June 12

Typing a blog with a two year old climbing all over over me and rubbing her head up against mine is very difficult. I will return to this blog during nap time (if she takes one...she has been very difficult to put down this past week).

Okay, so she is down for a nap. I took her paci away almost 2 weeks ago. She was really good for 4 days or so after I explained to her that she doesn't need it anymore and that it was all gone. Then the past week or so, she bawls every time I put her down. She is crying that I am leaving her and wants me to go to sleep with her. She has always been pretty good about going to sleep. She has always told us when she is tired. But this past week, she tells us that she is not tired...ever. I think she is having a hard time soothing herself to sleep without the paci. I let her choose a toy to take with her to bed and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Sooo, I just put her down 20 minutes ago, gave her 2 books to read, which she did read, and then she went to sleep without a peep. Let's hope for that again tonight!

So June 12 was Grant's 2nd birthday celebration as well as a bbq at my moms since my sister was in town. We weren't able to make it to both since they were at the same time, but Becky sent me a picture of Grant from his party.

They had a mud party for him. I guess he didn't really dig getting dirty too much (this mud was put on him by his daddy), but his cousins sure did love it.

Meanwhile, at the Pearson house in Aguanga, we had a slightly cleaner party of our own.

I think it is always nice for my sister to catch up with my relatives since she hasn't been able to make it to family celebrations.

Poor Rachel got another head injury at my moms. She ran straight into a table and got a pretty good knot and bruise on her forehead.

She had a great time playing in the bird bath.

You can kind of see the knot in this picture under her bangs.

She loves playing at Gamma and Cappa's house. There is always so much to discover.