2nd Birthday Party

We had Audrey's 2nd birthday at the Noah's Ark pool.  Houston had torrential rain the whole week before the party and I was worried we might be rained out.  But alas, the rain moved out of town and we had the most perfect birthday for our favorite two year old.  We had a great turnout.  My heart almost jumped out of my chest with joy to see her running around, splashing in the water, and chasing her friend around the pool  

Happy Birthday Audrey!

Audrey is Two!

And just like that, my baby is two years old.  I only got emotional a few times when I let myself reminisce about the day she was born.  I still can't believe this little creature is all mine.

We started the "birthday week" with a triplet birthday party which happened to be across the street from my mom's house.  Always a good time and she even got her traditional bump on her head from falling on the concrete at the party.  

She's two going on 16.  I've never really been sad about her getting older because it's exciting to me to see her learn new things and interact with us in new ways.   Each stage is better than the previous one.  Sleeping in a toddler bed and starting to sit on the potty.  Saying things like "hey guys, c'mon" and "love you Mack".  She has turned in to quite the little mommy and loves taking care of her babies.  Her favorite shows are Doc McStuffins and Frozen.  She likes to wear our shoes and can even find the matches in our messy closets.  She can run and jump. When asked what does a monkey say, she points her finger, jumps up and down and says "no no no monkey, no bed"  in honor of Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.   She can count to 5ish, although most of the time is 2, 4, 5 but it's a start.

Birthday Fun

We had so much fun celebrating Audrey's birthday.  I'm a sucker for "then" and "now" pictures so it seemed appropriate to snap a picture of her wearing the same dress she wore right before she turned 1.  I'm also a sucker for smocked bishops.   Same dress, same tree, same girl.  

Twas the night before turning 2.  

Somebody got up bright and early on her special day.  

Goodies were waiting for her that morning.  She went straight to the presents and knew exactly what to do with them.

Best attempt to get a picture of the new two year old before school.  Love that belly!

She was a trooper when we went to Hobby Lobby afterschool to buy a few things for her birthday party.  

We spent the afternoon at the mall to continue the celebration.  That's the beauty of being two, the little things make her happy.  

Like riding the train through the mall.  

Riding the carousel.  We bought 3 tokens so each time it stopped, she asked Neal for "more ride" and walked to give the lady her token.  So cute and grown up!

Fancy birthday dinner at Chick-fil-a.  

I think the look on her face says its all.  She had a great 2nd birthday!  Now that she's in a toddler bed, she takes a few of friends to bed each night.  She loves this baby doll and I sometimes hear her giggling and talking to the baby after I tuck her in at night.  

4th of July

We were actually in town this 4th of July and were able to participate in our neighborhood parade.

First the girl had to deck out her wagon.  

Ready to go!

Ready for the parade!

We might not have a fancy backyard but sometimes this is all you need.  

And a Nana who "jumps" in the pool fully clothed to play. 

Oh what a difference a year makes!

We went out to Katy to continue the celebration.

Popsicle drunk.  

By the time the fireworks started, somebody was tired and it started to rain.  She pretty much had a death grip on me during the whole show. 

Frozen Sing-a-Long

I've officially drank the Frozen kool-aid.  I swear that there are sublimal messages in that movie that makes one love it so.   Miller Outdoor Theater hosted a Frozen Sing-A-Long.  It was almost rained out but I'm so glad we were able to go because I can't think of anything much cuter than thousands of "Elsas" and "Annas" singing Let it Go at the top of their lungs.