birthday, cupcakes and presents....

Anna and Josh helped me make cupcakes for Anna's birthday today.  Anna got to lick the spatula :)

 

While making dinner, I found some caterpillars in our kale, so I showed them to Anna becuase she loves The Very Hungry Caterpillar book.  

Most of the present opening is on video, and not pics, so I will post some of both. 

Opening presents from my cousin Ange

Here are a few short clips of her opening gifts from Ange.  Josh was nice enough to help her, though sometimes he gets a little too helpful, lol!

Playing with the gifts from Ange :) 

headbands make nice glasses too :)

Opening gifts from mom, dad and Josh

(please excuse Josh's hand, he went for a hike with Mike and ended up with 15 bug bites in his undwear region...poor kiddo)

I made her a doll carrier, like my baby carrier, so she could carry her dolls in it since she loves to wrap them. 

She LOVES the stuffed Totoro that I made her (from one of her favorite movies, My Neighbor Totoro)

here's a better picture of him

She blew out one candle while we sang Happy Birthday, getting ready to blow out the other one




She did really well blowing out her candles, didn't spit or anything :)  Once it went out though, she said "turn it back on" lol! 

yep, she loves Totoro



Happy birthday Anna!

I can't believe it's been 2 years already!  I remember her birth like it was yesterday (the pictures help), definitely one of the most amazing days of my life. 


 

Aww <3>

 

6 months

 

1 year

 

1 1/2 years





2 years
(interupting her breakfast, lol!)

And a little video I made of her first 2 years.  The song is one of her favorites, so I thought it would be perfect for it <3>

painting and other cuteness

Doing some painting

We found Josh sleeping ON Brooke

Anna LOVES the "new" boots from Nana L, she keeps wearing them around the house.  She was pretending she was sleeping here 

Notice they're on the wrong feet....

This is blurry, but he's just so cute!

reading

Mike got these a few days ago while Josh was on the couch quietly reading :)
 

 

 

 

pickles

Anna loves pickles!
 

 

 

visit from Nana L

My mom came to visit for a few days and while she was here she french braided Anna's hair.  Anna was so excited she ran out of the bathroom with a huge smile on her face and spun around so I could see it.  Of course she wouldn't stand still long enough to get a good picture though. 
 

 

 

Coloring a picture for papa