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guess who is two.

We got to celebrate Clementine turning two the other day.

Her first birthday with us.

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And I’m not sure who had more fun, Clementine or the rest of her crazy-for-Clementine family.

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As she always does, Victoria wowed with a beautiful cake for the occasion: a four-layered, pink, polka-dotted cake, just for our girl.

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We tried to make a mini-smashcake, just like the big version, but that didn’t go so well (although we did manage to eat it with a spoon off the cookie sheet).

So we bought a fancy cupcake instead.

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Clementine didn’t seem to mind.

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In fact, it seemed to smush just fine.

(To see 15 seconds of smashcake goodness on IG, click here.)

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After a short break for a bath, and a wardrobe change, we moved on to the next portion of par-tay.

Presents.

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Once again, Clementine seemed to know just what to do. She hadn’t opened a present since Christmas but the whole paper-ripping thing was like second nature.

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Not sure if she loved the presents, the paper or the fact that all eyes were on her, but whatever it was, she was one very happy girl.

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Happy, that is, until Baba tried to make her move on from her new, pinkalicious magnadoodle.

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Until now, Clementine was sharing one very well-loved magnadoodle with a whole lot of siblings.

Clearly, she was pretty excited to have one to call her very own.

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But then, more presents.

Triangular crayons. Tiny drawing pads.

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And then – the finale.

A little bitty bike for our little bitty girl. In pink, of course.

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I kinda think she loved it.

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Oh, Clementine. Words are inadequate to express how much having you in our family blesses us.

We love you all the way to the moon and back. Times a million.

Happy two, my tiny love.


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04.17.15 · celebrations, Clementine

I'm Stefanie. Wife to one, mom to 13. Occasional blogger and t-shirt maker. Wannabe photographer and exerciser. Constant grace-needer and orphan advocator. more
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