.: 2 :.

She turned two yesterday....our little one, our spunky one, our Frances.  The day was simple yet very sweet, starting out with a quiet morning over breakfast just between the two of us. (Neva slept late...an unprecedented 8:30!) I presented Frances with the baby doll I somehow managed to finished in time for her birthday!  She was quite delighted.

 (*Sigh* The bruise requires an explanation.  This was a "ring-around-the-rosie" related injury.  Only our rough and tumble Frankie could get an injury of this sort playing "ring-around-the-rosie"  She is fine. In a way, it's rather fitting considering that she spent the majority of her second year with a bruise on her forehead!)

She also received and immediately put on her birthday sweater, which is getting to be a sort of tradition for our girls!

 

(Neva and Frances in their birthday crowns)

 

After a quiet morning Neva and Frances and I headed out to one of our favorite bakeries for cookies! We had a great dinner party with some very special guests...Emily and Will and Popeye and Mum Mum, who brought the greatly anticipated CHOCOLATE CAKE!!! 

 

 

 

Frances received a very special gift from Mimi and Grampi, her very own "bicycle"! She was extremely excited about it, and didn't really get off of it from the moment we presented it to her until it was time for bed.  

 

 (sorry for the blurry picture...as you can imagine, Frances doesn't really "stay still" very often and definitely not when she's on her bike!)

What a special day is was for all of us.  I kept catching myself watching Frances and feeling so much joy and gratitude for this sweet, hilarious, wild, bold, cheerful little person.  How glad we are to have her here.