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!

Yogurt...

Here's a video of Ivy eating some yogurt - it's a little long, but hopefully our family members who don't see her often will enjoy it...

A few pictures...

Ivy has these little glasses that came with her Mrs. Potato Head... She LOVES to wear them around the house, even though they are way too small... Here she is with her back pack, pink cell phone, and glasses...

Ivy with her Valentine's gifts - an Elmo dvd and Elmo stickers...

Ivy playing the drums at Uncle Craig's house...

We had some wonderful weather yesterday and today - We played outside a lot and Ivy loved every minute of it...

Here is Ivy riding on the tractor with Daddy...

We bought Ivy a small soccer ball - she likes to carry it around rather than kick it...

We're still here!!

Hi All, Sorry that I haven't posted anything in a while - we just haven't done anything exciting lately. I'm not sure I've taken many pictures over the past couple of weeks - Ivy doesn't sit still long enough for me to go get my camera - if she's doing something I want to take a picture of, by the time I go get my camera and get back to her, she's moved on to something else.

So hopefully I'll post some new pictures soon.

Hope everyone is doing great!!