Violet turns 2!

Well Violet didn't know it was her birthday, or even what a birthday is.  She didn't realize that she was the guest of honor, but it was clear that she had a blast.  We had her party at Pretend City Children's Museum.  She went nonstop until the museum closed and beyond.  Violet only has two "friends" of her own, so most of the guests were friends of ours with young children and family.  It was nice to have so many people we care about in one room.

I loved her dress.

The kids got to decorate top hats with stickers.

Violet was obsessed with the balloons.

With Papa

Violet's favorite balloon

The gifts were so nice.

Thanks to everyone who came for sharing this day with us.

Happy New Year!

Christmas

Violet gets the best of both worlds with hannukah and Christmas.  We celebrated on Christmas eve since I had to work Christmas.

Violet enjoyed hanging out with the grandpas.

Then it was time to unwrap the gifts.  She wasn't really sure what to expect.

Once she realized there was a toy in each box, it was like a light went on.  Suddenly she wanted to open everyone's gifts.

Here she is unwrapping Grandpa's gift.

Here's just a small portion of the loot.

She said "My turtle!"

 Thanks for grandpa Burt, Papa, Nana,  and Marla and Merill for making it so special.

Hannukah

More holiday pictures:

More Disney Pictures

The most exciting part of Disney--ducks!

Admiring Jaden's princess dress

Friends

Violet takes charge.

Holidays and Graham Crackers

Violet had her holiday pictures taken today.  It was a fair bit more challenging than last year.  First she was afraid of the scary lady with the camera and just clung to me.  That actually was the first 30 minutes.  The photographer gave us some time to adapt to the room and we tried again.  We were somewhat successful considering Violet is holding a graham cracker in EVERY single picture.  Yeah, you try taking a cookie away from a 2 year old and still manage to get a smile for the camera.  At least this years photos will have a story to go with them.

Here's a sneak peak:

Disney with Friends