Sunday, August 18, 2013

Happy Birthday Hadley!!

We celebrated our little sunshine with a "You are my sunshine" birthday party! She was fashionably late waking up from her nap 3 minutes after her party started, so it took her a bit to warm up to the commotion.  But, she had a great evening in the end and stayed up late - like a 2 year old!

Every day her speech continues to develop and she speaks in sentences most often.  She loves her baby (named Baby of course), has taken a liking to ice cream  (ummm, who hasn't??) and has the best belly laughs.  The past year has flown by and, with the addition of Brady, seems to have been accelerated during the past two months.  I remember thinking that her personality really took off around 15 months.  She was fully walking then and talking some.  Now, it is hard to picture her being quiet and not running everywhere.  It makes us so proud to hear her say please and thank you, bless you (often "Bless you Brady Boo") and is starting to ask for help, instead of getting frustrated.  There are definitely still moments when she is a "terrible two" to remind us that she is a baby after all.  But, more often than not she seems older than 2 to us.

David pointed out that at her first party 6 of the kiddos that celebrated with us this time weren't even born.  Our friends' families keep growing and it's so much fun!

Here are some pics from the party and this morning enjoying her generous gifts!





drum roll please!

happy birthday to YOU!


mmmmm sugar!!

bed head - good morning!

fun times ahead this summer on her new trike!


showing the camera the special picture on her new bunny

hugs - loves the new bunny!

fashionista

and they're off!




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