Wants vs Needs

I want a new oven/stove.

But I need a new dishwasher.

One that preferrably has a built in baby gate, and if not - one that has a door that can handle a 22 pound 8 month old who loves to climb on it.

Any suggestions?

Sometimes...

...runny noses are fun!

because that means that we stay home all day and this time build a tent!

Watch it snow...

Experiment in the kitchen...

 

Try something new...

Watch a movie in the tent...

Steal some grub in the tent...

Snuggle with Daddy...

Giggle a lot and then make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies!

We stayed home for 2 full days and now everyone is better.  I love family time!

Don't you?

I am two now!

Here is the birthday song from last year...she was so fat! :)

And here is this year:

This baby is now two! I can't believe how fast it went! I posted her birth story last year HERE. So this year we are going to talk all about Bridget.
8 months

*All about Bridget*
Age* 1 year 26.3 pounds, 33.2 inches
Age* 2 years 38.2 pounds 35 inches

Foods she liked at 1* Everything, especially sandwich meat. This girl is a human garbage can, no joke, there is nothing she won't try! If you put veggies and fruit on her plate, she will eat the veggies first, just like her brother.

Foods she likes at 2* She loves pasta, cheese, yogurt, any chicken EXCEPT nuggets (she doesn't like the breadding), she loves salmon and spinach and her favorite fruit is pineapple.

Least favorite foods* Olives (still), Bell Peppers

Bridget's 1st Birthday

Favorite dessert* "laloween candy"

Favorite toys* She loves her bebes, she has named them all. Brittany is the pink one with the bonnet, Carrie is the one with braids, Lindsey is the yellow one that moves, Rissa is her brunette cabagge patch, Bree is the red head. She loves little people and now likes to steal anything that Scarlett is playing with.

20 months

What she's good at* Talking. She loves to talk and not the jibber jabber stuff she tries really hard to speak clear enough so anyone can understand her. She also is very good at not letting her height get in the way. She knows how to move chairs and stools to get what she wants, like butter on the counter for instance. :)

Favorite activities* Dancing and singing. She is almost always singing to us in the van. She loves to paint and do projects a lot too.

Things she's afraid of* Being lost, and alone.

23 months

Something Mommy loves about Bridget* She has such a love for adventure. I almost always will find her at a park doing some near death stunt, and when I get scared she says "I'm okay" I love that she loves babies, I mean she will love on and kiss her pretend ones and any kid she sees in the ward it is so cute.

Something Daddy loves about Bridget* She gives the best hugs and kisses, and her little high pitched voice when she gets mad is so funny, its hard not to laugh.  When Bridget is in a full on crying fit I usually can get her out of it pretty fast by smiling at her.  She is a great sister too.
Something Lucas loves about Bridget* Her smile, and she always throws her baby in her room when I ask her to play firetrucks with me. And if I ask mommy for something, and she says no...Bridget will know how to climb where ever to get it for me.
Something Scarlett loves about Bridget* She loves to play with me.

So Happy Birthday Bridge, Bridgey-Lou, Bridge the Fridge, and Bigit.

 You will always be our princess and our STAR!

Pink Princess Polka Dot Party

She was VERY excited for her 3P party!

In fact she wanted to change her outfit 3x before 5pm!

Yes 3P party!  Bridget told me she wanted cake balls for her party, she told me she wanted princesses, and lots of pink.  So I did everything she asked for and it turned out so cute!  She wanted spaghetti for her birthday dinner, but we all decided Baked Ziti would be better, so I made that with green beans and Cheesy Bread.  Her cousins came over and Uncle Ryan and Auntie Veronica came too!  We all had a yummy feast and then opened some presents.

 

She had a very princess themed party.  Grandma and Grandpa Horn gave her a princess phone, and a cool dress up box.  That was a hit with everyone...

 

 

Auntie Steph gave her a princess tea set, everyone LOVED that.

 

Auntie Veronica, Uncle Ryan and Noah and Elijah gave her dress up shoes that she liked, but Lucas really was the one who wore them throughout the house. :)  He is good with heels! Haha.

Lucas picked out a princess hopscotch game that all of the kids liked.

We gave her a Princess Aurora Barbie, her very first barbie!  She thought she was "special."

Then Uncle Chris came with his girlfriend Megan who we all think is the coolest.

They gave her a necklace and cool socks and a cute hat.

Then Grandma and Grandpa Witte came and Bridget told Grandpa all about her birthday.  Grandma grabbed Scarlett for some cuddle time.

We had the birthday song sung only how the Witte's can do it, not totally in the right key but with lots of love and enthusiasm. Bridget LOVED the attention.

We had Strawberry(pink) ice cream with french vanilla cake balls and strawberry supreme cake balls.

I gave everyone 2 but Bridget ended up eating 9 all by herself.

Then she opened up her present from Grandma and Grandpa Witte which was a Princess Sticker/Coloring Book with 600+ stickers and a Princess Memory game.  Everyone left and Bridget game me a hug and said Thank You about 11 times before we put jammies on and threw the kids into bed.  It was a fun Pink Princess Polka Dot Party. I am glad we have family close it makes things like birthdays seem more special!

Happy 2nd Bridge!