Happy birthday, Erin!!

Erin celebrated her second birthday today! Amazing! Our little angel is growing up so fast! She had a busy, busy day, but a great one. We started off at the church where Kyle goes to preschool so he could sing in their service with his classmates. Then we managed to hit our favorite breakfast place, before going to our church service.

The afternoon was when the birthday fun really began! Erin's party included her grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. There were 21 people here and everyone had a blast. The weather couldn't have been more perfect!

Of course birthdays and perfect weather aren't the only makings of a great day with Erin. She is a wonderful, sweet girl no matter what the day. While I am always told that she never stops smiling, we know that she can also hold her own and be quite assertive. Even that is cute, though! (Mostly, ha ha!) Erin's favorite things right now are her baby dolls and coloring. Her birthday party theme was crayons. She is the sweetest mother to her babies, snuggling them tight, whispering them to sleep, feeding them gently. I can only imagine how lucky her children will be some day.

While we have always thought Kyle was our daredevil, we groan a bit to see that Erin may top him. She is afraid of nothing! She climbs the highest slides, up the ladders of play sets, and all around on the tunnels of jungle gyms. She is sure she can do anything she tries, although we do hear the occasional, "Stuck!!!"

Erin is smart as a whip, and beginning to talk. It so amazing to be able to communicate and know what she wants. She can also be quite animated, which makes us smile and giggle. Today my heart melted when she walked her baby over the cradle on her new baby center and I heard her say, "Night night baby." Aww!

Since Erin arrived shortly after I began this blog, you can check out the blog on her birth, and the blog with her first birthday photo/music montage, and the one on her first birthday party, if you are looking for more. :)

Here's Erin when she was born, and on both of her birthdays. We love her to the moon and back!