Rockin' Out

Rockin' out in San Clemente at Cousins Jackson and Oliver's house. 

Sittin' in the City

Sitting outside a restaurant in San Francisco to celebrate Aunt Joanna's BDay. 

Almost Two and a Half!

Dirty Rumor

Dirty pumpkin heard a dirty rumor that a blog can be deleted if it's not active for a certain period.  So, in order to prevent that, I will be posting random stuff on this blog occasionally.  However, all of the real updates and good stuff will still be on my shared blog with Maverick - http://www.onealwolfpack.blogspot.com/.

Bye-Bye Bloggy

This will officially be my last post on this blog.  Thank you to everyone who has followed along as I've documented my first two years here.  From now on, though, I will be keeping you posted through the new O'Neal Wolfpack blog (http://www.onealwolfpack.blogspot.com/) that I share with Baby Brother.  So, I guess it's really not "goodbye," but more like "see ya elsewhere."  Hope you continue to follow along!  Xo

Put on Your Tutus - Talley is Two!

To celebrate my second birthday, I had a private party with a bunch of my friends at Gymboree. It was themed Pirates and Princesses, which means I got to wear an awesome toot-toot. We played with all of the cool equipment and sang fun songs. Mommy made a healthy cake (which only Mommy and I actually ate) and Daddy made his famously yummy chocolate cupcakes.

I was so proud of myself for blowing out the candles on my cake. It took several tries, but I finally got it! At first I kept doing short little breaths and my friend, Lexie, kept blowing them out for me. Everyone had given up on me after a few rounds of this, but then I asked Mommy, "Please turn it back on?" and when she relit the candles, I mustered a big puff and I did it!

Thank you to all of my friends and Uncle Colin and Grandpa O who came out to celebrate with me. Also, big thank you to Grandma Jennifer who helped get everything ready for the party, but then didn't get to go because she stayed back with Baby Brother who was sick.

To see party pics from our camera, please click here: Talley's 2nd BDay Kodak Online Album. For additional pics that were taken by professional photographers (aka Dylan's parents), please click here: http://www.portratography.com/. Once you're on the site, click on the event, Talley's Second Birthday, and enter the password, which is princess. The pics from the professional photographers are pretty pricey, but I guess that's to be expected since they didn't charge a sitting fee. You can use the code, happy10, for a $10 discount. That will get you one free 4x6.

In addition to my fun Gymboree party, Grandma Linda, Uncle Willis, and Grandpa T have come to visit and take me birthday shopping. Birthday shopping is the absolute best! Thanks for showering me with love and presents and for playing with me and holding Steve. Since you did so well with Steve, maybe next time, I'll let you hold one of my other precious Barbies...and, of course, Steve.

P.S. Mommy accidentally left the house sans my awesome hairbow that matched my birthday outfit on the day of the party. Thus, we will be having a belated birthday photo shoot with me in my birthday outfit complete with this essential accessory. Those photos will then be added to the Kodak album.

Who's Who Photo Fun

Check out these newborn photos - can you tell who's who?

Answers from top to bottom: 1) Daddy, 2) Mommy, 3) Talley, and 4) Maverick

23 Months Old

This is officially the last month I will refer to my age in number of months! I am almost two years old! I can hardly believe it, can you?

Month 23 was full of excitement ranging from Christmas festivities, play dates, and snow days to becoming a big sister. Some of the things I grew to love especially in Month 23 are as follows: singing Old MacDonald Had a Farm with all sorts of random nouns (i.e. "on that farm he had a house"), dancing around in my tutu ("toot-toot"), riding on Daddy's shoulders, and holding baby brother. Favorites on my Month 23 playlist include "Jingle Bell Rock," "Hakuna Matata" ("Hakuna My-Dada"), "5 Days Old," and "I've Got the Rythym in my Head." I still love all the stuff I loved before too, like singing, dancing, jumping, swimming, stickers, dolls, coloring, playing in the bathtub, and story time. As for my language development, I am a regular talker now. I love to chat about everything and repeat any fun new words I hear.

Here is a link to an online album with a collection of pics from my 23rd month: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=861440393408%3A2772404&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee

Christmas 2010

To honor Jesus's birthday this year, we hosted Christmas breakfast at our house. Grandma and Grandpa O, Grandma Linda, Andy Pop, and Uncle Colin came over to celebrate with us. Daddy and Mommy cooked up some yummy egg casserole dishes and YaYa's famous Christmas breakfast rolls. We also had some tamales that we picked up from a local restaurant. After we feasted, we opened presents by the Christmas tree. I had so much fun opening all of my presents. I must have been good this year because I got a bounty beyond anything I could have imagined. My gifts included toys, clothes, Barbies, an easel, a toilet, a kitchen, a doll house, a scooter, a laptop, and a dolly stroller; but of course, the best gift of all was my baby brother, Maverick. I'm so glad he came out in time to celebrate with us. Although you may not detect my enthusiasm in the obligatory photo we took by the Christmas tree, I assure you it is there.

Here is a link to an online album with photos from Christmas 2010: http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=924558293408%3A2116650886&sourceId=533754321803&cm_mmc=eMail-_-Share-_-Photos-_-Sharee