Happy Birthday to Bix

Three years old?!  Can you believe it?  Bix' birthday was Sunday and the celebration is just beginning.  We were in Shreveport, so Birthday Month started off the right way...with a parade.
We got there early to get a good spot, and had to wait for a while.  Fortunately there was plenty to eat and drink.

Bix made friends with the girls soccer team next to us. (I think they gave her those Cheetos)

The wait was long...

but well worth it!

Bix tried the view from atop the ladder...

but preferred the mobility of Daddy's shoulders.

Four sacks full of beads, 28 plastic cups and half a dozen stuffed animals...a grand time it was.

More birthday fun to come...

Who Dat!?

Way to go Saints!!!!!!

Check-Up

Fi had her 4 month and Bix had her 3 year exam.  Bix insisted on bringing her Dr Kit in order to show Dr P.  She was a very good assistant and even helped check Fi's eyes, ears, and throat.  Fi is now 25.5 inches long (90th percentile), weighs in at 14.6 lbs (75th percentile), and a 16.5 cm head circumference which places her in the 75th percentile (not quite as big as Bix, who is more like a large 4-year-old).  Fi was quite the trooper with her vaccines, and you wouldn't know there was anything wrong with her...except she is still sleeping at 10am this morning.

Bix checked out great too.  39 inches tall (90th percentile) and 33.6 inches tall (70th percentile) she was very excited she didn't need any shots!  Unfortunately, something did make her feel ill and around 6pm Bix got sick all over herself and her bed.

She seems fine this morning, and is looking forward to the weekend festivities.

IKEA

We arrived right at opening and were ready to play.

But first we had a hearty breakfast.  Bix' only request? "Ooooh, more bacon please."

Then it was off to Smaland!  Bix had been begging to play there since last year.  She is know tall enough and potty trained, so she got an hour of play time, and Mommy and Fi spent that time perusing the aisles.  That really puts the "aaah" in I-KE-A.

Remember back in October of 2007, when Bix would just "chill" at IKEA?

Let it Snow

That was Bix' chant on Friday night.  We had a very light dusting, but that didn't stop Bix from trying to catch snowflakes on her tongue.

Fi thought it was much more fun inside where it was warm.

Strollin'

Fi is starting to borrow her big sister's things already.  A girl has got to be stylish when out for a walk.

A Trip to the Mall

Bix had a great time in the play area, but was more concerned about lunch at Chick-fil-a, and even more concerned about trading in her toy for an ice cream cone!

Fi was not concerned about much of anything.

Well, until we got home and she could really cut loose!