Maddie Turns Two

Maddie had her second birthday today. She was so on board for the party, cake and presents. While I decorated her cake this afternoon, she tried with all her might to be obedient when I told her "no touching" the cake. She would climb up on the chair and watch, edging closer and closer. Finally, she figured out how to make it work. Obey the rules but still get what she wants, you know, "have your cake and eat it too" for lack of a better phrase. Miss Maddie Mae put her hands as far behind her back as she possibly could and interlocked them. Then she leaned forward as far as she could and stuck her tongue out as far as she could and licked the entire side of the cake. YUCK!! Of course she did it three more times, each time when I got distracted. Little devil. Sorry to all my party guests that now know more than they wanted to know about the cake they ate...hehehe. What you don't know, won't hurt you, right?

When the party guests arrived, the Helmicks were about the first to come. They brought her a balloon bouquet. I can't even properly describe the literal squeals of delight that erupted from her tiny little mouth as she chased them around and ran in circles until she was too dizzy to stand. Talk about a hit for a present! So she started to catch on that people were bringing her stuff and when Claudia came, she took the envelope right out of her hand and started ripping it open right at the front door. I probably should have stopped her, but it was so cute, I just let her. She would just say, "Fouw Me! Fouw Me!" Maddie didn't understand how cool the $2 bill was for her second birthday. I love $2 bills, they are so COOL!

Maddie got all sorts of wonderful things, two ponies, a Dora doll for the bathtub, super cute clothes and some fun baby dolls with a little bathtub and motorcycle. Jackpot! She was so happy it was hard to get her to bed after our spaghetti dinner party wound down.