Meeting Georgia

Today we met the Butler's newest family member... their new puppy Georgia. She is such a sweet pup! They rescued her from an organization in South Carolina, bringing her home on Saturday. Three month old Georgia is part Golden, part Lab, and all love.

Amelia had so much fun playing with her and McCoy. Check out a few other photos from our doggie playdate...
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Meeting Georgia

Where's the snow?!

After days of gorgeous 80 degree weather (in March!), today it dropped down to 50 degrees. Brrrr! Warm to some folks, but with the wind, a bit chilly for us to play outside.

So, what to do when Amelia desperately needs a change of scenery?

Get out the snowsuit!!!

My dear college friend Heather shared a snowsuit with us that her daughter Emma had outgrown. Amelia tried it on... aside from being a bit long in the arms and legs - a perfect fit!

And perfect for playing outside on a chilly day!

Spring Cleaning for Cinderella

Last Sunday, we had a spur-of-the-moment early spring cleaning session... prompted by Carolyn. She's a big fan of our screened in porch. One look at it, covered in winter debris, was enough to make you cry. With the weather so beautiful these past few days, the porch was calling out for a cleaning... and mom heard the crys!

Amelia, not one to be left out, got in the cleaning act as well. She took on the deck that desperately needs some help. Check out our little Cinderella...

There's a TWO year old in the house!

Today is a special day... it's Amelia's 2nd birthday and boy, is the celebration on!



It's a gorgeous day (80 degrees!) and we've been out playing in the yard. This morning we made a quick trip to Toys-R-Us for some special birthday treats (a "Cozy Coupe" and basketball goal). With the weather warming up we needed some outdoor toys... at least that was our shopping excuse.

After the girls' nap-time (Amelia and Grandma), we went hit the road to the Science Museum and our celebration continued. Amelia loved showing Grandma all the animals... except for the duck who nibbled on her hand! Today's favorite critters were the Lemurs. As Amelia says, "so cute!"

Last Saturday (3/10) we had a great "Cars" themed birthday party. Amelia is nuts for Mater, Doc, Sally, and of course, Lightening McQueen. She's also a big fan of Nemo, but at the party store, Cars won out.

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Grandma, GG, Granddad, Great Aunt Joan and Great Uncle Chris were Amelia's special party guests. Such a great group with which to celebrate!

The festivities started off at Kidzu (our local children's museum) followed by lunch at Spanky's... just like last year.

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After a surprise brownie Sunday, we headed home for cupcakes and presents. By the looks of the present pile, you would have thought it was Christmas.

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Amelia received many fabulous gifts - a Thomas the Train set, Lego's, Muppets & Peter Pan DVDs, an MP3 player with speakers, puzzles, a sand/water table, super-cute summer outfits, and a sweet doll named Chloe, to name a few. She has a long list of thank-you's to write!

All day today, Amelia has been asking for a "special treat." The concept of birthday presents hasn't passed her by. Wish us luck tomorrow when there are no more special treats... can't wait to see her reaction!

Hard to believe we have a two-year-old! Amelia keeps us on our toes. She's running around at full-speed and talking even faster. Life is good!

For more birthday celebration pictures, click the thumbnail below...

Amelia's 2nd Birthday!

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On another note...

Lee left this morning for New Orleans where he's working the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament. Stay tuned for posts about his adventures down South and out West (San Jose for the Regionals).