happy birthday little!!

wow how time flies! thalia turned 2 on tuesday! i can't believe it...especially when i think that when we moved down here, she wasn't even crawling yet. now she is running everywhere, talking in sentences, and blessing me every day with her laugh!

we had a pretty great birthday for her. i made cupcakes for her class...they're no "tiece of cake" but not bad for 6am! her teacher's made her a pink crown and she loved all the attention!

we had uncle ronnie, martha mama, jillian, mr. greg (he's from work...doing the same year away from his family that i did), and ms. jane over for dinner. and the (second) guest of honor - Chris!! yep, thalia's daddy got to be at her birthday party this year!! yes, i know she doesn't have a shirt on. i had the feeling that a battle between thalia's light colored shirt and chocolate cake would go to chocolate cake. how pretty are the flowers though! thanks martha and ronnie!

thalia got to open presents from our guests (thanks to everyone!), as well as some that had come in the mail...i tell you what, between valentine's day and her birthday, thalia got quite accustomed to getting more mail than the rest of us each day!!

this is one of my new favorites...she's got her crown, her puppy (thanks martin and kisty!) and a smile. that's my girl.

gamma sent this home with chris. she has been putting all sorts of things in it, her "babies", her cups, her shoes, pot lids...

so all in all, we had a great day! and we get to celebrate again when gamma and gampa come visit at the end of the week! we're really excited to see them.

happy birthday, little. you are such a blessing to me...you brighten my life and keep me laughing. i can't wait to see how much more you grow over the next year.

much love and much sleep,

c, c, and t