After the bath...

After a slightly intense trip to a thrift store with Amanda and Liona, and then dinner, Stella took a nice warm bath. Afterwards, she was very chatty. She has quite the agenda.

Stella: I, me be right back.

Me: Oh, where are you going?

Stella: Sioux Falls

Me: Really? What are you going to do there?

Stella: See Gramma Muh-kus.

Me: Oh fun... what else?

Stella: See A-wyn (Aeowyn)... Go Beeto Ingwin (Burrito Union)... Go apark... Go astore, and buy a fan.

Silly girl.

Stella's Happy Birthday

She's two years old... and acts like it too! Yesterday was Stella's birthday, and what a day it was. It started like any other day, except for the presents and constant requests for the "happy birthday song". So, after a large breakfast of yummy french toast, she opened her mamapapa present. A new pink "cramera". Loves it and has already taken many, many pictures. Also helped set up her new slide. Turns out, it's not just a slide, but one of those silly jungle gym sorts for outside... oh well, she loves it. Then comes the downward spiral.... oh boy. She runs down the hall at an alarming speed and takes a face dive straight into the hinge on the door. She cried. I did too. Recovered but with a HUGE goose-egg on her forehead. Next she managed to jump off a stool unassisted and land on her head. Then she backflipped herself off the new slide. Later, she cracked her lip open on the window..... Thank God nap time was next - she can't get hurt while she's sleeping.

Later that evening, friends came over for Stellie's Party. Lots of adults, 6 little girls and one baby boy all on the deck above our neighbors apartment, Stella loved every minute of it. We ate smoked pulled pork that Seth worked on for at least 10 hours, as well as homemede caraway cole slaw... droool. The beer and juice and tea runneth over. For dessert: "cakes" on a stick.

Really, what little kid wouldn't want their cake on a stick. With sugar highs in full on GO mode, it started raining and the party moved down back to our place. Have you ever seen 6 little sugared up kids in a 10x12 room (including two adults) all trying to play on a slide that takes up an eighth of the space? It's a miracle no one got hurt, and even more amazing that we didn't have to break up any fights!

Stella's Dream: A baby! She even got to help change Sully's diaper for her birthday. EWWW!

Stelle's sweet girlfriends (L ro R) Kiera, Stella, Aeowyn and Liona

Thank you everyone for making Stella's party a great time!