Emma's Princess Party

We celebrated Emma's second birthday a little early this past Saturday with a princess party.  Isaac often calls Emma "our princess girl" (though he pronounces it "pwin-cess girl").  The other day, I sang a song about "Emma, our Valentine girl"--Isaac stopped me and said, "No, Mom, she's our princess girl."  :)  So, a princess party was perfect for our Emma.

We can hardly believe it's true

Our little princess is turning two

So whether you're a princess, or whether you're a prince

This is a celebration you don't want to miss!

a princess and her knight--Emma was very excited!!

tutu water bottles--how could I resist making these?  :)

a ruffle birthday cake with the tiara I wore at our wedding reception

fruit wands

What's a princess party without a lot of glitter?  I'm pretty sure there will be glitter in our carpet for months.  :)

We had chicken spaghetti (one of Emma's favorites), bread, and fruit wands for dinner.  The adults chatted after dinner while the kids played and played!  This was the first big party we've had at our new house.  It was so special to me to have so many friends and family who love our family over to celebrate!

 As I said, the kids played and jumped.  :)

Emma found this gift from my parents in the living room.  She pulled all the paper off of it and just stared at it on the couch.  Emma kept saying "hard hard"--it was too "hard" to for her to pull it off the couch.  

After dinner, we played pin the crown on the princess.

Isaac went first to demonstrate how to play for all the other kids.  :)

I was so surprised that Emma was willing to have a blindfold on and try the game!  

After the game, Dave prayed over Emma for her next year of life.  Dave prayed that God would continue to guide us as we shepherd Emma's heart and that she'd love and serve God her whole life.  

Then, it was time for cake! 

This was Emma's expression when she saw that it was time for cake!  She squealed!  

Happy Birthday, Emma!  We love you to pieces!!

After a lot of cake and ice cream, Emma began opening her gifts.  She made this shocked expression and gasped every single time she opened a present.  It was the cutest thing!  

The big girls showed Emma how to play with all her new toys.  :)

I think Isaac was finally tired by then, too.  He snuggled up with Uncle Nate and read all of Emma's new books.  :)

And, a goodnight kiss from the princess to Pop!

Happy 2nd Birthday to our princess girl!  

We are so thankful for Emma Victoria!