After a cupcake on her birthday

We don't give Adelyn sweets very often, as you can see, she ate the entire cupcake and even decided to get that little bit of icing she had on her thumb. This was on her actual birthday, not at her party. She won't tolerate bibs, so if we're at home, and she's eating something fairly mess, I just take her shirt off. :)

Before the snow

Sorry, Grandma!

This is our back yard and the yards of some of our neighbors this morning!

This is Trixie (subject to change). She joined our family last week.

Anytime I go a while without a post, Grandma emails me to make sure we're doing ok! We are, but Adelyn hasn't been feeling well (pictures do a good job of showing how unhappy she is), and that usually leaves less time for other stuff...

Adelyn hanging out with daddy after her bath! She's normally up twirling around in circles, but she just wanted to hang out and relax. :)

Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Girl

It is so hard to believe that my baby girl is already two years old, but she's got the candles on her cupcake shirt to prove it! She's so sweet and funny, and we feel blessed to be part of her life.

Some funny things about our girl - Adelyn usually refers to her stuffed animals by the noise they make. For example, the Garfield's name is "meow". The puppy used to be "ruff", but he's graduated to puppy for some reason. Thanks to a Wiggles' song, she always growls when she's referring to the bear. It's very cute.

She usually fusses when she first wakes up, but sometimes she just sits up and starts talking. When she woke up from her nap yesterday, she started clapping and saying "Yay!" I heard her on the baby monitor and cracked up!

She likes to lay on her belly in the bathtub and be a "baby boat".

She loves talking on the phone. She points at the phone on the wall and picks up the cell phones all the time. She tells me that she wants to call Nana or Debbie.

Gotta go get dinner together!

Happy New Year

The many faces of Adelyn Rose...

I cheated. I tickled her toes to get this smiley shot.

I can't remember what caused this reaction, but this is Adelyn having a genuine good time.

Who is this big girl? Where's my baby? I can't believe she'll be two years old in about a week.

Adelyn loves her meow! She has a ton of buddies, but "meow" is one of her favorites.

P.S. People may say that TV is bad for kids, but after asking her to say puppy several times and her never even attempting it, she said it all on her own while watching The Wiggles one day! :)

Adelyn has a ton of personality, and she gets funnier all the time. I love it when she cracks herself up. She likes to hide from us - under the sheets, in the curtains, behind corners, and she'd be pretty good at it if she didn't snicker the whole time! It's too cute.

She's also decided that from time to time, I'm not mommy anymore, but just "mom". I'm not sure why, but I've gone from momma to mommy to sometimes just "mom".

She's also become very fond of saying, "hole me" (should be "hold"). She especially likes to request it when I'm "gooking" (cooking). She actually says "k" sounds quite well, but sometimes when the "k" comes at the beginning of a word, it turns into a g.

I hope everyone had a wonderful 2008, and we wish you an even better 2009!