Happy Birthday . . . Take Two!

Campbell's 2nd Birthday Party: 2nd Attempt was much more successful than our first try!  After missing a whole week from school to make sure she was fully recovered from the RSV and possible pneumonia, she seemed to be feeling much better and ready for her party!

Originally we were going to have an Elmo themed birthday party...that was until Campbell saw these plates in the store and HAD.TO.HAVE.THEM!

Going with the new Sesame Street theme, Martha made these cute favor bags for the guests.

Campbell's Aunt Beth made the adorable Elmo cake. It survived being in the freezer for a week and was delish!

Campbell and Grandpa Aubrey reading her current favorite book To Market, To Market.
(Thanks to Robbie's co-workers, Mary Etta and Traci for the book!)

Campbell partying in her Abby hat.

Mitchell models the Elmo hat.

The kids all decorated cookies to look like Elmo.  It was messy but fun!

And yummy, too!

Who needs special Elmo activities?  Campbell and Brinkley just had fun playing with the "regular" toys.

The boys found the Wii to be more fun than silly Elmo cookies or Elmo coloring sheets!

Present time was crazy!  If anyone has suggestions for how a toddler can open presents (with lots of friends to help!) in an organized way, I'd appreciate them for the future!

Our house ended up looking like a bomb had gone off.

Campbell getting ready to blow out her candles...

The Becks brought over the Mentos experiment from Mythbusters.  The boys really enjoyed it...even if Ethan did end up soaking wet!

The Becks also brought Robbie this Elmo shirt (and they all dressed in red, too! so cute!).  He fit in well with all the Elmo decor!

It was a great party and we're so happy that some of our friends made it.  We want to give "props" to our 8 year old nephew, Ethan, for most of the photography...especially the more artistic shots!  Great job!

We missed the Anders, the Carneys, the Mullers, and the Greens due to our having to re-schedule but totally understand!  Love y'all!