Saturday, March 28, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
ALMOST 2!
Delanie is only a few days away from her second birthday! And, two years old is certainly a mix of the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY.
Some examples:
The GOOD:
"Tag You're It!" (Which sounds more like tag-ur-ie)
"Uno, dos, tres, quatro..." (up to 10)
"Bailey is like Huckle Cat" (A shout-out to Busytown)
"I love you Mommy" (after bedtime yesterday)
"Delanie talks to statues" (after hearing the Jimmy Buffett song on this blog only twice)
THE BAD:
"No ponytails. Mommy no play with you hair."
"No potty!"
"Mommy milkmilkmilkmilkmilkmilkmilk dinnnnnner!" (at 4:30 pm every afternoon)
"Deanna, here." (yes she actually said this today, and my jaw dropped wide open!)
THE UGLY:
"NO, I don't want to." (repeat and run)
And, another caveat of being two is the refusal to do anything on cue, including smile for the camera.
But, the beauty of being two is no sense of time or temperature! Here we are, near dusk on cold pavement, as Delanie whispers, "Mommy, I see woodpecker up there. I see owl up there. I hear birds singing!" We watched the birds (mostly sparrows) in the trees for nearly 20 minutes.
We also have a bird's nest on our porch. The other day, I tried explaining to Delanie that the birds would gather leaves and grass to make the nest, then they would lay eggs and the eggs would hatch and become baby birds. Lo and behold, several days later when I offered her eggs for breakfast, she scrunched up her nose and said, "no eggs, eggs on top of leaves and grass in nest."
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Thank you Mamo for the green shamrock bow! Unfortunately, we are in a "No ponytails!!" stage, so in order to get her to agree to the ponytail, I had to first put one in my hair. And, even then, the ponytail only lasted through breakfast.
Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the shamrock dress! It was a hit at school today! I'm not sure it'll ever be white again, but it was fun to wear!
Here is Delanie showing the camera a picture of a girl going potty, it was the only way I could get her to smile for the camera!
Monday, March 16, 2009
New England Visit Part 2
Thank you Granny and Grampie for the new swimsuit and coverup! Can't wait to swim in the pool this summer!
And, classic Delanie style, the baby doll stayed on Delanie's lap as she opened the rest of her presents! Thank you everyone for the clothes, toys and college contributions! We appreciate it so much, so thoughtful of everyone!
Justine and DJ were so thoughtful to plan this whole party - down to the perfect cake! What a difference a year makes! On her first birthday, she was very nervous about her cake, and wouldn't touch it. For her second birthday, she had a hard time leaving the cake alone until the end of the song! She blew out the candle twice, and got her fingers in the icing a few times!
Yummy!!
New England Visit, Part 1
While we were up in New England, we had a little birthday bash for Delanie, who turns 2 in March. She had a lot of fun hamming it up with family she hasn't seen in a while!
Mimi got Delanie an Etch-A-Sketch, which she had been playing with a lot!
Mimi got Delanie an Etch-A-Sketch, which she had been playing with a lot!
Chillin' with Auntie Justine!
Smile for the camera!
One of the first gifts in the pile was a new baby doll, aka Kona II. Babies are always a favorite! Thank you Debbie, Don and Jared!
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