Busy, busy, busy....

Whew, this has been a very busy couple weeks.  Willow and I have been desperately soaking up the last few rays of summer before it's gone.  Somedays we have even gone to the park twice!  Willow is now a "terrific 2 year old" and she has been keeping me very busy.  Her new favorite thing to do is RUN....everywhere.  And yes, she still walks/runs on her tiptoes!

You will have to forgive me for the many photos.  Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to:

Helping mama in the kitchen.....We were making strawberry muffins for when my friend Angela and her hubby Michael came to stay for a couple nights.  Willow wanted to practice measuring flour :)  She was completely covered by the time we were done.

Finding a new love for her Little People toys.  For her birthday she got the Little People Twirl and Dance pink castle!  It came with a princess, prince, and horse.  She loves to listen to the music and make-believe play with all the figurines.  Very cute!  She was a little tired after her birthday party with Grandma & Grandpa Brown.

Grilling out!!  This is jerk chicken and fruit/veggie kabobs.

This was her homemade birthday cake......i know, a mess right?  :)Actually, I believe it's supposed to be that way.  Banana Split Cake is layers of yellow cake, vanilla pudding from scratch, bananas, and whipped topping all drizzled with chocolate sauce.  It was pretty yummy!

Went downtown to Old Spaghetti Factory(where kids eat free on their birthday week)!  Some of her favorite "food groups" are meatballs and bread, so this was the place to be!

Being brave on the jungle gym while climbing in her favorite pair of shoes!  I guess who wouldn't like to wear rain boots to the park?

Wading in the pool with her Toy Story sand bucket.

And spending some much needed boating time with some friends from our last church, Bud & Dianne.  Will have to post more about our boat trip later as this post is getting quite long.

I think I have met my quota of pictures in one blog posting!  To quote GREASE, the musical: "Summer's driftin' away...."  Well it is, but I am sure looking forward to a Minnesota autumn.  It's always so beautiful and somehow magical here.