Tea for '2'

I've skipped a few beats, namely some major/minor holidays and a handful of months, but I couldn't wait to post some pics from her little birthday party.  She is mildly obsessed with tea parties and I'm mildly obsessed with parties in general so we thought this was a good fit.

First, she kicked off her birthday with a little graduation (handed a piece of paper by the front desk) at her swimming school. I was impressed she graduated again, she was impressed with the rubber ducky they gave her. Winning all around.

A new friend found their way into the fairy garden that morning, too.

And we 'ran into' our besties from Montana at the zoo the next day. I think I heard the phrase 'herding cats' more that day than the rest of my whole life. . .combined. 

And topped it all off with a proper tea for our love.  Happy birthday sweet Goose, oh how we love you!

Cousin love

ABC

Some days it hard to believe we have a two year old because she still loves to be snuggled, rocked to sleep and held just as she always has. Other days, I realize that not only does her vocabulary rival my own, her grammar is undoubtedly better and that she is wise beyond her years, that she is turning into a little human all on her own.

I've thought many times that age 1 would be hard to beat being that she learned to walk, talk, sing and dance but I've realized there are still plenty of exciting things up ahead.

My mom likes to joke that she doesn't sleep much because she's practicing things like her counting and ABC's. While I wouldn't mind some more sleep, I do enjoy this little know it all quite a bit.

I don't usually post videos, but I haven't been great about remembering when she did stuff, so I'm posting so I don't forget (or lose this video). Here is her Stevie Wonder rendition of the ABC's: