Our sweet girl turns 2!

Our sweet girl turned TWO on June 4, 2011!! It is crazy how fast the time is flying. I know everyone says it, but I think it's true that you can't possibly understand it until you're a parent yourself. I feel like it was yesterday that we were having her 1st birthday! We were lucky enough to have two friends of ours offer to have the party at their place as all the parks were full! But we took our friends Heidi and Max up on using there house as it was just a couple miles away. It was a gorgeous day and that had set up great outdoor space for the party! We decided to have a Curious George themed party as Kaylen spent most mornings before school watching Curious George and the Cat in the Hat. She knows George well and these days she prefers to call him Georgie. Heidi even had a little bounce house for the kids! Gregg's family, minus Warren, came to town for the party and so many of our friends were able to make it!

For the morning, we had a little playtime outside. Kaylen wore the Birthday Girl shirt Mima sent her to celebrate her big day! Here is the birthday girl and Daddy!

Kaylen exploring Heidi's house before her big party!

Party-outside

Our birthday girl!

The bounce house for the kids! Kaylen and Dane loved it! Heidi/Max's daughter Olivia tried to get in on the fun, too!

Heidi offered to make Kaylen's birthday cupcakes that turned out AMAZING! She even went so far as to buy Curious George faces to put on them!! They were perfect!

Ali and Dane

Having a BALL!!

Kaylen, Ian, Katie, Leslie, Cherie, Carissa

Our sweet angel girl

Opening presents

Having fun with each present as they're opened

Mommy, Daddy and the birthday girl!

Thoroughly enjoying her yummy birthday cupcake!

Kaylen and Miss Kika (Monica)

The party was amazing, but it was also the last time we would see Gregg's family before our move to Portland. We were all sad as it has been so wonderful to live within the closer proximity to them all. We're going to miss them so much.

Jay had a rough time... giving Kaylen a hug goodbye

One of our family BFFs, Uncle Nanny tossing Kaylen in the bounce house, she loved it!!!

Us with our 2 yr old BIG girl!!

It was such a great party! We were so grateful to Heidi and Max for letting us use their space and helping through a wonderful party! It was great weather, great company and a great day to celebrate our sweet monkey turning 2!! It is crazy how the time has flown... have I already said that!? ;-)

Here are some of the things she is saying and doing now:

Sayings: "Me coming, too? Me coming, too!?" , "You okay?" every time someone coughs, "You happy Mommy/Daddy??" and doing anything she can until you say you are, "me happy!" , she speaks so well, but one word she can NOT get, which is fine because we think her word is so cute- washcloth= kaa-kaash, making squeal noises to make us laugh at dinner, she loves to sing the ABC Song, but has a tendency to stop at "G, next time won't you sing with me", but then keeps on with the rest of it :-) , repeating "Metamorsis" from one of her Elmo DVDs, tonight she told me that the crocodile on her book was an alligator... what?? How does she randomly know that word!?, she sings her song, "i love you, i miss you, i love you, i miss you".

Doing: She's been playing Daddy's drums and she's great at it!, she's great at sharing, great at holding hands as long as you remind her when in the street, she's going up and down our new steep stairs by herself, loves to play outside, at the park, at the zoo, loves her new daycare and friends, she really thrives on getting to play and be around other children, she loves our friend Amy's son Hayden and speaks of him even when we're not around him, she's likes to Skype family,