Little Bit's 2nd Bday

Leila has been telling anyone who asks that she was 2 for quite some time now, and now that day has finally come. Growing up, birthdays were a really big deal in my family, and I can't help but do the same for my own child. We started the day with pancakes per her request, then went to Jump-n-Jungle to "Jump!" for a while. It is a huge facility with several different gigantic moonwalks for kids. There are several slides, most of which I have to carry her up on one hip ala Tarzan & Jane. I have learned to wear pants after burning skin off on those slides. But it is worth it--she had a blast.

For lunch Patrick came home and we had tuna sandwiches (she loves them) and cupcakes. Then we opened presents. I had a feeling once she saw her presents, she would not want to go to sleep, so we figured it would be easier to sacrifice naptime rather than bedtime. And that is how the story played out. I had to carry her crying up to her room, but she calmed down after a story and went to sleep for a short time willingly (God bless her and her McKinney sleeping genes.)

The big present for the big 0-2 was... a bike! A big wheels-type tricycle, actually, in pink of course. She has been asking about that bike every day for the last month and oh, was it worth the wait. The seat lifts up and you can hide your treasures in there (but unfortunately forgot they were there and cried about it when the babysitter couldn't find pink puppy the next day.)

After her nap we met the mom's club for ice cream and then went to Cici's pizza for dinner with her dad, pizza being her favorite food. Then home for another bike ride, of course!

As a side note, she had her 2-yr check up today (day after bday) and took her shots so well the nurse was impressed. But what is really exciting is she is finally on the growth chart like a normal kid, yea!! Height is 50% and weight is 20%. Prayers answered.

Mommy and Leila on the big slide. You can't tell by her face, but she LOVES the slides. She would rather go alone and does not want me to hld her. Fearless.

Packing her big girl bike.

Here I come! Check out my fancy new jewelry.

Wait, where are the brakes??!!

But I don't want to go home and take a nap....