Anna's 2nd birthday was Sunday, August 20. We had a very fun day for her birthday. First, we went to church (one of her favorite things to do - she asks to go all the time!). We went to another new church, Grace Chapel in Lexington, MA.
After church we drove to the airport to see Dan, Angie, and Abigail Millner on their way back home from Galway, visiting Mandy, Jason, & Emma. Our plan was to meet them and eat lunch together at the airport, but unfortunately their flight was delayed an hour, so they didn't have time to eat. We ate before they arrived, then were only able to ride the airport shuttle with them to their outbound terminal. But it was great to see them if only for a few minutes! Abigail has grown a lot but is just as cute as ever! They had a couple of birthday gifts for Anna, which she opened on the airport bus. Another girl on the bus gave her a bracelet when she found out it was her birthday!
After we said goodbye, we drove home, and Anna napped while we finished getting ready for a little birthday party. We invited two new friends and their parents over to eat cake and help Anna open her presents. They had a fun time playing with Anna's new kitchen set we had gotten her.
Here are some pictures from Anna's birthday!
What's happening at 2:
Favorite things to say: "Deeelicious", "No way", "I don't like it", "Thank you/ welcome", "mines", "self"
Favorite things to do: Go to park, be outside, use finger paints, watch Mary Poppins and Sesame Street, read books, pretend to cook things for people, sing songs
Our favorites: "Happy Dance" (where she runs in place with legs flailing out to the sides and arms pumping vigorously), counting (especially the number eleventeen), singing songs (ABCDFIG), jumping - she is finally airborne!
Not so favorite: some little tantrums that magically appeared after the 2nd birthday - who is this child??
