Cecilia turns TWO!

People, my baby is 2 years old.

I was telling someone about her a while back and I said, "You know that rhyme about the little girl with the little curl? She is that rhyme exactly."  It goes,

There was a little girl

Who had a little curl

Right in the middle of her forehead.

And when she was good

She was very, very, good.

And when she was bad

She was horrid.

This girl is a mix of sweet as can be and defiant Hulk!  But I love her for it.

She is completely obsessed with Peppa Pig.

She loves the color orange.

She adores playing with her brother.

She loves being in the center of the action.

She always wants to hold a balloon.

She loves to play outside.

She could eat waffles every day.

She hates bath time lately (not sure why).

She loves dancing to her theme song "Cecilia" by Simon and Garfunkel.

She talks up a storm.

She hates sticky things on her fingers.

She loves play-doh.

She has the highest pitched voice ever. So cute.

She's obsessed with my water bottle.

She watches Book of Life every day with her big brother.

She rips all bows and elastics out of her hair.

She takes off her diaper every chance she gets.

She is absolutely, 100%, perfect.

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Thirty-Eight Things

This is easily becoming my favorite birthday tradition. Looking over the past year was amazing and reminded me of just how good my life is! It was a really hard year, but look at how many good things happened too!  Tomorrow I start a fresh year of new happy memories!!!

01. This book. 

02. Cecilia turning one year old and this hilarious picture of her being afraid of the candle on her cake. 

03. Making a wedding cake for the very first time & mastering Italian Buttercream.

04. Our annual pumpkin-carving party. 

05. Having the fiery red hair I always wanted (and this Yeti mask from a kids meal). 

06. Visiting the Ogden Dinosaur Park for the first time with the entire family. 

07. Halloween with these cute kids. 

08. My awesome Halloween mantle. 

09. That month I reconnected with my DSLR (I need to do that again), 

10. Thanksgiving with Jenny Lemmons and her kiddos.

11. Handmade ornament exchange with the Renegade Craft Society.

12. Little blessings that make a big difference.

13. This freaking amazing mantle Matt and I made for the Ward Christmas Party out of cardboard and foam.

14. Taking our kids to meet a Food Network Star and having the best Macarons of my life.

15. Making gingerbread houses with Jon & Liz's family.

16. Christmas with my wonderful husband and children and finishing all of the homemade pajamas in time.

17. New Year's Eve with family.

18. New Year's Day with even more family!

19. Watching all of the Best Picture nominees with Chachi.

20. Taking our kids to the Museum of Natural Curiosity for the first time.

21. Losing 30 pounds.

22. Attending my first blogging conference and making tons of new, creative, friends!

23. Learning to love bike-riding again.

24. Throwing the most epic tween party ever!

25. The time Ella conquered her fears and we rocked the Go-Karts!

26. Attending the LDS Blogger training and meeting so many wonderful women.

27. Our mini-vacation to Snowbird.

28. Participating in the "Listen to Your Mother"live show.

29. Attending the Opera with Chachi.

30. Working with Utah's First Lady on the Uplifting Families initiative.

31. The night over the Summer when Bianca, Eves, and I ran around the block and set up a picnic blanket to watch neighborhood fireworks together!

32. Summer swimming at the Bountiful Rec Center.

33. Visits from Stacy Crapo, Emily Foley, Kirsti Call, and Hilary Arveseth.

34. Checking items off of my Baking Bucket List, like these homemade marshmallows.  Starting a Facebook Group of bakers from around the country and doing baking challenges together. So fun!

35. Riding the big roller coasters with Evangeline during our family's first visit to Lagoon.

36. Taking a laminated dough class with Lolly and Annie.

37. Our family visit to The Leonardo children's museum.

38. Winning this amazing prize at a blogger event!

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