Terrible? I Don't Think So!

Everybody always talks about the "terrible twos"...maybe we're very lucky but we don't think there is anything terrible about Miss Emerson!  It is still a little hard to believe that she is 2 years old but she brings more joy to our lives each and every day.  It is so fun listening to her little vocabulary develop.  She is now starting to put some sentences together and it is hilarious to hear some of the things that she picks up on.  She amazes us by the things she can do physically.  Santa brought the play structure at Christmas and we thought the rock wall was definitely something she was going to have to grow into-she is already climbing it by herself!  She weighs 31 pounds (90%) and she is 34 1/4 inches (70%) and the doctor said that she is doing awesome!  We celebrated her big day over a few days.  The Wednesday before her birthday we took cupcakes to school so that she could celebrate with her friends.  On the Saturday after, GranSan, Uncle Jerry, and Aunt Janet drove down to join Grandma and Papa to help us celebrate.  We had a princess theme and we all had a great time just being together.

 Tulips for the 2 year old!(I wish I could say I thought of that when I bought them-it didn't even enter my mind until GranSan and Aunt Janet said it!)

 She had so much fun with the balloons, I don't know why we bothered with presents!

 Our birthday princess with her princess cup

 She definitely needed no help when it came to opening presents.  We said the word and she was tearing in before anybody could even grab a camera!

 Oh yea!  My very own tea set!

 The sisters' first matching outfit!

 Grandma, Aunt Janet, and Em trying out the Elefun game

 The whole crew(including Uncle Jerry, Daddy, and Papa) doing the "Party Train"!

 Let's see...what else can I convince them to do on my birthday?!

 Almost as fun as the balloons...the party blowouts!

 Daddy was definitely in the partying mood!

 Make a wish and blow!

 GranSan, Uncle Jerry, and Aunt Janet enjoying some cake

 Having a blowing contest with Papa

 With a couple of her friends at her school party-she looks like such a big girl!

 Stuffing her cupcake in her mouth with her teacher Miss Melody

 By the time I got to her she was wearing a good bit of that frosting!

 A very happy birthday girl!

We love you so much Princess Emerson!