A Late Night Chat

A few weeks ago, Amelia was goofing around at bedtime. She was carrying on a conversation with herself, so I grabbed the video camera and tried to discreetly tape her, however she caught me. I figured I would take advantage of it and try to get her to talk with me. She was in a stage at the time where she would get all excited when we asked her a question and would answer "YEAAHH!!!" Needless to say, she was not tired at all and very willing to talk to Brian and I.

A Birthday Celebration!

Amelia was one lucky girl and had a "birthday week." The Saturday prior to her birthday, we went to my parents' house and my sisters and their families came over for birthday cake. Amelia had a blast playing with her cousins and received many wonderful presents. On her actual birthday, she got to bring cupcakes to daycare. Later that afternoon I picked her and Allison up and we met Brian at Red Robin. After dinner, the servers brought an ice cream sundae and sang to Amelia. Both she and Allison got a kick out of that.

The next day, Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Lynn came over for dinner. After presents, we all dug into a Bill Knapps chocolate cake.

Happy 2nd Birthday Amelia

Dear Amelia,

You came into our lives feisty as can be - making your way into this world 10 days before your scheduled arrival and screaming mad when you came out.  You have continued to show this independence and feisty attitude over the past year as you entered into toddlerhood.  You want to do everything that your older sister does and if you have your mind made up, there is no changing it.  "I do dat" is a favorite expression of yours.

Your Dad and I get such a kick out of watching your grow up. Your round face, button nose, curly hair, and the sparkly eyes makes us smile everytime we look at you.  Thanks for being who you are and don't ever change.

Love,

Mom and Dad!

Home Run



A Visit from Nana and Papa

A few weeks ago, my parents came to town for a visit. We headed to Millenium Park for a picnic and some play time. The girls had a blast showing off for Nana and Papa. Allison had to show them how well she could climb. She even had to help push Papa on the swing.



Allison's 1st Hair Cut

Believe or not, Allison finally had her first hair cut at age 3 years and 2 months. My friend Erin comes over to our house to cut my hair and was scheduled to come over one night a few weeks ago. Brian mentioned to Allison that "Miss Erin" was going to come over to cut Mommy's hair. Allison got all excited because she thought that Miss Erin was also going to cut her hair. That was all she talked about when I got home.  While Allison's hair wasn't all that long, I did figure she could use a trim to even things up a bit. It was starting to look a little bit like a mullet.

Erin couldn't make it that night - Allison was very disappointed and upset. However, Erin did come over a few days later.  It was at the start of nap time, so I told Allison she could stay up to get her hair cut, however she had to go to bed after that. She told me that she didn't need to go to bed. As the haircut went on, Allison's eyes begin to droop. She barely could stay awake, however she was very proud of her new haircut.



READ DAD!

The other night I was putting Allison down for bed and I told her stories about her and Amelia as babies. She said "read Dad as baby"

Me: When Dad was a little boy he lived on a farm...."
Allison: "Mooooo"
Me: "Nope, he didn't have cows or animals, just vegetables and lots of them."
Allison "Moooo"

I guess vegetables aren't as exciting as cows. I can only imagine their shock some day when we show the girls the farm that Dad grew up since where the farm used to be is now an urban, industrial area without even a tree or two growing in the vicinity.