Mayson's Birthday, Round 2

To top off a great trip to Whistler, we also celebrated Mayson's 2nd birthday on the 24th.  Our friends helped us celebrate and the adults were great sports about eating cupcakes on Dora plates.  Mayson is a lucky girl to have so many people who love her!  She opened her presents which included Thomas and Dora books, a flower building set, a fun red dress (thank you, Amy), a coloring set (thank you Tom, Tim, and Jason), and a beautiful ABC book (thank you, Rowan).  To top off the night, we went out for Mexican food and Mayson got a special birthday song from the waiters and our friends, as well as flan with a candle.  We tried to get her to wear the special birthday sombrero but she wasn't too excited about it. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whistler Thanksgiving

Thanks to our fantastic friends: Amanda, Brad, Rowan, Jason, Jennie, Mike, Amy, Tom, and Tim, we had a great Thanksgiving celebration at Whistler.  Everyone pitched in with delicious food and the snow started falling as soon as we arrived so we could play and ski.  Mayson and Rowan had a blast in the sled and loved chasing each other around the condo and sharing toys. 

 

 

 

 

Mayson's 2nd Birthday, Round 1

Grandma and Grandpa came over to start what has turned into a two week celebration of Mayson's birthday. Since they couldn't be with us at Whistler on her actual birthday, they visited and brought Mayson a princess dollhouse castle that she now wants to bring everywhere. It has a little button that plays music, so we taught Mayson how to dance on our feet and we've been having a great time! 

 

 

Mayson's First Haircut

We decided to do a little trim in preparation for the big girl turning 2 soon.  I was a little nervous because I love the curls and didn't want them to disappear. We also weren't sure how Mayson would react to someone cutting her hair.  But of course, she did great!  She sat in a wooden boat and played with the steering wheel, took a look at some toy trains and cars, and handled it like a champ!  She even wanted to try to sit in the other seats when we were done.  We just cut a little, and the curls are as bouncy as ever. 

Happy Halloween

Mayson had a great time decorating her pumpkin with foam sticky letters and glitter glue before the big day!  We made cookies on the night before Halloween so she could share them with her friends at Angie's.  On Halloween morning, all the kids got dressed in their costumes and had a fun party.  We spent the afternoon after school at Noah's house, running around, eating pizza, and dancing with a Minnie Mouse doll.  I was a little worried Mayson wouldn't want to get in her ladybug costume, but after some cheering, tears, and a little tugging, we got it on!  Mayson joined Noah and Brady and enjoyed her first time knocking on doors and saying, "Trick or Treat!" She loved it!  She was very polite and just picked out one piece of candy from each house and made sure to say thank you.  We drove home and got a fun treat at Marni's, put in a little visit at John and Linda's and crashed into bed. 

Daylight Savings

It has been kind of rainy since the time change.  We've been actually having fun staying inside and trying to be creative to entertain ourselves.  Mayson's favorite recent indoor pasttimes have been riding her little bike around the living room with her cowboy hat, chasing MoMo, role playing with her Little People animals, and of course playing with her blocks.  She has been loving reading with mom and dad, and we've been impressed because she knows all of the titles of her books.  Her talking is incredible!  She is fun to talk to and sing with in the car!

 

Fall Boots

Fall is here in full swing, and Mayson has been obsessed with wearing her boots and getting outside.