Since they weren't able to make it down for my birthday party last weekend, they made a trip down this weekend instead. They came bearing a gift from Auntie Jen & Uncle Craig since they couldn't make it either. Here are some pictures from Friday.
I really really liked the googly eyes on the monkey card. I tried to eat one of them, but they weren't as tasty as they looked.
I finally got to meet Elliot's new little sister tonight. Mommy went to meet her last Thursday (the day she was born.) I, unfortunately, had to wait a week to meet her officially. She was at my house on Tuesday, but slept the whole time. She didn't tonight though. She sure is cute with a whole head of hair. I was excited to sit by her. I was also excited for the fruit snacks that Elliot shared with me, he's a great friend and he'll be a great big brother too! Elliot's daddy subbed on My Daddy's volleyball team tonight, that is why we were all at the park watching the games and playing on the toys.
Here I am practicing my art with my brand new camera. Hopefully I will get better at shooting pictures and can showcase some of my masterpieces from time to time. Mommy thinks that I'm not looking at what I'm shooting, but she's wrong. I have a natural eye and don't need to look through the viewfinder, I can just "see" the photo.
Stay tuned for some great works of art!
Kevin and I are very excited to be newly minted Godparents. We were extremely honored when our friends Phil & Janet asked us to be their son's Godparents. We often go to Saturday night mass with them and of course, live right across the cul-de-sac from each other (you know, Phil is cool!) Anyhow, here are some pictures from the festivities. I had to remind Kevin to give Mark back to his Mommy for the baptism. I think he would have kept holding on if I hadn't. LOL!
Lauren needed to remind us not to forget about her.
We're so excited to continue to be involved in Mark's life and faith formation!
I'm a 2 year old now. It's really exciting to be 2. Mommy says that I'm a big girl now and some things are going to be changing around our house soon. I'm a little nervous about things changing, but I'm sure I can handle it. Here are some pictures from my party.
Here are the monkey cookies. Mommy would like to send a HUGE thank you out to Uncle Ryan and Aunt Tiffany (the newlyweds) who took time out of their busy schedule to come down early and help out. Ryan is a big strong guy, but don't let his exterior fool you. Inside, he's an excellent cookie decorator!!
Here I am with my monkey dress hat & purse before the guests arrived.
I do like to just make myself at home in Janet's lap. Luckily though, she doesn't mind too much as long as I'm mindful of Baby Mark.
Here I am blowing out the candles on my monkey cake. Mommy was sad that it wasn't quite what she ordered but it sure tasted yummy.
Here I am with Phil (is cool.) I gotta spread my love around, so I like to make the rounds to all of the lovely and available laps that are presented to me.
Here I am looking at a picture of me on a card. It was so neat to see me on it. I think I even said "Baby Mark" when I saw the picture (because that is who is in the picture with me.) I also got a very furry kitty...
which I really liked. I hugged him, snuggled him, and then...sat on him. I'm not sure why, I just wanted to sit on the kitty. Mom & Dad were immediately reaffirmed of their animal owning decisions.
Overall, it was a wonderful day and I received lots of neat things which I like quite a bit!! However, the best gift, is the gift of time and presence (not to be confused with presents.) Thank you to everyone who takes the time out of their busy lives to spend one afternoon with a little girl. The memory of presence will be around much longer than any gift!
Later in the day, I was feeling tired (since I missed out on my nap.) So I snuggled in next to Auntie Tiffers and she read me a bunch of books (all of which were birthday gifts.) I just love to read!!
Today was a special day for me. I went to the dentist for a check-up. Mommy took me to Pediatric and Adolescent dentistry because she heard such good things about them. I had a great time. They had a super neat play house and lots of toys to keep me occupied until it was time for me to go in back. Mommy came with me of course.
Mama brought my new baby Elmo with to entertain me. Once everybody found out how much I loved Elmo I got an Elmo sticker and a fun Elmo singing game to play with while I waited for my dentist to come.
I saw Dr. Hartman and she was very very nice. Mommy loved it when they took a picture of me with her and printed it for me to bring home. I'm very excited for my next visit in 6 months. They said my teeth were fantastic and beautiful and I even got an A+ on my dental report card. I guess all of Mama's brushing and flossing has really paid off.
On Sunday, Mommy & Daddy went to the gift opening while I napped. Later, we met a bunch of family members at Grandma's in Canal Park for dinner. Great Aunt Tiny & Great Uncle Russ are from Texas, so we thought someplace you can't find in TX would be a good idea, and Grandma's really fit the bill.
Here I am riding the horsey with Grandpa Bob. I sure got to ride a lot of fun things while we waited for our table. It took awhile to get a table for 8.
Grandpa Bob Grandma Helen
After dinner we took a walk walk to the lighthouse. Here I am with Great Uncle Russ. I sure had a fun night with everyone!!
Saturday was the day we had all been waiting for: Tiffany & Ryan's wedding. I got to wear a pretty dress and carry flowers down the aisle. Being a flower girl is a very hard job, especially for somebody my age. I had to be dressed and ready a long long time before the wedding actually started for pictures. Mommy had my dress hemmed up perfectly for a flat hard surface. She totally forgot to take into account that grass is an uneven surface. There was some last minute pinning and cutting going on with my dress.
Here I am with cousin Ashley, who was also a flower girl.
Here I am when Mommy discovered my dress was just too long for the grass wedding.
Here I am doing my job and looking at the camera while holding the basket. I'm not sure why the rest of the wedding party isn't looking at the camera in this one, but I tried hard to listen to mommy and smile and stand where I was supposed to.
I needed my blankie and paci towards the end, but I couldn't help it. It was waay past my nap time and I didn't get to take one. At least my paci matched the bridesmaids dresses.
Here's Grandpa Bob and his 3 granddaughters
I couldn't quite keep up with Ashley because of the aisle runner, which is indoor use only unless staked down.
Here I am holding on to my friend Alina's hand. She was very sweet to me. I like her a lot.
There were no family pictures taken by the photographer. Luckily, Grandpa John is good with the camera and has a fancy one, so he took some of us before the cake & dancing reception.
Here I am with Mommy, posing for a pretty picture, and "showing off my guns."
I can clap with the best of them!
Here we are watching somebody dance.
This picture was the beginning of the end. I decided I was just sooo tired that I should lay down on the floor and go to sleep. Daddy got down on the floor too, but then I picked up my head. It would have been an even better picture if I hadn't perked back up.
