked up these cute chairs for the girls. They should come in handy for our first camping trip this weekend. We made reservations for this weekend and are looking forward to a quick get-away. We are celebrating Chad's birthday (31 on June 3rd) and the end of the school year. Friday is our last day of school. Lots to do before we are done. In fact tomorrow we both have Field Day at our schools. I am on the Field Day committee at my school and had to help fill over 600 water balloons today!!! The kids should have fun. Got to see Kathy's twins after school today. So cute, wobbling back and forth. I love when they are just learning how to walk. Adorable. We were supposed to attempt to get the girls pictures taken tonight (by my sister, Jenny)but my kids were cranky! I think it was the heat. So, will have to re-schedule sometime. Thankfully we didn't have to pay a sitting fee for a no-show. ;) Here's to finishing this week. I am looking forward to it being over... Although next week I start a Science class at Saint Mary's.....not sure that will be much fun either.

ready for a potty?

I'm not sure I want to admit this....but here goes. Tonight I gave the girls a bath by myself (Chad was at work.) Anyways, I have done this lots of times, but normally Chad is home and helps me get the girls out of the tub and usually gets one of the girls diapered, lotioned up, and pajamas on while I am doing the other one. Anyways, back to tonight. Both girls were finished with their baths, I put the towel over Presley's head, wiped her down and had her walk to her room while I was carrying Addy. I laid Addy down and was trying to get her diaper on quickly so I could get Presley's on next. Presley went over to her bookshelf while I was getting Addison's diaper on and then when I looked up I saw Presley crouched down (still naked) with just a hooded towel hanging off of her head in front of her bookshelf. At first I thought she was just looking for a book, but then I quickly realized what was going on. She was silent. That should've been a dead give-away. When she goes to the bathroom she goes somewhere by herself and doesn't talk. I quickly finished up with Addison and ran over to Presley and she stood up and looked at me and said, "I did it Mommy, I potty!" (on the carpet mind you) At first I told her no, but then I realized I should probably praise her. So we did the yeahs and then I asked her if she wanted to sit on her potty. Of course she said no, so I put on a diaper and told her that she was a big girl and next time she was going to go potty like a big girl on her potty chair.

After I got it all cleaned up we went downstairs and were cleaning up her toys and she kept saying to every animal or doll she picked up, "Presley went potty on the floor, big girl." I called Chad to tell him and the first thing he asked was, "Did you get a picture?" Believe me I wanted to, but I thought he would've yelled at me. He thinks all I do is take pictures anymore. You will just have to believe me, it was a funny sight. A naked little girl, crouched down, with just a towel hanging off of her head.

So, I guess maybe we need to really start doing it the big girl way. I didn't realize she was big enough yet, but at her 2 year Dr. appointment she did say that girls are ready anywhere from 2 to 2 1/2. I don't know if I'm ready is the problem....

i wuv you, mommy

after the potty incident (see above) we were watching one of her shows before bedtime and both presley and i were sitting on the couch and presley looked over at me and said out of the blue, "i wuv you, mommy." love those moments.

"einstein in the sky"

During dinner tonight Presley was singing away and having so much fun. She got a little mixed up on Twinkle, Twinkle. This is her version:

Twinkle, twinkle whittle star

How wonder you r

Up 'bove world high

Like einstein in the sky

Twinkle, twinkle whittle star

How wonder you r

Has it been two years?

Really? Two years since Presley was born? I still can't hardly believe it. These past two years have flown by so fast. I love each new thing she does, but it also makes me sad. I want her to keep growing and learning at the same time as never growing up. I wish that were possible. Does that even make sense? Allow me to reminisce for a little bit, let me take you back to two years ago.

My pregnancy with Presley seemed to fly by. Seriously the whole things went so fast, right up until the last week or so. I think the reason was we didn't find out I was pregnant until I was close to 3 or 3/12 months along. Obviously we weren't really expecting it. I had been feeling a little nauseous in the mornings and tired, but nothing terrible. I just thought I was worn out with the beginning of the school year. In fact two of our friends had just found out they were pregnant, and it didn't even occur to us until they told us that maybe I was too. (In fact between the three of us we were all due withing 3 days of each other and ended up delivering within a month of each other AND we all had girls.)

