B is for Birthday!

Saturday was Allie's 2nd birthday!!! It's hard to believe how fast these past two years have flown by. We have known for a while that we would throw an ELMO birthday party for Allie since she absolutely loves him. We then decided that we would go ahead and have the party at Grandma and Grandpa Virgins so we could get lots of family there. As I said in a previous post, Allie and I spent the majority of the week (leading up to her b-day) at their house so we could get everything organized and ready. One of the major things to do was to order the cake. Derek and I had looked around at cakes in Ohio before we headed for Indiana so we could decide on one together. Well, we went to about every store in Lafayette and no one had Elmo!!! I guess it's just really popular or something. So anyway, Derek ended up ordering the cake back here in Ohio and here is his experience: Derek - "Hi, do you have any Elmo cakes?" Bakery Lady - "Yes, we have a couple." Derek - "Do you have the one with Elmo, Dorothy, and Mr Noodle?" Bakery Lady - "Umm, we have one with Elmo, a fish, and a guy." Derek - "Ok, that will work."
Needless to say, Derek was embarrased because he knew the names of all of the characters......he said it made him feel like a Dad. Here's the cake:
Good Job Derek!
We weren't too sure how many people would be there so we just got the smaller cake and made ELMO cupcakes on our own. Here are the cupcakes:
Allie knew it was Elmo...that's all that matters, right!

On to the party.......
Allie and her cake! Isn't she cute in her Elmo hat?!

Allie's Sand and Water Table kept the kids entertained....
Allie and Parker
Trenton and Parker
Mason, Allie and Myles

Allie had a lot of fun with the boys!!



It was a lot of fun. Allie was so exhausted by the end of the night. She thanks everyone for coming and celebrating with us!!!

We had a few pre-birthday festivities with Uncle Buddy and Aunt Kim since Aunt Kim flew out to Florida to visit family. Here are some pics from that: