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happy 2nd birthday buddy! two years have flown by with not a second forgotten. you have filled our hearts with joy & so much laughter. your smile can spread for a mile. we love waking up every morning to your sweet voice & can't wait to get out of bed to get our morning squeeze.

our wish to you this year is to continue to shine like the STAR you already are!

we love you buddy!!!

xoxo,

mommy & daddy

since we are in birmingham this week for thanksgiving we decided to have a little birthday pizza party for wild man last sunday with family and a few neighborhood friends. it was so fun to decorate and sing happy birthday all week long. i think we drilled into his head so much the week before he thought his birthday was going to be a week long celebration! we were coming home from church on sunday and he just started singing happy birthday to henry with a big grin on his face!
i know people say this all the time but i really can't believe he is already TWO. time really does fly when you are having FUN. these past two years have been the best of our lives- he just fills us with spirit & makes us so proud everyday.
tomorrow i will post a little two year old photo movie that i have been working on. i could watch it over and over again.
but for now enjoy the photos below! xo

table close up

L to R- henry, lucy, caroline, haley & charlie

he was so excited to see GEORGE on top of his cake

not letting go of the mow mow from mom & dad....he seriously wouldn't let anyone even touch it

honey & sam gave him a bball goal. he made the first shot!

it was a long celebration! had to help himself to a beer! thatta boy!!!

goose came over to play this morning. i had to snap a few shots of my favorite 3 yr old & almost 2 yr old.

then we headed back to lucy's house to ride on the "mow mow". i think one of henry's dreams just came TRUE this morning. he has not stopped talking about the mow mow! hhmmm....i think the birthday fairy might be bringing a smaller (much smaller) version of one in about 19 days!

welcome to the world OWEN THOMAS PHILLIPS the FOURTH!

on friday i snuck out of town for the day to chapel hill to visit my best friend LAURA & her new little bundle OWEN. it was such a treat to spend a few hours with them! laura & i have known each other since the gymnastics days of about 6 or 7 years old & then we were at Latin together & then chapel hill. she has always been my sister that i have never had. i always (and still do) LOVED going to the zugers house growing up. she is the middle of three girls & it was always just so fun to constantly have girl things all around the house! make up, clothes (tons of fun clothes), full on gymnastics equipment, everything! those zuger girls are bargain shoppers & know how to find the best deal & have the best time!!! enough about us.....let's talk OWEN!!! he couldn't be any cuter. i forget how tiny they are- i was actually very nervous holding him- but he is so perfect in every way. he will be here in a few weeks for thanksgiving & i am counting down the days to get to play.

to laura & tripp: congratulations on your precious gift from God. soak up every day- even those sleepless nights & moments of pee all over you. they just grow up way too fast. love you so much!!!

i was pretty proud......it was made the morning of & only glowing for about 30 mins since we hung out at lucy's house but oh well!

inside the jumpy castle at the neighborhood party- DANGER!

this is BEN who lives down the street from us. i am sure they will love this picture of them holding hands when they are seniors in high school.

the only together shot- still not perfect but when these two are together they don't stop moving!

we had a rain storm most of the night which was a little bit of a bummer. here they are cleaning the wagon- this was about 20 mins of entertainment- who knew??

hope everyone had a fun halloween!!!