Happy 2nd Bithday to My Ethiopian Princess!!

Okay, so Lola Joy didn't have a great start to her 2nd birthday. She was pretty pitiful and had to go to the dr. :-( She has a runny nose, cough, and ear infection...so when I came home from work...I found one pitiful little girl.

She did cheer up by the end of the night!

Here's her sweet cake. She LOVED it.

She said.."It's MINNIE!!!" "It's CUTE!" "I LIKE HER PINK BOW!!"

We LOVE her all the way down to her sweet little pink boots!!!!


Lolee Joy LOVES her baby dolls...

I LOVE her sweet chocolate brown eyes!

You are so yummy, I could eat you up, girl!!

Lola Joy Kalkidane...

You are something else, let me tell you!! You have one VIBRANT personality. You light the room the moment you enter into it. You talk with your hands. You're prissy..so prissy...and Sassy, too. You LOVE music and to dance. You would watch Barney 24/7 if we'd let you. You LOVE your new SILLY SONGS video. When you go to sleep you have to have your BB, Blanky, and Monkey. You are so smart..and funny...and lovable. You are so stinkin' cute...and we simply cannot get enough of you. You love your big bros and oh do they love you...and look out for you. And then there's "Lil". God brought you a twin sister from around the world, but the two of you couldn't be more perfectly matched. You are the PERFECT PAIR!! You adore one another. You are always together, playing, dancing, reading, hugging, oh my it's totally adorable. Seeing the two of you together is the sweetest miracle to watch each day. I squeezed you tonight and you squeezed me back soo tightly. It broke me into tears, just so grateful...so thankful...I didn't miss this little miracle in
Y-O-U!!!!

We love you Baby JOY!!!!

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