2nd Birthday Party at Chuck E. Cheese's

Lindsey trying to sneak a few bites of cake before we sang "Happy Birthday."

Lindsey opening her new tricycle from Nana Grandpa. Definitely her favorite present from the evening.

Looks Who's Two!!!!!

Today our little Lindsey Mae turned two years old. Last night around 8 o'clock, Jason and I started reminscing about where we were at that time (playing with the dogs at the beach and then on our way home because my contractions seemed to keep coming) and how the rest of the evening played out for us--and then her eventual birth at 12:34 a.m. I can't believe two years has gone by in the blink of an eye. So much has happened in those two years, and yet it's almost all a blur. I can hardly even think of her as an infant.

Lindsey is growing like a weed now, and talks almost constantly. One of her favorite words (well, maybe one of our favorites) is how she says the words "Yes..." It is too cute--all the emphasis on the "s." She really tries to say everything that we ask of her now. She is a total daredevil and climbs onto anything that is within her reach. She also gives very nice kisses now (no more open mouth leading into it) and when you ask her to say "I Love You," she says "love" back to you. Too cute!

I will post pictures later on from her birthday party at Chuck E. Cheese's tonight. Right now, here's a picture from an early present that her great Nanny bought for her. Thanks, Nanny!!

Our Garden

Our garden is pretty well filled in now. Very soon we will have a lot of tomatoes. Right now there are very green but some are just starting to turn a bit orangeish. We also have zucchini (pictured above), green beans, peas, lettuce, herbs, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, yellow peppers, and a giant sunflower. I must have had some left over seeds in the garden area from last year, and somehow I got a couple cherry tomato plants out of it and a giant sunflower again! While I was out there picking some of the ripe plants, Lindsey got one tomato and ate some of it:) I caught her on video with it, and you can hear her speak a bit, too!

A Few Pics & Having Fun at Nana's Pool

Lindsey had a great time swimming in Nana's pool last night. She does a great job at floating and the doggie paddle (keep in mind that she wears a floatation swim suit). She enjoys throwing leaves a few feet away from herself and then retrieving them. She also had a great time going down the kiddie slide and doesn't even mind getting completely submerged under water. She swims right back to the side of the pool and goes again. She also really likes to float on the rafts (the purple one, of course--her favorite color) and will even count herself down to jumping off by saying "Ready, Set, Go!" and then proceeds to fall in the water and just swim around. She is such a fish!

The four of us had so much fun at Nana's house yesterday. Some of that fun included squirt guns--for just the boys--and then some shenanigans on the diving board. DaddyJ had a great time playing with William and throwing him into the water. Mongo even joined in the fun eventually. William was a little nervous, but did have fun despite his saying "No!" Too cute!

William and DaddyJ playing on the diving board. Mongo did join in on this one and accidentally scratched William in the water which is why William was crying at the end. But I swear he did have a great time!! :)