A few pics from her official birthday!

So Alana's birthday was officially on Sunday, so we got to spend another day celebrating her birthday. The weather was awesome so she got to do her favorite thing--go to the park!

Happy SECOND Birthday, Alana!!!

Well, Alana is officially TWO! She's been acting like she is two for months now, so glad it is finally her official age! She had a great "elmo" birthday party and loved opening all her presents. She was a bit shy at first and I think the attention overwhelmed her a bit. Amazing how all her shyness went away as soon as she opened presents and had cookies & cupcakes! At two, Alana talks all the time, is super expressive, loves to read & color, is a great mom to her babies and has a serious love of Elmo! She keeps us on our toes everyday!
She also had her two-year check up today. She is officially 34.25 inches tall (50-75th percentile) and 25 pounds (25-50th percentile). She completely remembered the doctor's office and pretty much started freaking out as soon as we walked out of the waiting room. At least she recovered quickly from her shots....I am sure the promise of ice cream helped!

A few more "pre-2" photos

Only a few more days & we officially have a 2 year old. Alana is such a happy, wild girl. SO much personality! She has a very active imagination and loves to play going to the store. Of course she puts like 2 purses on her shoulder...just like mama.

I will have to get a video of Alana dancing so I can share her mad dancing skills. It is hilarious! I am about to sign her up for a "pre-ballet" class. We are going to check it out in a few weeks. I can't wait to put her in a little leotard!

ALMOST 2!!!

It is hard to believe that Alana is just a few days shy of her big 2nd birthday! If you ask her how old she is, she will tell you TWO! And, instead of holding up one hand with two fingers, she will hold up both hands with one finger each. Crafty gal she is. She is a complete chatter box and loves to tell us stories. In what should be a surprise to no one, she talks with her hands and laughs at her own jokes. I wonder where she gets that! These last two years have flown by and we have enjoyed every minute of her little life. Can't wait to see what the next year brings!!! Hopefully, the next few months will bring me actually catching up on her baby book, which I am now officially REALLY behind on.....

This weekend is her Elmo birthday party. She is pretty jazzed and, if her second party is anything like her first, she is going to LOVE opening presents and eating cake!!! More pics to come of the big event!

**photos courtesy of kevin marks! having some issues posting more than 1...so more to come later!