Happy Birthday Cooper!

Cooper Elyse, today you turned two years old!! We are just loving the precious girl you are growing to be and have had the time of our lives these last two years. You bring us so much joy and we are so thankful for your sweet, happy personality. You tell us "tant you mama" or "'tant you daddy" all the time, for anything that makes you happy. One of the greatest joys of our whole lives is watching you and Kendall play together and love each other. Kendall loves to play with you and you will just do anything she tells you to do! She is your most favorite person and we love the way you watch her and listen to her. Cooper, your daddy likes to tease me about how nervous I was before you were born. I just couldn't imagine how I could love another baby as much as we loved our Kendall. That all changed the moment the doctor laid you on my chest. I fell so much in love with you then and have been head over heels about you more and more each day since! We look forward to this next year and all the fun changes it will bring for our family. You will become a big sister this year! Also, you and I will have some great one on one time with Kendall going back to Wee Place two days a week. We just love you so much and are so blessed to be your mom and dad!!

Here is how we spent your second birthday:
Kendall, Dad and I woke you up this morning for birthday "panpakes" with sprinkles! Kendall gave you the presents she had bought for you (a coloring book, colors, m&ms, and a book), we gave you your birthday book from us for all your friends to sign at your party tomorrow, and you opened a birthday card from Mamaw and Papaw that had two dollars in it! 

 Then we got ready and you, Kendall and I went to your two year old check up with Dr. B. You are getting so big! You are 36 inches long, which is in the 95th percentile and you are 27 lbs, which is in the 50th-75th percentile. Tall and skinny! Except really not - you are working a pretty good belly and some pretty good thigh rolls these days! So cute! Dr. B said you looked great and we talked about all the big things you are doing lately. Then you had to get a shot. Not a super fun thing to have to do on your birthday, but you were a trooper!

 Granny and Papas got in town before lunch, and we all went to the The Local to eat. Then we came back to the house and Dad and I kept working hard on your birthday cake for tomorrow's party. Pops came in town mid-afternoon, along with Gigi, Peeps, Val, Gracie and Evy. We all went out to the beach house Pops rented for the weekend for dinner and played on the beach. We celebrated my birthday and Pops' birthday tonight! It was fun to all be together.

Now it is after midnight and we have another big day planned for tomorrow! Your party is in the morning, so I will have lots more pictures to post after this weekend. I just couldn't let your actual birthday go by without posting a birthday note for you. We love you so much sweet Coopy!!