Happy 2nd Birthday Kaylee & Alyssa

Happy 2nd Birthday my sweet girls. It is incredibly hard to believe that it has been two whole years since you entered this world and more importantly our lives. Your daddy and I often just stare at you in wonder. How could our tiny little babies go from this:



To this:



in just two short years? It never ceases to amaze us!

I have been thinking for a few weeks now what I should share on your 2nd birthday post. What could I say that would describe what life is like with the two of you as we near the end of this second year in your lives? The truth is that just like every other Mommy out there, I could go on and on forever about you; the things you say, the things you do, the cute little expressions you make, the way you make us laugh and occasionally want to cry, the way your personalities develop more and more each day. I could talk forever about you but yet there truly are no words to describe how far we have come together as a family in the last two years or to describe how exciting it is each and every day to have you in our lives. You have made us a family, made us complete, and have made our days so much "more" by just being you and just being ours. I am so thankful to be celebrating another year in your lives and I truly can't wait to see what the next year will bring.

Happy Birthday, my little princesses.

Love,
Mama

2 Year Old Portraits

We took the girls to get their 2 year portraits done a few weeks ago at JCPennys. After much coaxing and patience, we were able to get a few cute pictures but I think all of us were ready for a nap after leaving the studio!

Lesson Learned - Getting two 2 year olds to sit still for a photography session is about as physically draining as running a marathon. :-)

At least we have a year to recover before trying this again...

Enjoy!

2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated the girls 2nd birthday over the weekend. Their actual birthday is this Friday, August 22nd but we are headed on a family vacation next weekend so we celebrated a bit early. We chose a Dora theme for their party because they are totally in love with everything Dora related. I think it turned out pretty cute and everyone seemed to have a nice time.

Thanks for all the wonderful presents. The girls are truly blessed with so many family and friends who love them.

Here are a few photos from the party (courtesy of Jamie H.) Thank you so much for being our party photographer!

The Dora Cakes

The Presents

The Birthday Girls

Weekend Photos

A few photos from the weekend...

And some pictures from the girl's last session at My Gym (thanks for the photos Jamie!)