Claire Turns 2!

So, this week we've been doing all the turning 2 stuff.  Monday, we went to the doctor for our 2 year well check.  Claire did so good! We were reading Cordoroy Goes to the Doctor so she would know what to expect and know that it wasn't a big deal (she normally cries once she's in the room even if we're not there for her). When we got to the doctors office, we was so excited! There were cool toys all over and books too!  She loved it (I guess it was good we had to wait for a LONG time).  She seriously darted from my side so she could play and I took care of the whole signing in etc.  When it was our turn I told her we were going to play in a different room.  She bounced down the hall until we got to our room.  She stopped at the door and got worried when she saw the little exam table.  I could see it in her eyes like in a movie where it narrows in on the table and you hear the creepy music, but I reminded her that we needed to get her ready to be weighed and measured.  She hesitantly entered.  The nurse was so great with her and took her time so Claire would be comfortable.  She let her play with her measuring tape which Claire thought was so cool.  And throughout the appointment she did really well.  Her favorite part was standing on the scale and up to the height chart.  I think she felt like a big girl.  And just an FYI: she is healthy.  I was annoyed by 1 thing and figured it is probably for overbearing parents that they put in on there, but on her chart they wrote down her BMI.  First, why do we care about BMI, and second, if we did, why would we care about BMI for a 2 year old?! Whatever! 

Anyway, Claire and I went with a friend to a fun interactive museum yesterday since she was still technically free. :) It was a lot of fun. Claire loved the dollhouse, the diner, and the farm (and just running around in general).

Now I thought this was cooler than Claire did apparently.  She didn't last long in this room. But it was a giant Operation game board! But she just cheated and used her hands so she didn't appreciate it as much. :)  But I did get some cute pictures.

She spent a lot of time in the dollhouse.  I love that she is into pretend play.  It is so fun (and telling) to watch her mimic me and listen to what she says.

This was my favorite! She started "washing her hands".

And of course, Claire turned 2 today.  We had a fun day.  It was cloudy and threatening to rain most of the day, so we stayed inside today, but we still had a lot of fun.  I blew up some balloons and put them in her room this morning so they'd be there when she woke up.  She thought it was pretty neat. As a matter of fact, they had to be transferred to whatever room we were in.

We spent a LONG time in the tub today.  I made big batch of shaving cream pain so she had a lot of fun with that.  I don't have any pictures of her masterpieces because i had to hold the tin so it wouldn't drop on the ground and then I rinsed the tub before I thought about a picture, sorry.

After the painting, we drained the water and took a real bath where she still wanted to play with her "foams" (craft foam, you can see it in the background) and brush her teeth.  

After getting ready and playing with toys and watching Super Why on Netflix, we made her birthday cupcakes.  She was actually really good at helping me poor everything.  However, whenever I turned on the mixer, she would hop off her chair and say, "That's loud." But she did enjoy licking the beaters (and don't worry, I unplugged the mixer and just after this photo took them off).  I didn't let her have much, though.

She liked coming back to the oven to watch the progress of the cupcakes. 

 Here they are bubbling a little and that is pretty cool.

For her birthday lunch, we went to McDonalds for a happy meal.  I love her little hands clapping in this picture.

She was so funny when we were ordering.  The lady asked if she wanted apple juice and I said, "No, milk please." Claire then popped in, "Chocolate milk.  And Fries.  And cheeseburger."  The lady asked if she wanted apple slices too.  Claire responded, "Yeaaahh." She is too funny.

She is one spoiled girl!

This girl was a paper tearing tornado.  We could not get her still for any good pictures!

Her birthday cupcakes.

She did a good job blowing out each candle one at a time...

But dad wanted to help (to speed it up and have less spit over all the cupcakes).

Yummo!

Thank you to everyone who wished her happy birthday however you did it!