Beauty Parlor!

Two beauties playing "beauty parlor". They crack me up!

Waiting for the trash man!

Who knew seeing a garbage truck could be such an event!

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Happy Birthday Ryan (aka:daddy)! Ryan was gone all week for work and Paige and I sure missed him, she was so excited to see him...and I was chopped liver! I love seeing them play together!
It was great to get everyone together for a little b-day party and bbq. Ryan said he can't believe he's 29 already :)! He got an awesome new canopy for our back yard, it'll be great when summer arrives and the sun actually comes out...ha...ha...ha.. Our back yard gets so hot with direct sun, it will be the perfect place to find some relief from the sun! Happy birthday to a great husband and daddy...we are lucky to have you!

Friends!

We had some fun visitors yesterday. My friends came over with their kiddos, Ryan has been gone all week so it was a great distraction for Paige. She's been missing her daddy! First Laura and Avery came by in the morning and stayed through lunch until nap time. Both girls were ready for a nap but didn't want to stop playing. Avery is only 8 months old, Paige LOVED playing with her and was thrilled when Laura let her help hold the bottle during her feeding!

After nap, my friend Janelle and her step-daughter Megan came over. They stayed for dinner and Paige was had a ball playing with Megan. I had an in-house babysitter for a couple hours, Megan wanted to do everything for Paige so Janelle and I had an actual conversation! Paige is already asking for Megan to come over again!

Piano recital!

What a fun night, so great to see Andy and Alice show of their piano skills! They both did a great job, I can't believe how much they have grown up in the last couple years! They weren't nervous (or it didn't show) and both walked up announced themselves and sat down to the piano like old pros! Tracy did a duet with both of them, she did a great job too! So much fun to see them all dressed up in their costumes for duets, especially Tracy! Thanks for a fun night!

Clothing

It's an exciting event in a toddler's life when then can change their own clothes! It makes mommy happy to see her big girl take her shirt off and put on a new one, same with her pants. Don't mistake, it also takes a lot of patience! Patience to deal with the frustration of getting her little head in the head hole of the shirt can take a little time...but she can do it! Not to mention the multiple wardrobe changes through-out the day just because she can!
It's a new independence that I'm excited about, yet I see more laundry in my future!

Way to go Paige!

Marble Run

This is the best $1 I've spent in a long time. I picked up a marble run at a garage sale and it's been tons of fun. She needs help getting the pieces together, but she has fun deciding where things go and asking for help. Watching the marble take the run was so cool for her! I'm so glad I found this...it helps keep a little girl busy who likes to wake up VERY early in the morning :)!