My little sunshine girl is now a two-year-old! She and Andrew are currently racing around the house wearing only undies, and Sylvia’s round little baby cheeks are peeking out under her pink horsie panties. The kids got temporary tattoos for Valentine’s, and their arms and legs look spotted as they are both sporting around 15 pieces of body art on their arms and legs.
Sylvia’s birthday on Thursday, February 11 was a lovely day. Bryan’s mom had flown into town on Wednesday, and her being here helped it feel like a party.
To celebrate her birthday, we made pink cupcakes from The Pioneer Woman’s new cookbook with an amazing cream cheese frosting. The recipe made almost two cups of extra frosting…and it may or may not have been almost entirely covertly eaten by me. We frosted the cupcakes in a variety of bright colors and put them on a blue-painted cake board with some pretty ribbon. Voila! Sylvia had a bunch of balloons for her birthday cake.
Here’s Granny with her two happy grandkids.
Yay! Sylvia’s two!
What follows are some pictures of a mid-afternoon cupcake party we had with Celia, Eli, and Jessica. Sylvia loved having us sing happy birthday to her.
Clapping her hands in appreciation for our song.
Blowing out her candles.
Finally! It’s time to eat!
Mmm. that frosting is sooo good!
That’s my girl.
Mr. Eli enjoyed his cupcakes as well. 
Bright-eyed Celia.
Guess what color cupcake she was eating…
Lovely Jessica seems to have avoided covering her face in frosting, unlike the smaller party attendees.
Check out the amazing placemat and napkin that Jessica appliqued for Sylvia. My girl loves it. “Two!” she says. “Cupcake. Two!”
Pretty pink tulips from Flagstads for my pretty two-year-old. Both of them are blooming happiness.
More photos of Sylvia’s birthday evening are on their way! Looking back, it was a delightful day. Thanks LuAnn and Jessica, Eli, and Celia for helping us celebrate.