Saturday, December 31, 2011

Happy Second Birthday to our Monster Baby!

September was a good month. There was a lot of stuff done on the house, so we didn't have to spend all our free time on renovations. Instead, we were outside for bike rides, visits to some parks, and playing in our backyard with our dogs and cat. We also got a visit from Garrett's mom, brother, sister-in-law, and nephews for a long weekend. Since they were here with us, we had an early birthday celebration for Brooklyn with some cake and presents. We did another birthday celebration with some of my family and our friends. Brooklyn didn't seem to really care about the presents, but she loved the cake! Kami was very willing to help B out with all the presents and opened the majority of the gifts.

We also went to the Discovery Center, which is a science-filled center with lots of hands-on experiments. Kami was in science heaven and loved everything. We might be making repeat visits there to foster her science nerdiness. She's also been watching a few "How the Universe Works" and "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking" shows on Netflix instead of Dora or SpongeBob. After watching those shows, she informed me that on the dark side of the moon, there are aliens and she wanted a telescope so she could see comets and asteroids. Such a geek, but I love it!

Enjoy the September shots!

Brooklyn's first birthday celebration with Garrett's mom, brother, sister-in-law, and nephews.

Trying to put the cake on the fork.

Kami and her cousin Keenan. She was thrilled to see him.

Such a cute birthday girl.

Holding a fork but stuffing her face with her hand.

Brooklyn telling Grandma "kank-ew" for her new boots.

Such a mess, but a cute mess.

B's second birthday celebration with some more family and friends. It was so nice to see everyone that we miss from Nampa/Caldwell.

Brooklyn using the no-hands method to eat her cupcake.

And this is why we call her our monster baby. She is quite the disaster but sure do love her.

Brooklyn wasn't too interested in her presents. Luckily, Kami was more than happy to help her sister open her presents.

Ooh...what is it?

Yet another cupcake with one of her favorite birthday presents, a Zhu-Zhu puppy that she loves to carry around with her everywhere. Good thing we got the white one...

Kami still loves art and will sit for an hour by herself doodling things.

Sadie and our cat, Oliver, love to hang out together.

Getting ready for a bike ride! Meow!

Kami posing on her bike. I had to force her to put pants and actual shoes on.

Brooklyn showing off her new hand-me-down helmet.

Nighttime bike ride!

Brooklyn had so much fun hitting dad's back during the entire bike ride.


Pictures from our Discovery Center visit:
Kami pulling herself up.

Brooklyn trying to blow a bubble on a huge bubble blowing thing.

Pop!

Dad and Kami thought they'd try it out.

They're on TV!


Brooklyn wasn't too sure about it.

Kami weighing some eggplants.

Brooklyn trying to get a cart out. And yes, she does have only one shoe on.

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