Annual TEaster Egg Hunt

Every year, Randy & Cate host an Easter Egg Hunt at their house. Last year, Andrew wasn't quite mobile yet, so he didn't do a lot of egg hunting. What a difference a year makes! This year he took off for the lesser traveled part of the backyard, and probably collected the most eggs out of everyone! For those that have spent a lot of time with Andrew, it will come as no surprise that the pink eggs were his favorite ones...

He was so excited when he found the first one, "Mommy--Eggs!"

Hunting eggs with my cousin, Lily Catherine.

One of my friends, Radley came to the egg hunt too. I shared all my eggs with him (as long as they weren't the pink ones).

Daddy helping me sort through my "stash"... :-)

More Birthday Pictures...

For some reason, I can only post 5 pictures at a time on the blog, so here are a few more shots from Andrew's birthday celebration...

Eating Cake

Andrew has a sweet tooth just like his Mommy, and he insisted on trying every character on the cake. His face was quite the rainbow of colors by the time he was finished!

Playing at the Birthday Party

Here are some pictures of Andrew playing at the party. He kept walking around he clubhouse and pointing to the characters saying, "I see Elmo, I see Grover, I see Zoe, I see Big Bird..." The Elmo tent was very popular, and he loved climbing in and out of the arm chairs too.

Birthday Party Decorations

Andrew is really into Sesame Street right now, so we decided to go with that as the theme for his 2nd birthday party. And with all of our family and friends, we weren't sure how well a party would work at our house. We rented the neighborhood clubhouse to celebrate--here are pictures of how we decorated... I was pretty happy with the way everything turned out. I made all the signs, and the characters on the gate. The cake was quite the project too, and I was so thankful it turned out well!

This was the view as you walked in the front door.

The room to the right as you walked in. We had a tv, with a slideshow of pictures running during the party.

The room on the left as you walked in... The food was along the back wall,

and you can see all the toys for the kids to play with. The Elmo tent was a HUGE hit!

Every year instead of gifts, we ask that everyone bring toiletries for the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. It is because of that very special place that Andrew is celebrating his 2nd birthday.

The four character cake I made... It took 6 cake mixes and 7 hours to frost, but it was worth it!

Balloons!

I have been spending the last couple weeks getting ready for Andrew's upcoming 2nd birthday party. When he saw the balloons I bought, we had to blow some up to avoid a major meltdown. I have no idea how he was able to hold 5 at once. They have been one of his favorite toys ever since!

Cousin Pictures

My sister-in-law went back to work part-time this spring, so I have been watching my nieces a little more often. Its been so fun to see all the cousins play together, and Andrew absolutely loves having Lily Catherine and Charlotte over to play. Here are some pictures from a couple of the times they were over at our house recently.

Sharing Foofa with Charlotte, which for those who know how much I love Foofa--that is a big deal!

Holding hands... How sweet!

Reading Charlotte a book...

Giving kisses. I love my little cousin so much!