Reagan's Birthday Week

Reagan started out the week before her birthday with her party at Miss Gail's house. We did a Minnie Mouse theme and I made a pin the bow on Minnie's head and they had Minnie party hats.  Gail said she totally knew what the presents were all about and knew they were hers.  She still thinks she's 1 though. When you tell her on her birthday she'll be 2, she gets all mad and says "No, Mommy, Reagan 1!!"

Saturday the 3rd we had her party.   She had a great time opening her presents.

She opened them much more slowly than Payton does now.  She was cute to watch.

Not quite so sure about blowing the candles out, we had to help her.

Enjoying her cake cup as she calls them, she loved the chocolate frosting!  Not quite the same as the first birthday, but still fun to see her love it so much.

Morning after the party, she is still holding onto the Elmo balloon with one hand, while she ate Apple Jacks with the other hand while watching the Disney channel.

Markers

Payton never drew and colored on things as much as Reagan.  Reag especially likes to draw on herself.  Last Sunday she drew all over her arms, and Payton's arm because she happened to be sitting beside her.  Thank goodness for washable markers!

Reagan's first boo boo

Recently Reagan got her first boo boo on her knee where she was bleeding enough to actually "need" a bandaid rather than just "wanting" a bandaid.  She was running with a little girl on the sidewalk while waiting for Payton to finish her dance class and fell down.  She was quite proud of the bandaid.

Scissors

So I knew it would happen at some point, a little surprised actually that it hasn't happened before now, but Payton cut her own hair with the scissors.  I couldn't even tell and I'm sure when she did it but I found a fist full on the carpet, near a mirror and the scissors.  She didn't want to tell me what she did. I had to tell her that Mommy just wanted to know, I wasn't going to be mad, I just wanted her to tell me.  She was very shy but finally told me, she said she wanted to be like me and cut her hair like I cut her hair.  Um...not quite the same!

Dance Recital

 This just might be my favorite picture I took during rehearsal. I love her pointed toes and how graceful she looks

Payton's first dance recital was last Saturday.  Thank goodness for Auntie Lori who helped do hair so well that it stayed up all day without having to re-do!  It was a lot of fun having our whole family come and Payton felt very special.  I just about cried when I saw her on the stage the first time, pointing her toes and moving her arms so gracefully.  She did such a good job and we are so proud of her!

Her leg is so high and so straight!

So tired at the end, this is the best picture we got.