DAVE'S BIRTHDAY DAY!

Dave has been out all day, working of course! :) but we have been BUSY BUSY BEES here at home in preparation for DAVE'S BIRTHDAY. Julia and I went grocery shopping, then we made a triple recipe of pizza dough, colored pictures for Daddy, read some stories, played some puzzles, cut all the toppings for the pizzas, topped the pizza's, ate lunch, washed allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the dishes together, and then....tossed Julia into bed. now i'm done sweeping the house and ready for a nap too.

While i was doing some work on the pizza, i set up a little rice-eggcarton-spoon-shaker game. It kept her busy for a good 25 minutes. I colored the rice yellow and blue, and then put them in the shaker. She shook them into the carton and then spooned them back and forth to various holes.

entertaining. for me, and her!
ah, the proud dishwasher. Julia is in charge of the rinse and dry part of dishwashing. She rinses, shake shake shake. :) daddy taught her that.

An amazing thing that i have discovered about two year olds: they are amazing helpers. Julia has a responsibility to our family, we are attempting to teach her what it means to be in a family you see, so she has to set the table for supper (when i remember). The other night i gave her the plates, then the bowls, then the spoons.....and out we all come for supper to this beautiful sight....The spoons are lying in the bowls, which are placed on the plates, each at a chair....wow. we laughed, and stood in awe. she had done it just as nicely as if we had set the table. incredible little people two year olds are! :)
anyway.........

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let the birthday begin, when dave's work day is over !

talk to you all later. byebye.