Big Girl Table!

Well, Audrey has decided she is done with the highchair! Which is fine by me because that thing is *not* fun to clean up! The past few days she has been asking to sit at the table, and tonight I decided we would have a Mommy and Audrey dinner at the kitchen table. Just two ladies chatting about their day! ;) She loved it right away and dug right into her dinner. (It was Mac and Cheese with hot dogs and peas and carrots -don't judge - it was a long day!!!)

Then I reminded her that big girls who sit at the table have to use their utensils properly. And she did! She loved using her fork to get her hots dogs. Too cute!

Eating dinner with Mommy at the table is FUN!!!

Next thing we know she'll be asking for a glass of wine with her dinner! ;)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wow! Hard to believe this is Audrey's 3rd Valentine's Day. This was the most fun one by far because she got to have a party at school and pass out and get Valentine's from her friends.

Her day started with her gifts from Mommy and Daddy . . .

She loved the Elmo book we got her. (Trying to break away a liiitle bit from the Dora here.)

Wait, you mean I get chocolate in the morning Daddy?? YAY!!!

Not so impressed by her Valentine bear. But hey, who wouldn't be when there's chocolate to be eaten? ;)

Please can I have one more piece for breakfast??? Well okay, it's a special day!

Dressed and ready to go at school to pass out cards and have a par-tay!

After school we passed out valentines to all of our neighbors with Bridgette, Aiden, and Heather. The girls' moods cracked us up. They both had their share of sugar and went from way excited to super meltdown mode within minutes. They kept us on our toes! :)

V-day dinner at Picasso's. Coloring with Mommy. Notice the booster seat!! She no longer needs the high chair!

My precious Valentine. :)

Drinking from a big girl cup.

Ready for bed after a long day of partying. Reading books with Daddy is a great way to end Valentine's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day to all!!!

More Party Pics

Ok, so blogger.com is not my friend right now! I have tried and tried to post these party pics in order, with cute little captions and it.is.not.working!!! It changes the order on me or just shuts down when I am halfway through. So here are the cute party pics - out of order, and you can just make up your own captions. ;) Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us. It meant so much to us and to Audrey!

Party Pics!

2nd Birthday Party - Post #1: The Preparation!

Wow. I just cannot believe my baby girl is 2. She has grown so much and just amazes me everyday with what she is learning and what an independent person she has become. For some reason this 2nd birthday has been more sentimental to me than her first. I think it's just because she's really coming into her own and she's such a wonderful little girl. But I'll save my sappy post for another time! ;) We had a train party for Audrey because she is obsessed with two things: Dora and trains. I just couldn't bring myself to spend a day singing "da-da-da-da Dora" all day, so we went with the train theme. :) It was a hit. Audrey loved it and loved all of her train stuff. I have so many pictures to share so I thought I would put it into two posts.

This one is all about the preparation that went into the party. It was a lot of work but it was totally worth to see Audrey and her friends enjoy it.

Just to start us off, here's Audrey and Uncle Eric just relaxing watching, what else, Dora, while everyone else was running around like crazy. Thank you Eric for keeping her entertained so we could get ready!

Here's the cute little train cookie decorating station for the kiddos.

These are the ADORABLE menu cards and cupcake decorations made by none other than Design Roots. Check out http://www.design-roots.com/ for their awesome ideas.

The wall decorations and door hangars (plus the confetti on the table) were made by my friend Meaghan. SOOOO Cute! The door hangar said "All Aboard"!

And the wall decoration said "Audrey is 2!"

Our big gift to Audrey was her toy car. She is obsessed with them at school and we knew she would love it!

And she does!!! We've spent every afternoon out riding in it. So fun.

More birthday pics to come in the next post. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful support group of family, friends, and neighbors who came out to celebrate Audrey. Pictures to follow! :)

Best Holiday Season Ever!

Wow! I can't believe Audrey's 2nd Christmas has already came and went. It was by far the best Christmas I have ever had. Seeing her excitement was just amazing. We have had so many fun holiday experiences this past month, but I thought I would start by posting her holiday photos!

Dear Santa, please bring me a train set and a new Dora doll. I promise I'll be good! ;)

This is one of my favorites because it's an Audrey expression I see everyday. Here, take this Mama, I don't want it anymore!!

I've only just started uploading Christas photos. Hopefully I can post them before I go back to work! Audrey and I are having so much fun these two weeks off from school. We are also both now in the habit of sleeping in til 7:30. Next Monday will be tough for all of us! :)