Julia is 2!!!

On October 3rd, our little girl turned 2! We threw her a Tu-Tu Birthday Party at the park, where all her friends wore tu-tus too! It was so cute!
The girls all loved their wands and tu-tus!
She knew just what to do after singing "Happy Birthday" and blew her candle out. Unfortunately, the wind did not cooperate, but she blew anyway. It was a far cry from her first birthday when she had a melt down. What a difference a year makes!
Yes, Julia even ate the paper!
She did so well opening her presents. Everything got a "WOW," her cards were "MAIL," and she told everyone "THANK YOU!" She was so good!
Mommy and Daddy got her a new kitchen! She loves it and plays in her room cutting vegetables and microwaving toys!
The night of her birthday, Julia got to eat another cupcake. She was one happy girl!

Summer Vacation 2011

With Julia 22months old, and me 26weeks pregnant, we took our first family trip to Disneyland!!! Between the two of us, we helped keep the pace slower than what Tim and I were used to at the theme park. Disneyland with a kid in tow is a completely different experience. No longer did we care as much about roller coasters and thrills (though Tim did get to ride Screamin and the new Star Tours), but we cared about Julia's reaction to all the fun stuff around her.
To Julia, every ride was a boat, or the "horsies" on the carousel (which we rode 4 times!) and she wanted to "ride it". She was overwhelmed when we first got there, but loved running to the next thing, keeping very busy.

She wasn't too sure about meeting the characters or princesses, although she talked about them a ton.

Whenever she was excited, or music was playing, she would bounce. During the parade, she was bouncing on my belly from all the excitement.
Peter Pan even gave her a high 5!


















Daddy's shoulders were the best place to see everything, especially the night shows and fireworks!
It was a busy trip, but she fell asleep in her stroller every afternoon before our hotel break (for Mommy too), as well as every night in the park. Everyday, she is still talking about Disneyland and the "Tiki Roo00m" with the "birds singing" or "Tinkeybell flying" and the "princesses."


We did take a side trip to Laguna Beach for the day and she loved the cold "oceay" water and sand. It was a great vacation for our little toddler and growing family. (Except the 13hour drive back home, but that's another story!)

Been awhile, eh?

Considering it's been since November that I posted, I thought it might be time for an update.

We're expecting Baby #2 in November (or the end of October). It's a girl!!! Julia gets a sister, and we'll have our 2 little girls! Tim is already feeling out numbered, but can't wait to spoil his girls! Past 14 weeks of nausea, the pregnancy has been great so far. We are busy getting ready for our expanding family.
Julia is now almost 22 months old and changing everyday. She's talking a ton, counting to ten (and beyond), singing her ABCs (or at least Q-the end of the song), blowing bubbles in the pool, and playing tug-of-war with Toby, our dog. She cracks us up everyday with new things she does and says!
Summer is in full swing. We attempted camping with a toddler. It got a little tiring telling Julia, "Nasty, don't put that in your mouth," but we had a good time anyway.

We've been to the lake, gone swimming, went to Kansas City to visit Grandma Sharon and the Sebastians, went to a Royals baseball game, watched fireworks on the 4th of July, had the Chagnons stay with us for 2 weeks and loved playing with the cousins, I got my braces off, and we celebrated our 5the wedding Anniversary. That's been our adventures in a nutshell. We are making the most of our summer! Next week...We're going to Disneyland!!!