Eva - Two and In Charge

It is so hard to believe that my little Eva turned 2.  She follows Leah's lead in everything and so Eva is also really into Hello Kitty.  I obliged the fandom with this fun cake.

The weather was beautiful so we had her party out on our deck.  Abi and Leah strung a festive balloon banner with candy prizes inside for everyone.  Eva loved opening gifts at her party.  The surprise at pulling out the tissue paper or unwrapping the box seemed better than any of the gifts inside.  But she did really enjoy her presents later.

Of course I think her favorite is this unicorn Pillow Pet that we bought her.  She loves it and hugs it, rides it and sleeps with it.  She also received a fun tea set from Uncle Eric, cute clothes from Aunt Sarah and Uncle Nate, a bubble set from Aunt Kalene and Uncle Brian, an animal carrying case with 3 animals from Nana Meek, and a new turtle night light from Nana and Papa Fife.

Look, the bubbles are sooo fun!  Leah and Eva take turns riding on eachother's pillow pets.

10 Things I Love About Eva

1.  The bluest blue of her eyes.  It is so bright and deep that pictures never do it justice.

2.  Her happy smile.  When playing, running or laughing, Eva's smile is of pure joy.

3.  Her snuggles.  They are getting rarer as she gets older but I love snuggling her when she wakes up from naps or early in the morning.

4.  Her growly voice.  I think she learned it from me, but when she is being funny or serious she gets this little growly voice that is way too low for such a sweet bubby.

5.  How she adores her siblings.  Abi is her second mom and she always wants to play with Abi.  Tal is great for wrestling and rough housing.  Leah is her favorite to follow around and mimic.

6.  Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood is her favorite show.  She can watch the entire season over and over.

7.  Eva loves to be outside jumping on the trampoline, scootering or riding her trike, coloring with chalk or playing the the pool.  She just loves the outdoors.

8.  Eva loves music and dancing.  When we bust out the music on Spotify while we do dishes, her favorite song is The Harlem Shake and boy, can she shake it.

9.  Eva loves Nursery.  To get ready for church I tell her it is Nursery Day and she will nearly jump into her dress.  As we enter the church she beelines for the Nursery Doors and is sad that we have to go to sacrament meeting first.  She adores her teacher Sister Miller.

10.  Reading her stories.  Eva enjoys board books, especially ones with pictures of babies, animals or that are Touch and Feel.  We read the same ones over and over.