Ziya Turns Two!!! (on April 21)

My sweet little Ziya turned two years old on April 21. All I have to say is that it's a really good thing that she's not old enough to be into the sibling comparison thing that her older brothers are so good at. She was super content to have her favorite meal for dinner -- spaghetti, salad with ranch dressing and fresh bread. And then she was even more thrilled when we brought out her quickly made birthday cake with an Easter basket Dora bubble blower plopped on top of it. Hey, it was Dora, and that's all that mattered to Ziya! The icing on the cake (ha, ha) was the ice cream that went with it all. She had a great time. She absolutely loved that we sang to her and that she was the one who got to blow out the candles all by herself this time.

My intention was to have a party with some of her little girlfriends; so we didn't even give her the present we'd purchased for her until a few weeks later when Kenai was born and we decided that her party probably wasn't going to happen. Additionally, she was in desperate need of her own doll to throw around and be rough with (instead of her little baby brother!). Again, she didn't even know that she'd been jipped. What a sweetheart she truly is! Happy Birthday little one!!!

Grandma Tita (my mom) got her this cute little yellow dress... a real ray of sunshine in our lives!!

Little Grandma (Jacob's mom) sent this cute little purple ballerina and a Dora backpack for Ziya. We're thankful for our grandmas who know just how to make their grandkids feel so special!