Zoe turns 2!!

So we apparently don't take as many photos anymore.  I guess I only have two pictures from Zoe's birthday party.  I was just talking to my mom about this tonight because I was putting together some videos of the kids and I realized we didn't have any videos of us at the hospital with Zoe when she was born.  Caleb on the other hand, we recorded everything.  I guess life is busier with two kids??


Anyway, I'm finally getting to Zoe's 2nd birthday post.  We had family down for her birthday and it started out with a bang....or maybe it was water shooting out of the wall as my dad was trying to hang a large, heavy picture.  My brother and I scrambled to find the main water valve to shut it off immediately.  Dave so happened to be in the shower when we turned it off and within seconds Dave yells "Hey is there a reason the water shut off?"  Ummm, yes dear, it's because we don't want water shooting out of our wall.  I had to chuckle though because he literally had bubbles all over his body. 


Of course I knew everything would be fine because my dad is Mr. Handy Dandy himself.  He just went to local hardware store and purchased a little $140 tool to fix the water pipe.  What seemed like an innocent picture hanging ended up being quite expensive.  He said he has wanted that tool for awhile now so I guess it's a plus!?!  Merry Christmas dad!! :)


My dad fixed it right up and we were able to clean everything up before the rest of the guests arrived.  To them, it seemed like a normal birthday party and little did they know that if they would've arrived 30 minutes earlier they'd be welcomed with some water to the face as they entered the house.  Hey another bonus, my windows are nice and clean!  Oh and it sure kept the kids busy cleaning up the floor.  Dave and I joked that if we ever need a break from the kids we will just dump water on the floor for them to clean up.


Zoe was excited that everyone was there to see her and she was excited about all the presents too!!  Oh and let's not forget about the frosting on her cupcake...but once the frosting was gone she thought that was enough and figured eating the cake wasn't necessary.  Her screams while opening her presents was so adorable.  I remember at Caleb's 2nd birthday party he screamed the same way when he opened his Dusty airplane.  It's fun to see the similarities at the same age.


Zoe girl you are a true JOY to be around.  Your laughter is contagious.  Your hugs warm my heart.  Your smile is infectious.  You are a bit stubborn which clearly you get from Caleb and Daddy (wink wink)....I can just see my mom laughing right now.  Ok ok, maybe I'm a bit stubborn too.  Anyway, never ever stop being the beautiful, loving, silly girl that you are because you are absolutely PERFECT!!  LOVE YOU ALWAYS with all my heart.