As most of you know, Sunday, March 1 was Natalie’s 2nd birthday! I know that the two’s bring a whole new set of challenges but we are looking forward to helping Natalie grow up into a wonderful person. We feel blessed already by her naturally sweet and easygoing personality and pray that we can be faithful parents to her.
She’s gone from this (one day old):
To this (one year old):
To this!
The last picture was taken at her birthday party on Saturday. She had a GREAT time with family and friends. The look on her face is in response to everyone singing “Happy Birthday”. It’s her favorite part of a party, whether it’s hers or not! We let her blow out her candles in the sandbox because she was having such a fun time there.
I have to post a couple more pictures of the cake because I made it mostly from scratch and I’m really proud of how it turned out! It was a “Southern Style Strawberry Cake” with cream cheese frosting. Usually I am a strictly chocolate kind of girl, but this one was too fun to pass up!
She’s a very enthusiastic present-opener! The dress she’s wearing was a present from her Auntie Melanie, and you can’t tell, but she’s got her bathing suit from Aunt Jamie on underneath. She’s all about putting those gifts to use immediately.
Many thanks to everyone who came, and all those who are a part of Natalie’s life!
