Elmo party!!!

Elmo came to throw Alli a party for her second birthday this weekend. He of course had a little (or a lot of) help from mom and dad. She had a great time at her party and we all had lots of fun with all the family and friends that came to celebrate with us. Thanks so much!

Alli playing with her new basketball goal from mom and dad- Slam Dunk!!!

The Elmo cake that mom slaved over. Yes, that's right, I made that cake and yes, I'm a little bit proud of it.

The birthday girl!!!!

Poor Elmo. Alli had no problem gobbling him right up.

Alli's First Haircut

We took Alli for her first haircut yesterday. She did better than I thought she would. The car chair and her own little TV with Dora playing certainly helped.

Before...

During...

After...

As you can see, other than the bangs, it didn't change a whole lot. And actually when it's dry, the hair just behind her bangs still falls in her face (don't worry Pawpaw-I pull it back and out of her eyes with a bow). That's OK though 'cause we like the wild and crazy hair that keeps her looking like a baby (especially daddy). We're just not ready to let her grow up yet. I know we will have to let go of that eventually, but not just yet. We're holding on as long as we can.

Milestones!!

TJ has had trouble sitting still since day one (and I mean from conception 'cause he was quite the acrobat in the womb too). So now that he is starting to figure things out and coordinate some of his moves, he is itching to get up and go. He wants so badly to join the rest of the family in all of our activities. Recently he has been able to sit up without assistance and he also gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth. It won't be long before he's crawling and while I'm glad he is meeting his developmental milestones, I really don't want to rush this one. I have a feeling parenting two small children is about to become a lot more difficult.

Here are a few pics of TJ's newest accomplishments...

Oh yeah, he also "found" his feet. I love it when babies do this. It looks more funny when he does it before I get his diaper on, but I didn't think he would appreciate me taking a picture of that.