2 Years Old!

Today was Jillian's 2nd birthday! It was a big, exciting day for her and all of us. Mommy got Jillian all dressed up in a pretty dress just for this occasion. Here's a little photo of Jillian showing how happy she was.

We had the party at Auntie Greta and Uncle Clark's house. It was packed full of family, and cousins Adam and Andy provided a lot of the entertainment. After snacking on chips and stuff, we got down to business. Jillian got a cake with Dora the Explorer on it, while Uncle Clark (whose birthday is also on the same day) got two cakes. Everyone sang the happy birthday song, and Jillian looked around and smiled big. Then, when it was time for the candles, Jillian gave a quick couple puffs and blew them out.

There were lots and lots of cool presents. And there was lots of princess and Dora stuff, too! Jillian opened up the cards on her own, and anytime she opened up clothes or shoes or that kind of thing, she wanted to get undressed and put them on. Eventually, when the party was mostly over, we let Jillian take her clothes off and put on her Dora swimsuit.

One last thing to show: the Paul family gave Jillian a CD player, with a Dora song CD. They played it for her, and Jillian danced and danced. Actually, she grabbed Adam by the hands and swung around and around with him.