The big 2!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday to the spunkiest little girl!  I can't believe how fast the past two years have gone and how amazing my daughter is.  She is so smart and loves to give hugs and kisses!  She amazes me everyday and am so blessed to have such a healthy little girl.  Thank you Lahna for being you!

For breakfast Daddy brought home doughnuts frosted in blue with big snowflake sprinkles.  Only a 2 year old would appreciate such a doughnut and only a Daddy would give her all that sugar for breakfast, but since it was her birthday I figured it was okay!

Showing off her doughnut

After breakfast we went to Grandma's house and played until she got home.  Then we went to McDonalds for Lahna's first ever Happy Meal, which we took to the park since it was a beautiful day!  That night after opening presents with Mom and Dad Aunt Tara took Lahna swimming at the Y.  I'd say it was a pretty good day, and I know Lahna would agree!

Being a Ham!

Look how happy Lahna is, and how unhappy the cat is!

Eating her Happy Meal at the park!

Showing off the cool toy she got.

It's amazing how much you can love another human being.  

We love Lahna so much we smothered her with kisses.. I'm not sure she enjoyed them!

Showing off the movie we got her.  She was excited because there's a horse in it!

On Friday we had a little birthday party for her which was tons of fun.  We had pizza, cookies, cake, balloons, presents, and streamers.  Everything a party needs!  The kids were all wired on sugar and spent the night running around like crazy!

Aunt Jamie decorated with streamers and Aunt Tara made the birthday sign for Lahna.

I made a delicious chocolate and Oreo cake with white chocolate cool whip frosting!

And of course I made horse cookies for Lahna!

Opening presents with her cousins!

If you saw the recent Video Blog you saw her reading this book we found at the library.  Aunt Jamie even sewed a polka-dot blankie to go along with the book that Lahna now loves to tie around her neck and run around shouting Super Kiki!

Look at that smile!

And another great smile...

Uncle Hank is away at Basic training (for the Airforce) in Texas.  He sent a box filled with stuff he bought for everyone ( : The kids all got bibs!

Lahna blowing out her birthday candles!  Everyone is telling her to wait in the beginning of the video because the first time the minute the candle was lit she couldn't contain her excitement and blew it out right away!

If you notice she also can't hold up two fingers on the same hand (like the peace sign) so we figured out another way which looks like she's saying she's 11 but I think people will get it!

Doing flips on her birthday in Grandma's room!

After all the excitement and sugar wore off Lahna was so 

tired she cuddled in bed with us that night and slept in late the next morning!

Omaha

The weekend before Halloween we took a trip to Omaha.  We went shopping for Alyssa's wedding dress which she found super fast (the second dress she tried on!)  She looked beautiful and it was so fun to see how big her smile was when she had the dress on!  Lahna swam in the hot tub and decided to jump out, hence the large bump on her head in the following pictures, but she was a trooper and it didn't seem to bother her at all.  We watched football and ate soup and apple crisp, the perfect fall combination and then topped it all off by going to the zoo.  I'd say it was a pretty successful trip!

Lahna helped Granmda make apple crisp and then decided it was much more fun to play with the oatmeal and roll around in it on the floor!

This is how it all started.

and this is what happened!

Making oatmeal angels

Lahna loves her Aunt Alyssa

While we were there Derek and Wes helped fix our car!  Lahna decided she also needed to help.  I love how she's still in her pajamas while "working" on the car.

Uncle Derek giving Lahna instructions

We started carving pumpkins with Lahna but she just wasn't into this year.  She didn't even want to play in the goop like last year. So while she was napping I got to carve my own pumpkin.  It was quite dangerous and I stabbed my hand a few times but it turned out pretty cool.

 

Using a paint scraper

Alyssa decided to use the power drill on her pumpkin.

Jacob was more traditional and just used a knife.

Thanks for the idea Pinterest!

That night we went to the Henry Doorly Zoo for their Halloween trick or treating.

Happy girl with Daddy

The cutest bumblebee ever!

We spent a lot of time in the aquarium.  Lahna loved the fish and was so excited to see Nemo and the sea turtles.

Grandma and Lahna checking out Nemo

Fascinated by the sharks

She wouldn't smile because she refused to take the sucker out of her mouth!

Playing in the cave!

Videos

Here are a couple fun videos...

Bryce taught Lahna what our jobs are.  

Marcus is a financial planner but that must have been a little

 too hard to say so Bryce taught her boss instead!

Lahna learned what noises a donkey and camel make.

We checked this book out from the library and Lahna loves it!  

She would make me read it 10 times in a row and she loved to help "read" along.

Listen to what she says when the crocodile has the monkey's blanket at the :53 mark. 

Haha not quite sure but it made me laugh really hard!

Aunt Katie taught Lahna to say "No way dude!" I think it's pretty cute.

When Aunt Katie was in town Lahna and her had some fun cleaning my mom's kitchen floor.

October

Here are some pictures from October!

Lahna babe just hanging out eating a snack and being a happy girl!

Goofing around!

Haha she decided to put her dolls bathtub on her head and walk around....

Every year we celebrate fall birthdays.  

This year we went to Beaverdale Park, had lunch and hung out in the nice weather!

Beautiful blue sky!

Ryan

Lahna giving Blythe not so gentle kisses

Rylie

Jackson

Aunt Katie and Lahna

Jamie taking a walk with the boys

Love my little girl!

Taking a walk on mom's shoulders