An Artist

Here is Ally painting for the first time with a brush.  She had a blast.  She enjoyed seeing how the different colors changed when mixed.  I really enjoyed it too because it was neat seeing Ally so engrossed in what she was doing.

Smiling

A couple of weeks ago we went to Prince's Island Park to meet our friends.  Here is a picture of Ally just chilling in her carseat while we wait for everyone to show up.

4 months old

Zoe is a smiling machine!  She loves to smile at everyone and will stare you down until you smile at her.  She can roll from her belly but she likes her belly and typically choses to stay there.  She is chatty and has many stories for you.  She also is playing strange and does not like other people.  She will tolerate her Dad and occasionally a grandparent for a little while.  She is starting to enjoy toys now too and will play on her mat for about 20 minutes.

Visit with Tracy

My bff from marching had a little boy in September, Croston.  Due to life and distance we hadn't seen each other and our new additions.  Tracy came to visit and we had a wonderful time and chatted all afternoon.  Croston is a gorgeous little boy with lots of personality.

The Party

Ally wearing her 'I am 2' shirt

Opening presents - She got some wonderful gifts including a fish.

Blowing out the candles

Ally had a great time with all her friends.  We had about 8 kids and their parents here.  It was a lot of fun and much less stress than I thought it would be.

Elmo cake

I decided to decorate an Elmo cake for Ally's party.  My friend Deyelle came and helped and she was a godsend.  Decorating a cake is hard work!  I was busy all day cleaning and I had to bake 3 cakes.  The cake tin was a pain to get the cake out of, the first cake was ruined and then the second and third got cracked.

Deyelle decorating the cake

The finished cake

Zoe

Here is Zoe having some tummy time.