Clara Turns Two

Clara turned two today.   She had a fantastic birthday, and she seemed much more aware of birthday things than I remember Lee being at this age (probably a function of being the younger sibling).  She knew it was her special day all day long, and she was in a jolly mood.   Bridges took the day off (as he does for all of our birthdays).  

We put up balloons and a banner, and made her favorite (waffles) for breakfast.  

She opened her presents in the morning (a magnetic doodle pad and a book).  I had made some fresh playdoh, and we put that out after breakfast and they played with playdoh for quite a while.   Then we went to Kids Playground, which was a lot of fun.  It was amazing how much better Clara was at getting around only four months past our last visit.   

After that we went out to lunch, and then came home.  My parents came before dinner and got to spend some time with the girls.  

Linda and Roger came by for cake aftewards.  Here's the carrot cake I made.  

Everyone remarked at how much more she's talking, as you can see in this video.