I remember we took our nephews Trenton and Tyler to IU to watch a football game for the weekend, and I was a little nauseous then. I tried to keep it from them. The Tuesday after we got back I ran to get some groceries and picked up a pregnancy test too. Chad didn't think I was pregnant, but I just wasn't sure anymore. Anyways, I took the test and immediately two pink lines popped up. Not even 5 seconds later. I went out in the living room where he was watching tv and just held up the test. Chad couldn't believe it and really neither could I. I think we just sat there in shock for a little bit. I was happy and scared at the same time. We waited a couple of days to tell my sister. We had to tell her because I needed to borrow some of her baby books so I knew what was going on. We told the rest of our families soon after.

The whole pregnancy was fairly easy. Towards the middle to end I did get awful heartburn and lower back pain. I remember it being kind of hard to breathe and get comfortable in any position. I went in to the Dr. on Friday. I had just hit 39 weeks. I was due the following Saturday. I had been having non-stress tests for the last couple of weeks because I had noticed that Presley was really slowing down on her movements. I kept passing all of the tests, except on this day, it was right at the cut-off for passing so my Dr. wanted to give me another ultrasound to make sure things were ok. He noticed that my fluid levels were getting low and was a little concerned. He told me to go home, get my bags and go to the hospital that night after a good dinner.

I went home a little nervous got my bags loaded up, made a couple of calls, and set out for our good dinner of......Burger King??? I don't even remember WHY that's where we ate, but that's the place we picked. We got to the hospital around 7. They checked me in, put me in a larger high-risk room. An intern came and checked me out, and started me on Cervadil? I was already contracting somewhat on my own, but not at all regular at this point. They offered me something to help me sleep, and I turned them down at first. After the contractions started a little more regular I told them I would try the sleep aides knowing I would need to be rested for the following day. They didn't help at all. It actually just made me sick to my stomach. So I was wide awake all night AND sick to my stomach on top of it.

The next morning after breakfast and showers they moved me into my delivery room. They were going to start me on Pitocin, but decided I was doing well enough on my own. I wasn't sure at this point if I was going to have an epidural or not. They encouraged me to try other things before actually getting an epidural. I tried them and it only made my stomach sicker. It would help for the first 15 minutes or so, and then it was back to feeling everything. Around 12 p.m., they broke my water because they wanted to put an internal monitor on Presley's head. At that time they also started me on a very low amount of Pitocin. I also had decided on an epidural at that point. The Dr. who did it was awesome. So gentle and patient with me. I was only like 2 cm at that time. Chad had called his dad and asked him to pick him up some Taco Bell because he was starving. When they came to check me at 1 p.m., I was already a 10! I went from a 2 to a 10 in about one hour.

Chad had just gotten his food and I had to tell him to put it down because it was time for us to start. The whole pushing thing was less than an hour and in fact I probably only pushed about 12 times during that hour. My epidural was wonderful. I really couldn't feel a thing, but somehow knew what to do. Presley was born at 1:51 p.m.

When she was born she was 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 inches long. She had lots of dark hair and blue eyes. We had decided on her first name, but were not definite on her middle name until she was born. Chad's parents and my sisters were there and were able to come back and meet her shortly after she was born. My parents made it later that night and Chad's sisters' family came the next day to meet her.

