Yesterday my baby turned 2 years old. And what a big girl she is! Apparently the difference was noticeable by one of the ticket-takers at the zoo. She asked, (and they NEVER ask!) "Is she under 2?" I said, "Today's her birthday."
Whitney woke up to a house decorated in pink streamers and balloons. She was so excited and kept saying, "Balloons! Cool! Pretty!"
When we asked her "Who's birthday is it?"
She'd respond, "Whitney's birthday!"
Then we'd ask, "How old are you?"
And she teasingly responded, "Three months!"
Oh sweetie. Already lying about your age?
After our walk, we suited up and headed out to Zoombezi Bay. What better way to spend a birthday? I'll be honest: I'd much rather be pregnant in a swimsuit basking in a kiddie pool full of urine, than in labor and recovery.
2 years old is DREAMY!!!
Here's Lexie, Whitney & Jadyn ready to head down the big turtle slide.
Whitney loves to "swim" in the water:
After we headed home and had a nice long nap, Whitney woke up to meet her Princess Cinderella Cake in the fridge. I've never seen her so enthralled with something so plastic and junky. (The Barbie is from the dollar store.)
Here she is. Yes, Whitney believes in love at first sight.
Wow. If only we could all look just like a Barbie.. Whitney would be in heaven.
After she couldn't keep her fingers out of the cake and kept crawling up on the table to touch her Princess cake, I sent her and Bart to the grocery store to buy some ice cream while I made her favorite dinner of homemade mac and cheese. (Recipe courtesy of Andrea-- as well as the following tradition...)
We took pictures of Whitney on her 2nd Birthday in front of our house:
Last year our little girl looked like this:
And she's all grown up:
Then we had some friends over to celebrate and party like a princess:
Opening presents! Whitney gave the best expressions with each gift she opened. I wish I had captured all the faces on my camera...
Help from friends:
I love this apron that Brittany made for Whitney. From the back, doesn't she look like a total Mormon Mama making a roast after church on Sunday? Yes, she loves her new plastic shoes.
This is my favorite: Girls being girlie!!!
Cute Ellie!
Happy Birthday, Whitney!
Underneath the table as their eating ice cream and cake.
Yummy!
Dance party. Shake it girls! Whitney loves her princess pajamas and refuses to take them off.
Ready for bed and getting ready to sleep next to"ghetto Barbie" as Bart calls her.
Whitney had a very special 2nd birthday and really knew how to party hard.
Just for old time's sake...
Here she is one year earlier at her b-day bash:
Happy Birthday, Whitney June.
We love you!
13 comments:
It was such a fun day :) Happy Birthday Whitney - we love you!
Oh my goodness! I can't believe she's two. Happy Happy Birthday Whitney...you are just TWO cute!
Soooo cute!
Happy birthday Whit! Loves and hugs from Cadie.
What a beatiful girl and a wonderful birthday cake,party and parents.
Happy Birthday, Whitney!
Nice work on the cake!! Ghetto Barbie had probably never felt so glamorous!
Happy Birthday Whitney! 2 already?! Crazy! I love the princess party - so cute! I just love all this girl stuff. SO much fun.
Goes by fast, doesn't it? I'm going to start putting a giant number on my front door. I think that's adorable.
Love the cake, Krista. Happy Birthday Whitney!
How stinkin cute is she!!! Happy bday Whitney! When is your due date?
I was just thinking the other day about all of us still pregnant for the first time at the baseball games...how crazy that they are all little girls now. Whitney is so beautiful- happy birthday to her! I love those dress up pics- there my fav. especially the shoes under the table- cute cute!
So cute! I am glad that she had such a fun birthday. I am glad that we got to talk to you on Skype on Sat. Krista you have given me the courage to make Jessica's cake (soccer ball). I will have to let you know how it turns out.
ok i've just spent an hour checkin out your blog and its been so fun. I seriouly haven't seen it for a few years! Whitney is so stinkin' cute and you are quite the cake baker with the princess doll and then the castle one for this year! I'm getting ready to make Elise a Sleeping Beauty doll cake so we'll see if it turns out as good as yours...probably not since i;m no baker...or froster! Anyway i just love you girl and miss you and think you are the craziest cutiest little mommmy. i love reading your posts b/c they are so YOU! You crack me up girl! Oh and as i was reading your post about Mackay who is soooo chubby and adorable by the way, i was thinking dang girl you wre already a 6 when you got there you didn't need that epidural....you could have just done it on your own! Thast crazy you went 2 weeks early but it sounded like it all turned out and he is such a sweet little guy. Always smiling in EVERY picture! Ok love you girl. I need to call you so we can chat!
~chrissybabe17
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