Do the Polka!

Well, it's official: Maggie is two! Her Polka Dot-themed party was a huge success...and I never want to see another polka dot (just kidding). We had about 8 kids at the party this year (7 more than last year!), lots of adults, and lots of fun. Really everything was polka dots - I'd say about 75% of people wore polka dots on their clothing, the cake (which I made myself!) was 3 tiers with pink and green polka dots, and all the food was polka dot-shaped. We had sandwiches cut into circles, doughnut holes (good idea, Edison Dupree), hye rollers (rolled up sandwiches), and a veggie tray with all circular-shaped veggies - cherry tomatoes and cucumbers and carrots cut into circles.

Her biggest gift was a slide/playground and swing from all of her grandparents which she loves and we have logged many hours on it already.
Here are a few photos:
The swing and the playground in the background.

Opening presents. Check out all the polka dot gift wrap.

Grant's working on a video with footage from the party and I promise to post that as soon as it's finished.

We also had her two-year appointment with her pediatrician and she's bumped up to the 50th percentile for height (33 inches!) and 40th percentile for weight (25 lbs). He said everything looks good and he was very impressed with her vocabulary and verbal abilities. However, lest you feel that I think she's perfect, let me tell you about her new favorite activities: biting and pushing. She's been sent home from the YMCA nursery twice now (it's just their policy and they say it happens all the time. Still...) I have tried everything short of spanking and nothing seems to have made a difference. Anyone have any good tips? Meanwhile, send your kids over wearing body armor:)

She's also saying lots of funny things every day. Yesterday morning we were sitting with her in the living room and she said, "Could I get some privacy, please?" We cracked up and left her alone!

Here's a cute photo from Erin's house the other day: