Sunday, September 11, 2011

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

21 Months of Milestones

We celebrated the Girlie's 21 month birthday today!  We had ice cream and singing-- the works.  In fact, when we started to sing "Happy Birthday" we didn't even get through the first line of the song before she started chanting, "Candle!  Candle!"  We hit the reset button...  With a candle lit and the lights off, we belted out a lovely rendition of her favorite tune.  I wonder what she wished for...

We've been keeping cool and busy during this beautiful summer of ours.  For one, we like to try out home spa treatments:


So refreshing!

We also like to try out possible future occupations-

FARMER:








ITALIAN TOUR GUIDE:




STUNTWOMAN:



MARRIAGE COUNSELOR:




WATER FOUNTAIN STREAKER:






OLYMPIC SWIMMER:


(snack break and warm up massage!)


BOWLER:




S'MORES TASTE-TESTER:




PYROTECHNICIAN:





HAIR MODEL:



And of course, MISS USA 2034:





Sunday, June 26, 2011

20 Months of Loveliness

This little girl is growing up faster than I can count to ten.  Which is how we get down right now.  She caught on so fast to this counting thing and now she just can't stop.  This is the only video we have of her sort-of showing off those mean number skills:



No time for going up to ten in that video as you can see.

She's got the alphabet going pretty good, too.  Her favorite letter seems to be "W."  It is so cute hearing her say the letters-- I could listen to her sing the alphabet all day!  She has her colors down pat.  Purple is still the frontrunner, with red in a close second since that's Nonna's favorite.

Check her out in the Father's Day headwear we created for Daddy:


It was a fabulous weekend of celebration, with her first taste of brownies.  She even helped make them!  "More" was a frequent word at the table that evening.  I think she's inherited Daddy's preference for all things deeply chocolate.

This past Thursday we took a trip to the nearby Frying Pan Farm, a working farm which is free to visit and great for kids.  We had a blast!
She got to see so many animals-- turkeys, chickens, rabbits, goats, cows, ducks, pigs, sheep, and even peacocks (her favorite):










(Her first sandwich!)

We even got to have a picnic at the end and watch some horse riders!  They were taking jumps and all.  She was amazed.  




She loves riding March Madness, her rocking horse, that much more now!


Can you see all of those teeth?  Sixteen and counting!!  

I can't believe she is already 20 months.  I say that every new birthday month, but it is always true.  I also say she gets more and more amazing as time passes, and that's always true as well.  She surprises us with new things she's learned every single day.  I love this and everything about her.  Especially the way she puckers her lips when she wants to give you a kiss, and how she says "I love you," and how she loves to run everywhere, and how she now loves all things golf, and how she can't get enough of the park or the swings, and how she wants to sing "Happy Birthday" before she goes to bed to each and every person she knows (yes, that includes you).  
She is the best friend we could ever ask for!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

19 Months and Counting...

Little Miss O is now 19 months, going on 19 years.
She is so lovely:




Who couldn't dig this "smile" face?


Making a bouquet for Aunt Anne:



Two gal pals just hanging around with their amici:


Meet Abby, our newest addition to the family:



It was love at first sight, and now she goes pretty much everywhere with us.  The Girlie likes to push her on the swings, give her little bites of food, and sing her to sleep of course.  "Happy Birthday" is currently topping our charts as the most requested song.

Here she is all wrapped up just like Abby with Nanny holding her:


Rockin' it carrier-style:


Check out the balloons Aunt Anne and Uncle Mark sent for her 19 month birthday!



That monkey was cracking us up!




Right after that kiss the monkey turned to me and said, "She digs me."  Spoken just like Uncle Mark.

Current Favorites of the Girlie
   Food: Couscous
   Color: Purple
   Drink: Seltzer water
   Game: Running off after the potty with no pants on


Life with this little girl just keeps getting better and better!