Sidnie is TWO

Sidnie's birthday was Friday. I can't believe she is two...where has the time gone? It was a busy day, so we celebrated in shifts with parts of the family present and others missing. (Sorry for the boat load of pictures, but our baby girl only turns two once and we want to share it with those who are not close by so that they can celebrate with us.)
Jordan was gone to gymnastics team practice, Kate was gone babysitting and James was stuck in a traffic jam and not home from work yet, but Sidnie discovered her presents and began opening them, so Mom let her continue.
Sidnie was pleased...
New girl pajamas (not the baseball or dinosaur, or pirate hand-me downs from her older brothers)...

(two sets of new jammies...)

Sand/pool toys...
a really big gift...
It's a baby doll with a stroller...
Princess Sid ready for the pool party (I'm not sure why they wanted to carry her out like this, but she enjoyed it...)
The cake (made by Jordan and Kammie) decorated with an "S"...
and a 2...
Not so sure about the candles...
Getting protective care while getting ready to blow the candles out...
She did singe her hair a bit...
Smiles! Sid loved the M&M's on the cake more than the cake itself...
Sidnie with her new baby doll she has named "Melissa" with help from her sister Jordan. It's fun to see her mothering instincts shine at such a young age. She was concerned that night--she wanted to make sure her baby doll could see while I was reading her stories that night before bed.

We love having Sidnie be a part of our family. She's joy and blessing to us.