Today our sweet Eliza Sue turns 2! She is such an awesome girl. We love her to pieces. Rick & I canned 20 qts of applesauce yesterday so we had a busy day ahead of us to get ready for her birthday. The older kids got really excited about her birthday & wanted to surprise her with balloons & confetti! It was awesome but Eliza wasn't quite sure to know what to think of it.
They buried her in them!
Our sweet little girl.
Next we made some birthday pancakes for breakfast. They were super tasty!
Ready for Stake Conference! It was wonderful as was the adult session last night.
Her birthday wall & presents.
Here's Lexie reading Eliza a book she wrote for her. It was awesome. It was called "The Very Silly Monkey." She did it kind of like the "Very Hungry Caterpillar" & she was so creative with it. We're thinking we could do some editing & she should try to publish it.
And here is my attempt at getting pictures of Liza & Lucy in their matching monkey onesies. So fun!
Today was gorgeous out & while Rick worked on the cake I took Eliza outside to run around in the pretty weather. She cracked me up! I videoed her running because she cracks me up how she breaths so hard after running & then says that she's "super fast!" She is!
All of that being outside & watching Eliza run around wore Lucy out.
And here is the finished product off all of Rick's good piping the frosting-the cake.
It's always fun trying to get a good picture of the kids with a cake. We got a decent one & then lots of not so great ones.
Then Eliza started getting really tired of the pictures.
Then we had her try to show us how old she was. It's cute trying to figure out how to make 2.
And here's our cutie 2 year old!
Cousins came over for presents & that is always fun!
And time for cake. I didn't get a great picture of her blowing out the candles because right after I lit them she blew them out so I had to light them again.
But we caught her trying again.
We really love this sweet girl & all of the excitement she brings into our home. She is so kind to Lucy & the other kids most of the time. She has kind of decided that Andrew is her sibling that she likes to be mean to & he takes it fairly well. She LOVES to dance & music. She is also our first (at least from what I rem'ber) child who at 20 months could consistently sing the ABC's without skipping any letters.
Lexie & Joseph asked us things that we love about Eliza & they wrote them down as one of her presents. I said that she is such a great helper & whenever we need a diaper & wipes she's off to get them without complaining. I love that she delivers them with a smile. She is very concerned whenever Lucy cries & will say, "Lucy sad!" & make sure we quickly go remedy the situation. Lucy doesn't get a chance to be very sad when Eliza is around. And Lucy also helps to calm Liza down. Liza can be crying & screaming then see Lucy & immediately sweetly (& often with a giggle) say, "Hi Lucy, so cute!" & rest her forehead on Lucy's & Liza is happy once again.
Rick said that she is goofy, fun, very determined, independent, and she has such love for her family. Lexie said, "I love Eliza. She is very helpful, goofy, determined though sometimes very demanding, but I love my sweetie Eliza. Happy Birthday.
Joseph said, "She's super singy, cute, goofy, helpful, independent, determined, and snugly.
Andrew said, "Eliza is really hard to carry. Super-duper hard!"
And Lucy said, "I love my little adorer always cuddling with me."
We are so grateful for Eliza. Our family & home would certainly not be the same without her.
This year I'm going to try to ask all of the kids questions on their birthday & see how they change through the years.
1. What is your favorite color?
blue
2. What is your favorite toy?
baby dolls
3. What is your favorite fruit?
apple
4. What is your favorite tv show?
Team Umizoomi
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?
yogurt
6. What is your favorite outfit?
my monkey or jayhawk onesie
7. What is your favorite game?
soccer
8. What is your favorite snack?
banana or chocolate or square cheese
9. What is your favorite animal?
monkey
10. What is your favorite song?
Sunbeam
11. What is your favorite book?
Blue Hat Green Hat
12. Who is your best friend?
Katy
13. What is your favorite cereal?
frosted mini wheats
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
run
15. What is your favorite drink?
juicey and milk
16. What is your favorite holiday?
Sunbeam
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?
my binky
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
pancakes
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?
pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?
a mommy
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