Where's Paloma hiding?

Sweet Pea also enjoys spending time in this little corner cabinet.

Sweet Pea and LuLu

Sweet Pea enjoys hanging out in her bedroom with her favorite doll, Lulu.

Want some?

Slam dunk

Sweet Pea and Daddy had a great time playing basketball in Grandma and Grandpa's new pool.

Mommy's girl

Paloma and I really enjoyed our summer together, and though I'm always excited to begin a new semester, I'm also sad when my time at home is over. She turned into such a Mommy's girl while I was home.



Grandma Goodsell took this cute picture of her stealing a kiss from me.


(notice the belly... finally starting to show)

Shades

Lunch

Sweet Pea making her pretend lunch...



and enjoying her real one...

Our budding artist at work

Sweet Pea made this really nice birthday card for Daddy.



Now available at g2 gallery

Highlights from our vacation in San Diego

Lot's of riding...

in an airplane,



in a gondula,



and on a bicycle.



(Sweet Pea loves to wear the helmet.)



Lot's of running...



and playing on the beach...






Time with Grandma,



and Grandpa,



and uncle Fort,




and Mommy and Daddy.

Happy Birthday to the best daddy!

I love my daddy because...
He carries me on his shoulders.



He takes me in the ocean.



He hugs (holds) me whenever I ask him to. "Daddy hug?"



He takes me for rides on the bicycle.



He is the best daddy in the world!

Look who's TWO!

Sweet Pea uses both hands to show how old she is.



Happy 2nd Birthday, Paloma! We love you SO much!

Archibald finally makes the blog

Sweet Pea LOVES to play on the bed with Archie. She is especially amuzed by his tail. (Sorry, AJ!)

More Birthday Party Highlights

Sweet Pea really liked her balloons.






So did Grandpa! (Silly Bapa!)



She also had lots of fun with her ice cream-scented bubbles.



Daddy had almost as fun as Sweet Pea with some of the toys...



(That is, after he put them all together.)



He took Sweet Pea and Lulu for a walk in the new wagon.

The beginning of the Birthday festivities...

Sweet Pea is going to turn TWO!! this week, and the celebration has already begun. Both sets of grandparents came over on Sunday for cake...









and presents...


(A funny side note: everytime we asked Paloma who was going to come over for her birthday party, she responded with "CAKE!" and a big grin.)

And today Eliza and Henry had us over for more cake and presents ... (Actually, Paloma and Eliza decorated and ate cupcakes. Quite messy fun!)