Thursday, August 30, 2012

Two!

I am such a slacker parent. My Lainey turned TWO on July 21st and I am just now writing about it!* To be fair, that was in the middle of Troy's AT (Annual Training for the Army...two weeks at Ft Bragg) so we had to postpone her party until August 4th when he would be back home.

I can't believe she is getting so big. And I don't mean her age, I mean she's getting BIG! She is 97% for height and I swear she has shot up just in the past couple of months. It's crazy when I look back at pictures of her from when I was pregnant with Harper and then pictures of since Harper has been born. I don't know if she had a massive growth spurt or if it's just that she seems so big in comparison to a baby. But after having Harper, it seems crazy to hoist her up on the changing table.

So back to her birthday...she still doesn't really get it. We practiced what she should say when people ask how old she is. She didn't really get it. But she was excited about her cupcake at school and the fact that some family came to see her that weekend. She got lots of great presents and clothes.

When Troy came back, we had her actual party. We had discussed doing a big party for her: renting a bounce house, getting food, all of it. I scoured Pinterest for theme ideas and even considered making a cake in the shape of a zoo animal. Then my more sensible side kicked in and we ordered a cake from BJs and a couple of nugget trays from Chick-fil-a. For entertainment, we set up the kiddie pool in the backyard under some canopies and let hte kids play inside & out. I'd say it was a success! Besides, anyone who knows me knows I am not very crafty (in any sense, really). So this was a much better option as far as stress levels went. Most importantly, Lainey had a good time, the other guests seemed to have a good time and there was plenty of food.

Here are some good pics from her actual birthday and then her party:


 
Now she has her own laptop...just like her Daddy!

 
I made sprinkle cupcakes for her on her actual birthday. :)


 Our casual backyard birthday party


 
The giant (and delicious!) cake from BJs. The best part: it was only$20. No, on second thought, I think the best part is the fact that those flip flops are magnets. Lainey loves them.
 
Troy called me after he picked it up to inform me that it was super cute "but it says 'Happy Birthday Henry.'" Of course he waited for me to start to explode before laughing and proclaiming me gullible.



 
Harper in her party dress with her Grandmas.
 

Chubby is cute on the baby.
 


Lainey scored some seriously awesome gifts. And yes, she's wearing the same shirt in all these pictures...I was trying to get mileage out of her birthday t-shirt!


* Part of the reason is that Blogger & I have been fighting. I created this entire post, complete with pictures, and it would not post it or save it so I lost it and got mad and left it alone for several weeks.