A Little Bookworm's Birthday

Our sweet little bookworm turned 2!! I hate it that she keeps getting older, but I love it at the same time. How does that work?
 

Penelope is obsessed with reading books, so what better way to celebrate than with a bookworm themed party? Nerd glasses were a MUST.

I made books for each child coming to the party and everyone got their own pair of nerd glasses

Some bookworms to snack on. I had Smarties there too!

The party table. I just love a good spread. This time it was just treats. I'm trying to simplify here, people!

I made these cute "apple" lanterns

These caramel apples were a pain in the b-u-t-t but delicious none the less!
And if I do say so myself, soooo cute!

The birthday girl had a cupcake before it was even time because she wanted one "so bad." She kept whining "Happy birthday to me!" over and over and over again until I thought I'd go crazy. She skipped her nap that day which is never a good thing. Good thing she's as cute as she is!

Here are all the Slaugh side cousins donning their glasses. Nerd allert!

Everyone got to write their own story and then share it with us.

Pip got some fun things! A Hello Kitty " pack-pack", baby doll highchair and her Build-A-Bear bunny from Grammy were among her faves. Thank you everyone for spoiling her!

Here are the Buchi side cousins. Not many, but so glad they came to Utah to spend Pippi's
 special day with her!

Happy birthday doll face! We can't believe we're lucky enough to have you!
Some things about Penelope at age 2:

*Extremely independent. Everything is "My do it!"

*Good little eater. Will try almost anything! YAY!!

*Loves treats and chips a little too much. We have a bit of a Cheeto problem on our hands!

*Sneaky sneaky. Tries to get out of her naps with complains like: "I have diah and it's stinging my bum!"When I check and see nothing she said..."I kidding!"

*Has started toilet talk. Seriously? Already? "If you're happy and you know it poop your pants!" is a favorite

*A little too smart if you ask me. Knows how to tease, kid, and fib to boot. She thinks I'll believe her too! She wouldn't eat her chicken the other night because she said it "would give [her] a runny nose."

*Doesn't like to play with toys. Or watch movies. The only think I can get her to do for a little peace and quiet is watch Barney for 15-20 minutes max. Other than that she follows me around the house all day doing whatever I'm doing. Which is cute, but a teensy bit frustrating. She thinks she's a skilled makeup artist, nail tech, laundress, cleaning expert and doctor. 

Which leads me to my next point...

*My biggest trouble maker yet! I've had to call poison control 3 times on her (never once on either boy) and have now scrubbed crayon off numerous surfaces (never once on either boy). I had to retire my brand new bar stools immediately upon their arrival because she drags them around to scale everything. She's faster than lightning and just as dangerous!

*But then she's good as gold when we're out and about. I think I'd rather have it that way anyway. I can take her anywhere and she'll just sit quietly in my lap and people watch. She doesn't need a thing to entertain her. No books, no toys, no electronics. It's smooth sailing!

*Cannot give up the binks. We're down to the only 2 we haven't lost..."green bink" and "blue bink". They are resurrected ones of Oliver's that I didn't have the heart to throw away. They have had more use in the past few months than they did the entire time Ollie had them. She is obsessed, and sometimes crawls in her crib to have them for "a little bit!" to get her fix. I've got to get the guts to get rid of them. But she's soooo hard to say no to! Go on, look at her sweet little face again and tell me you could take them away!

Happy Birthday Miss Penelope Jane!!

On to other events...

 

These were the boys' end of the year gifts for their teachers. Cute, delicious and easy!

On Ollie's last day of Kindergarten I took him to get lunch at a place of his choice for the last time. It's our Friday tradition to somewhere fun and eat in the car on the way to school. I'm going to miss that routine so much!

Here he is lining up on his last day. Yes, I had a lump in my throat watching him stand in line for the last time outside those Kindergarten doors. It seemed like yesterday I was watching Hud with that same lump. Well, it was just last year, so maybe that's why? 

I snuck inside to get some pics of the "Boogie"

and the Pledge. So so cute! He's so ready for first grade that it makes the thought of him growing up a little easier.

This is my favorite summer outfit on her. It's the sweetest romper in the world. I should take a full-body shot of it. The fabric, the style...perfection! I hate when my babies get too old for rompers. It should be illegal to outgrow them!

Ollie lost his first tooth! His second one fell out a few days later. He was so excited. We thought the Tooth Fairy forgot to bring his prize, but turns out she was "sneaky" and left it in his pillow case instead of under it.
That poor Tooth Fairy is getting old and senile. And busy. Okay, and forgetful. But mostly has a lot on her plate.

Huddie was so excited for Oliver. They are such cute boys and good friends. Most of the time.
And why do they have to go through the "rabbit ears" rite of passage?