Nicole is 2!

I can't even believe my little girl is 2! She seems so grown up, learning new things every day and talking my ear off. Nicole loves to sing and dance. She's a big fan of Mickey Mouse and Curious George. She's so smart, understanding emotions like "sad" and "happy", and she knows that Daddy has to go to work. She loves to be outside playing on her slide and running around. Her favorite food right now is mac and cheese and she asks for it about every meal. She is by far the most righteous in the house, always saying impromptu prayers and reading the scriptures any chance she gets. She's my little buddy and I'm so lucky that she's mine.

Her birthday was a lot of fun this year because we've been reading books about birthdays, and she understands that it's a special day. We started it off bright and early by taking some balloons into her when she woke up. She was so excited! She kept saying, "My balloons" and "It's Nikki's birthday!"


I took Nicole to the Please Touch Museum in the morning to celebrate. We had so much fun painting and playing. Nicole loved going down the slide and playing with the dolls in the hospital. And of course, she always loves shopping in the grocery store. Here's my favorite shot of the day.


Alex came home a little early so we could do cake and open presents. Nicole thought ripping off that wrapping paper was pretty fun. She couldn't even eat any of her birthday cake because she was too excited to play with her new toys.


Family shot with the birthday girl. Happy Birthday, Nicole! We love you!

Memorial Day Weekend

Alex's sister Beth came down from New York to visit on Memorial Day and Nicole played and played with her all day long. I think she was a bit exhausted by the end of it all! Nicole got to try so many new things out this weekend:

Riding a bike

Playing t-ball

Playing in her new swimming pool

Sparklers!

Hanging with Auntie Beth

And my favorite picture of the weekend

Slowly but surely

A year ago we started our main floor bathroom remodel. I am now happy to say that we are finished! Hooray! A lot of rebuilding walls and scraping paint went into this room, but we did it. Here are the before and after pictures.



Alex built this awesome closet frame so that instead of a curtain hanging in our bathroom, we now have a door!


We also decided to knock out the den/guest room. We needed a change from the cream and tan all over the house. We wanted a calming atmosphere, and we love the blue with the white trim. So, guest room's open! Come visit!

The reason that being a mother is so great...

Sister Heyman!

A couple of weeks ago I went to a Nets/Bulls game for a girls night out. I know, it's the first place you think a bunch of girls would want to go! Our friend, Ann Heyman, served a mission with her husband in my old ward, and was dancing at the game, so naturally we drove out to NJ to see her! She is part of a dance group in Orem for women 50 and over, and let me tell you, for a 68 year-old she can definitely bust a move!

Summer Preview

We had some crazy hot weather this week, with temps reaching 80+ degrees for 3 days in a row! So, as part of our cooling off fun, I bought a sprinkler head for Nicole to run around in. She wasn't quite sure what to think of it. Hopefully she'll warm up to it as we keep playing with it!


Nothing like a popsicle on a hot day!

Cherry Blossom Festival

Two years ago when I was pregnant with Nicole, Alex and I ventured down to Washington DC to check out the cherry blossoms. Boy were we disappointed when we found that we had missed the blooming! So, I told myself that I would go back during peak blooming season, and we made it happen this year.

It was absolutely beautiful, and we couldn't have picked a better morning to go. The crowds were minimal (ok, normal for DC, but minimal for the blossoms) and we enjoyed every last minute in the city.