Woo hoo....Bailey is 2!

It's hard to believe, but our sweet Bailey-boo is already 2 years old! Since Andy is only home every once in a while, our time together to celebrate Bailey was extra special! And Bailey was definitely anticipating every moment of it. The whole week prior to her birthday, Bailey would mention her birthday party at least 3 times a day.

The day of Bailey's birthday (August 27th), we started with a special breakfast...birthday cake yogurt!!! Then Andy and I took her for a morning out at the MN Zoo. This is one of B's favorite places to be. Her favorite exhibits are the monkeys (there were some baby monkeys this trip), penguins, fish and the DOLPHIN SHOW! The next day we had Bailey's "Minnie Mouse" birthday party. She had lots of fun in her new bounce house that she got from Ga & Papa, playing with all her friends, opening presents, and eating her birthday cupcake! I absolutely loved getting everything ready for her Minnie Mouse party. Thanks to my friend Taya for letting me use her fancy Cricut machine - without it I wouldn't have been able to make all the decorations and invitations.
Bailey's birthday celebration ended on Monday, two days after her birthday (seriously -I want a 3 day birthday celebration!). We took a trip with my sister, mom and niece Abby, to the American Girl store at the Mall of America. Bailey and Abby got to pick out their new Bitty Baby dolls and have lunch in the America Girl Cafe. Bailey enjoyed walking through the store and gathering all the Bitty Baby bears to play with them on the floor. I almost thought she was going to like the bear more than her baby...until the sales woman took her baby out of the box and handed it to her. Lunch was fun, although for the first 15 minutes or so, Bailey was more interested in looking out the windows to watch the rides in Nickelodeon Universe. Abby and Bailey got to have their new Bitty Babies right next to them and shared their lunch and ice cream desserts with them! We ended our trip at the mall with a ride on the carousal, which might have ended up being the highlight of Bailey's day! Even though I know that in 10 years Bailey will not remember all the celebrating we did for her second birthday, it was definitely memorable for Andy and me. And I think when she looks back at the pictures, she'll know that she was greatly celebrated!