Grandma let Gabby lick the frosting off of her candles . . . she thought that was pretty cool. It was a fun birthday party, Gabs really had a great time, and so did we!!

Gabby got spoiled with lots of fun presents, this one was a Strawberry Shortcake doll that is about half her height, she loves it!

Having lots of fun!!

She loved her decorations and the Dora theme, I can't believe that my baby girl is two!! Where did all the time go? It is crazy how time really flies when you get busy with life. Gabs is getting really excited about the birth of her little brother, she loves to give my belly kisses and she talks about everything that she is going to do with the baby when he gets here.

Gabs eating her cake and ice cream at her party . . . she does not look impressed, but that is just because the party is almost over and she is getting sleepy!!

I thought this was a cute picture of Andy and Gabby, they are both in argile . . . so stylish!! We just celebratedGabby's second birthday, I have never seen her so excited, she had a blast!!

One of Gabby's new favorite things to do is to get "cozy" as she calls it, she covers up with a blanket and asks for a snack and for her juice. She just sits there and watches tv for a while. It is amazing because she actually wants to sit still for a little while.

This a costume that a friend wanted Gabby to try on. The made it at home and their kids have used it. We thought that it was too cute.

Just hanging out doing what our Gabby does best . . . looking cute, well . . . I'm not sure it is what she does best, she does a lot of other things really well too =+)!!

Gabby loves getting rides from her Papa . . . they have so much fun together!

Gabby had so much fun on this stuffed giraffe while we were in New York. She always wanted up on it, she was just a little to short to get on it on her own.

She really had a blast . . . and so did we =+)

Gabby was our little pink marshmallow, she had a blast in the snow. She couldn't get over how cold it was to touch though. We really had fun in New York!

We went to New York the beginning of January. We stayed with our friend Pete, who has a hot tub. Andy really wanted to sit in the hot tub, so he had to shovel the snow to get to tub . . . hence the shoveling in his board shorts and a T-shirt. I still think he's crazy though!!

Andy's parents and sister came up here to Missouri to celebrate the coming in of the new year with us. We had a great time! One of the days we took them to the state park here, the weather was actually really nice for us.

Gabrielle in her Sunday best . . . looking as ready for Christmas as she can. She is our little baby doll!

Gabby had so much fun decorating the Christmas tree with us. We had a blast watching her too.

This is Gabrielle in her new big girl bed that Papa and Grandma Jackson bought for her. She absolutely loves it . . . as you can tell.

On the way from Florida to Missouri we stopped in Alabama to visit with some friends. While we were there we went to a live walk through Nativity, Gabby enjoyed it so much. It was also the first time since she was less than a year old that she experienced the cold, it was about 32 degrees. She did well though.

This is one of the most common ways to see Andy on a weekend . . . he loves catching those waves. It is fun to watch him when Gabby and I get out there on the beach.