Happy Birthday, Honey!

Yesterday was Honey's birthday. It's hard to believe it's been two years since we calmly walked into the hospital wondering if the baby would be born on the Friday the 9th or not till the next day; and just 30 intense minutes later, had our second baby girl. :) It was a crazy night, and continued the next day when Hubby left around 4 am to go to his granny's funeral. Needless to say, we didn't get a name picked until right before we left the hospital on Sunday. :)

Honey is more and more like a little girl and less like a baby. Her words, especially are exploding right now. Today she said a sentence, "Mommy more aroni cheese." And she can say 'snitch.' As in looking at me in the kitchen and reaching for some frozen peas in the bowl while saying, 'nitch.' A few minutes later I found her here:
happily snitching marshmallows off the top of the jell-o. I think this was the same day (different meal prep) where she got into some candy hearts, then bit through a bag of chocolate rice krispy cereal and started eating it. (I promise, we do eat healthier stuff, too!) Anyway, Honey is quite persistent and independent to get what she wants or find her own way to get it. She already can climb up on the kitchen or bathroom counter. She can turn doorknobs and open doors. She keeps us on our toes at all times!

Honey is a sweetheart, kissing her baby sis many, many times a day and so proud to help out with the baby, laundry, clearing the table or anything else. She is a daddy's girl and gives him an excited greeting every day when he gets home. She is also a ham, telling 'na-na' jokes over and over at the dinner table; dancing and singing in the mirror; talking with her head cocked, batting eyes, and empasizing different made-up words. She is fun and challenging. :) Possibly our most strong-willed child, which says a lot.

So, the birth-day activities are hard to come up with for a 2-year-old, especially when there's also a 7-week old involved. It was mostly a typical day. She licked the beaters for her chocolate Dora cake, and stuck her whole hand in a tub of frosting to lick a fistful. She got a package in the mail, and said, "Wow!" when I took the present out of the box. It was a lovable bear and bed (they come with stuffing to stuff your own.) She could NOT wait for me to get the bear out of all that packaging. (could they make it any harder to get out??) She, Princess and Speedy had a lot of fun doing the stuffing. It was super-soft. See:
Honey was also laying on it and spreading it around. The bubble wrap in the package was also quite fun. :)

Here's where Honey chose to take her nap on her birthday:
We had a family party in the evening with 20 people. Honey takes a while to warm up, even to people she knows. This look is when grammy was trying to take her picture:
We had some of Honey's favorite foods: corn dogs, peas and grapes. She 'picked' chocolate cake with Dora, cookies & cream ice cream, and Dora plates and napkins.
A lot has changed for Honey in the last year, some things are still the same. (see crayon beard from one year ago:)
Love you, Toodles!