Happy Birthday Adalayde

Happy birthday to our very precious baby girl. I can not believe that you are two years old.
Adalayde loves to sleep with lots of her babies, blankets and her many stuffed animals.

When I asked Adalayde what she wanted for her birthday dinner she said salads. So that is what we had! A few days before her birthday our friends brought us this zucchini from their garden. When I came into the kitchen Adalayde had gone to town on it. Yes, she is our little vegetarian.

Opening gifts while enjoying the worlds largest candy Necklace. Thank you Drew and Camille, I am still finding pieces of it on her face! Actually in all honesty she loved it and while it did make her one sticky mess you two made her very happy. Liz and Creighton also got her a candy necklace. So to the the four of you , I can not wait until you have kids!

She was a big fan of the birthday song!

Adalayde did not want to have her picture taken on her birthday so Aunt Hilary did the best she could to get a few pictures. She had a wonderful birthday and she loved every minute of it. She of course was very spoiled but has loved all of her gifts! Thank you to everyone who came and for all of the very thoughtful gifts ( even the candy)! My kids are so lucky to have so many people who love them so much.

A few things about Adalayde:

Today you weight 19 pounds. You are in the first percent for you weight and 62 percent for you height.

You love to eat veggies and fruit

You could be toilet trained but you have a lazy mom who wanted to enjoy summer. You frequently tell me when you want to go and always do. We will work on that soon.

You know the alphabet and can count to at least thirty. You know your birthday and your brothers birthday.

You talk very well, sometimes a little to well.

You think that you are going to preschool this fall with your brother and I am afraid you will be very disappointed when you do not get to go.

You still love to play with my hair.

You make us laugh even when you are a little bit naughty.

Your brother loves you and wakes you up from your nap everyday because he misses you.

You are a joy to have in our family. While it is hard to believe that you are two already, we can not imagine our life with out you. You have brought us so much love and joy and we are so thankful that you are a part of our little family. We love you Addy!

Cooper's Run

Our family has a new tradition on July 31st, we run in Cooper'r Run. It was such a fun experience for us to all get together and remember sweet Cooper and to raise money for scholarships. It was so neat to see so many people come together to support the run. Yes, it was sad but it was also lots of fun. Cooper would have loved it!

This one is for Noel. You have been asking to see my baby bump so here it is. All 5 1/2 months of our newest addition!

Kent, LaRae, and Creighton all came to run. It meant a lot to have so much support. My amazing friend Ange also drove down with her three kids to come for the run. You know you have a good friend when they are willing to do that!

Before the race started! The race started with White doves and balloons flying in the sky and Coopers favorite song. Watching the doves fly was really neat.

Anderson and Adalayde ran the last part of the race. Anderson was so cute he was running so hard. When he got to the finish line he told me he ran fast for Cooper.

All of the kids had a ton of fun but Pierce especially loved it. I have no idea how many otter pops were eaten but I can tell you that Pierce had no less that 15. The kids loved getting in the life flight helicopter and getting sprayed by the fire truck hose.

We miss and love you Cooper. Thanks for helping us be better people and teaching us to love a little more and cherish our time together however long it may be!

Cooper's Run!