The Hansons: Alli is 2!

Alli is an official two-year-old! I know many of you have been waiting for me to update this blog with photos from the party, and I apologize for making you wait even longer. (Yes, I'm flinching as I type this!) After an unfortunate incident on the concrete driveway the night before the party, our camera decided to be a bit fussy with taking pictures during the party. I am now at the mercy of family and dear friends and their willingness to pass along pictures they took so I can share them with all of you. Alas, I am still waiting (ahem, Tiffany :) so in the meantime, I will post a couple of pictures leading up to the party that will tide you over... hopefully.

Alli has been such a good sleeper in her big girl bed! She has yet to crawl out of bed on her own (please don't give her the idea), and the transition couldn't have been any easier on us, thank goodness! Her vocabulary amazes us every day. I asked her if a snack was yummy, and she responded with, "Delicious!" She carries on conversations with Bunny, George, and Jelly Bean (her beloved stuffed animals), and her imagination runs wild. She now feeds her dolls and changes Bunny's diaper, sees shapes in the remains of her sandwich ("a boat!") and talks and talks and talks and talks and talks until a stranger makes eye contact. Then she clams up mute like she's never spoken a word in her life. We are hoping she gets over her shyness eventually. We cracked up yesterday when she hollered, "Hey, Mike!" (which she started a couple of months ago) and her newest, "Heidi Hanson? Are you there?" Really, kid? You're only two, let's get back to Mama and Daddy, okay?

Jelly Bean, we must fancy you up for my party!