Happy Birthday Boo!

Our little Boo turned 3 today.  How is she 3 already?!  I think I tell her everyday, "You're getting so big". 

This birthday was so much fun.  She actually knew what having a birthday was all about.  She knew she was going to have "Happy Birthday" sung to her, eat birthday cake, and open presents.  She was excited, and that made it really exciting to watch as a parent.

She was allowed to open a gift yesterday - some play food from someone at church.

 I asked her what her favorite was, and she held up this chocolate.  :)

I spent naptime yesterday baking a cake.  I was so excited to use a train cake mould that someone from church had given me.  Unfortunately, my train did not turn out like the pictures.  But it was presentable, and Boo would have been happy with anything that remotely resembled a train.  :)

Last night, I decorated the cake.  I felt like I was making a gingerbread house with all the candy decorations.  It was fun!

 Our dinner tonight consisted of Boo's favorite food.  She has often requested hotdogs and french fries, and I believe tonight was the first time she ever actually got to eat that combination!  She was a happy girl.

 And she loved her cake!!!

 It took several tries and much coaching on how to blow out that candle...

 In true Boo fashion, she only ate the decorations off her piece of cake.

 Daddy with his Boo

 Mommy with her Boo.  (Babycakes was in bed by this point.  We didn't get any pictures of her with Boo.)

 Time for presents!  She was the typical kid, totally unimpressed with the clothes I got her.  :)

 But the toys were a different story!

 See that little pice of black on this box?  When she saw that she said "it's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse".  How did she know?!

 Boo's fun presents

 Of course we had to play with the toys.  Mommy and Boo played the Mouse-ke-tag game together, and then we had Family Play-Doh Night. 

 She enjoyed creating.

I love that girl!!!

2 Years

Two years ago today, my life changed in a big way.  My precious little girl entered the world at 1:09pm, California time.  My physical exhaustion was forgotten as the doctor held up my baby.  I cried when I saw her and whispered, "ohhhhh, I wanted a girl".  I looked at this beautiful little bundle that they placed in my arms, and she quickly made her way into my heart.

She has changed so much even in the past year.  Gone are the days when she could barely toddle around the house and had to point and cry all the time to get her point across. 

My baby has turned into a toddler.  She is two years old now, and I am so proud of her.  I love her sweet smile, her loving spirit, and her gentle ways.  She loves to be a little momma and take care of things.  She swaddles and sways with her baby dolls, gives her toy trucks crackers to eat, and makes sure Mommy and Daddy always have water to drink.  She likes to help catch bugs in the house, clean up scraps from the floor, and walk trash to the trash can to throw it away.  She is learning new things each day, and she continually amazes me.  She is my precious little girl, and I am so happy to have her in my life.

Thank you Lord, for these past 2 years with our princess.  Thank You for entrusting her to us as parents.  Help us to honor You in how we raise her. 

Happy Birthday, little Princess!  I love you!