{"id":384,"date":"2013-10-23T13:29:24","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T18:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/?p=384"},"modified":"2013-10-23T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T18:29:24","slug":"u-is-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/?p=384","title":{"rendered":"U is 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well&#8230;.U&#8217;s second birthday has come and gone.\u00a0 I handled this one much better than the first one&#8230;I think because it didn&#8217;t feel like I was losing my baby this time.\u00a0 He was already feeling like a big kid, so this was just another step in that direction.\u00a0 We had his birthday party on Saturday, which was the day before his actual birthday, and it was great!\u00a0 I think we all had a pretty fun time.<\/p>\n<p>The balloons were such a hit &#8211; I&#8217;m going to remember that as a sure-fire entertainment method for kids&#8217; birthdays from now on.\u00a0 Cheap and easy!\u00a0 Urijah and Ada played with them for days afterwards, too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-385\" alt=\"IMG_1008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1008-274x300.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1008-274x300.jpg 274w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1008-937x1024.jpg 937w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-387\" alt=\"IMG_1025\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1025-300x231.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1025-300x231.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1025-1024x789.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And food!\u00a0 I think the missing thing in this picture is the sandwiches, which Dad had gone to pick up for us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-386\" alt=\"IMG_1011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1011-300x132.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1011-300x132.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1011-1024x450.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This series of pictures cracks me up &#8211; it was right after U had blown out the candle and decided to sample the frosting.\u00a0 His and Ada&#8217;s reactions are just perfect, I think!\u00a0 She is keeping a close watch on things.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-388\" alt=\"IMG_1028\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1028-300x213.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1028-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1028-1024x727.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1028.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-389\" alt=\"IMG_1029\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1029-300x224.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1029-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1029-1024x765.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1029.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1030.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-390\" alt=\"IMG_1030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1030-300x213.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1030-300x213.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1030-1024x728.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1030.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>BUSTED!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks Nanny and Paw-Paw for my new bike and helmet!\u00a0 This was the maiden voyage&#8230;I think it&#8217;s going to take some practice, but he&#8217;ll be off and rolling soon, no doubt.\u00a0 Ada had a bit more experience so she actually got moving a bit on her turn!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1072.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-392\" alt=\"IMG_1072\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1072-300x274.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1072-300x274.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1072-1024x937.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1072.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-393\" alt=\"IMG_1079\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1079-226x300.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1079-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1079-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1079.jpg 1356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We took advantage of all of us being dressed nicely and looking decent to get some good family pics&#8230;.and this one probably is my favorite since we had an addition!\u00a0 This is how our family would look if we had had twins&#8230;although they couldn&#8217;t look more different, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1062.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-391\" alt=\"IMG_1062\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1062-300x289.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1062-300x289.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.shereadsinthedark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_1062-1024x989.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well&#8230;.U&#8217;s second birthday has come and gone.\u00a0 I handled this one much better than the first one&#8230;I think because it 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