happy birthday, lauren!!

last saturday we celebrated lauren's 2nd birthday. she was so thrilled to see all the decorations and balloons when she woke up. her exact words were, "oh, my goodness!" only one party guest was able to make it, but having a small low key birthday isn't necessarily bad when you are only 2. :) and katie was a wonderful guest! all in all it was a great day. joel and i just feel so incredibly blessed with this wonderful little girl that God has given to us. these past 2 years have been better than we ever could have imagined and i know the best is yet to come!

concentrating very hard as she opens up........

big girl underwear!

grandma and grandpa got her a fun tea set.

trying it out.

she also got some polly pockets.

and what could this be?!

vintage little people that her grandparents found on ebay.

next was a very neat floor puzzle from katie.

her uncles have gotten her interested in golf, so we thought she needed her own set of clubs. :)

more big girl underwear (hopefully she'll get the hint).

candy necklaces were a definite hit.

right, katie?

she also got a beautiful homemade dress from her aunt missy.

she loves balls, especially footballs.

aunt missy and uncle jeremiah taking in all the action.

she got some really great books from her aunt megan.

still enjoying her books.

cake time!!!

little meltdown when lauren realized the cake wasn't all for her.

but once she had her piece, the crying stopped.

happy birthday, lauren! we love you!