More from my weekend

When you're 2, you can't just celebrate your birthday on one day. No, it has to be celebrated for an entire weekend! My birthday (Thursday) was spent running around with Mommy, helping her prepare for the party. Then we opened presents. This is my new dollhouse.

It even has a potty to play with.

Granny arrived just in time for bedtime! But we caught up on Friday at lunch. Gee, which football team do we root for? OU!

I even got my own birthday sundae!

Now that I'm 2 I don't have to share. Go away Mommy, it's all mine!

Friday night we visited with cousin Laura and Moises, and Rode the Ducks. It's an old WWII amphibious landing craft that was converted into a touring vehicle. I learned lots and we even went out on the water! I admit, I wanted to jump in.

The weather was perfect and I said hi to all the passing ships.

Saturday was the party, and then to bed early. It was an exhausting day; playing with all my new toys wears me out!

Sunday we headed up to Mt Rainier. So happy the weather cooperated while Granny was in town (it rained the entire weekend last year). The sights were just beautiful!

Then it was off to some old family friends' place where I got to play with my "cousins" Morgan and Raegan.

They had the neatest toys!

Monday was spent running errands and visiting with my grandparents on Mommy's side. Granny left yesterday and I'm so happy she was able to come to town for my birthday again!

Down on the Farm

Oink, Moo, Paige is 2!

Paige had her farm themed birthday party on Saturday. What a hoedown good time! Granny flew in from Oklahoma, and Paige celebrated with family, neighbors, and friends!

Mommy spent forever on the cake, decorations, and every detail. Sure Paige won't remember it but the pictures are adorable!

Daddy even surprised the guests with a special treat!

All in all it was a great day. Thanks to everyone for coming out to celebrate!

Paige is 2!!!

Happy birthday little girl! You're so special and bring so much joy to our hearts, we don't know what life would be like without you!

Brand new:

Exactly 1 year old:

Exactly 2 years old:

Recent Paige-isms

Setting: Looking through pictures with Daddy on the computer
Daddy: Who’s this? {pointing to a picture of Grandma and Grandpa’s dog Molly}
Paige: Molly!
Daddy: Who’s this? {pointing to a picture of Grandma and Grandpa’s dog Beau}
Paige: Beau!
Daddy: Who’s this? {pointing to a picture of Norman}
Paige: PUPPY!

Yes, Norman’s name is Puppy and Orko’s name is Kitty. Without fail.


Setting: Grandma is babysitting Paige while Dad is at work and Mom is taking the other kiddos to the vet.
They walk into the bathroom and Grandma points to Paige’s potty and asks “who’s potty is that Paige?”
Paige: Mommy’s!

Um…clearly potty training is a work in progress! (And just to be clear, mommy does NOT use Paige's potty...I don't fit.)

Good vs Bad hair day

For the first time Paige let Mommy style her hair. Adorable!

This is what it looked like a couple hours later...
(To be fair, the "after" shot was taken after a long nap)

The Greatest Show on Earth

Paige experienced her first circus this weekend! Clowns, elephants, tigers, zebras, horses, dogs, acrobatics…it had everything. Even Daddy got called on stage for the first act to play musical chairs with the clowns. Poor Daddy didn’t expect his first chair to collapse underneath him.

Paige had a great time!

Gone to the Dogs

This week has been an interesting one. Paige's grandparents were out of town so we've been watching their dogs, Molly and Beau. Both are very sweet dogs, even though Beau is a bit gender confused and has a crush on Norman.

Paige wasn't so sure of them on Monday, since Beau has quite a bit more energy than Norman and tends to push her to the ground and love on her. So, much of the day was spent carrying her from place to place, anything so her feet didn't touch the ground. Luckily she managed to move all of her toys to the couch, so playtime was not interrupted.

Is there a market for toddler protein drinks?

In true Funkhouser fashion, Paige has learned the advantages of eating enough protein every day. Gotta grow up strong and healthy, right?

I'm sure it doesn't hurt that this protein shake was flavored with strawberries!