{"id":617,"date":"2013-08-06T23:00:42","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T03:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=617"},"modified":"2021-10-17T20:51:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T00:51:16","slug":"avery-and-emerson-are-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themaddlife.com\/?p=617","title":{"rendered":"Avery and Emerson Are TWO!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend the girls celebrated their 2nd<\/sup> birthday.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to believe that they are already 2!\u00a0 It feels like I was just on bed rest getting ready to have these girls and here I am 38 weeks pregnant about to have another. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Last year we had a big rubber duck theme 1st<\/sup> birthday party that I spent months in advance planning and buying rubber duck theme everything. \u00a0 This year as much as I wanted to have a party for the girls, Justin and I decided it was probably not the best idea to have one incase I had the baby early or in the event I didn\u2019t, I would be 38 weeks pregnant and even if I intended on a small party, we both knew I would end up going overboard.\u00a0 So we decided we would just celebrate as a family.\u00a0 UNTIL\u2026a week before their birthday, I started feeling somewhat guilty and wishing that we were doing something SO 6 days before the Saturday of their birthday weekend, we invited 4 of our family friends with kids over for a low key brunch celebration.\u00a0 Two of the families couldn\u2019t attend so it ended up just being the Brophy\u2019s and the Niday\u2019s in addition to my parents and two elementary school aged girls from the neighborhood, which actually turned out great.\u00a0 The Brophy\u2019s were the first to arrive followed by the Nidays. \u00a0We took some pictures of the men followed by some pictures of the ladies.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Followed by some family shots…YES, I AM HUGE…<\/em><\/p>\n

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We ate quiche from Pie Gourmet, chicken nuggets from Chic Fil A, and fruit salad made by mommy.\u00a0<\/em>Next we sang Happy Birthday and the girls blew out the candles on their princess cake. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Then we opened presents.\u00a0 They received princess dolls with matching princess outfits and play food for their kitchen, all of which they LOVED!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sunday was their actual birthday and we started the birthday celebration with gifts.\u00a0 When the girls came down the stairs, their baby doll high chair and baby doll cradle (gifts from my parent\u2019s awaited them).\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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They had fun playing with them for a little bit before Emerson headed to the family room to get a new diaper when she noticed the tent and tunnel birthday present from Mommy and Daddy.\u00a0 Avery was quick to follow in her direction and the both of them had a great time exploring their new tunnel and tent.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\"After playing with our gifts for a little bit, the girls ate breakfast and got dressed, and then we headed to Kid Junction with Grandma and Grandpa.\u00a0 It was like a mini version of the Children\u2019s Museum in Baltimore. The girls first played in the Pizza Parlor.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Next they made their way to the grocery store where they had a great time shopping!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Then they made their way to the slide area where first they were in the little kid play area but it wasn\u2019t long before they wanted to check out the big slides so Daddy stepped up to the occasion and was chasing both the girls around the same time.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Emerson also tried out one of the token rides and was petrified but she held on the entire ride and made it through without a tear.\u00a0 Avery didn\u2019t want any part of it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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After spending a second round shopping in the grocery store, we took the girls to Bonefish Grill for lunch.\u00a0 The girls were pretty tired and each one of them had to be taken out of the restaurant for a few minutes at one point during the lunch, which was actually a first for us. After lunch, the girls sat on the bench with grandma and grandpa and took a few pictures.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I think we all took a birthday nap when we got home and then when the girls woke we had round two of presents.\u00a0 My parents gave the girls pots\/pans and dishes for their play kitchen.\u00a0 Justin and I gave the girls a doll doctor play kit and doll accessories.\u00a0 Then we had our second cake for the weekend, an ice cream cake from Cold Stone.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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We really did celebrate all weekend long and Mommy even continued the celebration each night for a few days until the leftover Princess Cake was gone.\u00a0 The girls really did have a great birthday weekend.\u00a0 I still can\u2019t believe their 2!\u00a0 And to think next year, which will likely be here before we know it, will likely be a joint birthday party for two 3 year old and one 1 year old!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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