Cookie, cookie, cookie starts with C…

and Emerson starts with E!

Please take a look at my 2nd birthday party!!!

These are the invites we sent out to a few of Emerson’s buddies to come help us celebrate his special day.

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The decorations were kept simple with bright pinwheels and paper lanterns.

 

As the guests arrived the kiddos decorated a cookie for pin the cookie on the cookie monster.

 

  

For refreshments cookies and milk were served.

After being good and sugared up we played two party games;

Guess how many cookies are in the cookie jar…

(546…Emerson guessed 1)

and Pin the cookie on the cookie monster.

                                                                           

Emerson then opened his presents.

Finishing off the festivities we sang Happy Birthday and let him go at his Cookie Monster Mega cupcake.

      

It is pretty tiring being the center off attention but he handled it really well!

Emerson is a pretty happy kid and it gave us great pleasure to see him enjoy himself with a few of his favorite people!

Glasses of his very own.

Emerson has a thing for glasses. He is constantly grabbing mine and running off with them. He thinks he is pretty funny. So I got him a pair of his very own (plastic that is).  He was pretty cute and excited to actually get to keep them.

 

I just can't get enough of those beautiful blue eyes! 

Fire Station Visit

  Last weekend Brandon took the boys up to the fire station down the rode from our house. Donaven told me all about the fire trucks and getting to dress up like a a real fire fighter! They want to be just like Daddy when they grow up.

New Years Eve

Angie's family was in town over New Years and we were invited over to the Waite's to celebrate with fireworks.  

Emerson before the fireworks started.

Donaven actually joined in the fun this year. He normally hates anything load so I was pretty impressed. He did get the scare of his life when uncle Jon set off severall black jacks near him with out warning. He finally calmed down and was convinced to stay outside with his cousins for a few sparklers.

Emerson on the other hand went ballistic. I even tried to sit in a car with him hoping to mute the fireworks a bit, but he wouldn't calm down not even for the sparklers. I finally gave up and took him inside. 

Later that evening we all joined at Tiffany & TJ's and played telestrations all evening. That game is hilarious and I can't wait to get it ourselves.

We stayed up late and rang in 2012 together kids and all. I'm looking forward to this New Year its been a bit of a struggle. So many unknown factors and things beyond my control but I feel at peace knowing that all will work out for the best. Come what may...

Christmas Caper