Little Stinker!~ 2/4/2011

What a little stinker! Julia figured out that if she is bored in her bed at night that she could take her clothes off and strip down to her diaper. Typically, she does this at naptime and thinks it is cute to put her socks on her arms and put her shirt on like a skirt. Thankfully she kept the diaper on!

Snow Day- 2/4/2011

Brrr! Another snow day! I think Julia has seen more snow since she was born than I have seen in the first 30 years of my life. Julia was so excited to go out in the snow and play! She loves to watch her puppies frolick in the snow too!

Strike a pose!

Even Barney enjoyed the snow...

First Trip to the Dentist- February 22, 2011

Julia had her first dentist appointment recently. Andrew and I were very curious how she would do, but Julia was great! She walked in confidently and climbed up in the dentist chair all by herself. She let the dental hygienist brush her teeth and the dentist counted and looked at her teeth, etc. They tried to polish and clean her teeth, but Julia didn't like the feel of the tooth polisher, so we will try again in six months. I got to floss her teeth and Julia even hugged the dental hygienist when we left. All in all, a great appointment... no cavities and her teeth look great! Can't say we would have had that kind of luck a year ago with Julia's sensory issues. She wouldn't have let anyone near her! Way to go monkey!!

Mommy/Daughter Gardening

This evening Julia and I did a little gardening together. Earlier in the afternoon, we all went to Lowe's to try to pick some flowers out. Not being a person with a green thumb (at all!), we picked geraniums. Once we got home, Jules and I set out to do some gardening and flower planting!

Let's garden, mommy! I'll spread the dirt for you...

Now, we need to shovel the dirt right?

Cheese... our new garden is done... and I helped!

Julia decided the grass needed a little Swiffer!

Birthday Party Fun!

This year Julia had two birthday parties, one with her friends in her class at school, and the other was a family and friends party. Julia had so much fun! She was really into her birthday this year and has been talking about it since before Christmas because most of her friends in her class have already had their birthdays. This year's birthday was a monkey theme- very fitting seeing as how we often call Julia "monkey."


Family Birthday Party- 2/19/11

School Birthday Party- 2/17/11
We were fortunate enough to be able to have a birthday party for Julia at school with her friends in her class. She was so excited! The biggest thing Julia wanted for her birthday this year was to have her friends from school at her birthday. We had a little bouncy house and filled a pool with some balls, had some pizza and birthday cupcakes. What a special little 3-year-old!

Happy 3rd Birthday Julia!

Happy birthday to our sweet little monkey! I can't believe my baby is now 3!

Happy Valentines Day 2011!