Summer Recap - Nudgie Turns 2

I've been really bad about keeping up-to-date over the summer. I've got all the pictures and the words were in my head, but I just never got around to writing. So each week, I'm going to do a summer recap of things we did over the summer! I suppose it's a last gasp attempt to hold on to the last days of summer!

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On July 18th, my baby - Nudgie - turned 2! I could hardly believe it. It seemed just like yesterday when I was bringing her home from the hospital, snuggling with her late at night after a feeding, and watching endless DVD episodes of CSI on the portable DVD player we put in her room so I could keep my mind alert while nursing!

How can my little angel be two already??

We had a small party here at home with the folks from My Marine's unit. Nudgie's birthday party also served a dual purpose in that it gave us as a unit to get together and hang out for an evening! My mom was also in town and helped a lot with party preparations -- for which I am forever grateful!

I originally wanted to do a Candyland theme for Nudgie's birthday, but dragged my feet on getting everything together. So in the end - we went with Cookie Monster -- Nudgie's favorite! I decided to make my own cake with marshmallow fondant icing -- the first time I've ever made it.

It was sticky.....

And messy....

And a pain in the ass....

But in the end - it was worth it.....

I was incredibly happy with the way it turned out and was so proud of myself for even trying this in the first place!

I even made up a batch of Cookie Monster cupcakes that ended up invading our fridge!

I even put my mom to work rolling little fondant Cookie Monster eyeballs....

But in the end, all that mattered was that Nudgie was happy!