Emily's 2nd Birthday in Pictures

Emily had a good and exhausting birthday...

She rode on this carousel at Pullen Park


She rode this train too


And these kiddie boats (her favorite ride at Pullen)


She also walked around this pond with her aunt Jenn and uncle Scott


We then journeyed to grandma and grandpa Porter's for cake and presents.

Yo Gabba Gabba cake was a success and she was serious about it (in the last picture you might notice her eying her cousin Greyson suspiciously as his hand gets dangerously close to her icing covered Gabba figurine)






She got some good loot (fake bling and her kitchen were 2 of her faves)






We capped off the day at a Durham Bulls game (baseball is not our thing but my family wanted to go and so we gave it a whirl. It was pretty fun overall).


And then she conked out in the car on the way home (didn't capture that on film).

Happy 2nd Birthday Emmy!!

I know it's a day early but I won't have any time tomorrow with all the birthday festivities. Anyhoo,it seems like just a few months ago that we brought her home and she greatly blessed our lives. We are so thankful for her and are truly honored to be her parents. She continually amazes us and entertains us. We are looking forward to many more birthdays with her. Happy 2nd Birthday Emily Jane!! Here's the past 2 years of her life in pictures (just click on the picture collage to enlarge it)...

Bye Bye Mommy

No, the image above is not in celebration of Halloween. It's too early for all that. No, this is to show you what Emily said "bye bye mommy" to while at Lowe's today. I'm not sure if it's the exact model but it's very similar anyway. I spotted the witch in their Halloween section on our way into the store and on our way out I decided to take Emily to see it. Just to see what she thought. As we approached, the witch was perfectly still until we got closer. She then began speaking and stirring her witch's brew. Emily jumped a little, looked concerned, and then just stared at her timidly. As we walked away from her, Emily stopped, turned around to face the witch, and said "bye bye mommy." All I can say is thanks Emily for your high opinion of mommy.