Syd's Birthday Celebrations

We celebrated Sydney's 2nd birthday a few days early by having a small pool party/BBQ with friends and by eating purple dinosaur cake...what else, right?  After showing her several cake ideas online she became attached to the dinosaur, and every time we talked about her upcoming party she always mentioned the dinosaur cake so of course we had to go with that one!

Then on Sydney's true birthday, we surprised her with a big easel for drawing, painting, etc.  I'm pretty sure she thought it was cool...except that we forgot to buy the paper, paint, and chalk for it.  Oops.

And after Tante Karinne's arrival that morning, some swimming, and pizza with dip-dip for dinner, we celebrated again with some cupcakes - YUM!  Sydney made sure she got TWO cupcakes since it was her second birthday.  Good thing she really only wants the frosting anyway.

Had to put the bib on for chocolate frosting!

I couldn't resist including this photo of the kids on Sydney's birthday....Geneva's face is just hilarious!  Oh, and the twins were rooting for the Netherlands in World Cup Soccer that day too!

Sydney also had her 2-year well child appointment this week.  Our little girl weighs a whopping 25.2 pounds (35th percentile - we are moving up!) and is just shy of 3 feet tall (93rd percentile).  Her large head is in the 85th percentile.  Syd's pediatrician is always raving about how she talks like a 3-4 year old....yes, we know she's a little smarty pants, and we love it.  Even when she's sassy...which she is often lately!