Kallen turns TWO!!

Once all the excitement of the holidays had died down, we were thrown into one more party event as Kallen's birthday came fast--January 10th! Kallen officially weighed nearly 24 pounds at her check-up and the doctor was thrilled with her growth despite some who believe she hasn't grown at all in the last few months. She says many words and phrases now and is at the perfect age for Eric to teach her all sorts of "precious" things. Luckily, he hasn't yet taught her to say "Mommy is a witch!" (one of Katherine's first sentences) She does regularly tell her Daddy "I love you the most!" He's endlessly pleased...

Kallen LOVED her kitchen. She wasn't too certain what it was at first but once her sister's got in and started playing, she quickly became interested and a little possessive. Her cake, while not so lovely appearing, was thankfully edible! We all enjoyed it this year. I found a recipe that I will use again that contains no eggs, butter, or milk, of course. Kallen, naturally, never really dug into the cake. Instead she ate the berries off of it. She was happy.



Once we lit the candles, Kallen really had no idea what to do. She stood and watched them for a while until finally her sisters joined her to show her how to blow them out. She has now learned the words to the Happy Birthday song and will spontaneously sing it to her toys.




I believe she has now decided that opening her mouth really wide is how you smile big. She's been doing that rather often these days.