Two, Candles, Cake, Birthday.

These have been the conversation topics this week. It's been a big week anticipating Jem's 2nd birthday.  There was lots of shrieking and high-pitched conversation about candles, cake and PINK.  She woke up singing Happy Birthday to herself (complete with hip hip hoorays) and was excited for her day to begin. 

We baked pink cup cakes yesterday which wasn't as much fun as licking the bowl...and subsequent hair washing.

Porridge started the theme of PINK for the day and the best attempt at eating well for the rest of the day.

This is why we love girls.  It was a restoration project for Angus and mummy which involved me shifting my long held paradigm that the process of shared experiences is better than the quality of the outcome.  Enamel paint and 3.5 year olds are a testing combo.  We had some lovely moments of conversation while doing this every day while Jemmie napped.  Love you too Mouse.

One of the presents from Grandma and Grandpa.  They are my PR agents.

I'm a little bit overwhelmed at my candle moment right now. 

Cup cakes in ice cream cones. 

If you can't do this on your 2nd birthday there is no other time.

Happy Birthday lil' Jem. You are the sunshine in our lives. You are delightful from the moment you wake in the morning and bring melodic chatter to us all day. We are challenged by your adamant attitude toward fashion - wearing only pink and very specific footwear - and your general determination to do things your way. Yet you make us laugh out loud and smirk with admiration at who you are. Pure, pure joy.