Celebrating Cara's 2nd Birthday 2-2-11!

On February 2, 2009, we celebrated the birth of our daughter Carrington Paige at 2:56 p.m. weighing in at 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 3/4 inches long. Check in here to read more.

http://thecadwalladers.blogspot.com/2008/02/our-newest-addition.html

Today we are celebrating our daughter Cara's 2nd birthday. I can't believe we've had her in our lives for two years. All day today, I kept looking at my watch and thinking what I was doing two years ago.

I look back at this picture of me leaving for the hospital and think WOW - my shirt doesn't even cover my enormous stomach. I still miss the kicks from my precious little ones growing inside me.

She's HERE!!!

My beautiful girl.

At age 2, Cara:

• Weighs - 28 lbs
• Height - 34 1/2 inches
• Speaks in full sentences
• Counts to 16 (missing one or two along the way)
• Spells her name
• Says her full name (with Cadwallader, that's pretty impressive)
• Loves dolls, ponies, and anything girly
• Wants to do whatever her big brothers' do
• Is stubborn and strong-willed (wonder where she gets that from)
• Loves dressing like a princess cause she thinks she's a princess (tutu preferred)
• Loves books (she is her mama's girl)
• Is so precious I can't believe I'm lucky enough to be her mom!

We celebrated Cara's birthday with a family dinner.  It's amazing to see what a "big" girl Cara has become this past year. 

Birthday morning - Rise and Shine Porcupine!!!  (WOW - that's some hair)

Cara - AGE ONE

Cara - Age TWO

We love you!!!

Opening one of her many presents

Getting a little help from her brothers

I love this!  She's pushing Harrison away as she screams at him that it is HER cake!

YUMMY!

Happy Birthday Carrington!!!  We can't wait to see what you do as a TWO year old!

Cara's 2nd Birthday Party 1-27-11

Oh yes, Cara celebrated her birthday 5 weeks ago.  I'm a bad blogger.  I finally got all the pictures from friends and edited them.  If you want to see all 212 pictures, here's the link on Shutterfly.  http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=1BcNmLVy0YvGg

Here's a look at our fun day!

Everybuggy was ready to celebrate Cara's big day!

 Nick had some CRAZY hair!

 Little Miss too!

 Me, over here, it's MY birthday!

Big Dan with his favorite oldest grandson

 The inflatables were a HUGE hit.

 Thanks for making the yummy cupcakes Uncle Paul

 Hannah wasn't too sure about the big slide at first...

Cara LOVED it!  Notice the tongue out in concentration.

 Tongue still out.

 Okay, Hannah, now together!

 Harris, who is usually a big giant chicken, got in on the fun too.

 Nick & cousin Mia

 Hannah not happy about having on pants.

 YUMMY!  Happy Birthday to ME!

Lauren had a blast!

 Chatham wanted to make sure he got all of the cupcake.

Poor guy doesn't look like he feels well.  He HATED the slide but spent some quality time on the riding toys.

 Me and AJ with our girls

 Even my niece Macyn got into party mode.

 Her mom Jan taking her for a slide.

 Cara with her friend Cooper

and Max

 Ms. Shelley with the boys

 Look how sweet the girls are!  Cara and Lauren have really started to enjoy playing together with their "girly" toys.

Presents!!!  

 Lisa & Me with all the kids

Big Mama & Big Dan

 Nana & Pepaw

And it's not really a party till Harrison dresses up in girl clothes - Cara's new Snow White outfit to be exact!

Happy Birthday sweet girl!  We love you!