cake

for emma taylor's 2nd birthday cake i wanted to do something different. she LOVES gummy bears so i thought making individual dirt cakes with worms would be fun. even adults can love dirt cake, and let me tell you, they were quite yummy!

 

 

 

 

 

party time

we had a small get together for emma taylor's 2nd birthday. the kids got to play in the sprinkler and baby pool out back and we were so thankful for no rain even though it threatened it all morning long. we finished with a hotdog lunch and some great presents. thanks to all who could make it. emma taylor had a blast!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

emma taylor turns 2

we have an extremely happy two year old. she loves people and talks about her friends often. her favorite places to go are the zoo, the park, and the baby gym (kids care at my gym). she has quite an imagination. she loves books still. loves singing. loves pretending. we are so thankful for her and what a blessing she has been.

 

 

 

 

cow appreciation day 2013

i love that cow appreciation day has been a tradition of mine for the past several years. i love dressing up, chickfila, and free food so it is the perfect combination. i also love that glen has agreed to do it the past two years with me. he doesn't care for dressing up but in his own words..."you had me at free"!

for lunch my friend lynn-ann who also has a little girl and is pregnant and due a week after me joined us...

 

 

 

...and then we got dressed up again for round 2 at dinnertime...

 

 

my sweet little cow with matching diaper!

 

see our past years...2010, 2011, 2012

what a pregnant girl wants...

 

...and a little something for the *almost* 2 year old. this cake pop was much larger than it had looked in the case at the cupcake shop, but she was so excited to help pick out cupcakes that i got her a treat too.

 

 

she was one happy girl who took a bit longer to fall asleep that night!

 

the 4th (2013)

we celebrated the 4th with our usual trip out to the peach festival and lunch with our good friends. emma taylor LOVED the parade this year. she clapped and waved at everything and everyone. it definitely made it so much more fun to go.

 

{2012}

 

 

{2013}

 

 

{passed out on the way back to our house because we skipped our nap}

 

 

{sweet baby sleeping}

a work in progress

i am so so SO excited about our gift for emma taylor's 2nd birthday! we glen is building her a play kitchen, and i am gathering things to accessorize it! here is a little sneak peak...it's got a ways to go and we only have 2 weeks left till she turns 2!