In an instant we went from a couple to a family. Wow! What a difference one little person can make. It wasn't about us anymore. It was all about her, funny how it still seems to be that way. We wouldn't have it any other way....

soccer

I took the girls to Reagan and Reilly's last soccer game tonight. Presley didn't feel like sitting and watching. She wanted to walk around and play. Luckily the girls' coach didn't seem to mind and let Presley play with one of the balls. She had a blast running after it and attempting to kick it. She also tried to shoot it like a basketball into the goal a couple of times. It was so funny because she would be running along kicking the ball and then all of the sudden she would stop and sit down and start picking flowers. :) Then she'd get right back up and kick the ball again. She had a lot of fun. In fact, she liked it so much she started crying when we had to put the balls away. The girls' coach noticed and gave Presley one of the blow-up soccer balls that she had given the team as a gift. Maybe we'll have to sign Presley up for soccer when she is old enough. Here's a couple of pictures from tonight. The only one I got of Reagan and Reilly is in the second picture. They are in the background by the goal. It was after their game and you can see Jenny taking their pictures.

Presley Dr. Update

Today after school I took Presley to the Dr. for her 2 year appointment. She also did great. She was so well behaved. She sat on my lap and read books until her Dr. came in. She cried when I laid her on the table so they could measure her and when I put her on the scale so they could weigh her, but that was it. I had to get her undressed and put her in this miniature hospital gown that tied in the back. So cute, with her little bum in a diaper peeking out. She sat on my lap and let her Dr. check her completely out. She even talked with her a little, which is a big step. She's a great talker, but seems to become silent when around people she doesn't know well.

Dr. said Presley looked good too. Here are her stats:

weight - 24 pounds - 25th percentile

height - 35 1/2 inches - 90th percentile

She always has been the tall one. I asked her Dr. about her low weight and she wasn't concerned at all. In fact, last time she was below the 25th percentile, so she said she is gaining just fine. Dr. did notice that she has one of her 2 year molars coming in. No shots for her today. In fact, I think she is done until right before kindergarten except for the yearly flu shots. She also doesn't have to go back until she is 3!

Some things she is into now: LOVES being outside, swinging, sliding, playing with sand and water, bubbles, running, kicking and throwing balls pretty much anything as long as she is outside. Her current favorite foods are tacos, pizza, turkey hotdogs, cheese quesadillas, watermelon, yogurt, and blueberries. She loves babies, her stuffed kitty and doggy, puzzles, coloring, and reading books. She is still definitely a 'Daddy's girl.'

p.s. again, I know I've posted this picture tonight....ughh, it's not letting me get the picture I want on here.

Addison Dr. Visit

Yesterday Chad and I took Addison to the Dr. for her 9 month check-up even though she is closer to 10 months. Dr. said she looked great! She was a real trooper. We had to wait almost an hour just to see our Dr. This isn't at all like normal. I guess her first appointment of the day was almost an hour late and then she had a couple of appointments walk-in with super high temperatures that she felt she needed to see. So.... that made her late for us. Addy was great. Chad and I kept passing her back and forth when our arms were tired of holding her. :) Thankfully she didn't have any shots today. I think they said she will get 3 next time.

Anyways, here's the important stuff.

weight - 21 pounds - 90th percentile

length - 28 inches - 75th percentile

She is close to the size Presley was at this age, just a little bit heavier. People always say that she is soo much bigger than Presley was, but I think they were pretty similar. Presley was a chunky baby (maybe not as chunky) but definitely chunky. When she hit 1 year, she really tapered off, and the chunkiness soon went away. Dr. thinks this will happen with Addy also. I think it's important to remember that Addison started off a whole pound heavier than Presley when she was born.

Some things Addison is doing at 9 (10) months: loves to eat fruits and vegetables, loves her puffs, is very nosy, want to see everything that is going on, is a champion roller, gets to where she wants to go by rolling, scooting, and crawling. She says "ma ma" and "da da" but I'm not convinced she actually know what they mean yet. She loves when you say "Yeah, Addy." She will clap her hands, and when you say "So big" she will hold her hands up over her head and give you a big smile. She is just starting some of our table foods. I don't think it will take her long. She is sleeping great now. Usually at least 12 hours a night plus two naps still. She is doing great with her glasses and only plays with them when she is tired and in the car. She loves Queenie and Presley and will squeal when she sees them and thinks they are coming to see her. She is kind of a 'Mommy's girl'. If she sees me, she usually will whine until I pick her up. I don't really mind, because Presley is definitely a 'Daddy's girl.'

