Anthony's 4th Birthday

On Saturday evening we went to a party to celebrate Anthony's 4th birthday. It was a lot of fun. Kelly had a blast. Sorry, there are a lot of Kelly pics because Daddy was a bit camera happy. Plus Kelly has turned into quite the picture-poser, so there are a lot of good ones. Enjoy!

This is a fun playground

Surveying the scene

Admiring the goings-on



Enjoying some cake with Anthony's brother Evan (26 mos)

Running with the big boys!

Hanging out at the slide with Evan

Fun with Anthony's birthday present from Evan, a hula hoop!

Joining in on the water balloon fun. The little ones mainly enjoying tossing them on the ground and watching them pop, while getting splashed by the more gregarious older kids.

Water balloon aftermath. You can see she got a bit damp... but it didn't phase her in the least!

Thanks for inviting us, Staci! We had a great time!!

Special Lunch

Yesterday we had the pleasure of introducing Kelly to my Uncle Teddy and Aunt Paula. It was great to see them since the last time we saw them I was about 20 weeks pregnant with Kelly almost 3 years ago!

After a delicious lunch at Sweetwater we visited outside.


Kelly was very well behaved overall and even danced a little bit and showed off her skills.

Kelly the Gardener

Kelly grabbed the rake today while we were outside doing some light yardwork.



She couldn't really figure out what to do with it. No big deal because this was our neighbor's yard anyway.


Surveying our progress.

Jaunt to the Park

Yesterday I was having kind of a rough day so Daddy took Kelly over to the park when he got home from work.

Playing with the pebbles in front of the visitor center. This is one of her favorite activities at the park.


Down by the dock.


Watching boats go by.

Kelly's "Cell Phone"

The other day Kelly picked up the jewelry box that my mother's day present came in and started talking into it like it was a cell phone. It was pretty amusing.

Talking on the phone...


"It's for you, Daddy!"

Play-Doh Play Date

Today Kelly and I enjoyed a Play-Doh play date at her friend Evan's (26 months) house. Her friends Sophie (32 months) and Harrison (16 months) were also there. We had a great time (Thanks, Staci)! Here are the kids enjoying their goldfish together. Sorry no Play-Doh pictures... that part of the play date was actually quite short lived.

All four:



Just the girls:

Portraits

Kelly was posing the other day for a couple of pictures. I think her slightly odd expressions are due to the fact that she was talking the entire time. She's turning into quite the "Babbling Brooke," just like I was when I was little.


"Take a picture of my tummy!"

Mother's Day with Gramma Dot

On Mother's Day James did me and his mom a favor and brought Kelly over to her house to play so I could get the day off. For some reason I missed Kelly quite a bit though. Looks like she had a good time!

Painting



Checking out her new Corvette. Maybe in a couple years she'll be old enough to drive it!



Going for a ride. Looks like she had fun!

BBQ #2

We went to another barbeque over at Luis' house and this time Isa was there too. Kelly loves to hang out with her!




Here's one from earlier in the day when Kelly and Daddy were "playing Playdoh."