memorial day

on memorial day mommy had to work but daddy took me swimming and to a barbeque. when we got home from swimming i found a worm! by the time daddy noticed it was mysteriously missing a chunk... wonder how that happened?

the barbeque was at my friend aria's house, it was really hot so we took a break and did some swinging in the shade for a little bit. we had a great time playing with sand, a ball, eating and getting into things we weren't supposed to.

whoa, have we got some catching up to do!

mommy and i hadn't posted anything in months, except for a few random pictures, so we decided to get caught up before it gets too out of control. last weekend gram was in town and we had a blast celebrating my second birthday. i will post pictures from our mini-party after this coming weekend when pops, unk b, grammy and grampops are going to help me celebrate again. i am a lucky girl getting two birthday parties... does this mean i'll get three next year for my third birthday?

eating hot dogs for lunch at "the dog"

gram, mommy and daddy took me to my first play, a production of peter pan at the belcourt theatre. i loved the dancing dog and the dancing lion and the dancing monkey... pretty much i love watching dancing but i can do without the talking parts.

a month and a half ago it was easter. we dyed eggs, which mommy kind of messed up because she bought brown eggs which don't color as well as white, but they tasted good to me...

i went to an egg hunt at my friend sofia's house and the rain didn't stop us at all

by the way, in case you didn't know, i love olives. a while ago daddy taught me how i can put one on each finger and take ten with me around the house. this is very very amusing. sometimes i like to share them with mommy or daddy but usually i eat them all myself.

trip to montana

i built a snowfort with daddy and then mommy agreed to come in and lie down with me to enjoy our creation.

so back in february we took a trip to montana to visit grammy and grampops in big sky. i tried many winter sports and loved them all. i went sledding, a few times. i think this was the most fun of all, but

it was kind of nice to ride in the chariot and have daddy pull me while he and mommy went snowshoeing too...

occasionally we came in from the snow and ate.

skiing was pretty exciting too...

as was seeing what it was like to walk on ice. there weren't any skates small enough for me to try skating, but i'll be ready to see how it goes next winter.

we went to a bear and wolf recovery center and i loved seeing wolves and bears up close. the bears were huge!

especially this one inside the museum.

first hair cut

one evening mommy came home from work and discovered i had given myself what she calls "the olivia newton john" look. so it was decided that i needed a haircut. mommy and daddy and gram took me to great clips where they trimmed up my bangs and the back to reduce the mullet effect. it was pretty fun!

recent mishmosh

working on a masterpiece

with my friend sofia

the start of winter

it has been a very long time since mommy got around to uploading all of our family pictures from before thanksgiving, but i convinced her to motivate before another month goes by. as you will see, there are a few trends that i have kept, like dressing up and spending time with family, and a few new things like climbing anywhere, anytime, and being outside in all types of weather. in fact, i can't wait to get to montana in a month and try skiing and sledding. i hope mommy brings her boots...

with mommy and daddy's friend mike from college and his daughter eleanor... we had a lot of fun playing together one morning before thanksgiving.

thanksgiving with auntie mere and uncle ric (sorry auntie mere ;-)

we celebrated christmas early with grammy and grampops since we were going to be in indiana... i really like the scarf that grammy got mommy

a circus tent and new rainboots from nanny kacey have kept me giggling for hours

my new snowsuit for montana, courtesy of grammy and grampops

clearly turning my carseat around doesn't keep me from dozing peacefully on long road trips

daddy couldn't resist introducing me to the finer things in life

going over my colors with pops

there's nothing better than double fisting sippy cups

christmas eve

ashley and mike on christmas morning

unk b!!!

playing with gram and my new water bottle

checking out the snowfall the morning after christmas

eating brunch with erica and stacy before we hit the road back to nashville

mommy and daddy and i took a trip to the aquarium in chattanooga where i learned all about sea horses

new year's eve fondue dinner

grammy stopped in for a short visit a couple of weeks ago and convinced me to leave my hairbows in

after a "huge" winter storm in nashville (1 inch of snow), we had a thaw and i got to get back into my sandbox for an afternoon

i flung myself out of my crib a few nights ago in a howl of frustration. this prompted mommy and daddy to quickly purchase a toddler bed so i wouldn't accidentally break any bones. i haven't slept in it yet, but it sure is fun to jump on.