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Zoie turns two!

Derik and I can officially say we now have a two year old!  It's bittersweet, when your kids grow and have birthdays.  It's neat seing how much they have changed in a year, but I can't help to be a little sad that she is growing up.  Zoie' s birthday fell on Memorial Day this year, but we celebrated with family on Sunday with a lady bug theme.

We had crackers with ladybugs (Cream cheese, Olives, tomatoes)

And some fruit lady bugs (Strawberries, chocolate chips, blueberries)

We drank "Bug Juice" out of our cute mason jars

But my favorite was the cupcakes that my mom and I got to make.  By the end of making all 24 of them, our hands were green and red.  It looked like Christmas at our house.


Zoie did SO well opening her gifts this year.  She is way more into "stuff" than she was last year.  She got lots of books, toys, and clothes.


She also got a really neat portable high chair that we can pack up easily into the car and take everywhere with us.  Here she is hanging out with Aunt Laura :)

Zoie had her very own red cupcake that she got to have fun with.  Last year she was so tiny and didn't enjoy digging into stuff and getting messy.  This year she had no problem.



I am a very neat and tidy person, so when I let Zoie play in her mess for a good while, Derik was very surprised :)  She was having way too much fun!  And of course, when there is easy axcess to a bath, why not get messy?
Yep, it is all in her hair :)
Derik and I look very forward to this year with our sweet girl.  She has changed so much in the last year, we know good things are to come.  Happy birthday Zoie Rae! 

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