It started out with Uncle Josh visiting on her birthday. That’s pretty special as he was in from California. Josh gave her some plastic food so she could feed her dolls and pretend she was cooking like Mom.

Uncle Josh

Then she had the weekend with just Mom and Dad. She got plastic plates, bowls and cups to go with her plastic food and she loves to play with them. She also got some Elmo things and other fun toys. Plus we had ice cream cookie sandwiches!

Cups and Toys

Dinner with her dolls.

Since it was her birthday weekend, we took her to Edinborough Park to play in the bouncy house and the maze of tunnels and slides. We also went to not one, but two, beaches to play in the water.

Giant Slide

A very fun weekend for sure!

Her second birthday party was this past weekend with the grandparents and family. A second birthday means more presents including a kitchen, some very cute clothes and toys. Plus what’s a birthday without cupcakes; Elmo cupcakes!

Elmo Cupcakes

Lily's Kitchen

After that, it was time to run around outside and burn off some of that sugar and play with the family.

Family Time

We also took some time and went out to visit the cows on my parents farm. Lily loved feeding them, seeing the corn and all the different things. Grandpa Tom even took her on a tractor ride which she thought was a ton of fun.

Riding in a Tractor

We are extremely blessed to have our families close enough that Lily can go and experience different things. Animals at the zoo are fun, on the farm is even better!

Lily

It’s hard to believe that Lily is already two. She’s growing up so fast and it’s amazing to see how much she’s grown and how much she has learned in just two years. She’s an amazing little girl and we are grateful to have her in our lives.

Cupcakes, Cows, Presents & Water originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Lily enjoying the parade.

From the horses to the floats to the candy, there was always something to look at and something to do.

When floats played music, we danced. When there was something being handed out, we wanted it. When the big vehicles honked their horns or backfired, we ran into daddy’s arms for safety.

We all had a great time, but I never realized how much work a parade was before. Keeping Lily entertained wasn’t an issue, but she was always on the move. By the end of the parade, I was ready to take a nap!

Parades are so much fun when you’re a kid. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Going for a drive.

My little girl is behind the wheel; buckled in for safety of course. Oh and the car is on thanks to remote start.

This could get dangerous. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Enjoying the carousel.

Look at us go!

It was mom’s idea to go for a ride and it was a fantastic idea. From the moment the horse started to move, her face just lit up.

I’m pretty sure I’m growing a child who will love rides. And, as she gets bigger, so will the rides!

Taking a ride on the carousel. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Spew Photo

Sometimes parenting is messy. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Within 5 minutes Lily picked up a bag of chips and dumped them all over. Then we had to pick them all up; well most of them up. And of course eat some along the way.

Then she grabbed a bag of kettle corn and turned it upside down. It didn’t all fall out, so she shook the bag and swung it around until it was empty.

In the process of picking up the popcorn, Grandma S threw some at me. Lily saw that and decided to join in. Then everyone was throwing popcorn. It may not be a good lesson, but it sure was fun!

Indoor Picnic Mess

Indoor picnic turns into a food fight. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Lily in her rain boots.

Thanks to all the rain, we now have a water garden. However Lily doesn’t seem to mind.

We now have a water garden. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

At first we thought she’d freak out because her socks go wet, but it didn’t faze her. Then we got her to take them off and go barefoot and once again, she didn’t care.

She ran up and down the beach, played in the sand and even laughed it off when she nearly fell face first into the water.

We didn’t go swimming as we weren’t prepared for her to love the water so much, but she starts swim lessons next week and I don’t think she’s going to have any problems with that.

Put the sand in the bucket.

Got sand in my hands.

Dumping out our sand.

Into the water we go.

Lily loves the water this year. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

So I was wondering what I was a nerd about. There are more than a few topics I could go with and I decided to make a video on Lily. She’s been brought into my techy world since day one and we do plenty of nerdy things together.

Out of everything we do, I decided to focus on the photos we take.

I’ve taken over 3000 photos and we even have a daily photo together. I’ve got some amazing shots and some not so hot ones too. Either way, the images are priceless and I felt I was a bit of a nerd for all the photos I take.

Here is the video I made with Stuperflix, QuickTime and iMovie.

If you’re a nerdy dad, or just a nerd in general, join others like you at the Nerdery. We’re always looking for more like us.

I’m a nerd about my daughter Lily. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

And, as it turns out, most parks by us have a rock climbing wall on the play equipment so we started showing her how it works.

Learning how to rock climb.

No, she won’t be going solo anytime soon, but she’s experiencing something new and having fun.

Lily’s practicing rock climbing. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Lily is having to much fun playing in the dirt.

This is the way we plant the flowers. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Look. I got a plant!

We'll take this one too.

She found more than a few plants, lots of puddles and had quite a bit of fun.

Now it just needs to stop raining so we can get out and start planting.

Lily’s getting ready to plant the garden. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Mmm Goldfish originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

I can’t tell if Lily is an artist or just really good at making messes. This is what she did with her mashed potatoes the other night during dinner. And it’s not like it took a few seconds, she spent quite a bit of time making it look good.

It’s not a mess Dad, it’s mashed potato art. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Unfortunately we were going through so many bubbles, we had to cut down to one special bubble bath time a week. She still loves bath time, but bubble bath time is even better!

Bubbles for the win! originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Diapers.com – Now delivering babies. originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com

Spoons optional.

Food yum yum yum originally posted at http://www.twistermc.com