Partaaay

So today was the big party. Mia, of course, probably didn't know it was her birthday party. I'm pretty sure she was just excited about the playground equipment.

We packed up the coolers and Mia helped.

Then she demanded that Leigh's dad help her carry one of the coolers all over the yard.
We celebrated with lots of good friends. Once again we had a decorate-your-own-cupcake station. Mia decorated three.



Then she enjoyed her own cupcake - the world's best cupcake ever. Our friend Alison, who is an absolutely baking superstar, made her a cake in the shape of the Arcadia Round Barn, which is a Route 66 icon in Oklahoma.

Then, we opened presents. Because even if you tell people that they don't have to bring presents, they bring presents. To be fair, shopping for a 2-year-old is pretty fun. Mia got tons of board books, which is fantastic. She wants to turn the pages and we've lost a few paper books that way. (If you try to turn the pages when she wants to, she'll quickly say, "No. Stop, mama." She also got some cute clothes and fun toys.

It was such a fun day, but I still can't believe she's 2. Remember when she was a teeny-tiny baby?