Happy Birthday Bella

Yesterday was Bella's birthday and what a difference a year makes! This year she could understand that her birthday was coming. She knows that the days of the week have a name and that her birthday was on Friday and that for her birthday she would get CAKE!  She loves cake. She also knows that birthday cakes have candles. She found a stray candle once and put it on top of her head and began singing the Happy Birthday song.  And when we would ask her how old she was going to be, she'd proudly yell, "TWO!" 

Todd spent the last few days figuring out how to make a cake. As you can see he baked and decorated a beautiful Elmo cake for Bella. She got soooo excited when she saw it.  I'm sure if you asked Todd, he would tell you it was well worth all the effort. We also went to her school to help her celebrate with her friends. They had cake and ice cream, and then we left school early and went to the library.  Her cousins and Grammy and Popo were supposed to come over for dinner, but the cousins didn't make it.  But we had a nice celebration anyway.  We told Bella she couldn't eat her Elmo cake until Popo and Grammy showed up.  Well, wouldn't you know the second they walked in the door, she ran into the dining room where the cake was waiting and started yelling cake, cake.  She talked to Mema and Aunt Launa after dinner through the webcam, and she finished her day staying up well past bedtime playing with daddy and her new little people toys. What two year old could ask for more! Thank you Bella for two awesome years. We love you!