My Amy Baby is 2!

I can't believe I have a 2 year old! I know it's so cliche to say, but time just flew by this year! I can't believe how much she's grown. She is a chatterbox! She talks all the time and quite well. She is stringing together sentences much better now. She can count to 10 and knows all of her colors. She has started showing a lot of imagination too, as she plays with her toys and dolls and creates scenerios with them. It's so adorable!

Because of the chaos of Halloween, we never did get her friend party put together, which made it for a much needed, low-key birthday. My mom, dad, grandma, and sisters (Jessie and Lisa - with TJ), as well as the Owen family, came over for a dinner of potato soup, salad and rolls (thanks for the salad and rolls Mom!). We really appreciate all of you making the drive out here.

Amy got a beautiful blue and white dress from Grandma Laudie.

Grandma Lewis gave her a beautiful purple and black dress and a princess castle (as Amy calls it). Lisa and TJ gave her the cutest little coat.

She got several movies, books, cereal, Elefun, and plastic princess shoes from me and Mike.

Great-grandma Knight gave her $10, which she happily spent at Wal-Mart later that week on play food - if you saw how much she obsessed over this play food, you'd think it was real. She constantly carries something around in her hand and is always pretending to snack on something.

The night was complete with cake and ice cream.

Happy Birthday to my baby! You're such a big girl!

For Amy's first birthday, Mike and I took Amy with us (just our little family) to Bounce U. We thought that would be fun to do again the Friday before her birthday, but the Bounce U by us was closed, and by the time we would have gotten to the other ones, the preschool open bounce times would be closed. Instead we took her to Jeepers (aka Jungle Jim's Playland). She definitely had fun and even flew the rocket ride by herself.

Not quite enough room for the 2 of us!

We went to Gecko Grill for lunch afterward! Yum yum!