Getting ready

With only a few weeks to go until baby #2 is here...we are in full-on set-up mode! The nursery is almost finished...just have to hang a few pictures. We went to Babies R Us today and got our last few essentials, so now it's just a waiting game. Oh, that and we have to pick names out. That is the hardest part about not finding out if we're having a boy or a girl. We have to come up with 2 names! We're getting closer, but still have brainstorming to do. Any ideas are welcome!

Happy New Year!

Whirlwind Christmas

Christmas always seems to go by so quickly, and I have to admit that we are often left feeling like there should be another party to go to or something! hah! I'm sure we're not the only ones who feel this way - we just want Christmas to last longer! It is especially true now that Amelia really knows what's going on. She is still asking to go to another party, and she really got used to opening presents! With a birthday close to Christmas - she was in present heaven.

I took the tree down today and she was a BIG helper. She only got sad when I put the snowman and the Santa snow globes away - hmmm. Funny she never even noticed them for the entire month that they were up! She does LOVE Santa though. She has really enjoyed seeing all the Christmas blow-up decorations in our neighborhood (like I wrote about in the last post). It will be interesting to see her reaction once they are all put away :(

This Christmas was great! We celebrated with Andy's family the Sunday before and Amelia was a trooper! She played all day long and didn't get fussy even without a nap!

Wednesday, my mom, dad and sister came to stay with us. We had our own little Christmas - complete with pizza (really festive)! The next morning, was Christmas Eve and we headed over to celebrate with my mom's side of the family. Amelia had her swine flu booster shot a few days before - and, of course, the side effects hit her - and hit her HARD - that day. We had to cut our visit short. Amelia fell asleep in the car for the first time in over a year...so we knew we made the right choice by heading home. That's when it started to SNOW - so we were glad to be home for the rest of the night :)

Christmas morning Santa came! Amelia was so excited! We took video and I can't wait to watch it. Also - she was feeling MUCH better and we were able to go and party with my dad's side of the family! It was really fun and Amelia had a lot of fun playing with everyone.

Saturday night - even though we were tired - we drove out to another party that one of Andy's friends was having! It's no wonder Amelia thinks there's a party every day!!! haha

Here are a few pictures from the week :)

Hot Dog!

It seems we've entered a new phase - yet again. First, it was SpongeBob...then it was Super Why...now we're into Mickey Mouse Clubhouse in a BIG way. Amelia is in LOVE with Mickey (and friends). If you haven't seen it, then her doing the "Hot Dog" dance 18 times in a row at the end of each show might not make sense to you, but let me assure you - it is awesome! She gets so excited and just spins and spins and sings at the top of her lungs! This morning she was even trying to get Ruby (our dog) to dance with her.

One of our neighbors has a blow-up Mickey Santa in their front yard and we have to drive by it every time we leave the house or come home. Unfortunately Mickey is "sleeping" these days. Don't the neighbors know that they are disappointing a little girl by not keeping it blown up 24/7??? Come on people!

Don't get me wrong...she's still into the other two cartoons...but Mickey is for sure #1!!


This is just a cute picture of Amelia talking to Ruby. They have become great friends!

Over it!

I am so tired of someone being sick in this house! It is just enough already. Last weekend it was my turn. I had some kind of stomach bug - yuck! The only good thing that came out of that was that Amelia got to go ride the tractor with Daddy and I got to sleep it off! She LOVED riding in the tractor and still asks to go ride everytime Andy takes her somewhere :)

So, while I was on the couch all weekend - Amelia was apparently paying close attention to my actions. She will now get a blanket, lay down on the couch, and ask for pretzels and orange juice to be delivered to her. hahah! What a stinker!




Now Amelia has another little cold. This is about an every 2 weeks or so occurance. This time I blame the little neighbor boy who was over playing at her babysitter's house this week. When I went to pick her up I met this cute little boy who had a runny nose and coughed right as I walked in the door. The kicker is...his dad picked him up while I was still there and walked the little boy out the door WITHOUT a jacket (only wearing a t-shirt) in 30 degree weather! What are people thinking???? We have no hope for keeping these colds away :(

Party Time!

Saturday was so much fun! We had Amelia's 2nd Birthday party at our house (even though her official birthday isn't until the 20th)! We had fabulous weather this weekend - it was perfect!!!! I am so glad we decided to do it a week early because last year it was cold and kind of rainy. I think we'll probably stick with this trend for any future b-day parties :)

Amelia loved having a few friends over and playing in the bounce house! She was THRILLED when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her and she was excited about the PINK cupcakes. Present opening was interesting. She was so intrigued with her first gift that she didn't really start paying attention to the other presents (although she LOVES them all) until the end. Then she figured out that more and more presents were coming out of the bags and she really got the hang of it. I think she'll be ready to go at Christmas.

She as been playing with ALL of her new things today and has had a blast! We have especially had fun having tea parties with Daddy and cooking in her new kitchen :) Hey - who says the parents can't enjoy the gifts too????? haha!!!!


The Bounce House (thanks, Jamie!!!)


The Princess waiting for her lunch!


Playing with Honey and the new kitchen!

Parrot

Amelia is a parrot. She repeats everything we say now. And now that she is talking in complete sentences it might end up getting us in trouble! Time to start REALLY watching what we say!!!! haha.

It's also so fun to hear Amelia call for our dog, Ruby, in the mornings. While she's getting dressed she'll gently call for her until Ruby comes running into her room and it just CRACKS Amelia up! It's so funny! She has also taken to giving Ruby "treats" throughout the day. Needless to say, we might end up with one fat dog! I'll have to put her on a diet after the New Year :)

In other news - I cannot believe that Amelia is going to be 2 this month! Time sure is flying by!!!!!!!!!!

I'll take some more pictures soon :)

The Ambassador of Halloween

So, I bought Amelia 2 different costumes for Halloween this year, and she REFUSED to put on either one. Luckily, I found this out in time to return each one - I wasn't going to force her to wear something she didn't like. I finally decided to just get her a Halloween shirt and go with it. Then, Andy had the bright idea to make her a "Halloween Pennant" and deemed her the Ambassador of Halloween! It was really funny! Here are some pictures from our day!

We decorated cookies, went up to Granners and Grandpa's for a little bit, and then went trick or treating! It was a long but very fun day!

She really LOVED trick or treating. Once she got the hang of it she was very brave and even waited a bit longer at each door until they have her one more piece of candy. We'll have to break this habit next year - but it was cute this year while she could get away with it! haha!