under the magnolia tree

Happy 2nd Birthday Magnolia!

You awoke on your second birthday to find a kitchen just for you! You were shy at first and actually stepped back and leaned into your daddy's legs to take it all in. Then you plunged forward and without skipping a beat began to play. You played and you played. You LOVE your very own kitchen. You also got a highchair for your baby and a table and chairs for you! Your Nana & Papa were here to celebrate with you as was your Aunt Mary and cousins Lilah & Sophia. You and Lilah sat your new table and ate your yummy birthday breakfast. I made muffins, bacon, quiche, and fruit...all of your favorites but I think you mostly ate bacon! After breakfast you opened the rest of your presents, it was exhausting, you had a lot of gifts to open! You really love your new baby doll, she's just the right size and she even looks a bit like you. She's your first doll with real hair and I think you really like that. She hasn't left your side since you got her. The rest of your birthday you just played and played with all of your new toys. It was a very cold and windy day so we didn't go out. I had two birthday dresses for you to wear but we never even put one on you, it was so cold! Your daddy did dress you in your tutu and "2" top before he brought you downstairs in the morning. You loved wearing your tutu!

I made you a chocolate cake with pink icing. You sweetly wore your magnolia blossom birthday crown I made for you and sat right up on your chair so you could blow out your candles. We talked and talked about blowing out your candles so you were excited to finally do it. While you didn't eat your cake you did lick the frosting. I think you had a very happy birthday and we just love that we get to celebrate your day with you! You are an amazing gift to us and we couldn't love you any more! Happy Happy Birthday Magnolia! xoxoxo