Natalie's 2nd birthday

Happy 2nd birthday to my Baby Girl! I can't believe she's actually 2. Where did the last 2 years go? We had a fun birthday on Saturday. We met up with our friends Mike and Andrea, and their 3-year-old daughter Annabelle to go to the zoo. Natalie and Annabelle were SO cute together. It really made me want a little sister for Natalie (no offense Butterbean! It was especially cute when the two of them were holding hands and walking through Stone Zoo. Of all of the animals we saw, the one that stuck out the most in Natalie's mind was the very large worm that we saw. This wasn't even an animal on display! It has been raining a lot up here in Massachusetts and had rained the night before, so this guy was just crawling along on the sidewalk. When we asked Natalie (later) what she saw at the zoo, she said, "I saw a worm!" We also got to ride on the train. There is a little train for small children that goes on a circular track that Natalie and Annabelle couldn't stop talking about. It was at the entrance/exit to the zoo, so we decided to go see the animals and THEN go for a ride on the train. That is all Natalie and Annabelle talked about the whole time! So funny. So we put the girls on the train and as the train started, it gave a really big jerk... and Natalie fell over in the seat. (She was fine, didn't fall out or anything, but it really scared her). So she was crying and wanted off the train. Annabelle was worried that she did something wrong (even though, of course, she didn't!). So Andrea and I got on the train with the girls. We were a sight to see... two pregnant ladies trying to cram ourselves into this kiddie train. But it made Natalie really happy and she had a good time. She kept talking about how she rode on the train at the zoo. Then she would smile and say, "I fall down on the train!"

After the zoo, we all went to Friendly's for lunch. Natalie had a grilled cheese (which she ate almost all of), fries (which she didn't really eat) and a scoop of chocolate/vanilla soft serve with sprinkles. She ate a lot of that (I was surprised). Annabelle gave her a set of Curious George books for her birthday that she LOVED and we read all weekend long.

The rest of the weekend was spent at Grami and Bean's house in Plymouth. We had a cupcake after dinner and sang Happy Birthday. Natalie made an attempt at blowing the candles out, but daddy had to do it for her this time. Maybe next year! Then Todd and I got to enjoy a nice evening out to celebrate the fact that we have survived 2 years of parenthood! And we celebrated Father's Day. We went to 14 Union in Plymouth and had a scrumptious (to use my friend Corinne's favorite word) meal, and then went to see The Hangover at the movie theater. VERY funny movie. I hadn't laughed that hard at a movie since Role Models.