Someone Had a Birthday!

Piper turned 2 the day before Thanksgiving. We had so much fun that day as a family. Piper woke up to pink balloons all in her room. It has become one of our birthday traditions that the kids love. Piper also woke up wanting her Minnie in her arms, which was very fitting since her birthday was a Minnie Mouse party!

Then it was downstairs for presents! We were all excited, but she was still waking up and therefore not all smiles. How could she not know that it was her special day?

These are all for me?

Yay! Toys for my babies!
And tons of princess shoes!Oooh, what is this. . . .Clothes from Grandma Pitta!I love this because Brody would never give clothes the time of day and throw them over his shoulder like they were tissue paper. Clothes are definitely her thing.Have to stop a moment to give Minnie a big hug!As soon as she opened all her clothes gifts, she immediately unzipped her jammies and tried to put on her new dresses. This one is from Auntie Janie and she looked so cute! Then, of course, it was time to try on her new dress up shoes!How do I look? Like a little girl that has grown up way too fast (sigh).
Grandma Pitta also got her play food.Brody enjoyed playing with all the food and showing us his creations. . . hot dog
Hamburger Deluxe with an ice cream cone.All her presents! Brody picked out the princess backpack for her, so she could have her very own. So cute!Piper requested hot chocolate, eggs and toast for breakfast.Oh so good, right Brody?After breakfast and once we all got ready for the day, we were off to the movies to go see. . . . .

Tangled!Here are a few shots of us waiting for the movie to start. We scored free popcorn for using our Regal Rewards card too. BTW, that is the most awesome thing, much like the Best Buy rewards card, we score free things almost every time we go to the movies it seems (which really isn't a lot). It is not a credit card and there is no cost to have one. Way cool!This was Piper's 3rd movie she had been to, so she wasn't as comfortable like Brody was. I guess the first time really doesn't count because she was a little baby and was asleep for most of it.We all LOVED Tangled! It was very cute movie that is great for all ages. I would highly recommend it if you haven't gone already. I thought it would be more for girls, but not so, it had lot of great stuff for the boys too. Piper did really well in the movie and was content up though about 2/3rds of it before falling asleep on my lap. She woke up for the last couple of scenes. Now, if we see any kind of preview or poster about it, the kids still go crazy and Piper always says, "Tangled, for my birthday". She is the cutest! :)

After the movie, we went to see this guy.She really wasn't interested in him and even a bit scared when he came over. This was really what she looked liked most of the time at Chuck E Cheese. I guess she was soaking it all in with it being her first time and all. We took Brody here for his birthday when he turned two, and with it being a rainy day anyway, it was a perfect place to go.We first went for the games. Brody was wanting to play every game he saw.
Skee ball seemed to be the favorite for us all. But Daddy did love shooting hoops.Piper had a great time taking the car out for a spin.and trying to figure out the horn.Our pizza arrived and it was time to take a break. We had to pull unwilling children away from all the fun for a minute.After eating a bit, it was back for more games. Piper loved sitting in the Clifford car.The horse ride was a hit too.

And the merry-go-round for one last ride.
We then headed home for some yummy cupcakes. All Piper wanted for her birthday was pink cupcakes. She had been wanting these all day from the moment she got up. Now that it was time for cupcakes, she was very excited. Note to self: next time you want to make Minnie/Mickey cupcakes, use oreos with little oreos instead, so much easier!
Happy Birthday Piper!

I can't believe she is already two! Time is really flying by way to quick with her, probably because she is such a good little girl. We are so lucky to have this sweet, smart, smiley, sassy at times, snugly and shy Piper in our lives. Happy Birthday pumpkin!