Moving

So we've moved into our new house! K. is doing great--I think she's young enough that the move didn't seem to effect her too much. She's spent some time at friends' houses while Mom and Dad moved boxes.

K. has been really helping Mom and Dad with the move, and even has her own tools to use.

And she's also had a good time showing the dogs around their new place. And the dogs both sat so patiently while K. tried to clip the leash onto their collars. She doesn't quite have the clasp down yet, but liked to pretend. When it wasn't successful, she just grabbed their collars and lead them around. The dogs are saints and so kind and patient with her.

Friendly Interaction

K. and I had our friends over to the new house, and S. is getting to the age where he's pretty fascinated with kids. K. had a great time 'playing' with him, and he thought that she was hillarious!

Second Birthday Bash

Since we're in the midst of moving, we didn't have a huge birthday party for K, but we did have the immediate family over for lunch and cake. K. had fun opening presents this year, and Dad was the designated "opener of toys out of their boxes." K. really seemed to enjoy her day. She didn't quite get the concept of a birthday, or that she's two now, but had a good time nonetheless.
She doesn't look too pleased in this photo, but I think it's because there's food in front of her and she is not eating it at that moment.

As the cake is moved closer, happiness ensues. And for the record, she successfully blew out her candles!

And then she took the biggest bite of cake I have ever seen--and loved it (unlike last year).

Babbling and Mowing

At times she is quiet, but sometimes K. is quite the chatterbox. Today she sat in her dad's desk chair and talked for a while before I started taping. At the end of the video, of course, she realizes I'm taping and comes over to look at the picture on the camera.

K. has really started to live vicariously through her dolls and stuffed animals. Sure, it's called something else and is an important stage of development, but that's the best way I can describe it. She will use her dolls' hands to point at things in books, and today I caught her teaching Bear about outdoor work:

Future Golfer?

Perhaps golf is in K's future. I do think the requisite preppy style of dressing would suit her well. Hopefully she has inherited her dad's eye-hand coordination.

And why is she always so serious?!

Here she is reading at our friend S's house. The real reason for this photo, though, is to show her adorable French braid pigtails, courtesy of my friend. I hope to master this skill sometime, but for now I'll leave it up to the pros.

Awwwww...cute!
Sorry about this picture being out of focus. It's still cute!