Campbell's 2nd Birthday Party!!

Last Saturday was a big day for Campbell because we celebrated her 2nd Birthday with a fun outside party! (This is the only picture of her actually being still and looking at the camera that I captured.) Several of her friends from church and YCW were able to come enjoy the fun along with grandparents and her great grandfather. We decided to cook out for everyone which was a great idea until our refrigerator decided to go out the day before. Luckily my sweet friend Lindi came to the rescue with an extra refrigerator so we were able to cook as planned. Thanks again Lindi! The party started at 11:00am and I do not think we stopped for a moment until it was over two hours later just the way two year olds like it:)

I think Campbell's favorite part was when everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to her. She just sat in her seat grinning from ear to ear and actually waited till we were done to blow out the candles. She was so proud that she could blow them out all by herself. As you can see she did not waste much time digging into the cupcake.

Judging from this picture I think she really enjoyed her cake:) I just love that little face.

After the cupcakes were all done all the children went to pull the strings on the pinata. Talk about an energetic group. They loved scooping up all the goodies. I think everything was gone from the ground in about a minute. So fun!!

The whole party went just as planned which was so nice. Thank you to all of our sweet friends and family who came, were so generous with their gifts and time, and made the party so special for our baby girl.

After everyone had gone Campbell got one more surprise from Papa and Nana. Here is her new favorite toy. I thought it was so cute and it even has a small storage bin in the back and a cup holder in the front. I am sure that many hours of fun will be had for a long time coming:)

Of course Nana and Papa did not leave Kaylee out. They got her a fun T-ball set which she and Papa had a lot of fun with. I have to say that she is pretty athletic which did not come from her mother. Kaylee was such a big helper at the Birthday Party and I am so proud of the sweet heart that she has already.

Where has the time gone?

Well it looks as if two weeks have come and gone and I have failed to blog. Here is a little catching up.

Lots of birthday parties!! Kaylee went to a pajama birthday party one night for a sweet friend of hers from church and school. They enjoyed eating pizza, getting their toenails painted, dressing up in girly costumes, watching a cute movie, and eating cake. Kaylee had so much fun!! Denise really went over board when she decided to take a picture of all the girls and iron it on a really cute pillow case as part of their party favor. I thought that was so clever. All the girls then signed their names on the pillowcases. Too cute!!


On that Saturday Kaylee went to the Birthday Party of one of her favorite boys. They went to the indoor batting cages at ACU and had a blast. I let Cary take her to this party since it involved sports and there are only a limited number of those types of parties in his future. He said that Kaylee did a great job hitting the ball and pitching. I am glad that she already seems to have more athletic ability than her mother. After the party they watched some of a high school baseball game that ACU was hosting. It was fun to get a play by play of the party when she came home.

Then we spent Memorial Day with some of our best friends who are about to move to Tyler. They were both in our wedding and are so much fun to be around. They have a daughter the same age as Kaylee so the girls have a lot of fun together. There was a lot of laughing and good food. We made our first batch of homemade ice cream so it really feels like summer now.

The rest of that week I spent trying to get things together for Campbell's upcoming birthday party and hosting our Shepherding Group at our home. At our new church they have Shepherding Groups which meet the first Sunday Night of the month either in the homes or at another location. Since our class has grown so much over the past year most of our class is in the same group. That means our group could possibly have 60 + members including children if everyone shows up. We decided to grill hamburgers and hot dogs and had people sign up to bring other things. Our turn to host was last nigh and I think the final count was about 54 people counting all the children. I was so thankful that the rain waited until later that night so that everyone could enjoy the outdoors as well as indoors. Of course, I have no pictures of this evening because Cary and I were too busy hosting. We had a wonderful time with everyone and the girls had a blast!

This morning I got up at 6:45am and walked my two miles with my friend Candice. It is amazing how much faster the time goes by when you have someone to talk with. I am looking forward to my walks now that I have some company:)

Kaylee started swimming lessons at ACU today. She is taking tham from the same sweet lady who gave them last year so we are really excited around here. Ever since the weather warmed up I have been getting the question of when swimming will start...I am glad it is now. As you can see Kaylee is ready to go and so is Campbell. She cannot let her sister have all the fun. Since Kaylee's lessons are only 30 minutes Campbell and I walked over to the ACU Bookstore to purchase a book for our Sunday morning class and I even got a cute T-shirt for $5.00. You cannot beat that:) Of course we had to get some Starbursts too for bribery to last the remainder of the lesson that we watched. Kaylee did a super job and really remembered a lot from last year. Yeah!

The remainder of the week holds more lessons, swimming at a friend's home, church, our anniversary, and Bunko. Fun times!