Aysia turns two!

Yesterday was your birthday! It was a pretty good day, I think!

First, we surprised you in the morning with your new walk-in kitchen. You love it! You always want to cook now! I'm so glad you like it so much.

Then, at school, I dropped off fruit salad for the school party during nap time, and sure enough, you were awake and saw me right away! And it was only halfway through nap time. If I tried to leave, you would definitely have a fit, so I brought you to the mall with me. You weren't very patient while I bought my maternity belt (my hips are in so much pain these days!), but then you were happy to ride the escalator and see Santa. And you were so good - we rode down and up, then you were fine to get back in the stroller and go home. Very mature of you! :)

Next, it was back to school for the holiday party. But I brought in noisemakers and hats, and everyone sang happy birthday to you. You loved it! You had a bunch of food (even some healthy stuff) and were just very cute in general. You are certainly very talkative and helpful, and in my opinion, the best one in the class! :)

And then finally we went home for a small family birthday party with Grandma Susan, Bob-bob-bob, Grandma Rosa, Pop-pop and Aunt Lisa. We ate, we played, and we had more cake! I even cooked the dinner and baked / decorated the cake myself. A big deal for your mommy! You got some very nice gifts, and then we watched the DVD of your Uptown Playaround party and you had fun watching yourself.

All in all, a real good birthday for Aysia!