Barney Birthday Bash!

Cake and ice cream is tasty!


Playing in the castle


Caleb getting kissed by our neighbors' pig


Spencer driving the car


Exploring the new parachute


Natalie listening to Elmo tell a story


Sarah's boyfriend Jake from Five Star making a cool hat

We had a ton of fun at Sarah's Barney Birthday Bash. I was originally hoping the kids would have fun playing outside, but it was soooooo hot.....so mostly we hung out inside (plenty of kids wanted to go outside but we kept trying to coax them back in because we, the adults, did not want to go out there!). Sarah enjoyed having all of her friends over for the afternoon, although she was probably confused with everyone there at once. Aunt Rebecca/Becca/Becky (Rebecca, what DO you want Sarah to call you?) made the cutest Barney cake ever, and it was so tasty as well! I only got a few pics on my camera, so hopefully some friends or relatives will share theirs with me (hint hint).

Sarah has really taken off with her singing lately. She can sing the ABC song, Jesus Loves Me, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, and a few little songs from some cartoons (or "cartons," as she calls them). I got the sweetest video of her singing Jesus Loves Me with Jeremy :-)

Yesterday, after I picked a cranky Sarah up from the day care room at my new gym (the first step among MANY in getting fit again), she felt warm to me and when we got home she had a fever. Then she was SO lazy all day and just wanted me to hold her while she rested. Then she was up just about the whole night tossing and turning. This morning, we decided to brave gymnastics anyway (the fever was gone), but she wasn't too enthusiastic once we got there. We tried going out to lunch with my mom but that, too, failed. Finally she took a good nap and we all thought, she will be so much happier when she wakes up. Nope, not this time. She woke up and the crying and whining began again. I decided to take her to the doctor, but they found nothing. Finally, tonight, I actually started listening to her and processing what she was saying. She has been saying "hurt your tongue," and wouldn't you know it she does in fact have a canker sore on the tip of her tongue? OUCH! Hopefully lots of Baby Orajel will help it feel better and it will go away fast. I hate those sores myself and I can't imagine being 2 and having to deal with it. She's also getting 2 new teeth which is probably not helping the whole thing...

On a different note, we have only 1 more day of swimming lessons--wish Sarah luck! With each new lesson she catches on more and more that I am going to eventually make her jump in, go under, etc. so her anxiety level increases each day I think :-(