WooooHooo for 2!!!!!

Reese turned 2 on Friday. If you want to get techical we celebrated at a gas station and dined on Arbys. We were on our way back from Disneyland that day:) We celeberated a little early with a dinner with the princesses. Keegan HATED every moment of the characters being that close (some great pics to follow soon!!!!) but Reese really enjoyed the entire experience. She even went to bed that night pretending to talk to Snow White and Ariel and sang "Happy Birthday" to herself for about and hour.

Tonight we celebrated with cupcakes at home and our new family tradition of everyone wearing a silly hat (we have a large dress up closet due to my obsessive costume shopping after Halloween last year!!!!)

Here are a few pics from tonight...and once I am fully recovered from the Disney magic I will post LOTS of other photos!!!

The family in their "party hats"!!!!

I think I look rather good in the sombrero:) Do you like Keegan's pimp hat???

Reese in her hat...ready for any danger that may arise from that candle!!!!

Mmmmmmm...cupcakes!!! Keegan wanted to make cupcakes for Reese...how sweet is that!!!

Reese with her 2 favorite gifts...her Minnie Mouse with a wardrobe and her cool new shades:)

and now for the sentimental part of the bday post....

I know every mom says she cant beleive how big her kids are getting, how fast the time flies by, and to enjoy every moment. I always felt like those were just cheesy lines that unorginal moms came up with to describe their parental journey. So, here I sit, truly feeling all those sentiments...and there is really no better way to describe the experience of watching your children grow. I would like to think of myself as an extremely honest person, and I am comfortable admiting that being a parent is the most difficult thing I have ever done and that most of my days are far from the image of picnics in the park and baking cookies that I had imagined. Yet, here I am thinking about my baby girl turning 2 and it is hard to complain. It really is all worth it. I have a beautiful, healthy, feisty and funny little girl...and I really have no idea where the last two years went. I remember the overwhelming feeling of having the responibility of an infant when Keegan was born. Then Reese was born and it seemed like 10 times the work rather than the double work load I was expecting. I kept setting little goals like getting through the first month, then the first 3 months, then getting her sleeping through the night, then the first year. At the time I felt like I couldnt get through some days and now I have a two year old who is very independent and sweet with a little dash of rotten and myschevious!!!!

So...as I sit here I cant help but be very proud of Kurt and I for getting through the last few years with lots of smiles, laughs, and amazing memories to make the sleep deprivation and temper tantrums seem trivial. We really are blessed to have each other and to get to be in the front row to witness two little people experience all that life has to offer.

So...take a little stroll down memory lane with me. Here are some pics from Reese Elizabeth's first 2 years on this earth:) We love you Reesie Cup!!!!!

Reese's 1st smile:)

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