Happy Birthday Baby Girl

On Monday May 16th Marin turned 2 years old and last weekend we had her princess party. Babes McGee is such a delight she is loving, sweet, and full of spirit. She goes for her check up next week so we will see how much she has grown. She has changed so much over the past few months. She is talking in full sentences and we have entire conversations with her which is odd sometimes. She is working on potty training and I think she will be good to go in a few weeks. She adores Symeon and is always willing to help if he needs it. She wants to give him hugs all the time which are sometimes welcomed and sometimes not depending on the day.She still loves Thomas the Train, Clifford the Big Red Dog and mostly she loves I mean loves Cinderella. I read her the book a few times and now she is hooked. She received lots of Cinderella stuff for her birthday which was so much fun for her.

One of the funny things she says is alright. So for example if she gets in trouble she will come back later and say I alright Mama. Usually I respond okay good I am so glad. She will also ask you if you are alright. If Symeon is hurt she will ask him a bunch of times if he is alright while she is kissing his boo boo then she runs to get ice. Marin is determined and wants to do everything for herself. I say Marin do you want some help and she says no Mama me do it. She says Mama play with me, Mama hold me, Mama, help me, Mama lay with me when it is nap time or bed time, Mama eat, Mama drink and all these requests of love and attention are met with a Mama loving on her. I love to hear her say Mama whatever expect for NO Mama which seems to be popping up a bit more these days.

She is as spirited as she is beautiful we get compliments on her beauty pretty much every time we go someplace new and I agree she has this amazing spark in her eye that twinkles for delight and mischief. She is a bit of a wild child with no fear. She loves the pool swimming as well as going down the slide. She climbs everything and has fallen over the back of the couch twice this last time I thought she broke her nose due to the swelling but nope she was fine in a few minutes. She adores babies and carries them around with her often. She is the best hug giver and offers them freely. She loves breakfast and will often eat an entire bowl of oatmeal with strawberries, a clementine, and a yogurt pop in one setting. Lately she wants nothing to do with any meat and since she still has a very hard time with beans protein can be a bit tricky.Her favorite songs right now are patty cake and she loves to do the motions, E-I-E-O, and I love you, You love me from Barney it is super cute.

I feel so blessed to be her Mother. She is beautiful, talented, fun to be around, loving, vivacious, stubborn, a bit fresh and full of herself at times, a handful, a big person trapped in a small person's body, and the perfect fit for our family. She is a spark in our lives everyday and we feel honored to be raising her as well as a bit clueless at times. Marin you are a treasure in our lives and a gift to the world we look forward to seeing all that you will do with your life. Happy Birthday Babes McGee!

Marin Treva Delp born May 16, 2009 at 4:15 pm and she weighed 7lbs 15 oz

Marin on her first birthday

Marin on her second birthday

Here are the happenings on her actual birthday

At the park enjoying the nice weather

Oh the pout face I see this often when you tell her to do something and she does not want to do it people think its funny except for her Mama

Eating her favorite food for dinner spaghetti, corn on the cob and watermelon a bit of an odd combo but she loved it

Her chocolate peanut butter Cinderella cupcake for dessert

She was really into presents this year it was super fun to watch her open them, very focused

Her tutu from Aunt Niecer and Uncle Michael she was just so cute in it

Saying thank you to her brother for his thoughtful gifts for her and he was giving her Happy Birthday loves

My sweet baby girl and her Mama

Her Cinderella birthday party

The centerpiece from Oma and Papaw

Princess favors and two boy buckets for two boys who like princesses but love boy stuff

The Cinderella cake with Prince Charming

We love to do brunch parties so we went with muffins, yogurt, baked oatmeal, and breakfast pizza this year it was a hit

We had a great time with some of Marin's little friends although it was hard to get them all sitting down at one time and about 25 friends. It was a great day and we feel so blessed to have so many people who want to celebrate Marin's life with our family.

A whole house and lots of people hung out in the kitchen, funny

Everyone was so generous many many thanks to you all

I bought her a Cinderella brush which I hope will make it easier to do her hair we will see

Marin and our housemate Aunt Niecer have birthdays a week apart to we thought we would celebrate them together

I love this face and this dress she looked so cute and she let me do her hair today which was nice.

Aunt Niecer's chocolate cake with fresh strawberries a hit with the adults since the kids stuck licked characters back into the cake a few times before I could stop them.

Marin licking the Cinderella right before she stuck it back into the frosting for some more

Our dear friends Curt and Amy reading Babes the Cinderella book they bought her.

Of course the boys wanted to join in the action. You can see a buzz light year hanging from the blinds cord that seems about right.

Thank you to all our friends and family who made Marin feel so special and loved on her birthday. She now tells you she is two when you ask her how old she is since Symeon turned 3 in February she has been telling people she is 3. Don't rush Babes McGee you are growing up fast enough already. We love you and Happy 2nd Birthday sweet girl!