I'm hoping to have her 9 month picture take soon. If I can just find a free night sometime soon. :) Will I ever find a "free" night? I hardly think so. Especially the way things are going right now.

p.s. I know I have used this picture before, but blogger wouldn't let me upload the picture I wanted, so this will have to do. :)

The Big 2!

Well today was finally (we've been celebrating for close to a week now) the day. Presley turned two! She had a great day. Daddy took the day off to spend time with her. They had a great time at the zoo with her friend Katie from daycare. When Daddy said he was going to take the girls to the zoo I made him promise he would take some pictures. I guess in his mind some, meant 3. :( Oh well, at least I have some. ) After the zoo Daddy dropped Katie back off at daycare and brought Presley to visit Mommy at her school. She got to see Mommy's classroom, her students, and her friends. Mommy had a great time showing her off! She even ate lunch that Daddy picked up for Mommy.

After daycare (and Addison's Dr. appointment - update coming later) our little family of 4 went to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate. When we walked in they put a crown on her and gave her a special birthday balloon. At first Presley was a little nervous about Chuck and his friends, but soon warmed up to them. I say warmed up as long as she didn't get to close. She was standing in the booth dancing along with the songs. We sat at a booth towards the back so she could have her distance. She had a good time playing games and running around. She even won some of the games so she got to cash in her 120 tickets to get a pair of star glasses, a ring, and a Chuck E. noisemaker. Chad couldn't find the camera after the zoo, so sadly we didn't get any pictures while we were there. After spending all our tickets we came home and both girls went right to bed. I think this last few days has really worn them out. We're looking forward to getting back to normal routine now.

Hopefully tomorrow night I will have time to do a few more updates. I want to get Presley's birth story on here sometime, and Addison's Dr. update and Presley goes to the Dr. tomorrow, so lots to post on. School is/has been crazy. We are quickly winding down. Only 8 more days left! The end of the year always gets so busy, plus with Presley's party and next week Addison's at daycare, phew...I'm exhausted!

JoJo Party

Wow, what a busy weekend we had! We had a wonderful day Saturday. Just perfect. Couldn't have hardly asked for a better day. Family and friends came over around 3 to help Presley celebrate with cupcakes and ice cream. She had a wonderful time playing with cousins and friends, eating yummy cupcakes and ice cream, and opening all of her great gifts. Thanks to my sister, Jenny for all of the great pictures. Thanks to my sister Hilary and my mom for all their help getting everything ready. Thanks also to Mom and Dad B. who came over a little early to help get the chairs set up. I (We) really appreciate everyone's help. Thanks also to everyone who came and helped make this day special to Presley (and us too.) She really is lucky to have such a great family and circle of friends. Thanks for all her wonderful gifts. She is one lucky little 2 year old.

Today we went to church and it was the first time Presley didn't cry when we dropped her off at the nursery. Of course she wouldn't cry today because this is the last time she will be in the nursery. Starting next week she will be in the 2 year old class. It would just figure it would work out this way. Oh well. Hopefully she will do just as good in the next class. After church we went to my sisters for lunch with my parents, and grandparents. After lunch the kids played outside. Presley had a blast running around with her cousins.

Chad is taking tomorrow off (her REAL birthday) to spend the day with her. I wish I could, but I just don't have enough time saved up. He is thinking about taking her to the zoo with one of her friends from Daycare if the weather is decent. I told him if he went, he had to promise to take pictures. :) Tomorrow night we will celebrate with just our family and do gifts from us.

Happy Birthday to Me!

This was taken tonight during dinner while eating cottage cheese. I am absolutely impressed with how well she sings on her own. I know you can't understand all of her words, but she is definitely singing the tune and getting a lot of the words. I LOVE her facial expressions while singing. Priceless.


I think she thought I asked her where she had a party and that's why she answered "Mawmaw".

So, Happy Birthday to you Presley! (soon.)

What's new...

