Alex's 2nd Birthday- continued

I think Alex had a pretty great birthday. She woke up (in my bed, after a terrible night) to daddy arriving home from a 24 hour shift at the fire department. She really hates it when he leaves and is always so excited to see him come home. We had green eggs, waffles, strawberries and chocolate milk for breakfast and then she got to open 2 gifts! The first was a stuffed kitty from Tyler, which she immediately fell in love with and the second was a wooden stacking ring thing she really liked as well.

Tyler was exhausted, so while he took a nap, we web cammed Grandma Asay in Montana and Alex got to open a special music box from her. She loved it, and loved seeing grandma on the computer.

Next came the ZOO!!!! Alex's Aunts Kara, Kate, cousin Archie and Tyler and I all went.

Here is our 'before' the zoo shot.

We had a lot of fun at the Zoo. Alex was enthralled with everything and had a blast. She was also very well behaved.

Looking at the Giraffes

I think Archie had a pretty good time as well, especially when we let him run.

These two are pretty much brother and sister these days.

I love how happy they both look in this picture

I can't remember what Archie was looking at here, but he was REALLY excited about it.

Although the reptile house smelled terrible, Alex and Archie had the most fun running from window to window looking at everything, it was adorable.

I refrained from posting Kate and Kara's measurements, to respect their privacy.

Here is pregnancy week 33.5. (i'm pushing my belly out to make for a more dramatic picture)

Alex wouldn't go anywhere near the big monkey.

Archie couldn't get enough of him.

After a long day of walking, here we are at the end of the day. Tyler has Archie, Kara has Alex, Kate has the strollers, and I started waddling ahead to get a head start on the hill.

Tyler and Archie, Kara (Tyler's sister) and Alex

After the zoo we came home, cleaned house, ate dinner and then had family over for a party.

Alex was so cute while opening her gifts, she even tried to share with Archie. Thanks for all the great gifts from everyone, she LOVES them all!

Here was the special cake with less sugary frosting that I made for Alex. She had a blast blowing out the candles, but refused to make a mess of eating it like Tyler wanted her to.

Here was the cake for everyone else. It took forever, and I don't think my hand will ever be the same after decorating it. Alex was very interested in taking a bite out of Elmo's face though.

This was all of the cake that Alex ate. After begging me for frosting and cake for 2 days, this was all she ate. Silly girl.