Happy 2nd Birthday to Talia

Talia's birthday celebration was quite the drawn-out affair this year. With everything else going on this month, we sneaked in a special moment for the birthday girl whenever we could. Here are a few of the highlights:

The "day of":
We always go in the kids' room on birthday mornings singing, "Happy Birthday to You." Talia LOVED this! She was grinning from ear to ear. All day long she wanted to sing it again and again.

Daddy & Talia just after she woke up on her birthday morning

Benj helped me make a rice krispie treat "cake" for a birthday treat (since that is something the whole family can eat)

A couple of gifts came in the mail after her actual birthday so we had a second session of "open pehsants!" This pop-up tent came from Uncle Phil, Aunt Vicki & Talia's Tennessee cousins. It was an instant hit!

Papa & Mima sent Talia her first tea set. Here she is perfecting her hospitality skills by pouring some tea for Benj & Mama.

Talia's Teddy Bear Tea Party:
Talia hasn't been quite as prone to obsession as Benjamin, so coming up with a party theme was a bit more difficult this time around. We finally settled on teddy bears, since she does have several bears she dotes upon. We decided a teddy bear tea party would be fun.

The kids were invited to bring a special bear with them to the party. After they all introduced their bears (in attendance were: "Bear," "Pink Bear," "Pink Bear," and "Buddy") we had a pretend tea party for these special friends.

After the bears had their tea, the kids moved to the kitchen for their real treats.

Talia's teacup cake

Talia loves to dress up. Here's her new chef "look." (We're still working on getting her to wear the hat.)