Yay for Spring!

We've been spending a lot more time outside now that we've had some warmer days...

Here is Ivy "painting" with water on the sidewalk at my parent's house.

Ivy wandered over to another part of the yard and my mom's cat went with her...

We went to a birthday party at a park - Ivy had a great time!

Ivy getting ready to go down the slide...

There was a Curious George pinata at the party - I just thought this picture was funny - she wouldn't smile or say "cheese" or anything...

Ivy and Daddy playing on the see-saw-type thing.

Chillin' in the tunnel...

Ivy's Birthday Party...

We had a small birthday party for Ivy - just some of her friends (I didn't post pics of them, not sure if all of their parents want their pics online...). The party was a Sesame Street theme.

Ivy's cake was homemade - here is Ivy sampling the icing...

The giant Elmo balloon...

Some other decorations - I made the birthday banner (with help from my Mom; she has the sewing machine).

Here's the Elmo cake...

And the birthday girl blowing out her candles...

Now I know my ABC's...

Here is Ivy QUIETLY singing the ABC's. I tried to get her to sing it louder, but this was the best video I could get... Still cute, though

Sidewalk Chalk...

It was a BEAUTIFUL day today! It must have been 70 degrees today and we enjoyed as much of it as we could. We went over to Grandmama's house for breakfast and a little outdoor time. Then ran a quick errand to the post office, then back home for more outside time. After lunch and a nap, we went back outside to play with a brand new box of sidewalk chalk.

Ivy coloring...

Hmmm....which color do I pick next?

Grandmama came over to see all the fun and she taught Ivy about being outlined...

That was so fun, she had to outline Daddy!

Ivy was so sad to come inside tonight but the sun was going down and it was past dinner time. Then all of a sudden she saw a mosquito! I can't believe they are out already! Since Ivy isn't a huge fan of bugs, she was a little more willing to go inside. I'm sure tomorrow will be another fun day. It's supposed to be warm again!

Happy Birthday Ivy!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Ivy!!

Ivy's birthday was Sunday. She actually slept in a little bit and then we went to Bruegger's Bagels for breakfast. Here is a picture of Ivy just before we left - she was starving so she was having a before breakfast snack of Fruit Loops and a Big Bird juice box (Hey, anything goes on your birthday!).

After the bagel shop we took Ivy to the playground and we played for a couple of hours. Then it was time to head home for lunch and a nap. After Ivy got up from her nap, it was time to open presents from Mommy and Daddy!

Then a little later, we headed over to Grandmama and Grandpa's house to open a couple of presents there...

Grandmama gave Ivy a bubble wand so we HAD to go outside and play with that!

Today, Monday, Ivy had her 2 year checkup. She is still a big girl! She weighs 31 pounds, 4 ounces (91st percentile). She is 36 1/4" tall (95th percentile), and her head is 20" which is off the charts in size! It's full of brains I guess!! :)

We had to catch up on a few vaccines so Ivy got two shots today - one in each arm. She kept wanting to roll up the sleeves on her t-shirt so she could see her bandaids. And she was wearing her AC/DC t-shirt so she looked like a biker chick with her sleeves rolled up and her bandaid tatoos...

A cold day at the playground and "new" toys

It was pretty cold and windy yesterday morning but it was sunny so we took Ivy to a playground to burn off some energy... She played for a good 2 hours and then was very upset when we left. But Mommy and Daddy were cold so it was time to go!

And yes, she wore the sunglasses the WHOLE time!! :)

Ivy got some "new" toys today... A little background story first - We take our trash to a trash and recycle center about a mile from our house. At this facility, they have your usual big recycle dumpsters where you sort your recyclable items. They also have a little shelter that is used for donating items that are still in good condition. And then of course, there is the catch-all dumpster called the "bulky bin" and it is used for stuff that is too big to go in the trash compactor and not recyclable. You might throw building materials in it or old pieces of furniture that are too damaged to be used. So Richard had taken our plastic recycle stuff this morning and went to throw some carpet out of an old car in the bulky bin. He glanced up in the dumpster (it's the kind of dumpster that the whole back side opens up like a door) and saw this kid's lawn mower. The looked again and saw the little police car. He thought for sure that they were broken or really dirty but he went in after them anyway... Sure enough they were in great shape! Not brand new my any means, but still very usable and in very good shape. Certainly not something worth throwing away! I cannot believe that these two, still very usable, toys were just going to be tossed in to the landfill! How wasteful are the people that threw them out??

So, now we have two "new" toys to add to the toys in the yard. And Ivy LOVES them!