Birthday Photo Shoot

It is nice having a Grandpa who is a photographer and a Grandma who can make a special birthday dress of fabric of Mailee's favorite character, Curious George!

Thank you Grandpa and Grandma!

Moon Pie for Breakfast?

Mom, are you sure this is Okay???

The Birthday Bird Pays Mailee a Visit

Anyone who has read "Happy Birthday To You!" by Dr. Seuss, is familiar with the Birthday Bird from Katroo. Well, he paid Mailee a visit last night and decorated her room while she slept. She woke up to balloons all over her bedroom floor and going up her door. On the door was a note that said,
"Happy Birthday, Mailee! Hooray, you are 2! With Love, From the Birthday Bird of Katroo

She had a ball playing in her room for hours.

We did take a break for a few minutes to eat the special breakfast the B.B. left her on her high chair. A Moon Pie with a 2 candle! What a treat! She kept saying, "It's a Cake! It's a Cake!"

It was the best morning I have ever had! She is such a blessing, I thank God everyday for the answered prayers that she is.

Lil Chef Helper

OK, so I have created a monster! I don't have a stool yet for Mailee to stand on where she can see what I am doing on the counter and she is getting too old to want to stay in her highchair (the place lovingly referred to as "food jail")So, I put her sitting on the counter to help me make chocolate chip cookies. She loved the place of honor (of course!) and now we argue a couple times a day because she thinks that is where she belongs.

Oh well, she looked cute and was a pretty good helper, pouring things etc. It also gave me a reason to get the cleansers and clutter off the kitchen counter. (Yes, I did realize after snapping pics that my darling was posing in front of bleach and carpet cleanser- Now in the Laundry Room!)

Now I just have to get that stool for my Lil Chef!!!

The Teacher in me...

OK, so the teacher in me really thought that Mailee was ready for magnetic letters. I didn't expect her to be making words or anything, I am not THAT off-base, but I thought she's like to move them around...


HOWEVER... The Mom in me did not enjoy playing 26+ letter pick-up a few times. Fun game! But these letters will be making another refrigerator debut in a few months!!!

Christmas in July!

Our church celebrated Christmas in July, complete with a "snow storm" in the parking lot. Nothing like a snowball fight in the summer! And, yes, that is a Christmas Cookie in Mini Miss' hand. That was her favorite part. It was a huge gingerbread man. She was working on it for about 45 minutes and it never left her hand, even when Cousins Laney and DB were having a snowball fight around her! (I love the shot of Laney getting tagged in the back with a snowball!)
Seriously though, it was a nice opportunity to reflect on the birth of Jesus without the hectic mess of the "Christmas Season."

Merry Christmas!!!

Hermosa Beach Family Vacation!

Hermosa 2008- Family Vacation

We had so much fun!!!