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!
