QT with Mimi and Poppie

Stephie had a great day yesterday with Mimi and Poppie! Poppie read Stephie her new favorite book......and Mimi and Poppie spent plenty of time with the balls......as well as some time playing with Stephie's A to Z learning zoo. Roarrr!Stephie got an early birthday cupcake from Mimi's friend Cooper. Yum!Mimi and Poppie even took Stephie to the Play-Place for a much needed break during Mommy and Daddy's house inspection. More, Poppie!

Our new house!

We are moving...again! We bought a house in Glen Ellyn which was built in 2004. We had the inspection today, and Stephie checked out every room in the house. Sealing the deal...
Stephie and Poppie in the family room.Stephie and Bingo in the office.In the kitchen with Mommy.
In the dining room with Grandma Julie.
In the living room with Mimi.
Don't fall in!
Whoa, these ceilings are high!
Hanging out in the loft with Grandma Julie.
Wow, it's fun to pitch Bingo over the railing!
Our closing date is set for March 19th; 3 weeks until we're hopefully moved in! Here are many more pictures from today for those who are interested.

The one-eyed squint

The good news: Stephie likes to smile for the camera. The bad news: Stephie's camera-smile consists of more of a one-eyed squinting grimace. CHEESE!!!

Haley's chair

Mommy and Daddy have been talking to Stephie a lot about her new baby sister. Tonight Stephie helped assemble Haley's new chair.Haley's chair......matches Stephie's chair.TWO chairs for Stephie!

Fire fighting with Sam

Stephie's friend Sam taught Stephie her favorite game: putting out fires in her "house!"Every fire girl needs a fire hat and a (vacuum) hose!Hats off to you, Stephie!

How many potties does it take?

Uh oh, Mommy has been on-line shopping again, buying too many on-sale potties for the non-existent bathrooms in our non-existent house!Joe Cool says, "Put down the clicker, Mommy!"

Semi-naked popcorn

We had our first family "movie night" which consisted of watching approximately 10 minutes of a DVD before playing with more Play-Doh balls. Stephie surprised Mommy and Daddy by insisting on taking off her pajamas herself. OK, whatever...

Hmmm...this popcorn looks tasty!It's even better when you climb on the table too.Remember, popcorn is best eaten with a fork and spoon!

Potty power!

Hmmm, what's this?A completed potty chart???The smiley faces are all of Stephie's potty successes since she started potty training one month ago; as of today, all of the smiley faces are complete, and Stephie has not had an accident in four days!
We are so proud of you, yay Stephie!

Music class with Gigi

Gigi came up to visit for the day and took Stephie to Music Together. Baby heads are CUTE!

Who is that cute little boy with the pink bow???

Finally, Stephie has enough hair for a hair bow! Now if people would just stop asking how old "he" is....

23 months old! (one day late)

One more month until the big TWO years old! These pictures showcase some of Bobo's...errr...Stephie's...latest masterpieces from art class.It's still chilly outside, but not too cold for a walk in...or outside of...the wagon.