Bug Turned 2 And Had Her First Road Trip!

Lily's amazing 2nd birthday cake!

It seems like such a long time since my last post and I have so many things to share that I will probably be making more than one post.  First off, our Lilybug turned 2!  This was of course a very bittersweet moment for me.  I have 4 kids who all got another year older in May and Lily's cochlear implant surgery was a week after her first birthday, on May 30th.  So the month of May in general is a very emotional month for this mama!

Goodbye Arizona

We left Arizona 3 days before Lily's birthday to go visit family, many had never met Lily, in Indiana.  One of the first things we did was go to Walmart and order the cutest cupcake cake ever for bugs special day.  The cake just seemed to fit her perfectly.  The day of her birthday we went out to lunch with some family and friends and Lily got to experience her first crepe as her birthday desert from the restaurant. Later we picked up her cake from the store and she had the most amazing expression at the sight of her cake.  She really just wanted to eat a cupcake, but I can pretend she was as overjoyed with her adorable cake as I was, right? 

Lily's very first crepe!

 We had a baseball game to attend for my nephew the night of Lily's birthday so we chose to have the cupcakes at the game so the whole family could celebrate together.  Also I am one of those moms who doesn't like the mess of cupcakes so outside worked out great!  It was nice and warm too so I just took off Lily's shirt to keep it clean as she shoved her cupcake in her mouth and covered her face with icing.  All I had to clean up in the end was her face!

Bite one of her cake!

Lilybug approved!

 Sadly our week and a half in Indiana went by way too fast!  It was really hard to leave our family there, but Bobby and I were so ready to be back in our own bed.  Lily enjoyed the ride home a little bit more than the ride there, but we stopped quite a bit more on the way home to let her run and play.  I think Lily will be much more excited about road trips as she gets older and her communication skills develop!

She learned how to walk barefoot in grass!

Lily ready for bed night 1.

Now for your viewing pleasure some pictures of Lily and Summer, they were due the same day and Summer was born at 28 weeks.  They had just met for the first time on this road trip and are cousins!  They are just too cute!

Stay tuned for more happenings from our last couple of months!