HAPPY 2ND BIRTHDAY SWEET CAROLINE

Caroline and her daddy
Our wild 2 year old

Family shot

Caroline and daddy

OMG, I love this pic

This one too - she is so sweet (don't let the face fool you)

2 years old but still not giving up her "baby"

Happy Birthday to our dear sweet Caroline. Since it is officially the 17th in Kyrgyzstan right now I thought it would be appropriate to post her birthday wish. I cannot believe that she is 2 years old tomorrow. I so vividly remember having her in my arms for the first time at 5 1/2 months old. Now she is such a grown up little girl and we are so very proud of her. She makes us laugh everyday. She is learning so much every day and you can't get anything past her - she sees something once and she has it down. She is our little Miss Independent which makes us both proud and a little frustrated at some times.

We are ready to celebrate her birthday all weekend with her Dora the Explorer themed party at the Lake on Saturday and a fun day at the Scottsdale Culinary Festival on Sunday. Tomorrow on her actual birthday we will wake up and I will make her pancakes and a special breakfast. We will play at the park and go out for yogurt late afternoon. We have some presents ready for tomorrow with more to come on Saturday. Tomorrow anything she wants she has - she is such a special 2 year old.

On Caroline's birthday my heart goes out to her birthmother. I hope that in her heart she is at peace and knows that the daughter she gave birth to is the daughter of my dreams. She is loved so very much and is such a happy little girl. Junior and I promise to give her every opportunity that we can and to be the best parents that she could wish for. We love her so very much and are so blessed that God has placed her in our arms to parent and love her for the rest of our lives.

Here are some pictures from today that were taken by a photographer friend who came over to do family pics and pictures of the girls. Gabby is 1 month old on Caroline's 2nd birthday. More pictures to follow after the weekend of festivities.