Penelope is ONE!!

  Our miracle baby turned one! I adore this little gal so much I can't even describe it! She has been nothing but bliss since the day she was born. She is my easy going little angel, and she is perfection.    

• Penelope loves sour things, like lemons, and pickles.
• You are not a fan of sweets.
• You squawk anytime you don't like something.
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• You give little snuggles here and there
• You started crawling January 20th one day before your birthday!
• I can still get you to lay for a diaper change, or a bolus feeding
• You have 5 teeth now, your top two bottom two and your left top have popped through.

 

• You say Mama, dada, ginger, dog, ni ni (night night) uh oh, and hi
• you like to get into things like baskets of toys, or my crafts.
• You go to sleep at 730 and wake about 630
• You are transitioning from 2 naps to one, but you still need two.
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• You love to mimic
• You play independently very well.
• You are very curious, and smart.
• You adore your daddy. He adores you.
• You love to dance, especially with your Aunt Sarah

We had a big party for your first birthday. Your Great Grandmother (mamaw) and Aunt Mary ann came out to be here for it. Also your Uncle Jason, and Aunt Jami came. We had a Lavender and gold themed party for you. We had someone from church make a few racks of ribs, and some bbq chicken, and drank lavender lemonade. We had cake and ice cream. It was lovely

Below is the naked/floral lavender cake

I made you a smash cake, and another for everyone to enjoy at the party. Here are your smash cake pictures..

 

Chloe turns 5!

Where did my tiny little Chloe go? Five years has gone by. You are heading off to Kindergarten, and I am so excited for you! You will have a great time learning, and expecially being social. We just celebrated Chloe's 5th birthday with a rainbow party. She was so excited for her friends to come, and very excited for.. drum roll please.. Cake. Yup cake tends to be the highlight of her birthday party experiences.

We did a low key party this year with minimal food, and we just let the kiddos run around play in the pool and have a good time.

Pippie

Oh Piper Jane, you are now two years old! You are the fieriest little thing I know. You are smart beyond what I can express, and are such a handfull. You have been a bit difficult since about 18 months old. You personify the terrible twos. When you get mad (which is quite a lot) You spit, and throw whatever is laying around. You communicate very well for your age, but you still get very frustrated when you aren't understood. You know your ABC's and can count to 10. You do pretty well from 10-20, but we are still working on it. You know first and last names of people. You have an amazing memory. You recall things in story form. You love to talk, and right now you repeat your self over and over, until you are heard. You hate to be confined. You have great manners. You say Please and thank you. You have a lisp, and cannot say your S's or R's well.

You love your Mama and Grandma, You enjoy reading books, and animal flash cards. You are mischevious, and love to be sneaky.

You don't realize that you aren't Chloe's age, and it frustrates you that you can't always do the things she does.

You are very entertaining, even so much that you have been on Multiple tv shows like MTV, and Right this minute

You LOVE to talk, and can recall stories that happened a long time ago. You get very animated, and can't stop your hands from moving, because they help you tell your story.

I love to watch you play. You love to get into things, and create mess.

You like people, and will go to anyone.

You have never had stranger danger. You enjoy pushing people's buttons (kinda reminds me of dad)

You are fond of your "Efalent" (elephant) stuffed animal, and you love "mingos" (flamingos)

You are incredibly smart and funny.

We are so lucky that you are in our family.. Now hurry up and get through the terrible twos Quick!