Terrible 2?!?!

I can't believe our Kyri girl is already 2!! Where does the time go? She is getting so big and everyday we're reminded that she is no longer a baby, but an actual kid!! We love her SO much and were so happy to celebrate her turning 2! And it seems like she was pretty happy about the celebration too! Yesterday she was being kind of naughty. I said, "Kyri do you want to go to time out? Of course she said no. So I told her to pick up all the cheerios she spilled. As she was picking them up she said, "Happy Birthday, Mommy!!" How can you send someone like that to timeout? I couldn't...and tonight after she got in bed we could hear her in her room singing, "Happy Birthday to Kyri!" TOO cute!!

"These boots were made for walkin'!"

This is her on her actual birthday (yesterday) in one of her new outfits from "Grammy and Papa" Allen (Thanks!!)

We decided to celebrate her birthday today. This morning Gary was making her cake (see below) and I had her try on a dress she'd never worn before. She twisted it all around, got tangled in it and said, "Playin' dress up!!" Then she just HAD to taste the powdered sugar ("I like sugar!!") and frosting....of course.

Spoiled little brat? Nope. Just spoiled!!!

Here she is with her presents from "Daddy-o, Mommy-o, Grammy, and Papa (Mecham)"

Trying out her new Princess chair from Grammy and Papa (Thanks!!)

Last year Gary really wanted to make Kyri's birthday cake (there was no argument from me) and he had so much fun he decided to make that a tradition...for all the kids...for all their birthdays. VERY impressive, if you ask me!!

Kyri loved her ladybug cake! When Gary was putting on the finishing touches Kyri kept saying, "Turn the ladybug, Daddy-o!!!" And when he would turn it so she could see it's face she would excitedly say, "Aahh...THANX, Daddy-o!!"

What a great daddy to make such a cute cute CUTE cake for his little princess girl!

Well, Kyri turning 2 couldn't come without a terrible 2 story, apparently. Just the other day Gary and I took the 2 kids to Smith's....so we could take advantage of their case lot sale. Boy was it BUSY!! We each had a shopping cart. 1 child with each cart with each parent. Not a bad system. Well, it was time to check out and Gary realized we forgot something. He ran to grab it, so I got between the 2 carts and started unloading things on the conveyor belt. Gary barely made it back in time...and was doing who knows what...I got my coupons situated, paid for it all and felt like things were a bit frantic! Gary was pushing Graysen out, I was pushing Kyri...I looked up and saw a chocolate face, then a chocolate hand, then an empty wrapper!! "Chocolate, Mommy!" Clearly. "Where did you get that? Why are you eating that? We never paid for that!" I quickly ran back and paid for the chocolate. Not just any chocolate. A Lindt Lindor Truffle! Thank goodness she picked something small. Thank goodness she picked something that saved me 8 cents with my Fresh Values Card. And thank goodness she only stole one!! Needless to say we had a little "we don't steal...you must always ask mommy or daddy" talk on our way out to the car. I said, "Kyri do you understand?!" Her reply, "YES!! (yea! my parenting skills are working!) (pause) I like it!!" Oh boy. Of course you do...your mother is a chocoholic...poor girl felt like she had no choice but to steal it...as if there's not enough in this house...or maybe she just realized what IS in this house isn't nearly that good!!

Let the terrible 2s begin!

Happy Birthday, Kyri!!