Maggie's 2nd birthday week

Maggie had a pretty good birthday week...
Although she and Colin both had a runny nose and cough all week, with low-grade temps.  Yuck!

We had lots of fun playing in the bounce house that our neighbors let us borrow.
Pretty much the first words out of both of their mouths each morning was "can we turn the bounce house on?!"

It was pretty hot outside this week, more like summer temps, so we had the bounce house in the playroom.

My silly kiddos

Hey there Colin!

Maggie and I got our hair cut on Monday evening.  It was Maggie's first hair cut and the aim was to get rid of her "mullet" that she was growing.  My hairdresser Rachel just shaped it up a bit and kept it long in the back to keep the curls.  Love it!  

On Wednesday, Maggie's actual birthday, we started off the day with traditional birthday morning donuts.  Maggie just sat there so cute when we were singing for her.

My big 2 year old!

Blowing out the candle, she did awesome!

I attempted to get a family photo before leaving for work and daycare, but this was as good as I could get.

Our plan was to celebrate Maggie's birthday that evening at Chuck E Cheese with just a few people that could make it (mainly Brian's family that live up in north KC).  Meemaw drove in for the party, but she had to make a detour and spend the evening at our house with a sick Colin.  He was so sad that he couldn't go to Chuck E Cheese, but ended up vomiting at daycare following his nap.  We are pretty sure it's cause he had a tummy ache from all the phlegm in his stomach, but nonetheless, was unable to attend the party and my mom was so gracious to stay at home with him.

Singing for Maggie at Chuck E Cheese.
And yes, that is a Little Debbie snack cake.  Don't judge, I picked it up 5 minutes before we got there while running into Target.

Maggie had her 2 year well-child check up on Thursday with our new doctor.

We are starting over with a new primary care doctor since we moved to our new house.  

We loved him, and Maggie even threw a fit for him in the exam room.  Wonderful!

She weighed in at 22 lbs (the 5th percentile) and was at the 30th percentile for height.

The doctor called her "a dainty flower", which I disagree with most of the time, she's one tough cookie!

On Saturday, we had Maggie's party.

Maggie's 2nd birthday was an M&M theme.

I had a lot of fun with it and Maggie just loved it, too.

My mom made a bean bag toss game, Tiffany and Chad made a "pin the M on the M&M" game, and we had various balloons and decor with M&Ms on them.

The morning of the party, Meemaw got sick.  She had to stay confined to her room due to "stomach"  issues.  I felt so badly for her, as she put in a ton of work and had to miss the fun part of the party.  Luckily I called my sister and she drove up early and helped clean, prep, decorate, etc for the party.  Whew!

Colin posing in the bean bag toss game

Maggie's birthday cake, which didn't turn out like I had envisioned in my head, but she loved it just the same.

The other cake that was baked, because my mom thought there wouldn't be enough

(one cake was enough, but who can complain about having extra birthday cake?!)

Uncle Chris and (almost) Aunt Caitlin directed the bean bag toss game, it was a hit!

The kids all loved the balloons

Maggie bounced her way through the afternoon

My sweet heart!

Andy, me, and Deidra

Maggie got some great gifts for her birthday, like new books, puzzles, dresses, shoes, a sleeping bag, some cool toys, tea sets, finger paints, etc.  

I just love this picture of Maggie looking at Colin so sweetly.
She adores her big brother!

Blow those candles out sister!

Later Meemaw felt okay enough to come down and watch Maggie open her gifts from her.

She loved her singing card

Blowing Meemaw 'thank you' kisses

The next day we headed off to another birthday party in Overland Park, at Chuck E Cheese!

Brian was helping his parents build a deck in their backyard, so it was just me and the kids. 

They were great, had a fabulous time, and came home with balloons, toys, and a fun Chuck E Cheese cup.

Colin on the monster truck

Maggie on her favorite ride, the carousel

The kids LOVED the race car simulator ride.

The rest of Sunday we spent laying low, pretty quiet.

I can't believe my little girl is 2 now.

Thanks for being such a wonderful daughter, Maggie Mae!