My 2nd Birthday Part I and II

Part I - The birthday celebration started in Kentucky. It was my Grandpa's birthday on Sept. 23 so we had a pre-party for both of us. I saw all the Murphys and had a great time! They had cake. I asked for a cupcake and Mama built a "cupcake" out of banana wheat pancakes and apple butter layer in a cupcake foil. I'm not sure who she thinks she's kidding... I let her get away with this kind of stuff now and again.

Part II - We went to the beach in the morning again with our good friends. It was terrific, 90 degrees on the beach at 9am! We ate bagels, played and swam and built a sand castle. After a nice nap I woke up and again requested a cupcake (this was my birthday after all). This time Daddy got me a cupcake... the next day my poo was pink. I'm a little worried that may have been my last pink cupcake.






xoxoxox E. Starling

The Cupcake

It's my "pre" birthday!

Who gets a "pre" birthday... I'll tell you who, I do! Auntie Lynne sent me a tickle monkey that cracks me up and a cute birthday outfit. Part of which I wore to Spencer's 5th b-day party on Sunday (I'm saving the tutu part for my b-day :-)). Then I get to Spencer's awesome party and had a great time swimming and playing only to be given a new ride and super fun toy (Mama says it's "educational") to use when I left. I'm the luckiest girl!

xoxox E. Starling

Butterflies and a story about Dumbo

I went to the Natural History Museum yesterday and today with Mama and Dada. There was so much going on that we went two days in a row. We went into the butterfly pavilion and a nice girl showed me a butterfly up close... yesterday one landed on Mama. Very friendly butterflies.

Tonight Dada was reading me Dumbo for the umpteenth, but tonight, for some reason the part about the Mama elephant not being able to see Dumbo and only sing a lullaby through the cage window really got to me and I started to cry. Dada had to fast forward to the end so I could see them together again... then I was happy again! Tomorrow night we are reading Bambi... not!

Sweet dreams... xo ESM

Ba ba looooo!

Nuff said!

Happy Birthday!

I'm going to count this as my first song. We've had a lot of practice with birthdays this month, normally I just say "Happy"... and the first time I said that was to my Grandma on her birthday in February. On Thursday I said "Happy......gobble dee...day" to Theresa... but my mom couldn't get me to say it again when we called my cousin Ashley. Today was extra special... Mama asked me to sing Happy Birthday to my Auntie Lynne, and I just did it... guitar and all.

I love you! xoxoxox E. Starling

Monkey Bars

I surprised Mama and Dada with this trick last week, maybe I'll be a gymnast.
Got any tips Auntie Lynne?

XOXO

Happy Mom's Day to all the Mamas!