Makayla turns Two!

Makayla turned two on Friday. She's grown up so fast. Here are some pictures of the little celebration we had.

Makayla loves her new toys. Behind her is a stroller with a baby...more on this later.

She got the whole unwrapping thing down a lot better this year. Here she is unveiling a baby. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
Racing with Grace. In lane 1, Grace has chosen Makayla's new shopping cart filled with plastic food, while Makayla in lane two has opted for the Baby and Stroller. Makayla took the early lead...

And then got mesmerized by a small slinky.

Everybody loves cake! Or a brownie with ice cream.

Yay! Makayla didn't get the blowing out the candle concept so Mom helped. I love Jessica's expression here...

Makayla enjoying her "cake" with Dad. Notice how clean she is compared to last year.

Thanks to Ben, Melanie, Grace, and Melanie's parents for celebrating with us!

As a side note, a few weeks before her birthday we went to the spina bifida clinic for the first time here in Phoenix. Makayla is doing very well - no news is good news. She's still in the 5th to 10th percentiles for height and weight, but she is solidly average in body/height ratio. Small but still properly proportioned. Nice.