Having two birthdays in the family within three days of each other is totally exhausting. At the moment, with the two being so young, I want to make sure that each of their birthdays is separate from the other.
So, I made Sadie's cake on Saturday night, and we wrapped presents that night and it felt like dejavu because we had just done that only a few days earlier for Logan. It was totally worth it though. It's kind of nice to also get two of the kids birthdays done within the same week. I love them both so much.
It's hard to think of my current baby as already being two years old. It seems that the more kids I have the faster time seems to speed up. I am also so weepy (I'm going to blame it on my pregnancy hormones) because I seriously cry every time I think of her hitting her 2 year mark.
She's such a great addition to our family. I love her so much, and she is so much fun. She loves to play dress up and with girly, princess things. Her favorite movies are the Care Bear movies from the 80s. She also likes to just watch what the boys watch. It's also kind of fun, because she likes to try and play with legos as well, enjoys getting dirty outside with the boys, and zooming cars across the carpet, just like her two big brothers. She enjoys books and loves to snuggle in our laps as we watch movies or read together or pray together. She loves nursery at church. As soon as that closing prayer is said in Sacrament meeting, she tries to bolt past Rick like nobody's business.
I love how much she enjoys shopping, and wearing hats. She likes to spend time with our family, and loves other kids her age. It's amazing how social she is compared to the two boys. They're getting better, but Evan and Logan are totally cool with just each other to play with. She loves them, but she also just likes kids in general. She's starting to get her words, even if it is coming a little slower than it did with Logan. Some of her favorite words are: "Hi", "Ball", "No", "Daddy", "I (her possessive for toys instead of "my"), "nana", "bye", "oh no", and "uh oh". She is so smart. She knows exactly what I am saying and follows directions so well (at least right now). And she's super short--apparently 0% for height but somewhat average for weight. Her BMI is in the 80th percentile (rolling my eyes at a BMI chart for two year olds!)
I love how much the boys try and take care of her. They're getting so good at sharing with her and she loves all the attention that she gets from them.
Anyways, some pictures from her birthday.
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The birthday girl right after church. She left a shoe in the car! |
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Daddy and brothers helping her open gifts. |
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What is it? |
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Maybe, starting to get the hang of it. |
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She loved the shopping cart. |
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Trying on her fairy crown. |
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She got the bike from my parents, and that cute little fairy wing, tutu and crown set (also came with a wand and headband) from Rick's parents. |
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Sadie's cake. I love how feminine and sweet it turned out. Those are sweet tarts as the polka dots. The dressing is actually a buttercream that I love that had raspberries added into it. It was so good. |
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She kept trying to blow out the candles here before we sang to her. |
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Ignore the drawing on the wall in the background. That was probably Logan. |
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I told Evan to keep his eyes open for this one and he sure did. Wow. Logan didn't get the memo though. Also, he needs pants. |
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Her cake layers were pink and purple and the kids LOVED it. Such simple, small things that make them happy. |