new jammies

Braids

Summer 2009

A few shots from this past summer/spring:

Building tower in August

Pony ride and petting zoo in July:

Planting flowers in June:

Last shot with our lilac bush in May:

pigtails

Now that Carly has turned two I'm not really keeping track of her age in months anymore. She's been 25 months for a over a week and I haven't even thought of it till now. Anyway . . . she is showing her independence more and more lately as she likes to do many things on her own, such as climb into her booster chair and climb into the carseat. The other day I lifted her into her booster chair and she got so upset (major meltdown with loads of tears) that I pulled her out and let her climb up herself. Here are a few photos from the past few weeks. In the second shot she is holding one of her toy phones (thought it was such a funny shot). And aren't those pigtails so cute?!?

Our two year old

The pictures above and below were taken on Carly's birthday: sporting her new apron and enjoying a brownie from our favorite bakery.

Took this shot below the day before Carly's birthday. I was impressed with her tower of cans, spaghetti sauce, apple sauce and breadcrumbs and I love her smile!

Merry Christmas

23 months old - mama graduates

Carly turned 23 months on December 14th and the day before I participated in my graduation ceremony for earning my master's degree. I finished all the requirements this past June, during the summer semester, so I had to wait for the December commencement. Carly came along for our breakfast celebration that day but napped during the ceremony.