Happy birthday baby girl!

My baby is 2! Not even a baby any more! She certainly is changing right in front of our eyes into a blonde haired, brown eyed fire craker!

a birthday kiss from the sweet big brother

To celebrate, we went out for lunch with Daddy and Amelia got a super special train ride with Daddy. This is a terrible picture, but the only one from her special treat!

ready to open some presents! Our girl has this part DOWN!

A baby doll! Amelia LOVES baby dolls. Thankfully, this baby is named "baby". Her brother helpfully suggested naming the last babydoll "Fuga Fuga" and the name stuck. Cute? Not really. He suggested "Boo-ga Saruga" for this one, but was turned down.

One of her favorite gifts? This singing Minnie Mouse card. I finally had to hide it because....well, my sanity was at stake. I'll tell you, those cards really work for a LONG time - great value!

Another favorite: a dolly bed (that promptly fell apart, nice!)

Our big girl!

The big boy (who needs a haircut)
Amelia requested a "PINK" cake for her birthday Pink it is baby girl!

Blowing out the candles...

Two tries for two candles? Maybe they were far apart?

Mobil

Last night we were sitting at a stoplight when a little voice in the backseat piped up "M.  O.   B.   1.    1.  ". Both John and I looked around.....what?   Then we noticed the Mobil sign on the corner.  Funny how kids notice all kinds of things we don't give a second glance.  Also funny how your kids all if a sudden know things you haven't taught them.

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Day 2

Not as successful. Nap was a big struggle ( about 2 minutes more and I was putting her back in her crib) and bedtime resulted in this:

March milestone

Amelia's first night in a big girl bed. (sniff, sniff). For no reason other than she keeps trying to claim William's bed. She was a proud little girl tonight (not a baby) and went right to sleep without a peep. I'm a proud, weepy mama tonight.

March 26?

Is this right? This is by far the most snow we've seen in one winter since moving here in 2002.

What?!?

Back into running?

It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally easing myself back into running. I'm not very good at the whole pacing myself thing, so it has very much been a practice in patience. One big component in my program has been stretching. A lot of stretching, which I squeeze in at random times during the day. I didn't realize that the monkeys had been paying such close attention! Here they are showing pretty good form in their imitation of my stretches.