Emme's 2nd Birthday Extravaganza

Emme turned 2 on September 29th and was lucky enough to have TWO birthday parties! She was proud to tell people she was now 2 and show them it on her fingers. :) However the highlight was probably riding a horse named Chloe on the day of her actual birthday. Joe is assisting a few people in buying some property which has a horse stable on it and they were kind enough to offer Emme and our niece Hayden a ride on a horse. We gladly accepted their gracious offer! To my surprise, Emme was not at all afraid of the giant horses. She was able to pet several of them, brush Chloe, and ride Chloe a couple different times. She was in heaven and continues to talk about her horse Chloe.

After the horse riding, we had Joe's family over for pizza and cupcakes to continue the celebration. Emme was yet again spoiled with many wonderful gifts. We gave her a Strider bike in lime green like my nephew Baron has. She LOVES her bike and we are excited to see how she will hopefully excel in riding it. She also received a helmet, a "leaptop"/laptop computer, basketball hoop, books, and Thomas the Train cars.

Three days later we then had a combined birthday party for Emme and Hayden who will turn 3 on October 24th. The girls were pampered the day before by having a mini-pedicure at a local salon. Since we were having a triple baptism the next day, my parents, Joe's parents, and Mike's mom and sister were all in town. It was special to be able to celebrate their birthdays with all their family. My sister-in-law Carey made adorable tutu's for the girls. Hayden wore elephant ears, had a Dumbo t-shirt, and a pink tutu. Emme wore Minnie Mouse ears, had a Minnie Mouse t-shirt, and a black and red tutu. They looked adorable and wore them the entire evening. Carey also had a cute idea of having a "lollypop fairy" come to our house. The girls went in the backyard to find lollipops and other candy either stuck in the ground or laying on the ground. Needless to say it was a hit!