March 26th, 2010!!!

Was the day we fell in love with a perfect baby girl. Yesterday we celebrated our sweet Brynnley's 2nd birthday. It's hard to believe that 2 years has flown by. They have been the best with this angelic little girl. Mom and Dad(mostly Dad) did our tradition Birthday Eve decorating. When she woke up on the big day Eric took her downstairs and she said, "WOW!"

Here are a couple pics of the masterpiece.

Here's our little princess dressed and ready for the festivities to begin. She kept touching her skirt and saying, "pretty."

I went the cupcake route this year as she prefers them over cake. I of course had to create something Dora. She loves Dora. She enjoyed the edible version of her just as much!!!

She stared at the candles for a bit before attempting to blow them out. Thomas had to help her out a little as she didn't want to get too close to them. She knew they were hot and to stay clear from them. She blew one out herself and then was happy Thomas helped out with the 2nd one.

Present time.....

She loved all her presents but I think this little dog purse got the loudest squeal! She ripped a piece of wrapping paper off and was unsure what the furry ear was so she backed off of it for a second but when she realized what it was so was so excited and yelled, "puppy!"

We also got her a little boom box of her own with lot's of familiar kids songs on it and you can download others as well. She LOVES music and loves to dance so she put the music on and entertained us for a good hour. Here are a few pics of her dancing away. She would fall to the ground laughing in between jumping and dancing.

Dancing in her new Dora PJ's.....

Here a few things about Brynnley.......

* Loves applesauce and would eat it all day long if Mom allowed.
* Has an addiction to sugar already. She would be so happy to eat applesauce and sweets all day long! Too bad Mom doesn't give it to her. I have to hold Eric to not letting her have a treat when she doesn't eat her dinner. It breaks his heart he says. Good thing it doesn't break mine! She will search Avery's room(who saves all her candy and rarely eats it) and will often come out with a mouthful of candy. We have since then put a block on Avery's door!
* Has a smile that lights up the room.
* Loves her Mom but as soon as Dad comes home, he is all she wants.....BIG time Daddy's girl and I love it!!
* Loves to color.
* Wants to do everything her siblings are doing.
* Is almost always happy(only the need for sleep or sickness will turn that smile upside down)
* Loves Dora and Bubble Guppies
* Counts to 11.
* Talk a lot!!! She is a chatter box(not sure who she gets that from???)
* Loves to read books.
* Knows how to melt her Dad's heart to get whatever she wants.
* Would live outside if we let her. She could be out there ALL day!
* Loves animals.
* Has the best laugh.
* Dresses herself. She loves to put skirts on.
* Still jumps around in her crib just as she did the first time she could stand up on her own.
* Does not like cute hair clip in her hair and almost always pulls them out.
* Is super loving and sweet!!
* Likes to whisper secrets in your ear....on many occasions she will ask for something and at times Eric and I do the typical, "just a minute," to which she replies, "alrighty," but after minutes go by and we still have not helped her out, she will pull your ear towards her and whisper(loudly) again what she wanted. At that point we always respond. We laugh every time.
* Is very tough and only cries when she is really hurt. Sometimes she will fall pretty hard and it will surprise me how she brushes it off and continues on.
* Loves the water. She especially loves to splash!
* Is curious about the world around her and loves to explore it.
* Loves to wipe things down(esp. with wet wipes).
* You could follow where she has been with her crumb trails throughout the main floor(my fault).
* Likes a good visit to "Taget." When we pass the road to go to Target she will say, "I wanna go taget," as she points in that direction. I teach them young!
* She is very sweet but she also holds her own and will be quick to point her finger at one of the kids to say, "You be nice."

I could go on and on about who Brynnley is and things she loves, but I just wanted to write down some of the those things that stand out in my mind. I think she will have fun reading about how awesome she is someday!

We love this little girl so much! Her siblings adore her as well and always want to protect her. Avery often talks about how fun it will be to play Barbies with Brynnley when she gets bigger. Thomas kept asking me how tall Brynnley would get when she is two and if she will be able to speak like just like he does(a big kid).

What a blessing you have been in our home Brynnley Jean. We are so excited to get to experience so many fun adventures with you in the years to come. It will be so much fun watching you grow. We can't get enough of your fun personality and love for life! We love you very much Brynney!!! You truly add so much happiness to our home.