Lydia's Second Birthday Party

Walking around with her cousin, Karolina!

Apparently, the watermelon looked more appealing than the "real" food... :)

Some of our party guests

Gifts from our very generous family members and friends!

More interested in the bubbles than in finding out who they were from...

Shoes!! :)

Lydia's Cake and Party Favors...

Yummy!

Please, Daddy... I haven't had enough sugar already... :)

Daddy is still working on taking pictures with both of us looking at the camera, but just to prove that I did attend her party....

Such a big girl!



Lydia celebrated her second birthday with almost our entire immediate family (all of whom drove hours to join us) on Saturday! We also had some friends and church members who helped us celebrate. We were very thankful and had a great time!

Happy SECOND Birthday, Lydia! We love you!!

Lydia Turns TWO!!

Our little angel turned two years old today! Unfortunately, we discovered that she had a mild kidney infection, and she therefore had to spend a big part of her birthday in the doctor's office, but she really seems to be handling it all really well. She celebrated with Daddy and Mommy today, with a yummy Happy Meal from McDonalds and a PINK cupcake! We hope to celebrate with her family and friends on Saturday!

Spending some time doing one of her favorite activities - coloring! :)

Lydia ~ 23 Months

Yes, we are starting early... :)

Heading to church one Sunday evening...

She LOVES to swing - especially in the "big girl" swing!

Lydia with Daddy...

As I sit here to enter this last blog update from my little girl's second full year of life, I can hardly believe it! Lydia will be TWO years old soon, and I can still remember the day we headed to the hospital to await her arrival! These have been two of the most blessed years of our lives, and we daily thank the Lord for all He has given us and taught us through our precious daughter. As I was putting together a photo collage of Lydia's second year, I was reminded just how much she has changed and how many things she has learned to do and accomplish during this year. Lydia has learned to walk solely (and on her own) at the very begininng of this year, to eat virtually anything Mommy and Daddy eat, to sleep in a toddler bed, to eat without sitting in a high chair, to go to the potty, and to talk in complete sentences and literally carry on a short conversation with an adult! It is truly amazing when I think about it! Some of Lydia's favorite activities still include reading (and now she will actually "pretend" to read books to us - so cute!), coloring with anything that will write - including permanent markers... (oops, Daddy), playing with Play-Doh, playing outside with bubbles, on the swings, etc., and going to church! She loves to ask us every time we get her dressed if it is "church day"! She has experienced a little bit of separation anxiety, which seems to be normal for the end of the second year of life, but seems to be managing that, other than a little bit of whimpering when she is dropped off for Sunday School.

Almost TWO!

We look forward to celebrating Lydia's second birthday with family and friends in a few short weeks! We praise the Lord for this very precious gift He has chosen to give us and we thank Him for allowing us to be Lydia's Daddy and Mommy!