Celebration #3

I'm still working on more photos from Vivian's actual birthday, as well as our trip to Virginia; but in the meantime, here are some from her party with her friends a couple of Mondays ago.

Considering how many people we had in this space (4 kids, 3 babies and 4 adults), it really went well.  The kids played with remarkably little intervention from the adults, the adults actually got to chat a bit, and everyone had snacks, too.  It was fun!

The birthday "cake"

A little shy while we sing "Happy Birthday"

Not a great shot, but I never expected to get all four (of the bigger) kids in the same one, so I'll take it!

The Birthday Girl

I think she had a fun day.  After preschool, we opened presents (the dress up chest was a huge success, as were the play dishes and the ice cream set), had dinner, then her friend Rowan came over, we opened more presents and had cake (Anne - you'll be pleased to know that it was real cake :)  )

Tomorrow, we leave for Virginia for the Lupus Walk and more birthday celebration.  More photos when we get back.

Three

Three!

How did that happen?  How can Vivian already be turning three?  :)

And what a year it has been, especially the last five months or so.  She's become a wonderful big sister, moved from the toddler group into pre-school, potty-trained during the day, become even more verbal (that's both good and bad, in case you are wondering ;) ) and has a vivid imagination - lots of fun!

So, just like for her first and second birthday, here are pictures representing the last 12 months.

Alles Liebe zum Geburstag, mein kleiner Spatz!

December 2009

January 2010

February 2010

March 2010

April 2010

May 2010

June 2010

July 2010

August 2010

September 2010

October 2010

November 2010

Yay!

I think Vivian had a fun day today, judging by this picture. Thank you to everyone for all the gifts, comments, cards, calls, messages, emails ... they made the little girl feel very special.

More once I've had a chance to work on a couple of the photos.

Happy 2nd Birthday!

Another year has flown by. Wow. Happy 2nd Birthday, Vivian! Below is a photo from every month. If you want to look at the photos of Vivian's first year again, click here.

December 2008
January 2009
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
May 2009
June 2009
July 2009
August 2009
September 2009
October 2009
November 2009