Art Fair in our hood...

The cool thing about where we live is that it's a hop skip and jump away from some really fun things to do.  The Aksarben (Nebraska spelled backwards) Village is in walking distance from our house and this is where they have concerts in the park, a cute little park for the girls, the splash pad, the Artsarben Art Fair, and so much more.  This weekend we went with Aunt Patti to see all the art for sale in the different tents, stopped for lunch, listened to a little street side band, played in the kid zone, and ate dip & dots;)  It sure was a happenin place.  Thanks Aunt Patti for a fun Sunday in the Village!  

Diary of a Worm...

 

 3 trys and everyone is at least attempting to look at the camera;)

 say cheese:)

 after the show...a special delicious treat!

My mother is amazing!  She shines from the inside out and loves her "children" (all of us) with all her heart.  It was so beautiful to see her excitement as the girls' watched the play "Diary of a Worm."  She and g-pa gifted us season tickets to The Rose and she accompanied us to the first show.  The play was great and the kids did exceptionally well.  I wasn't worried about Harper but had apprehensions about Liv sitting still for an hour.  Give her a program, a pencil, and her g-ma by her side and she was all about it!  SO FUN!!!  Harper was super engulfed and very intense as she watched the play.  We have read the series (Diary of a Worm, Diary of a Spider, and Diary of a Fly) every night in the past week leading up to the play.  Harper would crack a smile every now and again but had her eyes glued to all the stimulation that was on stage.  I thoroughly enjoyed the show too!  We stopped by the Orange Leaf for a special snack before heading home.  We loaded them up on sugar and fun then wondered why it took so long for them to go to sleep?!  Yay for a fun Friday night! 

Liv Jade..

 @ her 2 year check up...she didn't want to wear the gown...ended up naked;)

just a walkin..

 

• Turned 2 years old August 11th
• Sings a lot during the day
• loves to carry around things- little figurines, babies, books, etc
• says "rock me" at night and then when you start to sway while standing she says "rock me in the chair"
• LOVES her binky...still
• still will not touch ANY fruit but loves crackers
• was potty trained a couple weeks before her 2nd birthday
• is very LOUD and is always being reminded to use her indoor voice
• loves to be doing whatever Harper is doing and taking things away from her
• plays babies a lot (even though her sister doesn't)
• most of the time reads stories to herself at bedtime while we read to Harper
• walks to the beat of her own drum
• has the cutest little dimple on her cheek and gap between her teeth
• has the softest skin
• likes to do things independently- puts on own underwear and says "tag in back right momma"
• is by far the most amazing 2 year old I know

HILARIOUS!!!

Feeding the goats at the Farmstead is CRAZY.  These little creatures are fierce and must have been extremely hungry because they were ON US.  I was laughing hysterically.  Too funny!

Labor Day Parade...

The five of us have made it tradition to attend Arcadia's Labor Day parade:) -



eating crackers (this is her "say cheese" pose)

Waiting for the parade to start

standing for the National Anthem

she held her baby 99 % of the time.  She doesn't like candy so she wasn't really into picking it up.  She just ran around with baby and crackers in hand.  

Cousin Demi Dorsey in red (my dad's cousin's daughter) was a nominee for Miss Fall Festival 2012

scrambling for candy:)

Great Granny & Kenlee

Group hug;)

little stinker 

The Toczek's float (my mom's cousins have a float in the parade every year)

That is her cousin Joe sitting in the chair.

 

This year the theme was "Seasons of our lives."  Once again the parade did not disappoint.  It is so very fun to watch the girls get excited about the floats, horses, the band, and of course the candy flying through the air.  Afterward Granny treated us to the Legion club's annual lunch.  A great Labor Day morning!