baby girl is TWO!

baby girl turned two today!  it was an awesome birthday.  we had a great time at church and, as always, baby girl loved nursery... especially because they sang happy birthday to her today!  reports were the same as the other week... she tried on shoes the whole time.  apparently today though she stole shoes from a parents or leader and was prancing around in super high heels the whole time.  after we got home, she played on the back patio a bit, ate, lunch, and hung out while we got home taught.  headed down for a nap at two and slept til five or so when we woke her up to head to the hilliers for her party.  she was super happy and in a good mood the whole time.  after dinner, baby girl opened her presents and loved them all... some more than others.  books- eh, books with dogs or clifford- big hit.  clothes- eh.  easter eggs with marshmallows- huge hit.  she looooves "lellows" and i think she probably gets her fair share during nursery each week.  other huge hits included the inflatable baby pool aka "baby beach pool" and the cozy coupe car honey's parents gave her.  and she still has toys and birthday money on the way.  maybe we should reserve that and break it out in a few months when the weather cools down and we need a pick me up?!  this week, amazon will so kindly deliver the baby doll set and stroller i ordered for her (indecisive mom = late birthday present) and i'm soooo excited for her to get that.  she got two little baby doll bottles and diapers and was loving feeding her baby and couldn't stop talking about "baby milk all gone" and "it's baby's nap diaper."  i took soooo much video this afternoon so maybe tomorrow i'll go through that and do another quick post with a few more pictures and some video.  giving things to your kid is soooo much better than receiving things for yourself.  i had the time of my life this afternoon.  like seriously giddy with excitement.  

 

trying to hold up her two fingers.  physically this seems to be unusually difficult for her.  ;-)  but we're working on it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

how many hilliers does it take to put together a cozy coupe?  the answer is five and the time frame is about 40 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

baby girl, if you hadn't guessed it already, i'm pretty obsessed with you and i think you're perfect in every way.  these past two years have been incredible and i can already tell, this coming year is going to be even better.  i can't wait!

ps- in case you were wondering after looking at that next to last picture, yes, i know i'm big.  i had two people at church today straight up ask me if i was pregnant (it's still not really common knowledge), explaining that any sort of an extra belly on me was really obvious.  one lady even told me she started noticing something "a few months ago."  at first i was a little offended because you're not supposed to show that early but then i thought back in my head and realized... yup, i was already having to "cover it up" before 9 weeks.  it feels good to be out... now i just gotta find some clothes that fit.