Family Vacation

Last week we took our first official family vacation. Or at least, that's what I'm calling it. It was a week long; so long that I think you started to think Florida was your new home.

You were great, as usual, and I know all your family (grandparents, aunts, potential future uncles, great-uncle, and cousins) loved spending time with you.

Here's a re-cap of the week-

Saturday- Pool time with Daddy (Mommy was grocery shopping for the week)
Sunday- More pool time; Grandpa's Birthday cookout (You spent the rest of week pointing to the picnic tables and singing "Happy Birthday Grandpa". You also claimed while helping Grandma shuck the corn on the cob that "It was too hard!")
Monday- Day with Grandpa and Grandma (bike ride and pool time); sleep over at Grandma's
Tuesday- Pool day, bike ride with Mommy and Daddy (You loved going over all the bumps along the road. And, you had fun playing with Syndey in the hot tub.)
Wednesday- Morning with Mommy at the pool; Afternoon with Grandpa and Grandma
Thursday- Day with Daddy and Grandpa, pool and paddleboat ride...oh and this is the day that Daddy swears you went down the big tube slide over 10 times by yourself!
Friday- Pool day with pictures in the afternoon
Saturday- Check out day; hung out at Downtown Disney. You got to play at the Lego Store, the toy store with Mr. Potato Head, rode the carousel twice, the train once, and played with sprinklers. Oh and we spent 4 hours at the airport! You spent lots of time riding the moving walkway and playing with the line thingy. (See pictures below.)

Although you did not go to Disney World, Grandma did get you small Mickey Mouse stuffed animal. We taught you who it was, but continued to call it Nicky Mouse for most of the week. And one morning you woke up and told me it was a kitty cat. (It does have big ears.) As of today, I think you know it's Mickey Mouse, but I'm not quite sure you know what his deal is. (Me, either.)

Oh and we did attempt to watch Finding Nemo one or two times with you while it was either raining or we were making dinner. You sufficiently lasted about 15-20 minutes, and spent the majority of the time asking "Where's Nemo? Where did Nemo go?"

watching elmo with new headphones (6a flight..yay!...boo)

among the palm trees

with grandma and grandpa

big kiss with aunt robyn

with mommy and daddy

flamingo impression

 at the pool

 down the slide!

terrified on the train at Downtown Disney

doing better on the carousel

even better with the sprinklers

entertaining yourself at the airport

Love you Maevy. I'm already looking forward to our next vaca!

Strawberry Picking

A couple funny stories from the weekend…

We told you Saturday night that we were going to go strawberry picking in the morning. I got up with you Sunday morning and I ask if you remembered what we were going to do today. You replied, “Strawberry picking!” We finally got ready, got in the car, and drove 1 minute down the street to the new bagel place to pick up a couple bagels to go. We pulled into the parking lot, and you yelled, “Strawberry picking!” It was hilarious and luckily you weren't too disappointed when we got back in the car to travel to the strawberry farm. 

Enjoying the breeze under your dress...

 Plus, look at these beautiful strawberries!

You were a great helper, but seemed more interested in picking and immediately eating the strawberries, than collecting them in the basket. You also had fun checking out the cows. Love you, Maev

Quiz Show

The other day after school, Daddy caught you quizzing yourself with your flashcards. "What's this?"

Stylish Sleeper

We recently headed to Memphis to hang out with M and Pop. Past your bedtime, it was finally dark outside and we told you it was time to go to sleep. You weren't happy and decided to whine for about 30 minutes- asking for your window to go down, asking to read a book, asking for milk, asking for daddy to come sit with you. You were trying everything. Finally after you realized Mommy and Daddy weren't giving in, you put your sunglasses on (upside down), then put your blankie over your face. You eventually fell asleep. It was hilarious, but I'm glad you were able to get some rest. Never a dull a moment with you Maev. Love you!

See Ya Later

Tonight at bedtime -
Read you a new book, 123 to the Zoo by Eric Carle. (You did very well counting all the animals.)
Turn off light.
Lay you down in bed.
Give you a hug.
Give you a couple kisses.
Put "pink blanket" on you.
Put "rainbow blanket" on you.

Mommy: "Night night, Maevy. Love you"
Maevy: "Love you Mommy."

Start to walk out the door

Maevy: "See you later, alligator."
Mommy: Take a second to realize what you just said and reply, "See you later, alligator."

Clearly you learned this from school...and it's pretty darn cute. Love you alligator.

Running with Scissors

 For a couple months now, you've ask to use Mommy's kitchen scissors or you try to get them out of the drawer yourself. For your birthday, Mommy got you your first pair of child scissors. You love them. I don't know if all two year olds can cut as well as you, but I'm pretty impressed. I'll have to find out if you have practiced at school, but you hold them correctly and you cut really well. Now...you're not perfect. You like to make a cut on a piece of paper and then rip it. Or you make tiny cuts. Here's an example of what our house has looked like the past couple of days.

One other story from this weekend, you took a 3 1/2 hour nap on Saturday. It was beautiful outside; so we played a lot outside with the water table, went for a stroller ride, and stopped by the park...oh and you had a ice cream cone :) We went home and read a couple books. I figured you would want to stay up a little later since you had such a long nap, but around 6ish you yawned. So you ate dinner, took a bath, and got ready for bed. We were sitting on the floor, and I was going to read you a couple books before bed. You laid out your blankie, put your head down, and stretch out on the floor like you were about to fall asleep. I went ahead and read the short book and Daddy patted your back. I said "Ok Maevy let me put you in bed." You said, "No, mommy...on the floor." I still put you in bed. Mommy and Daddy gave you kisses and said goodnight. I couldn't believe you were so sleepy, you were going to sleep on the floor! Sweet dreams, Maevy.

2 Year Growth Stats

This afternoon Mommy and you headed to the doctor's office for your 2nd year check up. You were great, as always, and only cried for a second when Dr. Ladd came into the room.

No shots were needed and your eye test was perfect. (No glasses yet!)

Here are your stats-

Weight- 27lbs, 4oz (60%)
Height- 35 1/4 inches (90%)
Head circumference- 18 1/2 inches (45%)

The nurse and Dr. Ladd kept saying you were "long and lean." Just as we thought, you seem to be growing just fine! Yay!