"It's my party! I can cry if I want to!"
Don't let this picture fool you! Emily was
quite the happy "Birthday Girl"--except for when we tried to get her to wear a crown that said "Birthday Girl."
She had a beautiful pink dress that her Great-Grandma Campbell got her.
This is what she did when I said "Show me your pretty party dress!"
She got a fun new table and chairs from her Grammy!
She was VERY excited about presents!
Scott helped her open them.
She got a fun new stuffed cow named "Mooer" from Ellie (or as Emily calls her "Bellie") who happens to be fussing in the background.
She got a Mrs. Potato Head from Scott and me.
And a Princess tricycle which she willingly shared with her buddy Trevin! (She even let him ride in front sometimes!)
And here she is saying "Cheese!" just like she always does. Someday she is going to think this is so funny. :) We do!
And she got some super fun sidewalk chalk from Mary and Terral Fox. (Picture here, sharing in the merriment of sidewalk chalk!) And Ellie too. :)
Emily got some more fun presents from friends. Sorry I dont have a picture of all of them!!
Emily also got some more really cute presents from her Papa and Grandma Mabb in Arizona. It's a whole set of toys for a baby. Baby stroller, baby carseat, baby bassinet. It's VERY cute and she LOVES it. I didn't get any pictures of it at the party because we didn't put it together until the next day. I will definitely get those up so you can see how cute she is with them. She named her baby, "Baby Dolly" and she pushes that stroller around EVERYWHERE!!
And this was the cake! For two weeks leading up to her birthday, I kept asking her, "Emily, what kind of cake do you want for your birthday?" To which,
every single time, she would reply, "Yellow green!" I wasn't sure exactly what that meant, but for what it's worth, it was a yellow cake with vanilla pudding inside and had (you guessed it) yellow and green frosting. I think it came out looking like a pineapple. Maybe that's what she wanted?! I'll have to ask her when she's older. :)
Oh yeah, and this is the cake AFTER.
Here are the Birthday Boy and Girl sharing their birthday cake!
Emily loved the cake! Probably because it was Yellow Green.
Alrighty, everybody SING! "Happy Birthday to you...."
After the presents and cake, we all went inside to play on Scott's birthday present (that he bought with his birthday money) ROCK BAND! (Or as Emily call's it...ROCK MAN!) She helped me play the drums.
And here is our tuckered out Birthday girl right before bath and bedtime. She got to stay up WAY past her bedtime (look at the clock!). But it was her birthday party!! Thank you to all of our friends that came to celebrate Scott and Emily's birthday with us! You are all so great and we truly value your friendship.
Dear sweet Emily,
Thank you for being our little angel baby,
most of the time. You have definitely taught us a lot in the last year. It seems not too long ago at all that we were
celebrating your 1st birthday last year. We hope you know how much your Daddy and I love you. Thank you for being patient with us as we are doing our best to raise you to be a happy, loving, and sweet child of God. (Most of this you are doing on your own, though.) Thank you for always making us laugh with your silly faces and constant bedtime requests for "sing a song? sing a song?" You are so incredibly smart and we look forward to many many more birthdays. We love you, Emmy!
Love, Mommy and Daddy
LET THE RECORD SHOW....Scott did get some presents for his birthday ON his birthday, between the nausea and achey pains all day long. He got a fishing pole and tackle box, and a toddler pack to go hiking with Emily! He opted for no pictures, but just so you know, he was still spoiled on his birthday. Lots of saltine crackers and Gatorade too. :)
