Happy Birthday Rease

We celebrated Rease's 2nd birthday last Friday. Let me take a minute and tell you my favorite things about our 2 year old...

1. She a lover girl and gives us kisses and hugs whenever we ask for them. Josh started the "triple kiss" with her before Rhen was born and it's our favorite way to get kisses from her. We all three put our faces together and kiss, kiss, kiss.

2. She is such a great big sister and always worried about Rhen. She lets me know when Rhen is crying, poopy, sleepy or whatever is going on at the moment. She loves holding her and talking to her. I'll catch her laying on the floor by Rhen just talking to her a few times a day.

3. She loves the outdoors. Anytime the door is open (or now that she can open the doors, pretty much anytime mom isn't watching) she bolts outside. She plays on our back porch all the time and she always wants to swim, play at park, swing, run and roll down hills. We love that she is going to be our little camper with us and love to do it as much as we do!

4. She is so smart. I'm not kidding sometimes I think to myself "how did she learn that?" But I've come to realize that if we tell her to do something one time or say something one time, she remembers it. She has all the places we drive to memorized. If we turn right onto the main road she says "grandmas." Turn left "grandpas" (the office.) Taking 90th south exit "gym." Passing grandmas house "Justins." Down the hill "church." We are constantly being told where we are going.

5. She has the best laugh. She is such a fun girl and laughs and plays all day long. Plus I laugh at her and the things she says all day too. Her new thing to say and thinks it's hilarious is "naked!" Whenever Josh has his shirt off or she is just in her diaper she says "naked!" But the way she says it is the best - with a little attitude. Yesterday she was getting in the hottub with grandpa and he was in his swimming shorts. She saw him and said "grandpa naked!" We are always laughing with this girl!

Highlights of our party day. Grandpas and grandmas, aunts and uncles and some good friends came to party with us. Rease of course was loving all the attention and all the gifts. Notice she's already wearing one of her presents - new rain boots. She's been able to wear them a lot since then too since it's been so rainy here lately. We had such a fun time with our 2 year old - love her to death!

My talented friend Gayle made her birthday cake - isn't it the cutest?

Josh decided that he wanted to "camp" with her that night so they set up the tent on our back porch. Movies, popcorn and treats - there's no better way to camp! They actually both made it the whole night - I was expecting Josh to haul Rease in halfway through the night, but I was wrong. She loved hanging out with daddy.

We love our 2 year old!