Famille Pay-Pay des States: Look Who's Two

It was a festive day in the Paypay household on Sunday because Chickpea turned two years old. Since Chickpea loves balloons we decorated the backyard with loads of them and had a balloon theme going on. When Chickpea got up from her nap and saw all the balloons in the family room (before we took them outside) she had a smile that lit up the room, priceless indeed!

It was a beautiful day and we spent it outside with our good friends. Chickpea and Mado played and ran around the yard and had a good old time. When it was time to open the presents, Chickpea was more interested in lining up the gifts rather than opening them. But then all heck broke loose and the paper was flying in every direction and I couldn't keep up with her.

People say that my ribs are lip smacking good. I need to believe them because I don't eat ribs I just cook them for Paypay and friends. I rarely make them but today was a special day and Paypay made a special request that I make them so I did and they turned out quite good or so I was told (my pork chops were also delicious). The girls sat at their little table and gobbled everything up too.

Lastly, we pulled out the cake and dumb me I forgot to take a picture of the cake before, oh well next year. We sang Happy Birthday to Chickpea and she looked at us as if we were a bunch of loons but once the cake was in front of her all was forgotten and in went the cake.

It was a great day, I enjoyed every minute of it especially when my girl woke-up and I gave her a big hug, wished her a happy birthday and kissed her sweet cheek.

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C'etait une journee de fete chez les Payeur aujourd'hui car Chickpea a eu deux ans. Etant donne qu'elle adore les ballons nous avons decore le parterre avec beaucoup de ballons. Quand Chickpea s'est levee de sa sieste et qu'elle a vue tout les ballons dans le salon (avant qu'on les apportent dehors) elle avait un sourire eclatante, c'etatit un moment precieux.

Il faisait tellement beau que nous avons passe la journee dehors avec nos bons amis. Chickpea et Mado on joue et couru dans la cour et on eu beaucoup de plaisir. Quand s'etait le temps d'ouvrir les cadeaux, Chickpea etait plus interesse a les aligner que de les ouvrir. Mais la, tout a commence a deboulee et le papier volait de tout les cotes et j'avais de la misere a la suivre.

Les gens me disent que me cote-levees sont tres bonnes. Je dois leur croire car j'en manage pas je les fais cuire pour Paypay et amis. J'en fais rarement mais etant donne qu'aujourd'huil c'etait une journee speciale et que Paypay a fait la demande speciale j'en ai fait et ils etaient tres bonnes d'apres eux (mes chops de lard etaient bonnes aussi). Les filles se sont assiees a leur petite tables et on tout mange.

Finalement, nous avons sorti le gateau et ma tete de linotte a oubliee de prendre une photo avant qu'elle soit mange, eh bien a l'anne prochaine. Nous avons chante Bonne Fete a Chickpea et elle nous regardait comme si nous etions des idiots mais quand le gateaux etait devant elle tout etait oublie.

C'etait une journee formidable, j'ai adore chaque minute surtout quand ma fille s'est reveillee et que je lui ai donne un gros calin, souhaite bonne fete et lui a donne un bisouz sur sa petite joue.

Dad, Momo and I chilling out before the party begins.....