My little girl is 2!!!! Here are some pictures of her birthday party back home...as a side note, Sam fell down the concrete stairs at my parent's house just a few hours before her party so you'll notice her face all cut up in a lot of the pictures. Actually the pictures make it look a whole lot better than it did in person. Because of it though, she wasn't in the best mood during her party so she spent much of her own party playing outside with the kids and pretty much nobody really got to see her, but she had fun so I guess that's what was most important :)
All the things she was spoiled with...
Papa and Grandma Chamberlin with the birthday girl...
Papa and Grandma Huffman kissing the birthday girl
Auntie Angie, Sam and the Hopson girls playing with their goody bags
Great Papa and Great Grandma Seely with the birthday girl
Blowin' out the candles
Being bashful while everyone sings happy birthday...
Mommy (and Daddy: he made the frosting smooth :) ) made her "Bob the Tomato" cake!
Reading Veggie Tales with Grandma!
Opening presents....
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She didn't want to open any other presents because all she wanted to do was have someone open her Veggie Tales CD
She didn't want to open any other presents because all she wanted to do was have someone open her Veggie Tales CD
No owie here...these were taken two days before when she opened her present at Papa & Gma Huffman's
These were taken about 4 days after her owie...looking much better!!
While we were in Spokane, we got to celebrate two major events: My daughter turning 2 and Michael and my 5th wedding anniversary...where does the time go???
I really can't believe my little girl is two already!! Time has gone entirely too quickly and I so wish I could slow it down just to savor some of the precious moments we have with our lil' blessing from God! I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday, that feeling of awe and amazement that this little child is ours...kind of a shocky feeling! We've made it through so many milestones...sitting, crawling, walking (finally), running, talking, tantrums...this child pooped in the bathtub more than I care to remember and her favorite pasttime I'm pretty sure is coloring on my poor walls!! Two years have already brought so much joy to our lives, it has filled a void that you never really know is there until it is fulfilled, it has taught us to love in a completely new way and has brought new meaning to the sacrifice that God made for all of us! She is our pride and joy and we love her sooo much! These first two years have been amazing and we can't wait to see what the rest of the years bring! We love you baby girl! Happy birthday!
Secondly our anniversary...Five years has gone by so fast. Who would've thought back then that we'd end up where we did? I remember the day we got married...I wasn't nervous, I was more certain, I knew Michael was the man that God had laid out for me and was soooo excited to begin our adventures together!! Our first adventure moved us here...500 miles away from family and many friends :( It has been bittersweet...without coming down here we would've missed out on sooo many priceless relationships that we have made!! Michael may not have ever become a cop and I know I would not have been a labor and delivery nurse as quickly! This adventure has taken us through a lot, and I think we are stronger as a couple for it! Our second adventure I think was probably the many miscarriages we experienced, although it is not a happy memory, it is something that we've grown because of! Thirdly, the birth of our little girl and all the joys that have come with learning how to be good parents for her...this has been a constant learning experience for us both and will continue to be probably for forever! It has brought us happy times to savor as well as many irritable times to learn from, but I wouldn't trade any of it for the world! There are so many wonderful things I could say about my husband, he's always there for me, he's sooo incredibly patient, he's loving and an amazing father...through everything we've been through I know he still loves me at the end of the day...Michael I love you and I look forward to spending the rest of my life with you!!
