I can't count the number of people who advised me before Avery was born to pay attention to each moment and treasure them because they go by so quickly. While I always listened and believed them, I never realized how true that was until recently. Every day with her is so much fun, and I look forward to every new experience with her. It's hard to believe that we have had two years worth of those experiences with her!
We had such a great time with her birthday this year...I think that she understood that it was her day, making it even more fun for us. This year we decided on a theme for Avery's birthday since she has more preferences and opinions...Mickey Mouse (or rather Minnie Mouse) was our chosen theme. The theme was more for the party on Sunday, but some of it cam through on her actual birthday. The shirt she's wearing below is a Minnie Mouse silhouette that I made from buttons and ribbon. She loved it, and I loved making it for her.
We decided to take Avery out to dinner...she loves doing this. The restaurant was her choice, and she chose Applebee's. I know it's hard to believe that she actually made a choice, but she did. The actual choice wasn't much of a surprise though, because she constantly talks about Applebee's, despite only having gone there one other time.
After dinner, we went back to the house for presents and cake with Jackie and Jason. They are the best friends we could ever ask for...always sharing in the special moments in our lives. I can't wait to do the same for them!
Minnie Mouse sunglasses and markers...she loved those things and is so cute in them!
Jeremy and I gave her this Minnie Mouse birthday card that plays music. When you open it, Minnie sings "Happy Birthday!" I think that this might have been Avery's favorite thing that she got.
Avery's birthday cake and a peek at the party decor...pink and zebra stripes. The cake was actually striped chocolate and vanilla cake as well...too bad I didn't get a picture of it.
Avery blowing out her candles. She did a great job, but was too busy playing with her new things to eat any of the cake.
What a great day. We just love celebrating all of Avery's milestones. She brings so much joy to our lives. We are so grateful to have her and consider ourselves the luckiest people in the world to have been blessed with such a fantastic little girl. We love you, Avery!
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