Sweet Annie

For all the complaining I do about her whining and being a drama queen, Annie really is a delightful little girl. She was fabulous today. She had a new babysitter this morning so I could help out with project her little playgroup moms were putting on. She didn't cry at all when I left and was so good!
Later, Annie's little friend Sawyer turned three and had a party at an indoor soccer place. Annie has been talking about Sawyer's party for two weeks, asking almost every day if today is the day of the party. She was so excited. As soon as we got there, she ran right out onto the field and immediately started kicking the ball. She ran back and forth across the field until she hit the wall with the ball, at which point she'd throw her hands up and yell "Score!!" She was literally red-faced and sweating. She wouldn't even stop when all the other kids gathered in the goal for a picture. And, if I do say so myself, she's rather impressively coordinated for a two-year-old.

After all the running, it was time for food and cake. Sawyer's mom commented that Annie was loving the birthday party. And she was. She sang Happy Birthday to Sawyer probably 12 times (with and without accompaniment) and actually very nicely helped open gifts.

This stupid picture will not flip. But it still shows how excited she was.

She had so much fun and was so sweet all day. I took a video of her feeding Kate after the party that is completely worth the $35 and drive to Best Buy required to get it onto the computer. Stay tuned for that. Toddlers can be so fantastic.