Presley's 2nd Birthday... Snow Party!

We had a great time at Presley's Snow Birthday Party! We made snow, created snowmen, and played in the "snow".

The snow was a mix where you add water and it expands to 100x it's original size. Presley wasn't the biggest fan the first time we tried it, but after getting over the strange feeling on her hands, she loved it.
We also played with the skating penguins. This was just a big roasting pan filled with ice, but the kids loved having the penguins slide down it and feeling how cold it was!

Then it came time for the birthday cake. ..

She blew out the candles...

And then wanted nothing to do with the crazy looking snowman on her plate. : ) She did wind up eating some of it the next day, but during the party she was having none of it!

But I think the biggest hit was the "snow" box full of shredded paper. :) The kids seemed to have a blast trying to find things in there, and basically just throwing the "snow" all over the house.

Table for Four, please...

As some of you may or may not know, we will be graduating from a family of three to a family of four! We just found out what we are having and it looks like we will continue to THINK PINK!
We are expecting Baby Girl #2 in late April!
This is a close up picture of her foot. : ) I know these things are hard to see and this was one of the ones that took the least explaining.

SNOW!

It started to snow early this morning. There were HUGE snowflakes coming down.

Who knows when this will happen again? I had to stick her out in the middle of it for a least a minute!
They're Everywhere!

And, of course, we can't leave the dogs out of all the fun.

Someone asked me today if I left the dogs outside all day. Umm....yeah. They look miserable don't they?

Happy 23rd month birthday!

We're almost there! Only one month until Presley turns two! So a few final shots of the monthly birthday signs that help us keep track of how time flies!

(We're in a sheet "cave" at the house)

Diamonds!

So the other day Derek was talking to Presley and the conversation went something like this...

Derek: Presley, what do you want to do today?

Presley: Shopping.

Derek: What do you want to go shopping for?

Presley: Diamonds.

Sounds good, right? Like I'm training her well?

Sadly, she's actually just talking about Sam's. : )

Happy Halloween!

This year, Presley was able to dress up in two different outfits... a Poodle Skirt and as a doctor.

This picture is getting ready to go to Aunt Kim's house for trick or treating. We really didn't go anywhere else this year. She still doesn't know what she's missing so we just stayed at home and she watched other kids come to the door in crazy costumes. She would just peek around the corner at them and giggle.

My little doctor. : )

She kept the hat and the coat on really well. We bought it really big, though, so she could play dress up with it for the next couple of years, too.

Checking her heart. She's also very good now about checking her baby doll's heart. : )

Some more pictures of the 50's. In her words, she is "supercool" in these sunglasses.

Pumpkin Carving!

This year Presley was really able to participate in the pumpkin cleaning/carving. She had a good time, but wasn't too crazy about all the stuff that stuck to her hands. She kept holding them out to us and saying "Dirty. Clean 'em."

Hard at work. no time to smile for the camera.

Working on a little pumpkin that is just her size!

After all the hard work...the final product!!