My oldest baby turned two on September 7. When I think about all that's happened over the last two years, it is believable to me that she is this age; yet, I have a hard time believing two years have already passed. All in all, they have been wonderful and we have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know this little human that we've been blessed with the opportunity to raise. She amazes us every day.
We did this birthday right - stretched it over the full birthday week with at least three separate celebrations. It was all so awesome, mainly because she is now old enough to get excited about the celebration, blowing out candles and opening gifts. We had a lot of fun, too...shopping for toys we knew she would love and planning it right down to minute details.
Her actual birthday fell on Tuesday, so that day started off at 8:15am with her photo appearing on the local Channel 4 news with a birthday wish. It was so fun to watch her as she watched the TV. You could tell she wasn't sure what to think about seeing herself. She kept pointing and exclaiming, "Scarlet Day!"
Next came a surprise birthday breakfast at Chick-fil-a. Daddy, Aunt Krista and Gumball all showed up to help us celebrate. She was beside-herself-excited. It was wonderful. Here are some of my favorites:
Gumball gave Scarlet a Fancy Nancy doll ;-)
The clan at Chick-fil-A
Brother was there with his big blue eyes all bright and early
This one is just too good not to share. Sorry for the food view, but she's a ham like this all the time. Daddy's expression is priceless
What's up?
Later that same evening, Waylen and I surprised her with a cake and her birthday presents from us. The cake was an amazing display of icing - her favorite. We got her the LeapPad and it's been a huge hit.
The following day was Thursday, a preschool day. Her teacher allowed her Gumball and I to surprise her at school with some cupcakes for her class.
The sign Mrs. Cristal drew when you enter the classroom.
These are her sweet little classmates: Tinsley, Abby and Rylin.
Mrs. Cristal and Scarlet. (she is too busy to be bothered with photo opps.)
This is how she attacks cake (and cupcakes)
A quiet moment between her and her snack.
The Big PartyThe next big event of the birthday week was the actual birthday party, which was on Saturday. We went with a Candy Shoppe theme and sent out lollipop invitations. My sister-in-law, Krista helped me create large, life-sized prints of each of the main characters from the new version of Candy Land, which we hung around the house.
I also created a life-size version of the game in our living room with colored squares, which the kids lined up and walked around to acquire loads of candy. We had about 55 people in attendance and Scarlet had a blast. Thanks to everyone for helping make it such a memorable event!
Scarlet and her sweet (second) cousin, Tyler. Her aunt Julie made her this precious outfit with a hand sewn "2" on the front and pink tutu to match. Thanks Julie!
Here all the kiddos are lined up playing our life-sized version of CandyLand. It was a real blast, although a bit overwhelming...for me, not the kids :-)
Our next game was "pin the wand on the princess." Jonathan did a very good job at this game. He would have gotten closer, but couldn't bear the thought of putting his lollipop down...
This is Scarlet's "Smash" cake. A friend of Julie's made it for us and it turned out SO cute.
The birthday girl was very excited about her birthday, her friends, and all the presents sitting over in the corner.
She was NOT excited about all the singing when "Happy Birthday" began by all those surrounding her. She tucked her head toward me and acted like she was going to cry.
But when she realized she could blow out the candle, she was super jazzed once again! And...she got it on the first try. May all your wishes come true baby girl!
And when we were done blowing out the candles, she dove right in. No more being shy!
Once again, we have the most generous friends and family. Thank you for all the toys, clothes, educational tools, etc. She has been playing with them non-stop ever since.
In this pic, you can see one of the images from the Candyland game that we hung as well as the banner I made with her name. She loves balloons, so we had 3 dozen scattered around the living room as well to add even more color. It really looked CandLand-ish!
Happy birthday, my sweet little angel. You are loved.
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