2 Year Old Check-up and Catch Up!!

Anna Kate had her 2 year well child visit last week and we thankfully have a healthy girl!! No shots this time, only a finger prick and she did great!!

She was 34 in (50% and 23.8 lbs 10%)

We have been so busy this summer and I have so much to catch up on!! So here goes.....

I have been very busy getting my new classroom ready for the kiddos (who come on Monday!!) AK has been a great helper and has really enjoyed going to Mommy's school. She had to feed her snack to Barney

This day she wanted to help me cook

 She loves to wear the sunglasses that Kade gave her for her birthday!!

 Any time that AK is in my room when I am getting dressed to exercise she goes in my closet and pulls out my old shoes so she can exercise too.....then she clomps them all the way up the stairs!!

We went to a splash park a few weeks ago with Leighton, Kade, and Jackson and Abby. The kids had a great time and it was really cheap!! We will definitely be going back next summer!!

 It took a few minutes for Anna Kate to understand the water would squirt out of the ground....but once she had it figure out she had a blast!!

Anna Kate and Abby :)

After we played on the splash pad for a while we stopped for a slushy

We also rode the carousel and.....

the train!!

I feel kind of caught up now from some of what we did this summer. My kiddos come back full time this week, we also start Kindermusik again and AK has preschool orientation on Thursday night! We can't wait to meet her teacher!!

Anna Kate's 2nd birthday party

We had AK's birthday party on Sunday. It had rained off and on all day so I was a bit nervous about how wet the park would be. However, everything was perfect!! We did a watermelon theme and did snacks and cupcakes and of course watermelon. All of the kids had a ball playing on the playground and the shelter had a nice breeze for the adults to hang out under.

I had this banner made by the same lady that did her invitations and favor tags. I thought it was so cute!!

I did pink/green sweet and salty popcorn for her party favors

Watermelon cookies (tasted just like watermelon bubble gum)

Watermelon gummies

The birthday girl!!

Kaley and Mason checking something out!!

AK checking out the food table

Here comes Connor Meeks!!

Jameson

Charlotte and her mommy

Tessa

Chris, Caroline, Heather, Paisley, and Chris

Playing on the slide!!

Our neighborhood buddies Caroline and Cameron

Lizzie swinging with Connor

 Leighton was excited to be at the park!!

Ella Grace and Shannon

Time for cupcakes!!

Anna Kate got so tickled when we starting singing "happy birthday" She was just looking around at everyone and smiling. We have been to so many birthday parties lately that I think she realized it was actually her turn! She told me first thing on the morning of her birthday "I blow the candles out!!"

Blowing out the candles

Face first again......just like last year :)

All done!!

Abby and Aunt Melisa

Connor enjoyed his cupcake too!!

Jackson digging in!

Tay Tay helping AK open presents (she only wanted to play with the paper!)

I think this might have been the only present she actually opened!!

Kade and AK

Happy 2nd birthday sweet girl! We love you to the moon and back!!

Anna Kate is 2!!!

Oh my goodness......Anna Kate is 2 today! I cannot believe it! These past 2 years have flown by and what a blessing she is!!! Words can't describe our love for her. She is the sweetest, funniest, most loving little girl. She is really a talker and loves to be on the go! Here are a few recent pictures of things we have been up to this summer.......birthday party pictures coming soon!!

You love to play doctor and listen to all of your animal's heartbeats (this includes Sophie who is still not your biggest fan! But, she does cooperate with you for a few seconds!)

We joined the pool this summer with Aunt Melisa, Jackson and Abby.....you have really enjoyed it and will even go down the big water slide

Playing in the rain with Papa

You love to "drive"

You also love to help us cook :)

We have converted your crib to a big girl bed and you have done really well. You still love to read. You have memorized several books and know the titles to just about everyone of the books you own! Before you go to sleep we say bedtime prayers. At the end you thank Jesus for so many things! You usually start with family and friends and then move onto everyone's animals and then barney, and barney's friends, and last night you even thank God for oatmeal (You don't even eat oatmeal!!) You are such a mess!

You love to have friends over to play (AK, Abby, Leighton)

You keep the neighborhood boys in check ;) but they are really good with you!

You love to sit on my counter in the mornings and do "makeup with mommy." You decided you need to wear deodorant too!

I took you yesterday to get your toe nails painted and you loved it!!! You picked out a pretty pink!

2 years old today!!!

And what are you up to theses days????

Talking, talking, talking.......you are so funny. You are beginning to use words like delicious, and "really" and "very." Tonight you told me you were "very stinky and needed a diaper!!" 

You know shapes and colors

Size 24 month clothes for most things (still some 18 months)

You are very petite :)

I can tell you have gotten taller but still are not very heavy!

Still not a great sleeper!

You love pancakes, mac and cheese, hotdogs, chicken nuggets, pizza bites, green beans, corn, most any fruit and chocolate milk

You love "pepsi" and seem to be able to talk your daddy into giving it to you!

You love to watch TV and movies....Barney, Mickey Mouse, Doc McStuffin', and Care Bears are your favorites

You are not interested at all in using the potty!

You love to make towers with blocks and play with play-doh

You are really getting into drawing and coloring and always want me to write your name :)

You love to be outside

You really do not like the church nursery and I am really praying you will do better at school than you do at church

We take great naps together!!

We love you to the moon and back and thank God everyday for picking us to be your parents!!