Party Pics

What a great day we had celebrating Brantlee turning 2!! The weather was beautiful, and many of our family and friends came to the party. Most and best of all, this curly-headed girl had the time of her life. She was very aware that this was her day ;) She squealed and screamed when each guest would arrive, and she was so excited the entire time! I wish I could post a picture of each and every guest or friend. Thanks so much for all her sweet gifts! It was a very great day.

She carried around Minnie for almost the whole party. Poor Minnie looked pretty rough and ragged by the end.

She was in awe that everyone was actually singing to her.

She did it all by herself!!

Collin and his best "girl" friend Allie. They are inseparable at school.

The second or third gift that B opened was a little bag filled with some makeup for to have for herself. We requested this, because she nearly destroys mine every morning when I try to get dressed. She. loves. it. After she saw this gift, she wouldn't put it down. She walked around showing everyone her makeup. Poppa even let her apply some blush and lip gloss-ha!!

But guess who became fascinated by the baby doll crib??

After the birthday festivities and food, the boys (including several grown men) decided to play some soccer and football. I snagged some pics of our little man being so grown up out there.

Future quarterback maybe?

Playing with some new toys and putting her baby to bed.

Brantlee Grace-

You are such a joy, little girl!!! You are so sweet, sassy, matter-of-fact, and very independent. From day one, you have made it clear that you have your own mind and your own agenda. We've learned to respect that ;) You have changed in so many ways over this past year- from barely walking to climbing steep ladders and up slides backwards, from saying only a few words to full out conversations. But most change has occurred in the area of hair! This time last year, we were so proud to just have a bow in your hair. And now we can't keep those curls under control for more than an hour. We are loving every minute of raising a princess ... well, a tough and usually dirty princess. You are so very girly, yet you are equally as much of a tomboy. You are just plain funny. But when you have your mind set on something, there is nothing funny about the situation. We pray that part of you never changes, no matter how hard it is to parent at times. You make our hearts smile, and we love you, Brantlee Bug!

Love,

Daddy, Mommy & Collin