Our Little Pumpkin Turns 2 (Almost)

Norah celebrated her 2nd birthday this past Saturday with a family party at Nana and Pappy's farm! I cannot believe that she will be 2 years old on the fourth of October. Okay, I can and I can't. Honestly, I cannot believe how fast my nieces and nephew have grown up either. It seems like just yesterday that Benjamin was the only wee one and now he is 7.  To quote my favorite 80s movie -- Ferris Bueller -- "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it." Too true. I often have to catch myself...when I am being a busy (and at times cranky) Mama trying to get stuff done...I don't want to miss a thing with either of them. Kai drawing, whistling, building amazing structures...OR Norah coloring, reading, listening to the wind.

Anyway...back to my story...but first...a picture of my kids, nieces and nephew...taken while Norah's birthday dinner was getting finished. We were all hungry and cranky, but you wouldn't know it...

I know...I know...fall is a crazy time to have a birthday in our family, BUT she is the only Condill grandkid so far to get to celebrate her birthday while the pumpkin patch is in its glorious riot of fall colors and textures. Plus, we like crazy in our family. We seem to thrive on it. Once the last customer pulled out of the parking lot, it was PARTY time.

Aunt G made an amazing cake celebrating Norah's LOVE of pink cupcakes. From the moment she saw the cake, it was all she could think about. CAKE. CAKE. CAKE. Presents didn't interest her. Only cake. FINALLY, it was time for cake! She was thrilled eating the icing off all of the mini cupcakes and then putting them back on the cake board for someone else to enjoy. Yummy!

Now, this cake was big -- we have a large, wonderful extended family -- however, little Miss Norah wanted to carry a chunk of it to Mama. Her mouth was watering as different family members scaffolded her effort. I just love the way her tongue is sticking out right as she passed it to me. Too cute. I still cannot believe it did not hit the floor. She would have been devastated if it had. We all would have been. For her. For us. It was delish.

Happy, happy almost 2nd birthday, my little pumpkin pie!