Hailey is two years old today. Her celebration started right away when we arrived at Grandma and Grandpa's this morning. The decorations were there for her to see as well as her new pool, blown up but without water, sitting in the middle of the living room.
While we were at work Hailey had a great time playing in the pool, which was moved to the deck and filled with water.
I went over to surprise her at lunch but she was in the middle of a late morning nap. I did get to spend some time with Logan who was awake.
This evening Hailey got to swim again and then open the rest of her gifts. She needed help to get started on each package. She also became so enthralled with each gift that she required coaxing to open the next one.
After she opened a set of bowling pins she had the best time handing them all to Grandpa to hold, then taking them away one at a time to give to Grandma to hold.
Hailey's cake eating skills have increased dramatically over the last year. Tonight a fork was used and almost no clean up was required.
As with last year, we did our best to celebrate Hailey's birth today and save our time of reflection on the life of our precious little boy until the anniversary of his passing next week. The hardest time for me today was watching her having fun in front of the mirror. I couldn't help wishing she could be having that fun with Ryan instead of just her own reflection.
Posts from the 26th of each month:
2010
June - Twenty-three Months
May - Twenty-two Months
April - Twenty-one Months
March - Twenty Months
February - Nineteen Months
January - Eighteen Months
2009
December - Seventeen Months
November - Sixteen Months
October - Fifteen Months
September - Fourteen Months
August - Thirteen Months
July - Twelve Months
June - Eleven Months
May - Ten Months
April - Nine Months
March - Eight Months
February - Seven Months
January - Six Months
2008
December - Five Months
November - Four Months
October - Three Months
September - Two Months
August - One Month
July - Birthday
One Year Ago - Happy Birthday
Two Years Ago - Unexpected Birthday - July 26th
