Happy birthday baby girl

. to the sweetest girl I know. who's given me the sweetest two years, stretching me & inspiring me each day to be better today than I was yesterday. my little pal who I can have fun, silly conversations with; there are no words to describe the light, joy & happiness you bring into my life; how when you smile it makes me feel at my best; and when we have laughing fits that bring us to tears, doubled over in laughter pain-well, that's just a glimpse of the glory of heaven; watching you become your own person and more than 'just like her mom/dad'; watching you pray at mealtime 'thank you God for yum yums, amen hayeyuya'; seeing the world through your eyes, and humbling acknowledging i might've been wrong & learning to do things differently-schooling momom; watching you bond with papa, and delighting in the amazing bond you two have; the deep love you have for your aunts esp nai nai, auntie titi, uncle tinki; your cousins whose names you mention almost daily ( thank God for FaceTime)& little buddies; you love deeply babes. hope you had a fun birthday babes, because momom & papa sure did❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Dolphins...

where are you??

oh heyy

time for shamu show, obviously papa sat in the 'soak zone'..poor papa didn't get as wet as he wanted. this guy

dancing to shamu music

dolphins are exhausting😌

'good day momom'

the sweetest words to a mother's ears, as the day winds down.. 

I guess if my day started with an awesome ballet & tap class with my BFF; 

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who's got the best cheese face

❤️❤️❤️ love these girls ❤️❤️❤️

showing nai nai your new ballet & tap shoes👯

target run with BFF which sadly ended in losing Chloe-and momom texting papa with Chloe 911, convincing  you and praying that papa figures something out before you get up from your nap. and papa is officially the MVP (most valuable parent) for finding an amazing lookalike.

it's just that Chloe got new clothes & toys and boy were you happy. and to think I used to roll my eyes at mommy blogs that suggested you buy two of the same lovey- yep lovey, didn't get it then, but now I'm all over it. whatever it takes to end the day with a hug and a ' had good day momom' 

'momom chlo chlo drink milk'

'oh nai nai'

Happy birthday to my Nai Nai, my first friend from day one, and every month after even when i was extra trippin'.

even cleaning up my room before I got here❤️❤️

10/3/11 - I'm here!!! 

some much cuddling❤️❤️❤️

...and now I track your every move from joe joes, LA all the way to Shreveport. I make it my business to know where you are. so that I know how I can make the most of our time together when momom & papa are busy working. we get to shop for hours, play at the park, hang at Barnes & noble & have fish tacos coming out of our noses. and even though I sometimes give you a hard time and make fun of you when you're having a moment-' oh Nai Nai' or 'Nai Nai behave' when you're getting extra excited; demand showers at odd times of the day ' Nai Nai give Zoe shower' - you know I love you to pieces. 
so of course I had to come with you to Disney and celebrate you all day at one of your most favorite places. hope you had an amazing day because you're the best Nai Nai in the whole world 

love, hugs & kisses 

'we go Disneyland momom' night before celebrations

quick stop at African food store for a taste of home

birthday girl

'momom Minnie make me cry' yep nothing has changed

my boo boo & my baby❤️❤️❤️

after a 'I want to go with papa' meltdown. there was bonding with papa and..

and while papa went off to blow his mind on splash & space mountain & birthday girl  went to scare herself at space mountain, we had just

'you and me' time

'I need to go play momom'

waiting to ride our car-autopia

look who's got the wheel

that was a good ride babes

...parade time. what to do?!? eat ice cream

and get fashionable with nai nai's fab hat

and 'papa? I need papa's baby' of course.. 

Thanks for a good time nai nai❤️❤️❤️