Emily's Elmo Birthday

This past Saturday we celebrated Emily turning the big 2! We recently discovered that she knows a bunch of characters like Sponge Bob, Dora and Elmo. So we had plenty to pick from to use as a theme for her birthday, but it seemed natural to go with Elmo since she is so obsessed with him since she discovered that he is on her diapers. Now instead of asking her if she needs her diaper changed, we ask her if she needs her Elmo changed! LOL!



She was so cute blowing out the candles. She already look like such a big girl!



Since I couldn't decide whether I wanted the toy or the edible design of Elmo, I just got both. I knew Emily would love the toy and the edible image of Elmo was just too cute to pass up!



Yum! Daddy let her sneak a taste before we cut the cake.



Daddy also cut the cake so that she could have Elmo's face all to herself. One of the simple joys of being the birthday girl!



She did a great job feeding herself, something she has been doing for many months.



She had a ball running around the house playing with her balloons before everyone arrived. Needless to say she didn't take a nap that day, but she wasn't too bad. It was the next day when it all caught up with her!



She wanted to open up and play with each present, so we had to coax her to open up the next one a little bit.



Pat, the lady that watches her while I am at work, got her this smart baby set that she loves. It was the first thing she convinced us to open up so she could play.



Dolls are one her favorite things, along with airplanes, trains, dress-up, and bath toys.



This little guy is a lot of fun for both kids and grown-ups alike. Did you notice that Emily is trying to shove her whole hand in his mouth. Typical kid...has to see just how far she can go.



Do you see a theme yet? Yep, it is baby dolls. Emmi had a baby birthday.



I think if Emily would have only received a doll and stroller, she would have been perfectly happy. She played with it from the time we opened it, until it was time for bed. I have a feeling that I am going to have purchase a few of these while she is little like this, because she is going to push them around until they wear out. The old saying is true...it is the simply things that make us the happiest!

Happy 2nd Birthday Miss Emmi! We love you!

Emily turns 2

I know I have said it a million times...and I am sure I will say it a million more...but it really is hard to believe that Miss Emily is 2 already. Seems like she was just born and already two years have flown by. She is having her big birthday party on Saturday, but today is her real birthday so we just had to celebrate!



Cupcakes are the perfect size!



This birthday she was all ready to blow out her own candles!



Sprinkles and...



Frosting are the best part!



She never even finished the cake part, and yes, she really did pick each individual sprinkle off the top and eat it! :)



Just a little something from Mommy and Daddy!



She seemed to enjoy opening her present.



Choo choo!



Trains are one of her favorite things right now, along with airplanes and babies!
Happy 2nd Birthday Miss Emily!

Birthday Review...

Before we celebrate Emmi's birthday today and later this week, I thought I would go back and post the pictures from both Nikki's and Kenny's birthdays earlier this year. A little old with the new! Enjoy!

Nikki's Birthday - July





Pool fun as usual. Wouldn't be a Nikki birthday party without it!







As you can see, Nikki had a Hannah Montana themed birthday party. Almost every present she received was either something Hannah or butterflies, which is still one of her favorite things.







She was so happy to get this Hannah Montana bean bag chair, it was one of her favorite gifts!



We saved our birthday presents for the day after so she got to extend her birthday fun a little longer.





She had another great birthday! Thanks to everyone who helped make her day a special one! :)


Kenny's Birthday - October



You can run but you can't hide! LOL!



He ran away thinking there was only one or two of us with silly string...but he soon realized that he couldn't outrun us all and gave into the torture!



Nikki got him really good! Good job Nikki! :)



The front side...



and the back side were both covered!

Paybacks always come around at some point and this time was no exception. Sean was just paying Ken back for a silly string incident some years back. All and all, he was a good sport about it! Special thanks goes out to Kim and Sean for supplying the silly string. It was fun! :)