Paige's Moustache

Paige was playing with her Play-Doh again today and decided to add a little something to her face...what do ya think?

Pretty Dresses for the Flower Girl

Paige is going to be the flower girl in her Aunt Abby's wedding on July 31st with her cousin Macy. Grandma Loethen went to Dillard's and found two pretty dresses that the girls may be able to wear in the wedding. Paige was so excited when I told her that she was going to try the dresses on tonight. By the pictures, you would think that we told her to pose, but we didn't. She was just so excited to have them on that she flung her arms out like that...it was so adorable. Both of the dresses fit well, so now we are just waiting for Aunt Abby to choose which one she likes best!

Candle Light Dress

(her t-shirt is sticking out of the sleeve a bit)

White Dress

Happy Valentine's Day

Hope everyone had a fabulous Valentine's Day! Neil and I had a lot of fun spending it with Paige...it is always fun to have a reason to shower her with gifts! Plus, to make the gift giving even more enjoyable, Paige is at this stage where she actually loves to open gifts...maybe she will be that way from now on (I still love gifts). Anyway, she gets really excited when she gets to open them and says "Wow" when she pulls something out of a bag or unwraps it!

Here is Paige with her gift, but she wouldn't look at the camera and smile for me...this is another stage that she is in!

Yep, there is more in the bag!
A new hairbrush and comb...her hair is getting too long for that baby brush we've been using!

"Wow, Mommy...new shoes!"

Paige looks so serious here while applying her new chocolate chapstick. She just loves chapstick and lipgloss...this chocolate flavored one is sure to be a hit!

Valentine Fun...and CHOCOLATE!

Grandma and Grandpa Loethen showered Paige with valentine gifts tonight. Paige was very excited to open her presents! She was even more excited to see what was inside. Grandma made her a new quilt for her babies, she got a beautiful new dress to wear this summer, a belt, and a gargantuan solid-chocolate lollipop!

I am sure you can guess which one was her favorite...yep, the chocolate. She immediately wanted to open it and sink her teeth into that delicious goodness. I wasn't sure we would be able to get it away from her...but I guess she knew when she had eaten enough because after three bites she was ready to put it away!

I sure do envy Paige's self-control with eating. No wonder she is so petite...she doesn't even splurge that much with chocolate (her favorite)!

Paige is helping her baby try out the new blanket from Grandma! So cute and cozy...I hope the baby is ready to share with Paige.

More gifts!

Biting into the chocolate lollipop!
Yummy!

Why Can't I Go Outside?

Paige decided that she wanted to go outside on our deck today, so she put her shoes on all by herself. She was ready to go and didn't realize she was missing something very important (not to mention her coat...it is still cold and snowy)! Funny little Paigey!

Finger Painting

Paige's new favorite activity is finger painting...she asks me to "pait" all the time. We only have two colors (red and white), so we are kind of limited. To mix things up a bit, we have been mixing in some colors from glitter pens and adding some glitter, too. Today, Paige decided that she would like to try a new canvas (I guess construction paper is getting boring) and started painting the tops of her hands and her arms. 'Okay...whatever your creative mind would like my darling. I bet that felt kind of weird and cold on you skin, huh?'

Valentine Party

Paige had a play date with her friends Kacey and Macey today. Kacey's mom planned a valentine party with fun activities that included icing cookies and making a floral arrangement. Paige enjoyed both of these activities a lot. However, the best part was being with her friends...she really enjoys being around Kacey and Macey so much. Although, sharing is definitely a skill that she needs to practice. It is challenging to convince a 19 month old that her friends are not taking the toys from her forever and that there are others to play with...but she is learning!

Here are the girls... getting ready to make their flower arrangements.

Paige is carefully choosing and placing her flowers in the vase.

Looking good...Paige seemed to like the tulips the best.Here is Paige's friend, Macey, acting a little silly...she is a lot of fun to be around.Paige is enjoying her sugar cookie!
Here is Paige's friend, Kacey...she is enjoying her cookie too! Making a basket!
When it was time to leave Paige gave Kacey a high five...and a hug!At home...Paige with her flowers! Aren't they pretty?!

Paige really enjoyed playing with Kacey's basketball goal and even enjoyed Macey joining in for the fun!

Super Bowl Fun

We watched the Super Bowl this year with Grandma and Grandpa Loethen and some friends. Paige had a good time...we took lots of toys and books, but she just liked checking out the new surroundings and watching some of the game. (It was so sad that the Colts didn't bring home a victory, but we still had an enjoyable time.)

I tried to get a pic of all three of us and...as usual, Neil looks silly! I am not sure what is going on with Paige; she looks a bit scared or concerned about something!

Now she is smiling!
Watching the game by Grandpa! One thing that caught Paige's attention was some potpourri that was sitting on the end table. Paige decided to take it all out of the star container and put it in a bag. This was pretty entertaining to her and she did it forever...when she finished with the last piece she exclaimed, "all done." I got it on video for ya to see!

Playing in the Snow

We went out to play in the snow today! It was really hard for Paige to walk because the snow was kinda' frozen and crunchy on the surface. However, Paige had a really fun time and didn't want to go in when Neil and I did...good thing we are the ones in charge and get to make that decision :)

Struggling to walk in her snow attire!

This is the second time she has sat in the snow...last winter she hated it and cried!
Laying in the snow! Struggling to get up...all that snow apparel makes it hard to maneuver!

Making a snowball!

Here's a little video of Paigey trying to walk in the crunchy snow!

Paige had a ton of fun playing with snowballs today, but once she threw them, it was hard to pick them back up and keep her balance. Watch how she face-plants at the end of this video; it is so funny...don't worry, I helped her up immediately (she didn't even cry)!

Going Through the Tunnel

Paige got a tent and tunnel for Christmas that she just loves. However, we have them separated (the tent is downstairs in the basement and the tunnel is in our living room) to save space. (Our house is overtaken by toys! Although, the tunnel does collapse, which is great!) So, Paige plays with the tunnel a lot more and loves to crawl through it with balls and all kinds of other stuff.

Her new favorite activity with the tunnel is to build up a wall of bricks on one end and then crawl through to knock the wall down. I tried to get it on video, but for some reason I just can't get her to do it the same for the camera. She usually comes through and knocks it down with gusto...but in this video she just kinda bumps it as she comes through! She does proceed to knock it down all the way once she stands up, but of course, I had already stopped recording...darn!

First Hot Fudge Sundae

Paige ate her very first hot fudge sundae today. I don't know why, but I thought it would be fun to go to McDonald's and get one for her to try. She had no idea what a sundae was but when I asked her if she'd like one, she got really excited.

When we got it home, Paige had to dig in fast because it was starting to melt! She really seemed to enjoy the fudge a lot (it is chocolate, after all)! Paige is not ever one to overeat, though; so her daddy had a lot leftover to finish for her! I don't think he minded much!

Shoes Are On...All by Herself!

Paige put on her tennis shoes all by herself today! She was so proud of this accomplishment and so was I!

Relaxing with Grandma

Paige really enjoys sitting on her Dora couch; she gets real comfy on it. Tonight was no exception...except that she got comfy on her grandma too!