Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Weekend with Grandparents

Before the big race, we had a big visit: Poppy and Grandma Debbie came for the weekend!
Ally made cookies with Grandma... And got to use lots and lots of sprinkles!
Grandma showed Ally just how sprinkle eating is done...

...and improved an already well-honed skill of Ally's.

Ally also found out that her Poppy is a fantastic story-reader.
And asked him to read book after book to her.
On Saturday, the weather was so beautiful we spent lots of time at the park.
And Ally and Mama got to play with the "BIG hoop".
Ally also showed off her ladder-climbing ability to Grandma and Poppy, all while making it clear she did not want anyone to help her as she climbed to the top.
It started to get cooler, so Ally wanted to wear her hood.
But we were still able to get one more family photo!
Saturday night, Ally got to eat some cookies and read books with Grandma Debbie.
Ally is so cute with her grandmas. With them being named "Grandma Debbie" and Grandma Barbie", it does get confusing to a 2 year old's language skills. While she does knows the difference between them, she keeps calling Debbie Barbie and Barbie Debbie. Try saying that 3 times fast!
After some books, Grandma and Ally got into some baby-doll bathing.
Grandma made sure Mama Ally gave her baby a good bath.
Poppy and Grandma Debbie hit the long road home Sunday morning, but Ally is still talking about them. She beams with pride when she eats a cookie. She points at the cookie and says "Ally make!"
I keep thinking each new stage Ally goes through is even better than the last - listening to her come up with her own thoughts and ideas as her vocabulary and language improves is so amazing! She keeps talking about Grandma Debbie and Poppy's visit - it is pretty cool.

2 comments:

Dr. Samantha said...

yay for family visits. it looks like ally had such a good time!

Mama Bear said...

What a fun time, love it when the kids get to bake. I haven't seen a child yet not enjoy the baking!!!