Are You Really Two Already?

What's worse than turning two?  I'm not sure, but Izzy seems to have stumbled onto something temporarily.  Fortunately, their long-term memories don't seem to have kicked in yet and she was happy just a few minutes later.  By the way, this is what you get when you try to make three two-year old sisters sit next to each other for a group picture.



I'm a couple months behind on blog posts and pictures, but some of these 2nd birthday pics were just too funny not to share.  Yep, the girls turned two already.  I can't believe it.  It's amazing how each and every day seems like it will never end, but thinking about the last two years makes it all seem like it's going by too fast.

It's even crazier when I think back and compare their first birthday to this one and how much they've all changed.  Last year, we were carrying Izzy's oxygen tank down to the beach with her.  Both she and Maddy had just received their cranial bands to work out some of the flat spots on their head.  They were both still on a ton of multi-time-per-day meds.  Sophie was just on the verge of walking.  They were all relatively docile and quiet little beings.

I blink my eyes and suddenly they're two going on 12 with personalities to boot!  Besides Izzy's g-tube, you'd never know that she ever had any issues as a baby and was born at 1 lb 7 oz.  She's still a few inches shorter than her sisters, but she's just as adventurous as the other two, if not more so sometimes.  Sophie is Meghan's "Mini Me."  I'm not sure if the "apple doesn't fall too far from the tree" saying has ever applied so succinctly.  Maddy is our pressure release valve.  She definitely takes after her dad and is very go-with-the-flow and independent, while not causing too much stress for her parents.

I'll let the pictures do the talking, but all in all, it was a great weekend.  Beautiful weather.  Very generous family and friends.  So thankful to have these girls and never forget (even when they drive me crazy) how lucky we really are.

Just a few refreshments for the guests




Way too many gifts for the girls


Aunt Carolee and Barbie


Meghan, wearing her mom's flower


Aunt Mary and Sophie


Miss Izzy


Mom and Sophie sharing a kiss


Miss Madelyn


Two-year-olds on a mission to not sit still


Ania, Bryn, Grace, and Maureen


Izzy, checking out the new croco-horse from Aunt Mary


Sophie, checking out the adult beverages table


Kelsie, Chris, Uncle Buddy, and Aunt Mary


Sophie, deciding that pole dancing is definitely not in her career path


Ania and Bryn


Sophie and Grace


Bryn, Grace, Grandpa Mike, and Maureen


Izzy, exploring whatever someone left on the table


Grandpa John


Great Grandma Jane and Great Aunt Patti


Miss Madelyn


Bryn and Sophie, checking out the neighbors dog, Snickers


Both Grandpas


Izzy, a ringer at ladder golf


Ania, passing down the ladder golf secrets of champions to Izzy




Chuck and Charlie


Mads




The next generation




Holding back the animals before they pounce


And they're off!


Sophie, not wanting to leave an ounce of icing untouched


Keegs and Soph




Our big crazy, happy family




Who needs small bites?


Izzy


Maddy, doing her share of licking cleaning of the cake toppers


Isabelle








Maddy, trying to take Dora's head off


A little "I" thief


Who me?


Those are some mighty big bags






Madelyn and Melissa


Izzy, already getting a head start on her thank you cards








Grandma Jo Anne, Dave, and Shallee with Maddy


Charlie, lending his hand as the second photog


Felicia, Corrine, and Janel




Chuck and Ania


Miss Isabelle








Jack with Maddy and Sophie