Happy Birthday Caleb and Emma....Happy Birthday to You!

The big T-W-O! WOW! It doesn't seem right that Caleb and Emma are 2 already. The last two years have been a whirlwind! It really doesn't seem that long ago that they were like this:

Emma and Caleb - 1 day old

Caleb and Emma's big birthday was wonderful this year for many reasons. The best present we got this year was that Grandma Renee came out to see us from Rapid City! My mom flew in on Wednesday, January 27 in the morning. We got to spend most of the day out and about with her. We shopped and ate lunch. The next day I also took off and we took Caleb and Emma to get their two year picture taken. We then met some friends for lunch and relaxed at home for the afternoon. Friday I did go to work, so mom stayed home and baby sat the kids. Caleb and Emma had a great time with her. It was so nice that they went for a walk and then they played in the backyard. Caleb and Emma were completely in heaven then!

Saturday we had Caleb and Emma's birthday party at our house. It was a pizza party...Mickey and Minnie themed....of course! That is one of their favoirtes right now. We had a house full! Nine other kids besides Caleb and Emma and nine other adults besides me, Rick and my mom. We all got enough to eat! We had yummy cake...which was not NEARLY as messy as last year! Ha Ha! And it would not be a party without wrapping paper glore! Needless to say Caleb and Emma had a great party and were SOOOO ready for a nap after everyone left! Caleb and Emma got lots of great gifts; clothes, toys, books, etc.

Sunday the 31st of January was their REAL birthday. We went to church and had a quite afternoon at home. That evening, Rick's cousin, Doug and his wife Geri came over for supper. Doug and our twinners share a birthday, so it was awesome to get to share that together. My mom made the best fried chicken, carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy. She also made Doug a birthday cake. We were caked out after that....but boy was it good!

Monday I stayed home to spend the day with mom and the kiddos. She had to leave that afternoon so I wanted to make sure that I got to spend as much time with her as possible and get her to the airport on time. I hate saying good-bye to my mom. I always have a hard time. Emma cried for "Gama" and looked for her the next morning. Caleb kept saying "bye-bye Gama" all the way to the car and then kind of got over it. I guess Emma is like me in the sense that we like our loved ones around.

Here are some pictures of the birthday party! Enjoy!