birthday fun

well, i have to say that emma's 2nd birthday party was more fun than i could have ever imagined! we had so many sweet friends and family to celebrate, with us, our sweet little emma kate. we had a bounce house, bubble machines, a cotton candy machine, and lots of little tykes-type plastic slides and playthings. it was almost like we had a carnival in our backyard!

emma had a BLAST! it was such a blessing to see her so happy and just enjoying her special day.

most of these pictures are of emma... but i only picked a few from the hundreds that we have! :-)

emma's birthday cake was amazing!

(cake & cupcakes by megan with sweet temptations bakery)

butterfly "cup-capes," as emma calls them

...again... amazing!

i can't believe this thing was in our backyard!

(thanks to "uncle cory" - my brother - for getting us this treat for emma's party!)

she would NOT leave the bounce house -

jumping is her FAVORITE thing in the world!

aunt lulu (jason's sister), our sweet friend becca mercer, my sweet friend missy's daughter brynn & emma kate -

all gettin' their jump on!

cute "i'm the birthday girl" shirt

...from the back... "just turned two!"

part of emma's entourage - aaron & ella

dylan - one of emma's favorite people

& apparent "betrothed"

mommy & daddy had friends at the party, too!

jason with becca & drew mercer

of course, my child was putting on someone else's shoes

(i think she may have an obsession...)

what's better than a big, fat ball of cotton candy?

her first bite... right before she spit it out!

i think she wasn't sure about it melting in her mouth.

crazy girl - she doesn't know what she's missing!

singing to our girl

"MY cup-cape, mommy."

(isn't this a priceless picture?)

note the pinky sticking up... so dainty!

favors for emma's friends & guests

the sea of tissue paper & bags was insane!

the best part: she was content with each individual gift.

we had to force her to open more!

(this scooter was by far her fave, though)

how do i make it go?

and... i'm done.

she was SO exhausted!

what a blessing this weekend was. thank you to all our friends & family who helped make emma's day so special for our family. we love you all!

hope you guys had as much fun as we did!