For Bella's second birthday, she wanted to go to the paygwound and 'wing (i.e., playground and swing), so we took her to a nice park nearby. She and Declan had a blast on the swings.
The bigger swings had massive puddles under them, so Gabe went for the motorcycle instead.
After a few minutes, the cousins arrived: Alexa (affectionately known as AJ), Gaige, Josie, and Kaydran. As they were driving up, we took a quick pic with Mommy.
Then we headed on a treacherous expedition to the parking lot to greet our friends!!
Everyone kind of did their own thing, having a total blast. Even though the merry-go-round was surrounded by water, I went ahead and pushed them all around super fast (but forgot to get a picture of it). Everyone had a fantastic time, and we all went to Braum's together for lunch (they are an ice cream diner that is so, so good). Later we went to Great Grandpa Fred's house to finish off our day of fun with family.
Annabelle turned 2 on August 1st. We had her b'day party the night before and she had lots of fun. We dressed her up in a cute new dress and let her be her silly, adorable, dancing self.
She even blew out her own candles!!
We let her tackle dessert all by herself, which included a cupcake and two helpings of ice cream (she is an ice cream fanatic!).
The octopus play dough factory, tea set, inchworm, and baby doll & stroller are a hit with all the kids (who also seem to think they can ride in the stroller, despite our pleas...and our threats). Bella also loves her new hair pretties, pretty shoes, and pretty clothes (she is a princess, after all), and of course she loves her books. Thank you everyone for the wonderful, thoughtful gifts and for celebrating with us!!
The bigger swings had massive puddles under them, so Gabe went for the motorcycle instead.
After a few minutes, the cousins arrived: Alexa (affectionately known as AJ), Gaige, Josie, and Kaydran. As they were driving up, we took a quick pic with Mommy.
Then we headed on a treacherous expedition to the parking lot to greet our friends!!
Everyone kind of did their own thing, having a total blast. Even though the merry-go-round was surrounded by water, I went ahead and pushed them all around super fast (but forgot to get a picture of it). Everyone had a fantastic time, and we all went to Braum's together for lunch (they are an ice cream diner that is so, so good). Later we went to Great Grandpa Fred's house to finish off our day of fun with family.
