Catching Up

It's been a while since my last post so here are a few pics to show what we've been up to over the last few weeks.

Halloween (Alayna was a peacock)

We recently bought bikes and a kiddie trailer. These are from our bike ride and picnic in JB park.

In November, we went to Branson with my parents and sister for a long weekend. This is the three of us at the fire and water show. And then one of Alayna playing golf.

Happy Birthday Alayna!

Alayna's 2nd birthday was 9/23 (same as my Moms). I took the day off and Mom came up to help us celebrate. We started out the morning by attending Library School where we met up with Alayna's Grandma Denise. Then we went to the park to play for a bit.

"The Birthday Girls"

Next, we had an early lunch and let Alayna take a quick nap before we went to Powder Valley Nature Center. It was a nice place to spend the afternoon. Aunt Laura and Aunt Kristin met us there too. There was a lot of stuff for Alayna to look at and we even took a short hike on a trial before we left.

Waking up:

This was a button that made a big stuffed black bear growl.

They had a large aquarium too. Alayna loved talking to the fish.

Coloring a picture before we left.

A birthday tractor ride with Daddy. What a fun day!!

Earrings

No, I did not get Alayna's ears pierced (yet). Matt and I agreed that we wouldn't do that until she asked. She did show interest the other day when I was putting on earrings so we found some for her. They were quite a hit at a party we went to later that day.

Coming Soon: Pictures of the Birthday Girl!

Mmmm....Ice Cream!

We really LOVE summer. And ice cream cones!

City Park

Matt and I took Alayna to City Park a few weekends ago. Its a relatively new park in downtown STL with fountains and pop up jets. We had such a good time!! She started out a little shy but eventually we were chasing her all over the park. Alayna loves the "Watta Watta"!

More Mexico Pics

Matt's mom gave me a CD of all of the pictures from our trip. Here are a few more of my faves:

Hola!

We recently returned from a week of vacation in Puerta Vallarta. It was fantastic! Perfect weather. Beautiful resort and scenery. Super good food. Alayna was a doll!! We all enjoyed it so much. Our schedule consisted mostly of relaxing, eating, sleeping, swimming, and more relaxing. The resort had a lot of things that Alayna enjoyed too. There were fish ponds throughout the resort so we spent a lot of time feeding the "Wee Wees." Alayna has called fish wee wees for months. I don't know how she came up with that but we don't correct her yet. There were also peacocks, iguanas, and kitty cats that Alayna chased around the resort daily.

Someone was not happy to be going home....

As soon as we got home, she was OUT!!

Pville Fun

A few weekends ago Alayna and I drove to Pinckneyville for a visit. We went to the park and then played on the trampoline at my parents house. Alayna loves to "Dump!" (jump) She also loves her PaPa. And chocolate.

Important Call

Alayna received an important call while we were out shopping. Doesn't she look so serious?!?