Emma's 2nd birthday party

It's finally over, and we had a blast. It was chaotic at times, but it was great. Emma had a ball. I think she knew her party was coming up today, since because she was so excited she didn't take a nap at all. She chatted and played for about 2 hours in her room while my mom and I went to the grocery and picked up her cake and balloons. As we got home Chris and my dad were just getting Emma out of her room, scrapping the nap altogether.

The lack of nap didn't seem to effect Emma at the party. She was a really good girl through the whole thing. She only got a little fussy/clingy with me for a few minutes at Build-A-Bear. It was a madhouse in there, though, so I don't blame her. This is what the madness looked like:
But this is all of us after the Build-A-Bear experience, looking no worse for the wear:

After Build-A-Bear, we went to Red Robin and had appetizers and cake. The kids had a chance to run around a little down there, and they all got balloons, which was a big hit. I ordered the cake from Albertsons, and it turned out really good. I was very pleased.

Emma got a lot of great presents from her friends. She had so much fun opening and playing with them at home.

Here is the link to all the photos. There are 5 pages of pictures, so keep looking!

That's all for now. More later.

Always remember: Toddler birthday parties, even when run by other people, can really wear you out.