Christiane's 20th Birthday

On December 23rd we made the trip to Gassaway to attend my sister's 20th birthday dinner party.  My mom made a delicious (from what I hear) Italian meal of lasagna and garlic bread at Christiane's request, followed by cheese cake for desert.  Two of Christiane's closest friends, Shelby and Alana, joined the party as well.

It was a great evening, and I'm so glad that our entire family was able to be a part of it.  I love having Kevin around for family events!

Here's one last shot of me with Christiane at her Morgantown birthday bash, an ugly Christmas sweater party.

Kerriann's 2nd Birthday Party

Yes, I'm aware that this post is over a month late, but I can't go on with my blog without having this post!

We celebrated Kerriann's 2nd birthday with a party at Perryville Park among family and close friends.

Kerriann, Kevin and I had a great time visiting with all of our friends and family, eating cake and playing games.

The weather held out for us even though it was forecasted to rain.  It was hot and humid, but nothing that we couldn't handle!

A big thanks goes out to my mother in law, Katie, for making the beautiful cookies and Minnie themed vegetable tray, brother in law Ryan, my Dad, and friends Marshall and Jacqueline for helping to set up before the party, and to all those who brought the cutest gifts for Kerriann!  She loves every single gift she received!

Kerriann's 2nd Birthday

On August 3, Kerriann's actual birthday, we spent the day running errands for her party, eating out at Boston Market for lunch (they even gave her a red balloon when they saw her birthday shirt), and playing with the train table at Barnes and Noble.  She also got to pick out a new Olivia book.

In the afternoon she asked me to put on her "ballet dress" which is actually just a pink ruffly dress.  She's never done that before and I thought it was so cute.  She was holding one of my little purses and being so cute, so I tried to get her to sit still for a few pictures since she was all dressed up.  I got a few cute ones.  Just wish the background had been nicer than our ugly living room!

And here's one more silly one in color so you can see how cute the dress really is!

That evening, we had her favorite dinner, spaghetti and meat sauce, followed by brownies and a round of "Happy Birthday to You."  After that we let her open a few gifts.  A new playhouse tent from Mommy and Daddy, a singing Dora backpack from Gigi, and a doll from her friends Sonia and Solana.

Thank you to all of our friends and family for all of the birthday wishes!  They really mean a lot to us!