Happy 2nd Birthday Bella!!!

Sadly, I have temporarily reverted to monthly postings so there are a plethora of pics today!!! We will cover Christmas with both fams, Justus' field trip, the rodeo, Bella's 2nd birthday and other random shots and random commentary.

First up: Bella's Birthday!!!

Bella on her actual birthday...

Bella at her party.

Bye bye kisses for Meme.

Brandi

Romel and Traci

Brandi & Lilli

The Griffins

Matt & Morgan

Her first gift -- pompoms!

Lilli & Bella in Bella's new house.

The Kelly's and big J.

Matt & Emma

Bella and Justus enjoying cake.

Meme and Bella

Daddy & Pierce

Daddy & Justus

Bella and the hall crew...

Bella blowing out her candle.

Mmmmm - Sweet Birthday Cake...

Lesley & Bella

Meme & Pierce

The yearly cake shot -- the original goal was a dress with shoe boxes beside it.

Lesley & Traci

Romel & Chris

The Girls...

Event #2: Justus' School Field Trip to The Children's Museum

All the boys wanted to play with the construction equipment and they started singing "Bob the Builder". It was precious!

Justus and his friend Connor in the news room.

Justus and his class at the "sound wall" -- it is SO neat!

Justus and Jagger at the piano -- no surprise here!

Event 3: New Year's Eve

We had a very uneventful New Year's Eve this year... I got Pierce up a little later for his last feeding of the evening (so he could enjoy his first New Year's Eve) and Gary got home four minutes before midnight!

Daddy and Pierce

Lenny decided to join us as well...

Event 4: Christmas at the Murphy's (obviously not in chronological order)

Football with Opa

Ready for boxing?

Hit 1!

Hit 2 and he's out!!!

Pierce just enjoying the show!

Oma enjoying Pierce...

Oma & Justus having fun!

Bella and her new life-size baby...

Daddy teaching Justus about his new helicopter.

Mommy and Pierce

Event 5: Pierce turns 6 mos old!!!

Event 6: The Rodeo!
The morning after the rodeo, Justus grabbed a stuffed puppy and rode it all over the house. He then jumped off, got on the ground, swirled his hands and told me, "I'm doing it like this because I'm just a little cowboy!".


Justus & Reagan watching from the front row!

This was one of the two cowboys responsible for getting the wild horses back through the gate after they had been ridden. He waited here each time the riders came out. As you can see, Justus made a definite buddy.


A brief look away from the action -- his left eye was SO red after his allergies acted up.

Justus was in front of Gary when this wild bronco came right up against the bars. It was wild, but so much fun!

Bella and I

Brandi & Reagan

Brandi & Bella

Event 7: Christmas at Nani's! (again not in order...)

Justus telling Nani "thank you" and giving a precious hug.

Justus had to get some guitar playing in before the photo!

Bella and her first carrier...

Nani had this frame on her credenza and I was shocked to see the difference one year can make!!!

We were attempting a mommy and Bella shot and this is my sheer surrender.

Event 8: Random Shots....

Pierce: Ladies' Man!!!

Bella put her Cabbage Patch doll in Pierce's chair. He looked at me and then went to town!

These were only three of the miriad of pics!

This was a Christmas present from my Grandparents to Justus. Here Gary had just finished putting it all together!

Gary calls this Cindy Lou Who

Bella putting on Justus' T-Shirts while he is at school

I like to call this one: Sanjaya!

Bella is putting the train pieces to bed for a nap. Lately, she has become a mommy to everything in our house from babies to puzzle pieces to care bears...

She LOVES her birthday raincoat!!!

This face cracks me up!!!
All three playing music...