Dentist

Gabby had her first dentist check-up recently.  She did AWESOME!  Seriously.  I thought she would not be cooperative about some stranger sticking their hands in her mouth, but she opened wide and did everything they said to do.  She loved that she got to wear sunglasses (to shade her eyes from the bright lights), got to choose some toys and her favorite part was that she got to bring home a new toothbrush and toothpaste.  She actually wants to go again.  I don't even know any adults who want to go to the dentist.

Gabby's 2nd Birthday Party

On October 23rd, we celebrated Gabby's second birthday with some of her friends.  We had a ladybug theme, complete with very strange-looking homemade ladybug cupcakes (sometimes I forget that I am not a very crafty mom).  For games, we had coloring and dot stickers on ladybug pages, a ladybug hunt (searching the house for ladybug cutouts with licorice on the back), and pin-the-dot-on-the-ladybug (which turned out to be a bit confusing for the two-year-old crowd).  All in all, Gabby had a great time and hopefully the other kids did, too!

Ice cream push-ups.  The cleaner way to go.

 Opening gifts.  She LOVES every single gift she received.

 Even Claire had a fun time hanging out.

Gabby with her new doll, a gift from Tori.

After the party was over, Gabby explained to Claire that one day she too will get to have a birthday party.