Happy Half Birthday, Kenzie!!!

This little fireball is celebrating 2... and a HALF today! I can't believe it. She is such a happy and energetic child. I hope she never changes. Kenzie is always chatting away, singing, or dancing and she (almost) always has a smile on her face. When I think about what it is like to love life... this girl is it. We could all take a lesson from her and learn to live life to the fullest.

Happy half birthday sweet girl!!

Warning... Picture overload ahead... =) Take a gander at Kenzie from 2 years to 2 1/2 years old. Our little blue eyed, blonde bundle of excitement. She's not so little anymore.

I have to mention that this is probably my favorite picture
of Kenzie... EVER. It definitely captures who she truly is.

Oh! And by the way... if anyone is interested in knowing what living with a toddler is like... This. This is how we started our picture taking experience this morning. I took about 75 pictures... 2 were okay. Most looked like this.

Happy half birthday to our stubborn, independent, strong willed, beautiful, loving, happy (most of the time) little sunshine. (Though she would not be happy that I called her any of those things right now. Crazy kid.)

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