Nola turns 2!

On August 31st, Nola turned 2.  Its hard to believe that our baby is already  a toddler.  

She celebrated her actual birthday with balloons and a present from Mommy and Daddy.  We surprised her with a new Disney Princess castle for her room.  She was excited to start playing with it.

However, her brothers and sister soon took over her new toy.

The weekend after her birthday, we had a Parisian themed birthday party with the extended family.  We served brunch, cake, and cookies. 

At first, Nola did not like being the center of attention and everyone making a fuss over her.

However, she warmed up after the presents and singing were over and enjoyed the day with her cousins.

Nola is full of personality.  She is fiercely independent and wants things done her way.  She thinks she is much older than she is and tries to do whatever she sees the older kids do.  She likes to be silly and put on a show but only on her terms.  She does not like attention when she is not the one who instigated it....the same goes for affection and pretty much everything else.  She is not pleasant when she does not get her way but she also knows how to turn on the charm and make the sweetest and cutest faces.  She loves her blankets that we used to swaddle her in as a newborn and carries them everywhere she goes.  She loves to be outside and be active.  She is usually much better behaved being outside of the house then inside.  She likes baby dolls, barbies, the TV show Bubble Guppies, cars, trains, making you food from her toy kitchen, pretending she is a puppy, dressing up, Dannon drinkable yogurts, cheese, noodles(any kind) and chocolate.  Nola is definitely a blend of sugar and spice and keeps us on our toes.  We love her so much and are so glad she is in our family.