2 Year check up

Here's my 2 year old sitting proudly :-) We went for Kellyn's 2 yr check up on Monday, Aug 24. Kellyn is doing super! She had to get her finger pricked and didn't even flinch. Even I flinch! I was super impressed! Kellyn weighs 26.8 lbs and is 34.5 inches tall.

I really can't believe she is 2! Time flys so fast. I try my hardest to not miss anything with Kellyn. Al and I both spend as much time with her as possible. We treasure every moment we have with her and thank God for such a wonderful angel! She is now in the "Explorer" class at school. This is her fourth class since she started Nov of 07. She is learning so many songs, how to count, her ABC's and talks non-stop. She is also learning to be super bossy..oh my! Just yesterday I was on my way up the stairs to get her after her nap and I heard her telling Tommy the turtle to sit down and not to move! When I opened the door she was standing in her crib pointing to Tommy saying no no. I asked her if Tommy was in trouble and she said he was being bad. I can't believe how young they start to be little mommys!

We have a "big girl" bed ordered and quite frankly I just don't know if I can take down the crib! Luckily Kellyn has never attempted to escape the crib. I walk into her room and I just can't bring myself to imagine it without her crib, changing table and rocking chair. You know, I just may keep her in her crib forever..hehe. Well once the bed is up, I will post pictures. That is..if I put it up :-)

Happy Birthday Kellyn Cooper! You're 2!!!

Surprise angel! Look to your right and see what you got from Mommy and Daddy for you birthday!

YA!!! A kitchen!!!

Kellyn Cooper was super happy that she got a new kitchen. She went right to cooking.

You need plenty of food for your kitchen!

Mammaw and Grandaddy brought her some quarters for her piggy bank. She LOVES to put money into her piggy.

She also got this little rocking chair. She can now rock her babies to sleep.

One of Kellyn's favorite movies is Madagascar. Papa and Dede got Kellyn a card with all the characters on front and when opened it sings.."I like to move it, move it" Kellyn loves this card and plays with it daily.

Kellyn had such a blast on her birthday. She loved all the presents and had such a great time with both sets of grandparents and her brother and sissy. It was the perfect birthday!

I can't get down the stairs fast enough to see my gift from Papa and Dede!!!!

Hey Mom! Check out my new "bicycle". Papa is taking me for a ride..see you later!

Oh how I love this!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kellyn Cooper your Mommy and Daddy love you more than you will ever know!!!

Happy Birthday Party Kellyn!!!

Kellyn was super excited about her party being at the park! She loves Mickey and Minnie so we chose them for her decorations. She wanted ballons so we made sure we had plenty. The weather was so beautiful! I was so worried that it was going to be super hot but it was cool and breezy.

Kellyn and her sweet friends, Kinley and Ryan.

Kellyn and her a few of her buddies. Cason, Ryan, Alex and Kinley

Happy Birthday my sweet Kellyn...you're 2! Where did the time go?

Kellyn telling Braelyn she should eat a cupcake.

A few things I learned from this party: It's hard for children to eat giant cupcakes. The dark icing stains your face. My daughter only likes the icing! But the pictures are priceless!

Kellyn and her school buddies. This is priceless!!!! from left to right: Braelyn, Aubrie, Brianna and Kellyn.

Her sweet brother brought her a doodle pro. She absolutely loves this gift and adores her big brother!

Kellyn Cooper thanking everyone for all the gifts and for coming. Thanks to everyone that made her day super special.

Below are a few pictures of some friends and family that attended her party.

Aunt Tina and Aunt Sara. They bought Kellyn super cool "Twinkle Toes" by sketchers and a feather boa for my little drama queen.

Daddy and sweet Brian

Sissy and her super sweet boyfriend Michael. Don't run him off Ariane...we love him :-)

This is why you never take pictures of yourself to surprise the owner of the camera later. Oh Jenny...I bet you never thought I would post this. hahaha...I can't stop laughing!!!

This is Aunt Jenny's little mini-me, Maddie. She was in her first pageant that morning and won 1st Alternate and most beautiful dress. She deserved 1st place in my opinion!

Little pooter Cal and his cousin Cooper came to help celebrate with Kellyn

Papa and Dede came all the way from Illinois. After every gift Kellyn opened she had to take it to Papa for him to see. It was hilarious!

Mammaw and Grandaddy came to celebrate with us too!

If you couldn't tell...this is Jenny's sister Nicki and her precious baby Mia. Seeing this angel gave me baby fever!

Uncle Scott decided to sneak into a picture.

Kellyn got to open a few presents a day early

My mom and I took Kellyn shopping on Friday, Aug 21. Kellyn loves to play with my jewelry and has broken a few pieces so it was time to get her some jewelry of her own. Daddy put them on her ankles and she loved it!

While we were gone Fed ex delivered a special package to Kellyn. They were presents from Aunt Amy. This cute plaque states "I'm kind of a big deal" haha!

Kellyn LOVES this fishing puzzle. She also got some cool blocks. Thank you Amy!

Last 23 month pics..just had to post these of Kellyn

Before school....so cute and happy.

After school...hair is done differently, boogers, and depressed. Must have had a rough day!

The last of the 23 months pics..Kellyn turns 2 in just a few days!!!

I went shopping one day and brought Kellyn home a pair of red shoes and this cute monkey pj set. She had to put them on immediately...together! haha

Meet Kona. Ariane surprised her boyfriend with this little husky puppy. Kellyn LOVED her!

And gave Kona tons of kisses!!!

The morning before Ariane left for a cheer camp. Kellyn thought if she sat on her luggage and took her keys she couldn't leave. Even her facial expression says...NO SISSY..you're not leaving me!

Kellyn decided that her spoon wasn't good enough while eating this bowl of ice cream. Her finger seemed to work better for her and caused such a wonderful mess.

This is the CHEESY grin I get when I ask her to smile! I have to catch her naturally which is super hard!

My SpongeBob crazed child. She doesn't even get to watch him very often but loves him anyway.

Sweet brother Brian. Oh how she loves him and calls every boy she sees Brian! It's hilarious! The cable guy came to install a DVR and she says...Hello Brian! haha!


Kellyn will turn 2 on August 22! It's hard to look back and imagine that a year has flown by, but it has. I have a lot of mixed emotions. Mostly happy emotions because Kellyn is flourishing in everything she does. She counts, she sings her ABC's, she's talking up a storm...oh my little baby is gone! Kellyn is the greatest gift from God. I am super fortunate to have this amazing child and such an amazing family. I can't wait to watch her grow even more and learn more fun and exciting things!

Sissy's College Camp Day

I see Sissy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you tell they love each other to pieces?

Ariane in mid air doing her standing tuck. I just love shots like these!

Way to high for me! I get sick just looking at the pictures!

Go Sissy! I can still hear her screaming! It's funny how you can have 20 cheerleaders screaming and somehow you can hear Ariane over everyone!