Some Pictures from Isa's 2nd Birthday

As I mentioned before, our youngest one turned two last week. She had a wonderful birthday, and although we kept it pretty low-key (hung out at home and let her be princess for the day) I am fairly certain that she had a good time. : )

I thought the cake was pretty cool! Much easier to serve, because it is constructed entirely out of cupcakes! And they were good.... I ate two.....mmmmmm.....

Blowing out the candles with her Daddy...

...and licking icing off her fingers along with her brothers! Can you say "sugar rush" three times fast? Hahahahaha....

Isabella, the Chef

My littlest munchkin, Isabella, has a birthday coming up this week. She will be turning a grand two years old on the 14th of August, and boy, has she definitely been growing by leaps and bounds. Sometimes she completely surprises me with the things she says - although I will be glad when the word "no" stops being one of her favorites, LOL. Well, it looks like Isaiah will now be going out of town (to Australia - what a hardship! wink, wink) and will miss her big day, so we went out and got one of her birthday gifts in advance. Check it out:

Isabella absolutely loves puttering around my kitchen and trying to "help" me when I am cooking and baking. So now, she has her own kitchen to whip up whatever she wants, however she wants. I would have LOVED one of these things when I was little - the phone rings and speaks, the burner turns red and bubbles, the overhead light turns on and off...need I go on? Very, very cool! As soon as it was set up, Isa headed straight for it and began playing with the little dishes and utensils:

Many thanks to Isa's Abuela and Papa for helping give our girl her dream kitchen. Grandparents are so awesome!

On another happy note, my cousin Beth - who inspired me to start blogging in the first place - was blessed with the arrival of a handsome and healthy baby boy named Caedon on July 31st. If you get a chance, swing on over to her blog, See Bess Run, and send her some congratulations! We all know that pregnancy and labor is no joke, so I am sure that this delivery was both a blessing and relief for her. I bet she will be lacing on her running shoes again in no time : )