I'm 2!

Today is my birthday!! I can show you my fingers and tell you I'm "twooooo!"

Its been a fun day. I baked cupcakes last night with mama and daddy and then when I woke up this morning, they were decorated! Before school, I woke up to singing and then daddy made me pancakes with a candle. We sang again! Then I got to open 2 presents- a Pooh & Friends book which I cheered over and some pretend food so I can pretend eat at my little table. Mama and Daddy surprised me at school with a party. We had juice boxes and cupcakes! And the best surprise of all is that daddy brought me back home with him so we could play. For dinner we went to a restaurant where I got a green balloon, a cheeseburger and my favorite- fref fries! They sang to me at the restaurant and made me an ice cream sunday- I've never had one before. I'm also staying up late tonight watching a special daddy movie on the couch.

Its been a fun year. Some highlights:

- A big winter snowstorm and my first big snow fall in Seattle!
- I went to Minnesota to visit Gramma and Auntie Julia and Paul
- I went to Alderbrook with Jack and Bill and Barb and Cheddar and then got to go back with Gramma and Auntie Julia and Paul
- I played soccer and doing gymnastics
- I went to Hawaii
- I went to the zoo, lots!
- I went to Boise to visit my cousins and Auntie Susan & Uncle Brian
- I learned to walk and run and jump and belly flop
- I learned to talk in sentences and sing
- I picked apples and plums
- I flew on airplanes
- I went to the aquarium and the helicopter air show with my cousin Nathan
- I had sleep overs at Nana & Bompa's house
- I grew taller!
- I went to the dentist!

These are just some of my favorite times but mama is going to post some photos looking back on the year, sometime soon.

Right now I am working on going potty in the big potty, drinking only out of a cup, taking a shower by myself and playing the guitar and singing with daddy.

I love being 2! I'm getting to be so big, its fun!

Aloha!

My first trip to Maui! Well, my second really. I was there in my mama's belly a while back. I got to ride a plane and I cheered "we made it!" when we landed. It was very warm and sunny and I swam all day long. In the mornings we went to the beach but it took me a few days before I liked the ocean. On my last day, I just wanted to run in and out of the waves and have daddy carry me in the deep part. I loved the pool so much! I quickly became the belly flopper and liked to do it over and over. Gramma bought me water wings when she was in town and I used them to practice swimming in the big people pool. I even tried the water slide and got a cool ring and water football to play with. We watched the sunset and we sang a special song when the sun went night night. And, there was a Hawaiian man who wore cool beads and blew in a shell every night before sunset. Then he'd run around and light the torches. We watched him every night and I practiced yelling into my hand like the shell. On my last night, I got my picture taken with him and was so excited.

Here are a few pictures from my trip. And next time to see me ask me to say "aloha!" Come back for more photos to be added soon.