Balloons

Of course, what birthday would be complete without giant balloons, courtesy of Bobo and Brian.

Mallory loved playing with these balloons...

...for what seemed like an eternity. When they are that big, they don't lose air that quickly, unfortunately.

2nd Birthday Party

For Mallory's second birthday party, it was a much smaller affair at our house, with just immediate family.
She put on her pretty red China dress and helped Nama decorate the cake.

After she was done with all that hard work, it was time to open presents. First up, a set of dominoes.

Of course she had to play with them right away. Amazingly, I think we still have all 56 pieces.

Then Mallory got to show up the new skirt she got from Bobo and Brian that she uses when playing dress up (Dad's favorite activity).