The Big 2

On July 10th our little Lily, who is not so little (she's already wearing size 3T) turned 2.  Her Aunt Sharee,Uncle Arthur and cousins, who live in town, helped us celebrate.  We decided to do a pinata this year since Lily's never experienced one and she'd better get in some practice if she's going to be able to play with the big guys at Aunt Melanie's upcoming wedding in September.  Yep from what I hear there will be three small white pinatas at the family dinner we'll be having after the wedding, I'm looking forward to watching all the nephews and nieces  taking turns and possibly the bride and groom :) So yes we had a pinata, a tropical parrot since we had recently all gone to see the movie Rio together, thought they'd enjoy it and they did :) Now I have a confession to make I really wanted  Lily to blow out her candles this year so I practiced with her on matches and then candles the day of. And guess what...it payed off!! Lily blew out her candles all by herself and I've got the video to prove it.  So our Lily is 2 and we truly feel blessed that she's a part of our little family. We love her to pieces and are excited, and look forward  to celebrating many more birthday's with her!

Just for fun here are a few fun facts about our Lily...
Absolutely LOVES Water - dirty, clean, in a cup, pools, bath, puddles, rain, ice...it does not matter the amount or the form it comes in she loves it.
Cuddle Bug...even at an early age Lily would hug back and she has continued to love being held and hugged.
Her favorite vegetable is Broccoli but it has to be cooked. As for fruit she's got too many to list ;)
She loves being outside but HATES bees and ants.
Loves her baby brother Caleb who she calls "Waylub"
Lily loves to sing - her current favorites are "I am a Child of God" and "Happy Birthday"
Lily is eager to learn and explore she loves to point to something and ask "What is that?"
Social Butterfly...Lily loves to wave and say hi to pretty much anybody she sees.  She is definitely not shy.
Favorite animal...dogs, followed closely by farm and zoo animals :)
And lastly, when Lily gets REALLY excited  about something she sorta tenses up and spazzes out, those of you who have witnessed this know what I'm talking about :)

Lily and her First pinata

She kept wanting to touch it instead of hitting it.

 In the end it was Dallin who defeated the pinata by decapitating it.

Sharee and Daphne showcasing the remains of the pinata :) Makes some pretty fancy hats.

Lily saw what they were doing and wanted a shot at modeling as well

So I was trying (key word trying) to make some fun colored cupcakes to go along with the tropical pinata and I messed up on the frosting...the consistency was way too watery and therefore the designs did not hold :( But thankfully they still tasted good. 

Thanks Gariety Family for helping us celebrate Lily's 2nd Birthday 

Had to include a picture of this little guy!