A Shower for Aunt Becky

This weekend, I took a trip with mommy, Nana and Aunt Missy. Mommy woke me up at 4am to put me in the car and we drove across Pennsylvania. I slept most of the way! We were going to see someone special- Aunt Becky!

Adam's family threw a wedding shower for Aunt Becky and boy was it fun!I ate some good food and met some new people!I saw Virginia and I met Adam's grandmom's. They told me all sorts of stories about Adam when he was a kid.It's a good thing I was there to help Aunt Becky open all those presents. I'm such a good helper!The purple paper was so much more exciting than the blankets, sheets, pots and pans that she was opening. Who needs that boring stuff! I played peek-a-boo with that paper and laughed up a storm. I had so much fun running around the room, meeting all sorts of new people.Baby & I took a turn in the princess chair.

And, I took a little nap on mommy. Here we are with Adam's sisters. They are so sweet! Don't worry- I didn't sleep too long. I woke up in time to play with Adam!And, Nana too!

What a great wedding shower. I can't wait for the next one!

Peek-A-Boo

Penny loves to play Peek-A-Boo. She plays it in the car with her blankie and she plays it in her high chair with her hands. She plays it in church with the couple who sit near us and she plays it in her crib when we get her from her naps.

Since she received her first peek-a-boo book from our friend Lori (the Farm book), she's had tons of fun playing peek a boo with the animals and babies from the story. Grandma and Grandpa found a few other Peek-A-Boo books at their local book store and sent them for Penny. Every night, we read through all six peek-a-boo books. She is starting to recognize some of the animals and toys. When we get to the teddy bear page of one of the books, she stops to show me that there is a teddy bear on the cover of another book. And, when we get to the page with the train, she looks across the room to find her alphabet train and makes a "t" noise. Out of all the cute things she does while reading, my favorite is when she gets to the mirrored page of one of the books...she kisses herself in the mirror :)

Thank you Lori, Grandma & Grandpa! These books have given us hours of entertainment. It's so much fun to watch her learn while we're reading!

Weekend play time!

The best thing about our weekends is play time!

Paparazzi in training...

Reading with Papa Playing in her house

Ride 'em cowgirl!

That's not a pillow daddy! That's my buggy!

Playtime is the best! This weekend was another great one! We had lots of playtime, went to the pool, took a trip to NJ for Allison, Kris & Sophie's going away party, went to church and had a visit from Nana and Papa.

Penny is making us proud. She used the potty a few times this weekend! We're not ready to start full time potty training, but we'll continue to use the potty before bath and whenever she lets us know that she's going to be stinky...so far she's off to a great start!

First trip to the pool!

Penny took her first trip to the pool this weekend.We've been thinking about starting swim lessons and I think we've decided that we're going to teach her on our own. The water was a little too cold for Princess P's liking, but she had a blast watching daddy swim some laps! She also loved watching the swim lessons kids jump off the diving board. I think she would have jumped if we would have let her! We're looking forward to swimming with Penny this summer. We think she'll like the water much better when the sun is out to warm things up!

Happy Birthday Aunt Missy!

Happy Birthday Aunt Missy! Hope it was a great one :)

Potty Dance!

Tonight before bath time we did the potty dance for the first time! Penny sits on the potty every night before bath and tonight she tinkled...we are so proud!

Spring!

Time for more baby proofing! Penny is teaching us slowly but surely. My little helper loves to open the cabinets, touch the dishes, look at me to see if I'm giving her "the look" and then close the door.Daddy and I reorganized the kitchen this afternoon, so Penny can safely play in a few cabinets. She's now locked out of the rest.

We celebrated St. Patrick's day this week! We had amazing weather and had fun playing outside with the sidewalk chalk. They've started building a home on the lot next to ours. Penny loves to watch the construction workers. She waves to them and says hi. One of the workers beeps the horn for her and she gets so excited! When they're done working, she loves walking close to the diggers to see what they're all about. She's not afraid to walk outside anymore! Now I have to run to keep up with her!She looks so little next to that big backhoe!
Penny is having a blast riding her tricycle around the driveway! And, although it's spring, I can't put put this snowman away with the winter decorations. He's Penny's friend. She loves to give him hugs!Happy Spring!