Maisy’s 2nd Birthday Celebrations

Maisy’s Birthday weekend started on Saturday with a get together at Me-mew’s house to celebrate her & her cousin Samuel’s birthdays!

 

There were water guns and bubbles, Daddy’s taking care of babies,

my favorite Matteson expressions!

Friends!

We sang Happy Birthday…

And then there was a meltdown!  Apparently someone does NOT like being the center of attention

She bounced back quickly though in just enough time to blow out her candle, make a wish, and stuff her face!

Everyone joined in on that yumminess!

 

Then it was present time and she loved all her fun stuff!  Especially all her Bubble Guppies and Princess goodies!

A party that ends with a pool full of people in their underwear HAD to have been a good time, right?!

(look at these little love taps going on!)

 

The Birthday girl had a great day and we all had fun celebrating her!!

Sunday we had another birthday celebration for her, a lunch at Yaya’s house!  Yaya wanted to treat her girl to a princess party!

She loved being treated like a princess, but unfortunately I think it went to her head a little!

 

She had another “moment” when we sang to her, this really opened my eyes to the fact that she is just like her Daddy in this aspect!

Mommy & Brother came to her rescue to take some of the attention off of her and get her through the rest of the song!  (or maybe we all just sing really bad?!)

Okay, I know this is crazy, but Maisy got her own ipad mini from Yaya & Paw-Paw.  Brother has one and she absolutely loves playing on it.  She’s great with the puzzles and there are so many learning apps out there, that we figured we could stop all the wars going on in our house and just get her one.  She was one happy little birthday princess, that’s for sure!

And waiting outside for her was her very own Princess Cruiser!  What a little Diva, Ryder was driving her around because she would not let go of the ipad, in fear that it wouldn’t really be her own anymore!

Ryder pinning the tail on the donkey, no he’s not cheating at all!

      

Aunt Jess knew that Maisy needed some quiet time, so the princess got a nice long wagon ride to unwind!

 

Monday was her actual birthday, so she had cupcakes at Nana’s during the day and got to pick her birthday dinner that evening.  She wanted Macaroni & Cheese and fruit snacks!

 

And Daddy gave her one last present!

I love celebrating this little girl!  As hard as I know the 2nd year of her life will be, I wouldn’t trade a single moment. 

A Letter to my Daughter on her 2nd Birthday

Maisy ~

Today you are TWO whole years old.  I know that doesn’t sound like a lot, but when a Mommy’s baby turns 2 years old it feels like their baby just is not a baby anymore! So it’s a little sad.  But it’s also happy because it means that you are learning and growing and becoming your own little person.  A person that we could not imagine our lives without!

You are such a special little girl Maisy.  Your voice is so small and sweet, even when the things that come out of it are NOT, you still manage to make them sound sweet!  Your personality is BIG, you love to be tickled and laugh until your belly hurts, find something that makes other people laugh and do it over and over, and strut around like you own any place you’re at!  You can be calm and cuddly one second then take off running like a wild woman the next.  You bring so much laughter to our home.

You are the perfect match for your big brother.  He loves to be in charge and you are always there to remind him that he can’t always be in charge!  He thinks it should always be his turn and you are there to remind him that it should always be your turn!  He is not always the fastest moving, so you are right there to steal one of his favorite toys and run with it to strengthen his skills!  He would be lost without you, I promise. 

Telling you about your two year old self would not be complete without mentioning your love for your Daddy.  He is the first person you ask for when you wake up in the morning, the last one you need to see before you go to bed.  I hope that no matter how old you get, you will always think he’s the coolest, best man in the world, because he is!  Me & Ryder always tell you that you are too territorial over Daddy because we never get a turn with him!  I see so much of myself in you so I can’t help but laugh when you attach yourself to Daddy and will NOT let go!  You are going to be a great wife one day, I know that. 

We love you so much Maisy Liza and hope you feel so special today on your Birthday, and every day!

~ Mommy

Funnies & Videos

I can’t even just call them Ryder Funnies anymore because Maisy is pretty funny these days too!

The other morning we were leaving the house before work so we went through our normal routine of saying bye to Daddy and piling into the truck.  As we were pulling away Maisy was yelling final words to Daddy:

Bye Bye Daddy!

Love you Daddy!

See you soon Daddy!

Don’t poop you pants Daddy!

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The kids were in the bath the other night and I had just shampooed Maisy’s hair when Ryder decided to dump a cup of water on her head.  This coming from the boy who freaks if a drip of water gets in his eye, it made me MAD, so I “gently tapped” him upside his head!  He yelled right back at me “Mom, you broke my brain!!!!”

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One day we were riding in the car and Ryder had a random thought, which is pretty normal for him.

Ryder: Hey Mom, you know what’s REALLY pretty??

Me:  What baby?

Ryder: When people brush their hair!

Me:  Yeah, you’re right, people brush their hair and it gets the tangles out and then it looks all silky and smooth.

Ryder:  Yeah Mom!  You should try it some time!!

I set myself up for that one!

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Another day we were driving in the car (All this driving to and from therapy gives us lots of time for conversations!) we had just stopped at the store for a snack, Ryder picked chips.  After I opened them for him and handed them to him I asked if I could have one.  His immediate response was no, that he didn’t want to share his chips.  I reminded him of the sermon our Pastor had done for the kids in Church that Sunday, about making sacrifices for the people you love, so he finally handed me a very small tiny chip.  I thanked him and told him that I knew he loved me anyway.  He responded with “You’re right mom, I do love you, and that’s why you can have all my……..HUGS!”  Darn, I almost thought I had those chips!  Little does he know I’d much rather have all his hugs anyway!

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Kimberly is the little girl who sits with Ryder on the bus.  The first few days she sat with him he came home and told me how much he didn’t like her because she called him a baby.  The next week I found the love letter from her in his book bag (written in pre-k language!).  Every week since then I hear random facts about Kimberly, what her favorite color is, her favorite princess, what she does on the weekend, and all the places he has invited her to go with us.  Yesterday he came home from school and we were talking about his day when he told me that he had a secret.

Ryder: (whispering) Mommy, I have a lot of love in my heart!

Me:  You do???  For who???  (Holding my heart because obviously he’s going to say ME!)

Ryder:  Kimberly!  (Heartbroken over here!)

Today the bus driver gave them a special treat on the bus, they each got a bag of chips.  Ryder was telling me about this when I picked him up. 

Ryder: The bus driver gave us each a bag of chips!  I picked Cheetoh’s and Kimberly picked Cheetoh’s too!  We picked the same kind!  Oh Mom, I know, I should have just picked one bag for us to share because we’re in love!

So let me get this straight, you’d share your chips with Kimberly???

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One day we had gone to the gym and promised to take the kids to the playground when we were done with our workout.  When we came outside a storm had come so we couldn’t go to the playground. A few days later we went back to the gym so of course Ryder wanted to go play on the playground when we were done.  A plane was flying over the gym when we walked outside, he looked up but didn’t see anything so he thought it was thunder.  In an attempt to convince me that what I heard was NOT thunder and it was NOT going to storm and ruin his chances of playing on the playground he made sure to let me know “Don’t worry Mom, that’s just the noise birds make when they’re nervous!”

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Here is Maisy dancing to Cotton Eyed Joe at the Skating Rink!

I don’t know why this is so funny to me but Ryder memorized the Power Rangers intro, I just love his little voice.

Animal sounds are always good for a laugh!

And last but not least, my Mother’s Day song from Ryder :)