(Sadly, I actually did begin writing this within a couple days of her birthday. But it got put on the back burner.)
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31May2010
Two years ago on this day, after 32 hours of constant labor, a sweet little squnchkin came into this world. She was dubbed, Jojo Potato Wedge. She only weighed 7lbs, 4oz when she came into this world shortly after 4pm. (23hrs after we arrived at the hospital!) She even had her Daddy's feet.
Today, she now weighs about 28lbs, and has been wearing size 2T pants for a couple of months already. She still has her Daddy's feet. She almost never quits moving. She sings. She dances. She plays drums on any bit of surface using pencils or her hands. She even hits high while mimicking the strike of a cymbal. She loves kangaroos, her Tinkerbell blankie, and bubbles. Oh, how she loves bubbles. Dogs, too.
On Saturday, we invited family and friends like family over for barbecue and cake. Despite the horridly indecisive weather that had been occuring lately, it did not rain! It was a bit overcast, but it worked out fine and wasn't too chilly. I got bunch balloons, a huge bottle of bubbles, and a wide assortment of wands for the kids to be entertained. It's all they really need with some yard time. :)
Pix and buddy, Chris, playing with the punch balloons.
Potato admiring the table setting Bug layed out.
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Bear, with his new Goofy from Grandma Dianna, Grandpa Rory, Shantelle, and Nolan's trip down to Disney Land.
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Alexa and Bug mellowing a bit while waiting for food.
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Turn to face the camera, Daddy!!
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Daddy and Potato snuggles. She is such a Daddy's girl.
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Birthday swings!
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While the children were out playing, and Jeremy was barbecuing, I was scrambling to finish the main cake. My friend Nola sweetly offered to ice Potato's personal cake. Thankfully, I had a simple design in mind for her cake. Otherwise, I would have felt totally control freak about it and not accepted help. I know Nola can do it. I'm just crazy. Thanks to a team effort, we had both cakes iced in about 15 minutes. Maybe that's crazy?
After everybody had their fill to eat, the children were reigned in for present time! This is my sad attempt of trying to show people crammed together. There were still people behind and to the side of me, and I think Rory and Nolan were outside standing at the window.
Shantell helped Princess Potato open her gifts.
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I'm not quite sure what her favorite gift was. It could have been the kangaroo that is bigger than she is. Shantell is laughing in this pic because Potato was jumping up and down trying to wiggle the rest of the kangaroo out of the box.
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Or maybe it was the low-rise Chuck Taylor All Star shoes. She is such a little shoe fanatic. Daddy knows the way to her heart.
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She immediately demanded they be put on. Sadly, they didn't fit and have been exchanged for pink ones that do.
Of course, toys that produce bubbles like the bubble blower from Chad & Amy and the bubble mower from Mommy & Daddy are high on the list of favorites.
In fact, the bubble toys were loved so much, the kids all ran outside immediately after gifts were opened to play with them. Uncle Chad had to do a little work.
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True to her nickname, MonkeyBug decided she'd rather climb all over me.
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Too soon for the children's liking, we did have to shut the bubble blower off. It was time for cake and ice cream!
Potato became very shy about having the birthday song sung to here.
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She needed a little encouragement to blow out her candles. So I helped her out a little.
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She needed no encouragement eating her cake, though.
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Slowly, as the day came to an end, people boxed up left overs and headed on home. Rory, Dianna, and the kids hung out for a little while later. Rory shared a beer with me from the cooler he brought. Isn't he sweet? ;) But eventually, it was bedtime for the Princess and her siblings. Our friends left shortly after. Jeremy and I relaxed.
I think this picture is the perfect way to end this post.
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