Barking Mad

Happy 2nd Birthday Gabriella Rose

What a day it's been!   I'll take you on a little journey.   

Remember this time last year?  Gaby wasn't having anything to do with her birthday.  She wasn't feeling well and could have cared less.  Here she is, one year ago on her first birthday, on Grammie's lap, not wanting anything to do with cake or anything else for that matter.

December 26, 2006

She was not a happy camper, not at all!

I'm happy to say, this year was a lot different.   So, on that note, now that we've gone down memory lane, how abouts we take a little journey forward to...

A Day in the Life of Gaby Rose.....December 26, 2007

Having her favourite breakfast, a bowl of Kix! 

Now that we've had a good breakfast, we're off and ready to play.   Taking care of her new Christmas baby doll was high on her list of things to do this morning...

When I asked her if she'd smile for mommy and let me take one more picture, this was the response I got...lovely!

Lunch was another favourite, good old fashioned grilled cheese and moo-milk.  Yes, we differentiate between moo-milk and mommy milk as she is still nursing. 

Her birthday dinner consisted of her favourite food....PIZZA!  After eating I put her party dress on (thank you Auntie Tim and Uncle Jill....this dress fits her just perfectly now!!!!!!) and attempting to get her to let me take an official birthday picture!  Ha!  She wanted nothing to do with it.   All she wanted to do was lay down on the soft blanky I was trying to use as a backdrop.   She got a little upset with me!

A few minutes and several tears later, we get her to calm down a little bit so that I can snap something resembling a decent photograph.

Once again, when I asked her if I could take a few more pictures, this was her response.   

Yes, she is defintely TWO YEARS OLD.  We have aptly nick-named her, Little Miss Attitude!

I have several more pictures to post, but will leave you with this one last one for the evening.  I've been suffering from some wicked dizzy spells the last couple of days and feel as if I'm about to have another.

A Little Teaser From Our Christmas

Yes indeedy, I do know what today is, almost as important a day as yesterday, and I've already begun taking pics and chronicling the birthday girls big day, but for the time being, here are a couple of pics from yesterdays festivities. 

We had a wonderful day and I think what made it even more awesome was the fact that all three (well four, as Matt, back in Seattle- he loved his stuff too!) kiddos were pretty pleased with the day.

The first thing Gaby noticed when she came downstairs Christmas morning was her gift from Auntie Tim and Uncle Jill....her very first tricycle!

After opening stockings, getting ready to rip into presents....

Funny story about these headlamps that goes back to last years Patriot's Day storm in April where we were without power or heat for FIVE days, but as I am getting ready to bake a certain little girl's birthday cake (I decided to do it myself rather than have to deal with dry cake and nasty frosting from a bakery) it will have to wait.  All five of us got these cool headlamps from Grammie and Papa W. and they were the hit of the day!

Meg is also, sorta0kinda modeling her winter coat that she got for Christmas...now she can be nice and warm and deal with the Maine winter.

Well that's enough for now.  Yes yes, I know several of you are dying to see a certain gift that Meg got from her boyfriend but that will have to wait until a bit later.

Ta ta for now!  Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas.

It's 2:30AM Christmas Morning...Do You Know Where Your Husband Is?

If you have a toddler or other little kiddo in the house, chances are, he's probably doing something along the lines of this...

I'd just like to take this opportunity, as would Gareth, to say a hearty THANK YOU to Uncle Tim and Auntie Jill back in the UK who sent this lovely, heartfelt, tremendously wonderful gift to Gaby this Christmas.  Gareth thought of you fondly every time the screwdriver slipped and hit his thumb, when he dozed off whilst putting it together. We're sure Gaby will be ecstatic when she awakens to see how thoughtful her Uncle and Auntie were. 

I had to giggle when Gareth and I first realized what was in the box from Radio Flyer, which had printed across it; "some assembly required."  Um, yeah...you could say that.

Seriously, it's a gorgeous tricycle and we can't wait to see Gaby's face when she sees it first thing in the morning. 

In other news, Griffy hasn't quite gotten into the spirit of things yet...

I'm now going to bed as it's obscenely close to 3AM and I've just realized that I've fallen asleep sitting here and am in danger of drooling on the keyboard. 

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night....or something along those lines.