I am so not good at this blogging thing! But I am going to keep trying to get better, I promise!
Well a lot has happened since I last posted anything. But the biggest news would be that we now have a 2 year old in our home!! YEP, Presley turned 2 today! We had a birthday party for our little girl yesterday that was so much fun!
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| Presley and Daddy after a fun filled party |
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| The birthday girl ready to party! |
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| Stole all the suckers from the pinata |
Since she has the perfect summertime birthday we always make a good party out of her birthday with a BBQ and all for our family and close friends across the street from us. The last 2 weeks leading up to her birthday have been extremely busy for me as I love to make all sorts of stuff myself from the party decorations down to her cake!
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| Birthday banner |
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| Presley and her Olivia cake |
And there's the cake! Man oh man cake making is so much fun, but SOOO much work! I don't know how cake makers can do this stuff day in and day out, I mean sure its so fun and rewarding when the product is all finished. But the work and HOURS it takes to get there are exhausting! I did a 2 tier square cake with white cake and a chocolate ganache center and covered in marshmallow fondant. And for Olivia I molded rice krispy treats and covered it in fondant as well. I was so happy with the finished look!!!!
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| Olivia the pig cake |
Jeremy was in charge of the grill and made some great burgers and hot dogs, we had plenty of good food!
We also had a pull string pinata for the kids to do. And it only took 2 pulls and it opened, so unfortunately only Presley and her friend Cohen got a chance to pull the strings :( But of course the kids were all super excited to get their own stash of candy!
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| Presley and her cousin Kasen |
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| Presley with mom and all her birthday loot |
And then of course we had presents! And boy did Presley make out good! She has plenty of summer toys to keep her more than busy! I think that she along with all the other littler kids were super excited about the slide that Grandma B got for her, Presley was a bit impatient and would "help" push the kids down the slide so she could have her turn! (this is where I insert her "mean" nickname of "Helga"!)
What more could this adorable little girl have asked for for her birthday?! she had good food, fun, family and friends , (and presents galore!) It doesn't get any better than having the ones you love and care about around to let you know how much you mean to them, we are blessed to have such loving and caring family that surround us in our daily lives!
I still cant believe that Presley is already 2 yrs old! Time really does fly after having kids! I am loving every minute of being a mom and cant wait until we have another one!
Presley is growing by leaps and bounds everyday! she does and says so many new things everyday!
Presley's stats:
- Diapers: Size 4 , but has taken an interest in the potty and likes to sit on it before we put a fresh diaper on (I also made her some super absorbent training pants we are going to try soon) <--- Presley had to try them on for size after I finished making them. She understands when she has gone potty in her diaper and will tell you she "stinky" and pinch her nose:)
- Clothes: She is a little thing so she can still fit into a lot of 18 month clothes. I bought 24 month shorts for her and they a a bit big in the waist and I bought 2T shirts so they will last a good amount of time. She also wears a size 5 shoe, but true to both grandmas chooses not to wear them most of the time.
- Likes: She LOVES Olivia the Pig (a bit obvious, I know) "No White" (we watch Snow White AT LEAST once a day, both at home and grandmas), Presley could spend all day out in the sunshine if we let her too! We bought her a swing for the backyard and that's all she ever wants to do!
- Words: her vocabulary is pretty good, everyday she says a new word, most of which are easy to understand, there are a few that we cant make out, but you can tell she definitely knows what she is saying. She loves to say "I love you", "hey! come back here!", and can say all of the dogs names from our home and both grandmas houses.
- Food: This is a tricky one, she is super picky! one night she may devour mac and cheese and the next day not want anything to do with it. She loves Milk, Mexican food, and fish (like her mom). likes "nacks" (goldfish, fruit snacks) and likes apple juice. She not much of a sweets eater which is fine by me!
So there is her birthday bash and a quick update on how she is doing.
Her birthday is actually today, which this year happens to be fathers day as well! We spent the morning outside letting her play in the sun with her slide, pool, and toys and she had a blast. Jeremy is such an amazing dad to Presley!, it just warms my heart to see the two of them together, I love the sweet moments they have when neither of them realize that I am watching them. I couldn't ask for a better husband or father of my sweet sweet girl!
