2 Years Old!

M has been into birthdays lately and known that her birthday was coming up.  She thinks Mama's birthday was coming up too - but whatever.  I caught her with Brandon's mail a few days before her birthday, doing this with no prompting:

  
I forgot to take a picture at the Dr.'s office, but her new stats are:

                          Height:  35.25 inches -- 85th percentile
                              Weight: 28lbs 10.6 oz  -- 85the percentile
                                   Head Cir: 19.69 inches -- 98th percentile

So she's pretty proportional, except her head's on the big side :).  Good thing that's the last time they measure it!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Birthday morning came and M found- and stole - a "happy birthday cake".  When I told her yes, it is your birthday, she wanted her birthday hat on too.  I don't even know where she got that from, but she's the one that wanted birthday hats.

Dressed for the morning, and another cupcake stolen.  Also, her first present - thanks GoMa!

Birthday party was spring themed ... I made all these cupcakes.  I wanted variety so made 3 types.  Looking back, I don't know why I spent so much time decorating them all when I didn't need so many and box cakes are cheap.  I think I did a decent job on them tho.  We also did a good job on the party, having our food ready in time and plenty of it and drink (wasn't the case last year).

What I didn't do a decent job on was taking pictures or managing M's hair.   I'm slowly learning.  I may have to give up the cake next year .... for some reason I just find it fun.  Her's a poor picture of her and her buddy Merrick.

Cake time!  I guess we should have practiced blowing out candles before, and taken Brandon away from cake duty (he blew her candle out last year too).

Present time!  Her favs were her Elsa and Anna dolls (thanks Gramma Nancy) and her new baby (thanks Papa!) and clothes (thanks GeeMa!).  I only took 2 videos of her opening gifts, and this is the only one that fits here.

Everyone went back outside, only to discover M later (with her new baby):

New skates from Kim!  Roller derby, here I come:

Really helps complete the black eye (or vice versa???)

More cupcakes!

New shoes (thanks Jana and Ben!)

The morning after, with her new baby and Elsa dress on:

And sporting some new shades (thanks Reina!)

And back to school on Monday - her first day in the 2's classroom! I wish she'd let me do her hair!

Jan Feb March 2016

A quick download so I'm up to date before I put up birthday picks!  Wow - we really did a lot the first 3 months of the year ... no wonder I never found time to post pics!


An attempt at snowshoeing.  M didn't really like it, but I realized after that she was probably cold since she wasn't moving.  Clear day, but 25 degrees.  Poor baby.

Getting in trouble with D!

Snow days!

I finally remembered that we'd been given this good coat.  It's 3T so I had tucked it away, but I rolled up the sleeves and it worked fine and kept her warm. Wish we had used it snowshoeing.

Some funny shenanigans as our house involving panties on M's head.  She wanted to have a "hat" like Daddy, and her shirt off too.

Posing with Marilyn at our movie store:

Playdate at the Ragaways - she wanted to try this but didn't really get the concept of driving it:

Adventure day to a new playground and a little hike:

Rise and shine!

Opportunistic photo :) :

In her office working ... she insisted we drag the chair in there:

Just a cutie and her hair actually looks tame - wish it was in more focus:

Another hike, and another time falling asleep in the carrier, this time with the cheese in her mouth:

Mid - February now - trip to AZ - enjoying the sun!:

And her cousins!  She had so much fun with them! Watching movies:

 
Throwing rocks!

Getting read to:

Cuteness with ponies:

What happens when the cute ponies come out:

This was mama and dada and M.  We hare pretty hip:

With Katie:

Not so sure about the horse:

 Abby, I believe:

Good one with Mama!

And Grandma:

She's such a little talker:

Back home to the hat weather and Daddy!  Sorry Paris got sick and you couldn't go with us to AZ!

Dinner at GeeMa's.... always making faces:

Turning 23mo. old!  The last of the month counting :(.

Playdate at OMSI with D!

 At Martin's birthday!  Not a great one of Dad but a cute cake face:

 Watching Frozen (I was trying to catch her saying the words, but as soon as I pulled the camera out, she stopped).  She was all dressed up from the birthday party and so cute, but I didn't get any good pictures :(

Mail from her cousins!

Another rainy day - we're not afraid!

Easter weekend at Grampa Whiskers beach house.... mom and dad went clamming while I watched with Gramma Nancy:

 Fun times and bubbles - accidentally saw some of my Easter surprise early ... Frozen Egg! so excited:

Easter egg hunt inside! (it was too rainy outside).  Up early so it's still dark:

Home and tired after a long weekend!

 Uh- oh - a shiner (she fell off her big girl chair)... that's gonna look good for her birthday!

Last Tuesday with Daddy before she starts daycare full time.  At the zoo (with glasses on to hide her shiner):