Rose is 2!

Here is a look back on Rose over the past year:

We reached SO many milestones while Rose was 1, here is a look at 24 memorable moments and favorite things from Rose being 1!

1. Rose FINALLY got teeth :)
2. Rose said her first word 'go'
3. Rose learned to climb up and down stairs without assistance (although we hover close by)
4. Rose went down to just one nap a day
5. Rose helped mommy bake some yummy cookies
6. Rose got to stick her toes in the Atlantic Ocean
7. Rose went on the potty!
8. Rose and Papa love to play a game of 'hide the flower'
9. Rose and Grandma start going to library time and love it!
10. Anytime Rose giggles :)
11. Rose developed her love for birds
12. Rose learned to draw circles, lines, and dots
13. Rose and mommy started Music Together class
14. Rose hit the 20 lbs mark
15. Family outings to the farmers market
16. Rose got to be a flower girl
17. Rose grew enough hair for a pony tail
18. Rose learned to use a spoon and fork
19. Rose loves play dough and baby dolls
20. Rose got her first pair of sandals
21. Rose got to go in the pool for the first time
22. Rose loves all things sensory: bean bin, sand, and water
23. Rose learned to match colors and shapes
24. Rose had her first taste of coffee

I took off on Wednesday to celebrate all day with Rose. We had a wonderful day playing, lunch with daddy, nana, and papa, and playtime at the park.

This week Rose also developed a love for ice cream.

Helped me make daddy's birthday breakfast on Saturday

And went for the first family ride in Justin's Bug.

I can't wait to see all she does as a 2 year old!

PARTY!!!

We spent the week, and really the entire week, getting ready for Rose's party tonight! While we were busy with that, Rose managed to have lots of fun during the week too!

 (While Rose does loves playing with dolls and play dough, she has also become very interested with playing in our cars. Pushing buttons and going in and out of her car seat  For anyone worried, the car was parked and should Rose have decided to exit out the window, I was right there!)

Rose and I also went to the local playground with Nana on Wednesday to take a much needed outing in the beautiful weather!

But other than that we were all down to birthday business!

We even had Rose help make the favor for her party guests!!

Saturday night we had Aunt Kate and Uncle Jon for dinner and a 'mini party'.

Then Sunday it was the BIG party!

We had a photo display to show how Rose has grown since last year

Lots of yummy food that I was busy making all week :)

And yummy desserts! (the cupcakes are supposed to look like nests with eggs in them and the cookies are in the shape of a birdie)

Here are the favors: toilet paper roll smeared with peanut butter and then coated with bird seed)

Rose got lots of wonderful presents from her family:

Yes, Uncle Josh got Rose a Tiger that is bigger than her! But she loved it :)

Great-grandma Bechtel also made Rose her very own little apron, we will treasure it!

Papa also made Rose her very own picnic table!

Rose was SO pleasant and happy the whole evening, who wouldn't be when she's the center of attention?

So here is the present from mommy and daddy, thanks to an idea from Pinterest.

It's her very own house (yes, there is a light on inside, complete with a switch at Rose height)! And just like mommy's house, it's not done yet. Justin really worked hard and Rose can definitely play in it and have a lot of fun while we get it finished (windows, ceiling, door, rock wall, inside walls, and slide...and whatever else I think would be fun!)

Weekly Wrap-Up

Well, the week was terrific, even a bit of rain didn't damper Rose's happiness at finally being allowed outdoors. Who wouldn't enjoy being outside in a strawberry rain jacket (on a side note, Justin swears Rose said 'strawberry' twice for him...but I haven't heard it...)

When we did need to warm up from being outside, Rose preferred to go in the vehicles and practice car seat safety.

Buckle baby in...

Then pull her TIGHT!

Sometime on Thursday Rose developed a cough, we thought it might just be from some extra saliva draining because of teething, but by Saturday afternoon her nose was runny and she had a fever :( Rose is such an excellent sleeper, even when she is sick, but Saturday night was rough. Rose woke up about an hour after falling asleep. We tried putting her down again, but Justin ended up rocking her for 3 hours and then she slept (and I really mean tossing and coughing and keeping us all awake) in our bed until 6:30am. Luckily we have SUPER family and Justin's parents stocked us up on cold supplies for Rose this morning and my mom came and held her for an afternoon nap. I am so thankful for our families and their support. I wish I was 'super mom', but I'm not...so I'll take all the help I can get :)

On a happy note this week was the JBF sale and I am happy to announce that Rose will not be naked this spring/summer. I was able to start shopping at noon on Wednesday and after about 2 hours, Rose's wardrobe was stocked! And each of the items I took to the sale sold; I only took about a dozen things, mostly so I could just get in early ;)

We are also on the final countdown to Rose's party this weekend. Justin has got some BIG projects done on Rose's gift. Although it won't be 100% done by the weekend, it'll still be lots of fun! I also have a menu and decorations together, so after a fury of cooking/baking on Saturday, Sunday should be a great time to celebrate Rose with our family.