Lilly turns 2!!!!

2 years ago we welcomed into the world our precious daughter Lilly Kay Reed. Over those 2 years not only have we gotten to watch Lilly learn and grow, but we too have learned and grown. She is an amazing little girl full of life! She loves to laugh and to snuggle and can be a bit mischievous at times something we have come to love about her. She can be very shy and cautious, assessing things before she decides whether or not to let her guard down. She enjoys playing with her friends, swimming, coloring, reading, singing and she loves to bake. It has been so fun to watch her grow and develop her personality. She is so bright and makes our world a better place everyday!This year I decided to start a new tradition of birthday pancakes. Lilly seemed to love the idea of having special fancy pancakes with a candle to blow out. When we sang to her she was grinning from ear to ear. It is a great was to make her special day even more special! She got to celebrate on Monday with a special trip to the zoo, Wednesday (her actual birthday) with pancakes and a present and Saturday with her friends at her party! A whole birthday week.

This year we had her party at a park again. She had so much fun! It was pretty warm out, but she didn't mind. She ran back and forth from the toys to me laughing and smiling. She was having so much fun she didn't want to even stop to eat lunch or her cupcake. She just wanted to play with her friends. She got many wonderful gifts including a doll that Grandma and Grandpa Reed got her, which she loves and takes everywhere with her, and a medical kit for her doll from our good friends. She also got a leaptop from us, which she seems to love as well and has already learned some new animals and letters from. When we got home from her party she kept telling us how happy she was and ran around the house saying "happy happy happy". I think it was a great day!

We have had so much fun these past 2 years and can't wait to see what fun is in store for us in the next few years. She loves to interact with her friends from playgroup and she looks forward to going to her nursery class at church every Sunday. She can count to 4 now, sing her ABC's (although you can't understand all the letters), she can set the table, put her dishes in the sink, dress herself, and say close to 200 words. And she is learning more and more every day. We love you Lilly!