Happy Birthday, Bailey!

On the 3rd of April my baby turned 2! I seriously don't know where the time went - I just blinked and it happened. We had a fantastic weekend celebrating our little princess!
It was the first Easter weekend in 3 years that Steve had off work, so we really just enjoyed being together. We started the day with a little Easter egg hunt with some friends. We then came home for birthday presents. Rachel gave Bailey her first pair of princess shoes and Matt gave her a bubble machine. Bailey loved both gifts! We put the unearthly amount of batteries in the bubble machine, fired her up, and the girls spent seriously like the next hour dancing, playing, and popping bubbles.



Our gift to Bailey was a Radio Flyer wagon. We put it together (but not fast enough for Bailey's liking), and took the gals out for a walk. Notice the girls' hair in this picture. It was sticky and nappy - covered in bubble solution from our bubble dance party.




That evening we had my sister, her husband, and their boys over for ice cream and cake.



On Sunday afternoon, we went to my brother's house in Ogden for an Easter/B-day party. Bailey had a ball -- she adores her aunts, uncles,cousins, and grandparents. She received some of her very favorite things as gifts; a baby doll, baby accessories, and bubbles. She got some darling clothes and lots and lots of attention. :)










I can hardly believe that my baby girl is two! She is such a sweet and fun little gal. She has experienced so many weird health issues in her short little life, and has proven herself a fighter. She is a strong little girl with such a big personality. Bailey is such a blessing to our little family and we are so grateful for her. Happy Birthday, Bailey! We love you!

Date to the Ballet

We have some wonderful friends who have children who dance with the Cache Valley Ballet. They gave us some tickets to see Firebird in which two of their children were dancing. I had planned to take Rachel to the Saturday matinee. I'm still not really sure how plans changed and how Steve agreed to it, but it was decided that Steve would take Rachel on a date to the ballet instead.



Rachel felt so special getting all dressed up to go out with her Daddy. They had a great time. Rachel LOVED the ballet and Steve said that he enjoyed it also. It just goes to show that this Daddy would do anything for his girls.