Shopping trip in Portland

We decided to go to Portland to just get out of the town for a day. We went to a neat little store where Mary found her new, favorite "duck duck"! She started pointing and saying "duck duck" and then she'd let us know the duck goes "Quack! Quack!" So, we broke down and bought it for her!!

She carried it out of the store like a new mommy...just so excited!

We also stopped by Wal-Mart on our way home. Richard had to run in and grab a few things, and he came out with this:

Her very own Princess chair. Mary has her daddy wrapped around her little finger!!

Our Big Girl!!

Last night, I put Mary in her high chair for dinner. She wouldn't touch ANY of her food! So I sat her down on the regular chair, put her food in front of her, and she ate EVERYTHING!! She just wanted to prove that she was a "big girl" and should sit in a big girls seat!!! So, now, we have to go and get a booster seat for her!!! She was so proud...

I bought her a "big girls" cup too!! She'll be ditching the sippy cups before we know it!!!

Mary and her basket...

I walked into Mary's room the other night, and I what a scene it was!!! Not only did she take all her stuffed animals out of their basket, but she had climbed into the basket!! She thought nothing of it, and was just having a fun time playing... until she realized she couldn't get out!!! Poor little girl!!

Whew!! It's been awhile!!!

We've been having some difficulty with our computer and camera lately...So, I FINALLY got it all figured out!!! As I've been scanning through the pictures- it surprises me how much Mary has changed in just a few weeks!!! She's become so vocal lately!! Her list of words she can CLEARLY say are: juice, milk, Bubby (thats what we call Hudson), out, cracker, good, yum yum, there, cheese, Bunny, KK (Aunt Karen...we call her KK), TT (Aunt Terie...we call her TT), Gran, she said Grandaddy (it sounded more like Gan- daddy...), okay, kitty, and of course the basics like mommy, daddy, bye bye, and hey!!! She also knows what sounds the following animals make: Bears, horses, kittys, puppys, monkeys, sheep, and fish! (I know fish don't make a noise...but she opens and closes her mouth quickly like a fish does!!) She has also used her potty twice now!!! She's growing up so quickly!!

Her First Birthday Party!!

Mary was invited to a birthday party this past weekend. Her babysitter's daughter was turning five, and so she invited Mary!! It was such a nice party with games, cake, icecream, and a pinata!! Mary was so cute running around after the pinata had been hit, collecting the candy and putting it in our bag!! (I even let her have a lollipop!! It was a birthday, after all, and she "won" it herself...So I figured she deserved it!)

Mmmmmm!! CAKE!!!

I must say the cake was VERY good!! It had a rasberry filling in it!! She LOVED it!!

Examining her goody bag!

Just playing with all her friends!!!

Valentines Day!

We had a great Valentines Day!!! Richard really out did himself this year. My big present was a GUN!!! I'm so exicted!! It's a little .22 6 shooter hand gun!! It is such a "cowboy" gun and I LOVE it!!! Mary really enjoyed her Valentines Day! She received a big book of Princess stories, a coloring book, and a little stuffed bear!!

Mary coloring in her new coloring book...she's my little artist!!

Her new Valentines Day Bear!

I don't know if you can make it out, but she's feeding her baby doll a cracker! She is such a a good mommy to her baby dolls!!

We had Hudson blocked off in our bedroom, and Mary didn't want Bubby by himself, so she kept him company!

She then proceeded to sneak him food!! She climbed up on the box and would hand him pieces of cheese!! Little Stinker...

Our Little Girl!!

Little Miss Mar-bear showing off her hair. Her bangs are FINIALLY long enough to put into a pony tail (granted, a pony tail on top of her head- but it looks cute!!) She's also showing off Mommy's old night gown!!!

Just playing around before bed time....

Stuck in the box...

Sleepy little girl...

She just woke up, so I was fixing her breakfast and my little camo-ed out girl was enjoying the Backyardigans... (She's not quite fully awake yet!)

Showing off her cool shades!

"Hollywood, here I come!"

Exciting News!

There are two things which have recently happened that I thought I would post about!! The first is: Mary used her potty!!! We still aren't actively trying to potty train her, but after every nap and meal, we sit her on her potty...and it actually worked!! Afterwards, (I was of course praising her and clapping for her...) She started clapping for herself and then said "Ta-da!" She's growing up too fast!!! The other bit of news, is: Mary is going to have twin cousins! Richard's sister, Amber, just found out she's about 6 weeks along with twins. Aparently they could already tell their identical (They're in the same sac...) She's due September 28th! (ANOTHER September birthday, or should I say, 2!) We're so happy for Amber!