Happy Birthday to Emmy

Emmy had so much fun on her birthday! She woke up to two singing and excited parents, got to go through her "birthday door" of streamers, and enjoyed one surprise after another throughout the day! Her favorite moment was eating her ice cream cone. She was enjoying it so much, she didn't want to open presents!

Although we had a practice session of blowing out candles a few nights before, Emmy wasn't sure if it was what she wanted to do, so her Daddy helped her out.

For lunch we had some of Emmy's favorite foods: smoothies, hotdogs, and fruit (canteloupe, watermelon, and strawberries . . . yum!) She ate everything off her plate, asked for more, and was at the table after all of her friends were long gone.

Emmy with her friends Kalijane and Nash. They made these visors and wore them with pride!

The kids had fun decorating these pictures with stickers and paint.

Grandma Jojo made these beautiful cupcakes! Emmy was very excited for her birthday party to begin and couldn't help but taste a few samples of the frosting when I wasn't looking.

Paradise=Grandma and Jojo surrounding her on both sides with M&Ms and Nerds after a swim in the pool.

If looks could kill . . . she's actually saying here, "no picture, Mommy." I guess even at two, she doesn't want to be photographed in the morning before she's gotten ready for the day.

Looking every inch of two here, the day before her birthday. Emmy wore these sunglasses throughout almost the entire first meeting of church!

After all of the fun and games and surprises, I put Emmy to bed (way past her bedtime at 9:00!) and felt so sentimental that my little baby girl is now a two-year-old! We sang Happy Birthday, talked about her day, and she went to bed with a big grin on her face.