birthday festivities

The birthday week was fun and exhausting! And of course it continues all month long!

On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday of last week I volunteered with the Inaugural festivities. I also went to the actual swearing in of our new governor, Rick Scott, and was a docent at the Governor's Mansion open house.

To celebrate my actual birthday we went to dinner at Bella Bella with a bunch of friends...

Sally Kate's 2nd birthday was last Friday so of course we ended the week with our annual birthday date :) I picked her up from school and we went to the Cake Shop! It was a far more less messy experience than last year. I think she enjoyed her chocolate milk more than her cupcake. Love you Sally girl!

yummmm.

On Friday night, we all went for pizza to celebrate both of our birthdays since mom and dad came in town! And they brought me a delicious cake from Betty Cakes....

with sally kate and erin

happy birthday to us!

thank you for all of my fabulous gifts!

a fanciful card from ella to sally kate :)

such a big girl

posing

her first ballet shoes!

On Saturday, the E's had family and Supper Club over to help celebrate Sally Kate's 2nd birthday with a chili lunch...

mom made a tasty lemon cake...

...and her famous sugar cookies!

lane made this adorable banner

it's camellia season!

the beautiful birthday girl

with her daddy

sister made the best white chicken chili and marcus made a hearty traditional beef recipe...with all the toppings you could ask for

admiring the pretty camellias

the girls

sk greeting the critters

sally kate is constantly calling reese on her fake phone..."hi reese, bye reese!"

a new vintage kenmore kitchen set for the domestic godess

loving on camp...so many boys in her life!

opening her new set of pink pots and pans for her new pink kitchen

proud parents of a two year old

motherly instincts start early

hey brother!

"sally kate's having a birthday, we're so glad. let us see how many she has had..."

What a fun week of birthday celebrations! cheers!