Happy Valentines Day 2009

Cecily and I made home made Valentines to send out to people. Well, actually I made them and she threw a tantrum unless I let her have the glue stick and lots of tape. And then we didnt send them out, since it was already Valentines Day so they would be late. But we had a good day anyways!
Greg had flowers (for me) and chocolate covered strawberries (for Ceci) delivered while he slaved away at work on the rainy Saturday.
We ended up having to take Luca to the emergency vet that night because she was acting very sick after stealing and eating alot of food, but she turned out to be fine, just too much banana! We did discover from the xrays that she has very bad arthritis though which is why she was crying at the foot of the stairs. Poor baby girl, she is on glucosamine and Rimadyl now.

Cecily is having some big advancements in the way of potty training. After reading Once Upon A Potty she decided she too would try to 'poo poo' in the potty, which she has been doing now almost more times than not! We still have diapers on her bc I havent taken the plunge to start dealing with accidents, but I am thinking about doing it soon. She'll be 2 1/2 in April so I havent really worried about it yet, but she is very ready to be potty trained. Though she seems happy to still go in her diaper as well, she announces it very loud so that everyone knows what is going on.

She has started saying the cutest little things, such as instead of "I dont know" she always responds "I dont know either" (I guess if we're asking her, she assumes we dont know, why else would we be asking?) She also loves Sleeping Beauty and will sing "I know you, walked with you p'once a time" (her version of the song) over and over while spinning around.

Bedtime is definitely a challenge of late, and more nights that not we end up with a little snoring girl in between us in bed.

Tahoe Weekend

We enjoyed a fabulous weekend in Tahoe hosted by Scott and Cara. There were four couples and 5 kids and it was a wonderful time. The snow has not been great, but there was enough for snowmen, sledding, and snowball fights! Cecily, Addison, and Ryland (Steve and Andrea's son) are all about the same age and they had lots of fun running around, doing art projects, watching countless movies (Brave Little Toaster, Tinkerbell, and Nemo of course) and fighting over toys. The pink strollers were the fave toy, especially for Ryland.

Cecily hadn't been to the snow since last January. She loved it! The weather was very nice (sunny, not too cold) so they didnt have to have as much bundling up to go play outside. She especially liked sledding, and screamed with laughter as we'd race down the hill and snow sprayed in her face. She is quite the little daredevil. (Should I be worried?)