Claire's Birthday, Part 2 (scroll down for part 1)

 After we enjoyed some cupcakes and ice cream, it was on to the presents!

 This time Claire was a little better at opening her presents. Here she is starting out her presents with the packages from Grandma and Grandpa Palmer!

 Claire's favorite part of the presents from G & G Palmer was the play food. She plays with them all the time every day since then!

 Here is Claire with her Pinkie Pie pony that her cousin Ansley bought with her own money! This was so sweet, I think it brought a smile to everyone's face. :) And Ansley couldn't have picked better--Pinkie Pie is Claire's favorite pony of them all!

 Here is Claire relaxing on her birthday (as is her birthday prerogative) in her new chair from Grandma & Grandpa Whitley. She loves to sit in this "seat" (as she calls it) during the day and snuggle her dollies and feed them bottles. I bet she will be a great Mommy herself someday!

 Something about presents just brings out the kid in us all, I think. :) Everyone was just as excited as Claire to see what she would open next! The playhouse that is on our back porch was from Steven and Amanda a few months ago, but they also brought her a couple of flashlights as well. :) The tiger flashlight especially has sure seen a lot of action at our house the last couple of weeks! :)

 Here is Claire with her play food from G & G Palmer. She is also in the process of opening a big package of lollipops (a present from Austin and I) that she shared with her party guests as well. What a treat! Right before this, Claire had opened up a bag of cute clothes from her Aunt Kristie and Uncle Barth. Claire said "cute!" but I think it was Mommy who drooled the most over the clothes! :)

 Like I said, Claire loves to be sweet with her little dollies. Every time she wants to give her baby a bottle, she runs up to me saying, "Mommy! Where's the binky? Baby binky!" :) I think every day she talks more and more. :)

 She also likes to feed her stuffed animals and babies whatever she is eating. In this instance, it was her lollipop.

 Claire calls the meat part of the hamburger (the pretend food) a cookie. She likes to pretend to eat it and say, "Yum, yum, yum!"

 Sometimes the mustard and ketchup bottles are used as baby bottles, too. Mustard to drink, anyone? ;)

 "This is so exciting!" says Claire. "I want to have a birthday party every day!"

 This playhouse is from Aunt Heather and Uncle Michael. This has been up since Claire's party. :) She likes to put her babies "night night" on the picnic blanket from G & G Palmer in here, and do her puzzles in here as well. :)

 Secret hide-out!

 Looks like "Queen Claire" is holding audience in her castle today. :)

 Better not forget to take a break for "lunch" though. ;)

 Can't forget the dessert! After Claire's party, she kept asking for Austin and I to sing her "Happy Birthday" with her play cupcake, and then she would blow out the candle afterwards. So cute! :)

 The girls all had fun in here, I think. :)

 "Let me show you how to feed a dolly, Grandma."

 "Never mind, I need to serve up some yummy food instead." :)

If this face is anything to go by, I'd say this was a successful party, don't you? Two years down, and many more to go! :) Happy birthday, my sweet daughter. Every day is a joy because the Lord blessed me with you. :)