Lacy's ACTUAL Birthday

We took advantage of the fact that Lacy really is too young to understand that she got shafted on her actual birthday. We were too tired to do anything fun (like go to Disneyland, which was our original plan). So we stayed home and watched Disney's Cars, one of her presents. We did go to Coldstones for ice cream...because we had a birthday club coupon for free ice cream. SUPER SAVERS!

Hide and Seek SKILLZ

This is Lacy's newest hiding technique. She's quite the illusionist, isn't she? (Look how well she makes herself disappear).

Lacy's Birthday Party

We had a family over to celebrate Lacy's 2nd birthday. Forty people to be exact. It was a full house. We had a BBQ lunch and some cake. Lacy got lots of great presents. And she really enjoyed having so many family members in the house. Thanks everyone!

Thanksgiving in Big Bear

I didn't get any pictures of the family around the table. But I did get pictures of Lacy getting in to 'stuff' at Grandpa's house.
Here's Lacy with ALL the costume jewelry.

And here's Lacy in her Aunt Caryn's prom dress.

Anjali's First Trip to Disneyland

We went to Disneyland on Friday night. It was Anjali's first time. She slept the whole time--even through the really loud fireworks show. The Christmas decorations were great. We rode the Christmas version of Smallworld and Lacy got to experience "snow."

1 Going on 16

I was getting ready to walk out the door to a church baptism. I turn the corner and this is what I see! This is the worst case of runny mascara I've ever seen :)

Needless to say, I didn't make it to the baptism. She used up my whole tube of mascara and put a good dent into my blush. I think its funny that she knew more or less how to apply the makeup. (around the eyes and lips) Cliff didn't find the event as humorous as I did. I laughed out loud and took pictures for 5 minutes...then I took her upstairs and threw her into the bath. Cliff then came up and told Lacy that she shouldn't play with mommy's makeup. Good thing there's two of us to pick up each other's slack.

Sisters

Lacy loves her baby sister. We couldn't get both girls to look at the camera at the same time. We kept trying and after 5 or 6 pictures Lacy had enough and started pushing Anjali away. Sheesh, it's like she has the attention span of a 2-year-old :)

Their t-shirts read "If you think I'm cute, you should see my sister." (Thanks Barrios! Too cute!)

Making Apple Pie

How Fast They Grow

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Helping in the Yard/Patio

On Saturday, Cliff was pulling the weeds that grow in between our brick floored patio. Lacy thought that was pretty interesting and wanted to help. She got to sweep up the weeds with the dust pan. What a big helper!

More Princesses

Cliff and Kortney took Lacy to Disneyland today. This time at the Princess Faire they waited in line to meet the princesses and take pictures. I was told that while they were waiting in line there was a shift change and all the 'A-List' princesses took a break. (These are the D-List princesses, I guess) They'll have to go back another day to get pictures with Cinderella, Belle, and Aurora. But regardless, Lacy was quite the chatterbox with these less popular princesses and still enjoyed herself.

Halloween Night

We hung out with Cliff's family in Norwalk for Halloween. We ate a yummy dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house and then the kids went Trick-or-Treating. Cliff wanted to go around his old neighborhood to show off his two little girls. Lacy did good. It was a chilly night and she stayed in her stroller for most of the time.

My favorite parts of the evening were:
1. While everyone was eating dinner, Lacy decided to 'practice' Trick-or-Treating and took multiple handfuls of candy from the bowls that Grandma had set out to give away and put them into her bucket.
2. After Trick-or-Treating, we had cake at Grandma's house. We stopped paying attention to Lacy for a minute. Next thing, Kortney says "Lacy NOO!". I look up and Lacy is licking the big kitchen knife that was used to cut the cake. Blade side in her mouth of course. (Thanks for saving our child Kortney.)
3. Lacy of course didn't eat much of the yummy dinner that was prepared, so her dinner mostly consisted of Skittles. Subsequently, she was on quite a sugar high. Running around. Yelling. Talking. She dumped her bucket of candy out onto the floor to check out the goods. Then Aunt LuAnn suggested she roll around in it. And Lacy did. What a goober!

Church Trunk or Treat

Saturday night, our church had a Halloween party. I was able to finish Lacy's costume, with the help of a friend (thanks Heather) just hours before the bash. It turned out pretty cute, I think! Anjali dressed up as Tinkerbell but slept through most of the festivities. Cliff's cousins came with us and decided to do a Peter Pan theme. We have Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, and John (you can't really see Cliff's top hat against the night sky)...and Cinderella.

Lacy did a great job Trick-or-Treating. She said "Trick-or-Treat" a few times, but she always knew to shove her bucket up to the person handing out candy whether she said it or not. After a half hour or so, her bucket was getting kind of heavy. So Lacy and Cliff and his cousins, Tori and Kortney, decided to play Peter Pan. They sword fought and danced and Lacy sang "We're Following the Leader." Lacy eventually got to wear Capt. Hook's eyepatch, hook and hold the sword too and Tori dubbed her "Pirella". She even said "AAARGH". Good Times!

Lacy and Daddy Fun Time

Now that Cliff's officially on vacation he's been helping out a lot by doing fun things with Lacy. Up until today, they've been running errands and going to the store, while I stay at home and Anjali re-familiarizes me with the delights of spit up and mustard poop. Who would've thought that I would be jealous of their menial trips to the grocery store and multiple runs to Target ;)

But today, to make me really jealous, they went to Disneyland. Usually, our Disneyland trips are at night and the shows are over with. It was a special treat for Lacy to go during the day and meet some of her favorite characters. They saw the "Woody's Halloween Round Up" show and checked out the new "Princess Faire" where Lacy learned how to dance and curtsy like a princess. Her face lit up when she got to see Cinderella and Belle up close! I wish I could have seen it! On the way out they jumped in line to take a picture with Ariel. She was in such awe, she wanted to just stand contentedly in the shade watching all the other kids taking pictures with "Mermo."

It was hot for mid-October, like 80's, so Lacy was wiped out by the time she came home. She took a nice long nap.

Lacy has been such a good girl this last week. The first 2 or 3 days with Anjali home were tough--lots of tantrums. But Lacy has adapted quickly and has just been heaven sent! We are so blessed to have such a sweet and helpful little girl like her. She deserves all the fun things that she gets to do with Daddy this week.