My Dad was watching Blake and Emerson for us. Emerson decided not to nap on Saturday afternoon ... we think she was just too excited to hang out with Grandpa and go on her birthday date with Uncle Jeremy and Auntie Lindsay :) (Truth be known ... she's just like that these days! lol!) After the wedding I called home to see how things were. We had told Emerson she might not be able to go on her date if she didn't have a nap, which she remembered because she told me over the phone, "I'm not going anywhere Mom! I'm not going anywhere." LOL! But of course we couldn't deprive her of a fun few hours with her Aunt and Uncle!!! So Grandpa and Blake hung out and Jeremy and Lindsay picked up Emerson and took her to Build A Bear at WEM. They say she was not as talkative as she usually is, but did have fun and started showing her chatty side on the way home! She chose a very feminine, girly, multi-colored bear, an adorable hoodie and pant outfit, shades, a pillow and a blanket and named her new friend Honey Bear :) We thought she chose Honey Bear because she loves the Bernstein Bears books, but she chose the name from a long list of names at Build A Bear!! Although she may have agreed to that name because of the books ;) She now sleeps with "Honey" and totes her around the house! When they got home Emerson told us a bit about her "date" and we had a good laugh when she told us she sucked her thumb on the ride to the wall!! She said, "I suck my thumb Mom! Like this! (sticks her thumb in her mouth!)" It was hilarious!!
After the wedding ceremony, Cal, Reese and I stopped at Costco to buy most of our food for Emerson's 2nd birthday party the following day. Saturday night was spent baking and icing 36 cupcakes and 1 giant cupcake cake! I enjoyed icing the cupcakes, but I think I better invest in a piping bag vs. always using a ziploc bag - I burst a few bags!! I couldn't decide what "theme" to go with for Emerson's 2nd birthday party, but thought to heck with it ... she loves cupcakes and she's kinda like our little cupcake, so there you go ... cupcake "theme" it is!!
Sunday morning we got ready for the party, packed the van and headed for Dynamyx Gymnastics Club that afternoon! Emerson had a great time, as did the other kids! It was a nice change to host a birthday party at a different location, other then our house. The hour on the mat with the coaches was fantastic! I like that part the best - a planned, organized activity for the kids to enjoy vs. just playing with the toys at our house!! The 2 young coaches were great with all the kids and I was impressed by how well the kids all listened! Emerson looked so darn cute in her new outfit from Grandma and Grandpa D, but perhaps she will need a gymnastics body suit in the near future?! Thank you to everyone for the wonderful gifts and for helping us celebrate our dear Emerson's 2nd birthday! We hoped you also enjoyed yourselves :)
Monday, Family Day in the province of AB, was a relaxing day at home! It was very nice to not have to go anywhere, if we didn't want to. We've been on the go constantly, with something we need to do everyday for the past few weeks, so Monday was a treat! Cal and the kids went to Toys R Us. Blake, Emerson and Reese all got a small Valentine's Day gift from their Great Grandma Marg and Great Grandpa Art and after much discussion, they decided to buy Play Doh with their money! Cal and Blake played outside for a bit after they got home, it was such a gorgeous day.
My Mom and Dad came over for supper and cupcakes Monday afternoon. It was my Mom's birthday on Sunday (February 20th) and with the business of Emerson's party, we didn't get a proper chance to celebrate! It was nice to have them over and sing Happy Birthday to Grandma D :) We hope you had a nice birthday Mom and although I don't think you minded having Em's party on your birthday, we'll try not to do that again!! Love you, and hope to celebrate next year's big birthday somewhere fun!!!!
According to my favorite weatherman, Josh Classen, the next 2 weeks are supposed to be the coldest 2 weeks thus far. I'm wondering if this is some sort of early April Fool's Day joke or something??!! The forecast that followed that prediction did not look to be the coldest 2 weeks of Winter?! Let's hope Josh was joking :) Have a great week everyone!
xoxo Tracy
