The Indoor Obstacle Course

The start of the course -

the slide

Then the limbo

And the balance beam.

Tail end of the Obstacle Course

Through the tunnel...

Hopping thru the ocean.

Don't jump on the sharks!

And thru the hoops back to the beginning!

Ready, Aim, Toss

William concentrating very hard on which monkey

mouth he is going to toss his banana into!

Ayla's turn.

Monkey Toss

Craft Time

The Craft Table

The Craft Table ready for crafters...

Everyone's bag was labeled and ready for

them to assemble their monkey magnet.

The final product.

Waiting Patiently for her Guests

Alexa was anxious to get this party started.

She assumed her position and waited

and waited and waited for the

first car to pull in.

The birthday girl!

Calling Papa to find out where he is and

why he isn't at our house yet!

Monkey Cupcakes

Monkey Cupcakes for Dessert

Two trees and a plateful of cupcakes!

Thank you so much to Kristie, Alexa's God-mother,

for helping me to decorate these the day of her party.

Due to the toppings, this had to be a last minute

project otherwise the cookies become rather soft

and not very good. So I baked them the night

before and we decorated during Alexa's

nap...just hours before the party.

Pink Food

A pink monkey party wouldn't be

complete without some pink food!

"Pink" Trash

Chocolate covered pretzels with pink and

green sprinkles to match the color scheme.

Nilla Wafer Spread Dip

Cheese & crackers, chicken wing dip,

chips and dip, ziti, Rob's famous chili,

salad and bread rounded out

the food for the party.

Pink & Green

Party Favors

The Party Favor Tree

Favors for the guests..."Monkeys in a Barrel".

Mod Monkey 2nd B-day

Our Baby is turning two!!

Her party at the house was December 11, 2010.

Here was the invite!

Cutting the Tree

Rob put strict limitations on the tree this year.

Small.

As you can see, Alexa was very interested

in helping cut the tree down!

Off to Critz Farms

Oops...I posted these backwards.

December 2010

Alexa helping us look for our perfect

tree with a snack in hand!

Tractor ride to the tree fields.

Waiting for the tractor to take us to the fields.

"How Much Is That Doggie in the Window"

It was typical weather here for Halloween in

CNY - rainy and very cold. Luckily the

rain let up right around trick or treat time.

This was actually Ayla's outfit from when she

was younger. I decided to have Alexa wear this

one this year rather buying a new one because

when going thru bins in the basement, I came across

this and Alexa loved hitting the

button on the ear and listening to the song

"How much is that doggie in the window?".

Knowing the weather forecast, I knew

we wouldn't be out long for trick or treating.

So this was her Halloween outfit this year.

She loved it! I completely forgot about a basket

for her candy..so I ran down to the Easter bins

knowing full well I had a pink Easter bucket

that would match her costume...who would know

it was an Easter bucket in the dark going from

house to house. Well... Alexa would know

that's who. As soon as I brought it up, she

looked at me and said, "That for eggs mommy".

I can't believe she remembered that was her

basket for the Easter Egg hunt months ago!

Halloween Jammies

Well this holiday brings out the devil

in her for sure! I had many different

jammies...some even glowed in the dark.

After the first three nights of attempting

to get her picture in them,

I threw in the white towel!

Wine Tour

October 17, 2010 - Wine Tour

The Mattoon's, Wagner's,

VanNammee's, Myers,

and Joel and Alice

Alice won a limo service at the summer

golf tourni we were all in so what

better way to use then the wineries!

This was our last stop. As you can see, part

of the crew had thrown in the towel. Do the

math and figure out who is

inside tippin' 'em back still!

Although I was pregnant and only drinking

the grape juice, it was still a lot of fun and

the weather couldn't have been better! We

picked a perfect day for a fun

trip with friends!

Disney...Here We Come

Each anniversary, we plan a trip to celebrate.

For our 3rd anniversary we decided to plan

a really special, over the top trip since it would

be our last get-away with just the

three of us.

So Disney it was!

Alexa at the airport anxiously looking out

the window trying to find our plane.

Waiting so patiently for the

lady to call us to board!

Alexa's First Plane Ride

We kept Alexa very busy on the plane.

I brought a toy bag with books, the travel

doddle pro, the wet travel doddle, the dvd

player and Barney and Mickey DVD's, etc.

We practiced counting - as you can see below,

the alphabet, and spelling names. I also packed

her dinner, lots of snacks, and a first

for Alexa - lollipops for the

take off and landing!.

She enjoyed looking out the window.

Alexa did very well on the plane. We even received

compliments from the couple who sat in front

of us on how well she behaved!

First plane ride...a success!

Running off Some Energy

While Rob waited at the gate for our stroller that

we gate checked, I took Alexa out so she

could run some energy out.

She did great on

the plane, but needed

some running time!