Birthday at the Beach

We went to the beach for my actual birthday. My Great Great Uncle David invited us to stay with him at a condo in Orange Beach, Alabama. Despite the rainy weather and the ear infections at the end of the weekend, we had a wonderful time! The weather in the mornings was beautiful - overcast and 70s - so we had great playtimes on the beach. More pictures of that will come later. We went to Tacky Jack's for dinner on my birthday. The weather got a little cool, so my Great Great Uncle David and I got matching sweatshirts. We ate yummy food, listened to live music, waved to all the big boats cruising by, and watched the sunset on the bay. What a great birthday!

Every great day must eventually come to an end, and there's no better end than falling asleep in the arms of your loved ones.

"I am Speed!"

"Let's Go Fly a Kite!"

We flew kites the weekend of my birthday party. It was my first time to fly a kite, and I loved it! The weather was perfect, and living in the country made it even better! I had a Lightning McQueen kite; Brady had an Elmo kite, and Aunt Becky and Gigi had a Mickey Mouse kite. They flew high for a long time with only a couple of crashes. Actually, they flew longer than our attention spans could handle. We ended up attaching the handle of the kite to the car door handle and played chase in the street. There are just a few trees in our "neighborhood" (if you can call it that) right around our neighbor's house. Of course, our kites had to find those trees, and we made some amazing rescues. It was very windy, so when we let go they flew very quickly on their own! Living in the country is great, because you can sit in the street with no worries! Isn't this a great picture of my daddy?! What a perfect day!

Fun with Brady

Brady, Kara, and Aaron came to Sparta for the weekend of my birthday party. We had a wonderful time together! Brady will be turning two in May, and he is growing and changing so fast. We played really well together. Brady gave me my first t-ball set!! We didn't quite get the concept but we both had a wonderful time knocking the ball around with the bat. Brady helped me paint my first masterpiece on my new easel. We went to the Chattanooga Aquarium the day after my birthday party. Brady and I enjoyed seeing the big fish, but our favorite part was running up and down the long ramps in the aquarium. Our fun-filled weekend caught up with us, and we got very tired. We decided to take a break and try to nap in one of the fish alcoves. We had an awesome time with the Contis! We love you guys and hope you'll come back to play again real soon!

Happy Birthday!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

We had my 3rd birthday party at the Cookeville Children's Museum! 14 of my little friends came (along with several of my grown-up friends), and we partied hard for 2 hours. It was great to have the whole place to ourselves. Conductor Jack came to the party and led us in lots of singing and dancing. In past times when listening to Conductor Jack, I usually sit quietly in the back row in mommy's lap. But, this time, I knew the party was all about me, and I was up front and center the whole time - lovin' every minute of it! The weather was beautiful, so we played on the playground. I was very excited about my train cupcakes, and they tasted just as delicious as I thought they would. It was an awesome party, and I think everyone had lots of fun! Thank you to all my friends and family who helped make this day so special. And a very special thanks to my friend Matt who took fantastic - very professional - pictures of the party.

a few more pictures from my party

Cheese! Conductor Jack singing "The Wheels on the Bus" - one of my favorites dancing with my friends even the big kids had fun playing