Autumn turns 2

Autumn’s 2nd birthday party was awesome.

Ronin sported a black eye that he gave himself while jumping up and down on the couch. Autumn wore a beautiful new dress that my mom and grandma picked out!

I brought Autumn to mom’s at 11:30am so she could play and have a little lunch. She ate some turkey and had a lovely 2+ hour nap. I decorated the joint in Elmo fantastic-ness!! Between the hats, Elmo cupcakes and the 65 degree weather – all the kids had a blast!! They played outside and inside, downstairs and upstairs and everyone seemed to have a great time. Autumn walked around like she owned the joint and had no problem making herself happy. She ate pizza, fruit, cake, cupcakes, veggies, and almost everything else that she could get her hands on. Ronin devoured blueberries and strawberries. Autumn stole Nathaniel’s Elmo hat and made him cry and giggled at all the kids playing (and Spike the dog – hide himself away.) Diana and Phil were amazing as per usual -- always helping out to make things easier. Steve and Tamar and beautiful Romy and delicious Nathan (spitting image of Steve) were there is fine form. Tom and Amanda brought the kids and Ronin was so thrilled to see Nathaniel. Rachel schlepped from Montclair, NJ with both kids in tow and it was so good to see her. Her daughter, Amelia, lost her first tooth on an Elmo’s cupcake!!!! Grandma Barbara got a “squishy” hug from Ronin and several kisses!! And mom was covered in kisses from the kissy-friend Ronin!

Autumn made out like a bandit – soccer ball, Barbie, doll and clothes, coloring book from my mom. Tamar got her an awesome princess and prince little people castle, Diana and Phil are all about the educational toys and Tom and family got her an elmo/ sesame street microwave oven that Ronin was loving this morning! She still has yet to receive a doll house (Sean, Mom, myself) and animal clinic (Poppa Mike and Nanna Julie) which we will break out on Friday!

I am so happy that she was thrilled and we made a little 2 year super happy!!

And as I was leaving for work this morning – all I could hear was, “I love balloons!! I love them!!” from Autumn