August 18th is a very special date at our house... It's Irelynn's birthday! I can hardly believe that two years have escaped us since Irelynn joined our family. We can't imagine life without her. Irelynn fits right in with her brother and sister. She is happy, feisty, smart, tough, quick to obey, and our family comedian.
Our kids love riding their bikes. And since our tricycle broke last year, Irelynn hasn't been able to participate with her big brother and big sister. So she was thrilled when she woke up to a brand new tricycle - with a bucket in back for her baby doll.
Irelynn enjoyed the crinkle paper atop her present just as much as the gift itself.
She LOVES Hello Kitty. (Thus, the Hello Kitty-themed birthday.) So it was a must to find her a Hello Kitty gift. The purse was perfect.
We saved the best for last. Irelynn got her very own bouncy ball! That meant a lot to her because she used to balance on a beach ball while her brother and sister bounced around on their bouncy balls. That was the best $5 we've every spent on a toy!
For some reason our kids think that their birthday dinner should be Hawaiian Haystacks. They never tire of it! It's become our birthday "most requested".
We planned a very small get-together for Irelynn's birthday. Grandma and Grandaddy and Irelynn's best friend, Karlee, came over to sing Happy Birthday to her and share some cake. This particular cake recipe has make it to my top 10 favorite cake recipes list. It's a dark chocolate, super moist, thick, rich cake that isn't sickening sweet.
Karlee and Irelynn
GG (short for Great Grandmother), sends our kids one dollar for every year they turn. It's always special when they get something from GG in the mail!
Nana sent Irelynn a package full of goodies! She was beside herself. There was a little of everything she loved in Nana's package. Hello Kitty, Little People, a princess doll... She kept saying over and over, "It's my happy birthday!"
And it was a very happy birthday. We love you, sweetheart. :)
5 comments:
Ummm. So I NEED that cake recipe!!!
i love your family. happy birthday irelynn! you are TOO cute!
It seems like only yesterday that you'd just had little Irelynn. What a fun birthday.
I love the picture of your three kids with the cake. They all look so much alike.
Oh my goodness Irelynn is such a doll. I can't believe she's already 2 and I haven't even met her yet!
What a special little girl! We love you Irelynn!!!
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