Happy 2nd Birthday Audrey!

 I am going to try and do better at starting, if not finishing, blog posts on time. It's much harder to remember details two months after the fact. (Go figure) (It's now December 26th and I'm determined to finish this) 

- Audrey loves Halloween inflatables and ooh's and aah's as we walk/run around neighborhoods. (So much that I created a whole post to show how much she loves them. 

- Audrey's mind is picking up new words every day and we don't realize she's learned them until she starts saying them. Audrey knows her colors and added brown and black to her store of knowledge recently. She tries to count and do her ABC's, but there are a few holes. (L..OP) 

- She can identify basic shapes and her "Octagon" is distinguishable and adorable. 

We bought her a balance bike for her birthday but decided to give it to her early so she'd have more practice time before it got cold. She had fun and although she still mostly walks on it, she figured out how to balance better. 

For her birthday party we went with an alpaca and desert theme. Sarah decided we should not only make succulent cupcakes, but should also make her a succulent cake. I'm happy with how it all turned out and give Sarah most of the creative credit. 

For her party we hired a petting zoo. It wasn't the cheapest option, but was fun. It was adorable to see her feeding the baby goat. The alpaca was cranky and didn't want to be held or pet and tried to run away. In today's world it's all about the pictures, and we got some good ones. 

Here's a video of her with the goat. 

When we sang her Happy Birthday she kept blowing out the candles. She was just a little bit excited. 

Audrey is a joy and gift to our family. We could not love her more, and am grateful she left heaven and Erik to come and join our family. Happy Birthday Baby Princess!