My Rascal

Every day is something new and exciting for this little 2-year old rascal/sweetheart all rolled into one!
This particular day she colored her hands with a black marker instead of coloring on her paper :)

And here she is making her famous "silly face"!
Playdough birthday cupcakes designed by Miss S!
And today, suddenly the newspaper was spread out all over the floor, and Miss Independent got markers out by herself and started a coloring project! She is always entertaining us to say the least :)

YUM YUM!!!

Today S and I decided to make our first homemade peach pie! Of couse we used Grandma Harris' famous recipe with homemade graham cracker crust (extra thick because I love it so much). S stood on a stool and helped through the entire process. We made the yummy, thick crust, boiled and peeled the peaches, added a dash of sugar to everything, and within about an hour we had the process complete. Since I had everything out, I decided to make another graham cracker crust chocolate pie for Jim because that's his favorite. Can't wait to dive into it all tonight, with a big scoop of cool whip on top!!!

A BIG day for a BIG girl!

My last time in my crib!
We've been debating over when to move S to a BIG girl bed...and today was the day. She has never tried climbing out, but she would scream and say "get me out" like she was trapped in jail, so we needed a change. I've been looking for bedding, and finally found something very similar to the latest crib bedding I had got her. We took her picture in the crib and told her it was the last time she was going to be in it. She was excited as we moved the BIG girl bed to her room. We made a bid deal out of her new blankets, pillows, and step stool to get up and down from the bed (it's a full size pillowtop bed, so it's pretty high).
One of my bestfriends and her daughter are here spending the night tonight, so I wasn't to sure how she'd do going to sleep in a new bed, plus having company here...but she did great (although they wanted to sleep in the bed together, we knew that wouldn't work). No crying and no trying to get out of bed. She is sound asleep. I just went to peek on her, and she looks too grown up! and too cute!!

My doll

Here is my doll this morning, hanging out in her chair after breakfast. I just love her to pieces and am entertained by her everyday! She talks and talks and talks, and tells us about things that we don't even know how she knows. Yesterday while we were driving, the sun was shining in on the backseat, and she told me she saw a "pyramid"...how she knows this word, I don't know? Everyday it's something new. True evidence that children are sponges and learn SO much in the first 5 years of life!!!

CC and S swinging at the park

After breakfast we headed to the park so S and CC could play together. They had a blast on the swings, and walked together hand-in-hand without being prompted! Friends since birth!

Cabo Cruise

The Carnival Elation

The entire clan of 15

Lover's Beach, Cabo San Lucas

Grandma and Pop with all their grandkids! Thank you so much Mom and Dad!!!

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