Jayde turned two!

We had a great weekend celebrating Jayde's 2nd birthday. I can't believe she is now two years old! She is such a joy to be around and is an all-around great little girl. We haven't had to deal with any crazy 2 year old tantrums yet, and hopefully it will stay that way (but I doubt it). We are so lucky to have such a great little girl, and know that she will be an awesome older sister!

Some of my family was able to come down which was fun since we rarely get to see them. We were also lucky to have some of Tyson's family here as well to celebrate. We went to the Splash Pad and played with my family who was able to make it on the Friday before, and Jayde insisted on going on the horse merry-go-round which she loved. That night we went to Sakura and then saw the Avengers which was pretty good. 

Saturday morning we went to the Washington City Community Center Pool which has a splash pad, huge slide, lazy river, kid area, and all sorts of other run things for people to do. It was a blast, and Jayde loved it! She especially loved the little kid fountains they had.

The whole weekend my dad was adamant on taking shots of my huge belly! I think he was in shock at how large it is... and wanted to document I guess.

To Jayde: Grandma & Grandpa Seymour (above)

Papa & Nana Horrocks (below)

We had a low-key BBQ that night with all the family that was in town. The food turned out great! We had burgers, brautworsts, glazed pineapple, and corn on the grill, potato salad, chips, a slushy punch, and two kinds of cake! Jayde loved playing outside with everyone and opening gifts. 

 This is what she would do when someone asked how old she was. She says, "two" and put her hands up to her face.

Last year's cake turned out to be a disaster... frosting-wise I guess. It tasted good, but was not very good looking. Let's just say I wanted to redeem myself with her 2nd birthday, and I think I did! This thing was so easy to frost, and was fun to learn how! 

The big two-six

Tyson spoiled me this year and we celebrated my birthday all weekend. Thursday we made home-made pizzas with his parents which were delicious, and his mom made a to-die-for chocolate cake. Friday we went to the pool with Jayde. She loved the pool this time (first time was a flop because it was too cold and she was freaked out of all that water). She played with her toys and splashed around like a champ. We went out to eat at Benjas while his parents watched Jayde for us. Then Saturday we had friends over for more cake & ice-cream. Sunday which was my actual birthday Tyson grilled steaks which were probably the best steaks I've had, grilled pineapple, and corn.

It was a fun-filled birthday, and I'm lucky I was able to spend it with the people I love.

 

Jayde's first birthday

For Jayde's birthday we thought it would be fun to go to the Washington City Community Center which is an awesome indoor pool. She was pretty much freaked out the entire time which could have been because it was very loud, and she wasn't used to playing in large bodies of water heh. Whenever we would put her in the water she would cling to Tyson or myself and start crying. While she relaxed on the side with her grandparents we got some great runs on the water slide and in the lazy river. This place is awesome, and we will definitely be going lots more this summer!

Totally enjoying herself on the sidelines.

Painted toenails for the birthday girl.

We wanted her party to be pretty low-key and not super elaborate or time consuming. I made those ruffle streamers from a plastic tablecloth. The idea came from here. I also wanted her to have a really cute party hat and wasn't willing to pay a bunch of $ for it from Etsy. I used this tutorial and LOVE how it turned out! The embellishments of glitter, pearls, and rhinestones were perfect.

Her cakes were pretty much a bust! The large cupcake mold wouldn't bake a non-box cake mix in it which I found out the hard way. Also the intricate awesome tasting frosting I used didn't set up in the fridge like it said it would.... let's just say at least she was only turning 1 and won't remember how lame her cake was!





She wasn't sure about the whole cake thing at first. We blew out her candle after singing to her, making sure she didn't grab it, and she proceeded to poking it and jabbing at the frosting. I had to cut into it and stick some of the chocolate in her mouth for her to realize that it was edible. She then proceeded to dive right in and it was so cute!

We then gave her a bath in the sink, opened presents, and spent some quality time with the family and friends that were there.

For my birthday I got to...

It was a great birthday weekend
and I'm grateful I was able to spend it with friends and family.

Here's to the big 25!