The last couple of months have been quite busy. Katy turned two in January and she celebrated with three birthday cakes. The first cake was really just a slice of cake on her actual birthday that she shared with her cousin Elijah. Two days later, we had a very small birthday party. Our dear neighbors across the street generously provided an adorable caterpillar cake for this party. A week later, Gigi, Pops, and Grandma Sullivan visited, and we enjoyed a third birthday cake, this one decorated by Katy (thus the reason some of the plastic cats atop the cake appeared to be sinking in snow banks of icing). Katy was happy to share her third birthday celebration with Pops, whose birthday was just a few days away.
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| Cake #1 |
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| Cake # 2 |
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| The party crew. |
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| Katy's birthday gift from Leonardo. |
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| Cake #3 |
Big shout out to my dad, who made Katy an amazing busy board for her birthday. One side is a magnetized chalkboard/roll down paper for drawing. The other side is filled with knobs, latches, slots, cubbies, and lights for hours of entertainment. It is a real labor of love, and an amazing one-of-a-kind toy! This thing really deserves its own blog post, which I hope to do soon.
Thanks to an awesome story time group at the library, Katy also experienced her first Valentine's celebration. After story time, the toddlers made Valentine bags, exchanged treats and cards, and then went home with an adorable heart shaped balloon. In the evening, we had a Valentine's dinner complete with heart shaped french toast, sausage, and fruit.
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| Raisins with a message: "To one of my favorite peep-peep-peeps!" |
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| Why did I take the picture by the outlet? Ugh. |
Aside from birthday and holiday celebrations, the downtime in-between has been full of activity: birthday parties, biking trips to the library (compete with picnic lunches), walking at the lovely convention center grounds, taking advantage of free admission week at a local museum, crafts galore, adventures in eating and cooking, tons of books, and lots of free play. Katy is at such a fun age - she is able to experience so much of the world around her and much of what she experiences is new to her. What an amazing time in life!
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| She likes Legos!!!! Can't wait to start our collection! |
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| Play Dough, Dry Spaghetti, and Beads |
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| Katy's first time enjoy bouncy inflatables with out fear! |
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| Foam letters +water = fun! |
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| Nature scavenger hunt |
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| Making grocery shopping a fun activity. |
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| She rediscovered her Duplo blocks and loves them! |
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| Mixed media art. |
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| Helping dad repair the dishwasher. |
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| Playing with clear water beads - so cool! |
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| Morning snuggles are the best. |
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