Adrienne's Two!!

My beautiful niece Adrienne turned two on Sat April 17. I remember the day she was born like it was yesterday! I got the call that Mandy was in labor while i was finishing up my clinical at Parkland Hospital. When i heard that it was time i started crying. I'm not really sure why...She was several hours from actual delivery but i felt like i had to be there for my little sister! I loved Adrienne from the second i heard that Mandy was pregnant and i loved everything about her from the second she arrived in this world. I loved the heart shaped birthmark on her foot and all that hair...I would take videos of her just sleeping because she was so beautiful. And now she is two years old, I cant believe how fast time flies. When i first heard that her birthday party was going to be in Tyler i thought that would be too big of an undertaking with Skye to travel for the party and just knew we were gonna have to miss it. Over the next few days it was weighing heavy on my heart and i couldn't just miss my little Adrienne's birthday party! She was my niece and i love her as much as an aunt can love a niece, we HAD to go. It was a two hour drive each way but it really wasn't that bad. Skye slept the whole way so this was a nice time for me and Tyler to have bonding time...to chit chat about adult things like what we have been reading and philosophy. The girls all LOVED playing together. Adrienne was so interested in Skye and just wanted to tough and hug her. Skye just turned 7 months and is full blown crawling and pulling up. Jordyn (Adrienne's sister) is 3 weeks older and doing the same so it was chaos and we only had those three kids. I cant imagine what craziness it would have been with any more people or kids around. We ate hamburgers that Chris (Mandy's fiance) made on the grill and queso with chips. The food was super yummy, Mandy knew what she was doing by picking a man who can cook :) After lunch we had Adrienne open presents. We gave her a Barbie doll, sidewalk chalk, and I made her a homemade tutu that was turquoise, brown and white and had a matching bow. She loved the tutu and wore it the rest of the day! Then we ate the cake that Chris baked. I thought it was so sweet the effort he put into the cake for Adrienne...he even decorated it himself! She didn't understand that she was supposed to blow out the candle..she just tried to grab it...eventually we had to help a little. Next year i know she will get it and can help Jordyn and Skye with their candles!! After cake Skye started getting cranky and it was time for her nap which meant we had to get her in the car so she could sleep on the way home. And that was our trip to Tyler :) Happy Birthday Adrienne!! I am so lucky that i have gotten to be your aunt for the past two years and Tyler and I love you very much!!