It's been awhile since I last posted. We've just been busy as usual. It seems like it just never slows down. We had a nice weekend. Friday night we hung around the house and did a little cleaning. Saturday we ran errands worked outside the house a little and then took Chad's parents out to dinner at Pasqualli's for their anniversary (a little late). After dinner we stopped and bought some of our flowers so we worked on those Saturday night. Sunday we woke up a sick little girl. Addison woke up (after sleeping 12 straight hours!) not feeling so great. I think it's a combination of cold, teeth, and allergies. Her nose was/is really runny and she had a slight temp. I had a nice Mother's Day, or "Mommy Day" as Presley said.

There are two major reasons I love being a Mom.

One

and Two.

I am a lucky Mommy. I just love being a Mommy more than I ever imagined that I would. It's seriously the best job ever. We celebrated Mother's Day with lunch at Chad's parents with his mom's side of the family. We missed being with my mom on Mother's Day, but are looking forward to seeing her several times in the next few weeks. Sunday night we did more yard work, trimming all our bushes. Wow, what a job that turned out to be. Some of them have been neglected since we have moved in and have grown out of control. A couple of the bushes/trees were probably close to 10 feet tall and by the time we were finished they were half that size. I didn't realize how hard we worked until today when I woke up wondering what on earth I was sore from?

Monday after the girls were in bed I ran errands until close to 10:30! I was doing some shopping/returning/exchanging for Presley's party this weekend. Nothing too exciting, except for the almost fight between two adult ladies in front of me in the return line at Meijers. I won't go into details, but there were definitely some words that I don't think need repeated exchanged. I was embarrassed for them, and I don't have a clue as to who they are. While I was gone Chad made cupcakes for Presley to take to her birthday party at Daycare. I decided to do it today to spread things out a little. When I got home, I finished putting her party boxes together so she could give them out to her friends and frosted the cupcakes. By the time I finished and packed up the car, it was past 11:30. Then I was up again at 5:20 this morning ready to start another day. This picture was from this morning before we went to daycare. Doesn't she look so big? Notice her new shoes? She wanted sandals like Mommy.Cheesin' for Mommy.

Presley had a great time at her party and got lots of fun gifts. I was thankful that Aunt Cindy was there to take pictures for us. She got a flashlight, Mr. Potato Head and a couple of different outfits for him, sidewalk chalk, diapers and a diaper bag for her baby, a beach towel, Dora garden set, basketball hoop for in the tub, a Dora desk, ColorWonder books, Curious George DVD, sunscreen, and her favorite gift was this puppy she got from her friend Katie. It is a little white puppy that came in a carrying case with a comb, dog bowl, collar, leash, bone, cookie, and dish. Apparently Presley carried it around all day. It even had to be on her lap when she ate lunch. Daddy even met her today for lunch. How special.Sounds like she had a good day. Here are a few of the pictures from the party. (Thanks again Cindy!)

Addy had fun at the party too!

Practicing "I'm 2!"

Enjoying the yummy polka-dot cupcakes!

Chad and I picked the girls up and took Presley to get her hair cut. It was out of control. It would always look ok when we left the house but as soon as she got anywhere, it was wild and flying out of control. Her hair has a little wave to it, so it always seemed to frizz out. I decided to get it cut more like Addison's so it could look better when/if I decided to have her grow it out. She cried at first when we put her in the car, but after about a minute, she sat there like a big girl just watching tv letting the lady wet her hair down, comb it and eventually cut it. She didn't even flinch when she used clippers to get her neck. I have to say I think she looks pretty cute. You've seen the before from the party. Here are the after.

Well, this is getting to be entirely too long. I guess that's what I get for not updating in a couple of days. 1 party down, 2 to go. One this weekend for extended family and friends, and then just our little family of 4 will celebrate on her actual birthday. I'm sure lots more pictures coming up in the next few days. :) For now it's a little cleaning each night getting ready for her big party this weekend. Looks like the weather should be just about perfect. Should be lots of fun.

(It's still hard for me to believe she is almost 2!)