Averey's 2nd Birthday Party

Last night we celebrated Averey's 2nd birthday. Her real birthday isn't until March 10th but the next few weeks are busy, so we celebrated last night. I never thought about doing birthday themes before, but I started with Delaney and so I continue. We did a garden theme for her birthday. Delaney's 2nd birthday was Winnie the Pooh and her 3rd birthday was Minnie Mouse/Playhouse Disney. Averey loved the stick on earrings (ladybugs, butterflys, and flowers), and I always did too (back in the day)! When you asked Averey, what do you want for your birthday, she replied, "A blue cake." I made cupcake ice cream cones and a little blue cake.

Averey was so excited and had so much fun at her party. She was really energized and so cute! Last night, she was hysterically crying (that's an understatement), when she had to go to bed. She kept saying, "I not go to bed. I play...Momma, I play." It was so sad, but she was having too much fun with all her new toys. It was a really fun night for her!

Delaney had fun too at the party and is such a great big sister. She sometimes calls Averey, "Sweetie". She'll say, "Come here, Sweetie. It's okay, Sweetie." :) She really hasn't ever gotten jealous of her sister and has always been really loving to her (sometimes too loving - such as laying on her, hugging her REALLY tight, etc.).

Delaney and Averey love their cousins too! On my husbands side, they have 2 girl cousins (both of them are March birthdays too - the 12th and 17th, so 3/4 girls birthdays are all within a week on each other - different years though). We missed their 2 other girl cousins on my mom's side (they are missionaries), Delaney asked about them at the party :(

In the last 2 weeks, both of my girls are LOVING their baby dolls more than usual. Anything to do with babies/baby stuff. They love playing with them. They also like to play "babies" with each other, one will be the mommy and the other the baby (sometimes I play too, and I am the baby :)). It is so fun to watch them!

I have not kept track of cute sayings in the last week, but Delaney has been singing, "Deep and Wide, Deep and Wide, there's a feather flying in the sky!" Hilarious.

Tonight, Averey was playing in her bed before falling asleep. Grant went to check on her and came and got me. She was completely naked and said that she peed (thankfully in her diaper). Then she sang, "I'm wiping up my baby bumblebee, won't my momma be so proud of me....etc." Then she said, "I need to go potty." - so then she went on the potty.

I leave this week with the girls, to go see my sister and Andrew. We are very excited. I am still trying to figure out what I need to travel with the girls alone. I have a layover each way. Eek!