Andi's Halloween Party at School

Andi's school had a pumpkin hunt and then her class had a small halloween party.

Andi had fun decorating pumpkin cookies (and eating them too, of course)!

Andi is sitting next to her best friend at school, Kinley.  (Kinley's mom sent me these pictures since I was not able to make it to the party and pumpkin hunt. -Thank you!)  Andi talks about Kinley all the time: "Kinley is my best friend."  When we ask what she did at school, it usually involves, "Played with Kinley."  We made some halloween treats for her class (I'll post pics of those later) and Andi on several occasions reminded me, "Don't forget about Kinley.  We need to make one for Kinley."

 Class picture after the pumpkin hunt.  Andi looks like she had a lot of fun and was proud to show off the pumpkin she picked out.

31 months

31 months 
(Sorry-no pics to go along with this one.  See the pumpkin patch or fun in the park)

The months continue to fly by!  Slow down, time!

A few of Andi's cuteness this past month:

9/22: I was preparing dinner and Andi was sitting down at the dinner table.  She looked up at me and said, "Mommy, I'm waiting patiently."  I couldn't help but laugh!  What two-year old uses the word patiently?!
9/27: Andi has already started to pick up on phrases that my dad says.  One Thursday when I went to pick Andi up after work, (I don't remeber exactly what it was in regards to (maybe Andi's shoes were untied)), Andi said "Papa's not doing his job." (in Papa's voice)  Andi not only has picked up on Papa's catch phrases but will also say them in a deeper, slower "Papa voice."

9/29: Saying a prayer at night: Andi added, "Thank you God for my perfect, pretty puppy Pearl Pearl."
10/15: Andi wanted something and I told her to ask nicely.  She said, "Por favor."
10/15: "Daddy, do you have a baby in your belly? No?  Cause you're a boy."  I think Dave took a little offense to this.  (I love you, Honey!)  :)
Anytime we see a stop sign, Andi tells me, "Mommy, stop at the stop sign!  S-T-O-P!

Andi has a couple of new songs that she likes to sing.  She likes "I'm in the Lord's Army" and alos wants to sing it cowboy style "Yee-Haw!"  Her favorite song to sing right now is the Wibbly- Wobby song.  "Wibbly-wobbly Wandi, an elephant sat on Andi!"  She will sing it over and over, naming all of her family memebers, friends, stuffed animals.  I think it is great-She is learning how to rhyme.  Andi also likes to sing the Months of the Year song over and over.  What a smart girl!  Already knows the months of the year.  She has also gotten to where she will say days of the week randomly.  She doesn't necessarily know which day of the week it was, but she will say things like, "On Saturday, Papa took me there."  "We ate Chickfila on Tuesday."  Pretty cute how she is trying to figure out the days of the week.  Her favorite stuffed animal this month is Lady.  Probably because her favorite movie right now is Lady and the Tramp.

Love you, sweet Andi!

Fun at the Park

Andi absolutely loves going to the park to play.  When we go, we usually take Pearl with us.  Andi has gotten to where she needs to walk her dog too-her name is Big White Pearl Pearl Puppy.  See below how she even ties her up to one of the picnic tables like I do with Pearl.  Pretty precious!

She has no fear at the park.  This is Andi going down the tallest, swervy slide.  There are two playgrounds at this park.  One is marked for ages 2-5 and the other for ages 5-10.  Andi thinks she is too big to play on the little playground and prefers the big playground.  Slow down, Andi!  Mommy is not ready for you to be a big girl!  :)

A different day at the park, a couple days later.  Note that she is now in long sleeves and pants.  Texas weather!  Shorts one day and pants and jackets the next!
Andi has Eeyore with her today.  She loves that little donkey!

Once again no fear!  Not only goes down the longest, tallest slide, but also climbs up it!

ACU Homecoming

Last weekend was ACU's Homecoming and Dave's 10 year reunion.  We had a great time visiting with old friends and taking Andi to the homecoming parade.  She loved it.

Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch in McKinney 10/13/12 with our good friends Michelle and Claire.  The girls had a great time dancing in the hay, riding the wagon trail, picking out a tiny pumpkin, and riding a big horse.

30 months

These pictures are from Claire's 2nd birthday party in September.

Andi discovered the stickers for a party favor and enjoyed decorating herself. 

Yee-haw!

30 months

Yes, I realize that I am a little behind-Ok a month behind in my blog postings.  Andi is actually 31 months old today.  That post will come later today.  :)

Here is a little run down of things that Andi has said that made us laugh:
9/2: Dave tooted. Andi said, "Daddy that's yucky! You better go potty."
9/6: "I'm too pretty to cry."

9/7: Andi asked me, "Is there a baby in your belly?"

9/8: One day while we were laying on my bed, Andi put her head on my belly and said, "I hear the baby. She's saying 'whah.'"

9/16: "Pearl doesn't feel very good. I have a diagnosis."  Andi loves to play doctor and give everyone a check-up. 

9/17: "I had a fabulous day with Nana."

Andi loves to sing.  She is singing constantly and one of her favorite new songs is "One Little Monkey Swinging in a Tree."  She has also become a fan of "Blue Skies and Rainbows" and I am impressed that she can sing the whole thing! 

Andi's favorite food is mac&cheese.  Her favorite places to eat are Chickfila and Mooyah Burger.  She enjoys her morning bowl of cereal (and donuts ("baby donuts") or sausage rolls.  We have become big fans of Max's Donut Shop.  Andi will even request it by name.  Is that bad?!  The other day I went to Elke's Market in the same shopping strip and Andi asked if we were going to Max's Donut Shop!  Uh Oh! 

If I haven't told the whole world already, Andi is more than completely potty trained.  She was trained very quickly.  Took about a week.  So she has been potty trained now for a few months.  Even wakes up dry from her 10 hour night of sleep!

She wears shoe size 7 and wears most 2T clothes.

Her favorite TV show is Little Einsteins and she also likes Dora the Explorer.  Those are the two she requests most.  Her favorite movie right now is Lady and the Tramp.

She likes to have an animal to sleep with and takes one to school with her.  She will remind me by saying, "Mommy, I need a snuggly animal to take with me."  Her favorite animal right now is Eyore.  She loves her "little donkey" and will immitate him in his low, slow, sad voice.  It is really funny!

She is a good sleeper, sleeping in her "baby bed" until the new baby comes (she has informed us).  Her teachers at school tell us that she is a great napper for them too.  When it is nap time, she puts her head down on her mat and falls right to sleep.  Precious baby!

What a sweet, funny, spirited little girl!

First Day of School (September 6th, 2012)

Hope that the pictures tell the story.  When we got to school, Andi gave us each a hug and then walked over to the desks, sat down, and began drawing.  Her teachers looked at me and said, "Well, looks like she won't have any trouble."  We smiled and I was proud of my girl.  No tears for eitehr of us.  What a big girl!