happy birthday emmers! | cake and presents

cake is definitely the highlight of any birthday. at least any birthday i've been a part of!

we chose pink velvet for her baby bundt cakes. 

selfishly, i wanted to try and avoid a giant mess with a bunch of icing [we already messed with that during her smash cake shoot...] but let's be real. it's not a real birthday cake if you don't have icing on top! 

home girl also has quite the love for her crackers.  i would never think twice about having to choose between cake or crackers, but she just couldn't leave her first love behind! :)

emma grace had so much fun opening her gifts!  she loved crawling and climbing on all the bags and pulling the paper out. but she also loved the goodies.  maybe next year will be our "cardboard box" birthday celebration.

from the very beginning, bub-hub and i decided we wanted emma grace's birthday celebration to be a giant thank you party for our friends and family.  we are so beyond blessed with love and support, and i can't even begin to imagine how different our first year as parents would have been without them.

was it a little unncecssary. sure. but it was fun, and we got to share the day with our friends and family, so in my book, that makes it all more than worth it!

cheers to the birthday bub hub!

dear bub hub,

you are my super hero, my adventure partner and my best friend. 

you are a loyal friend, a great dad to raider and fantastic husband.

i'm so grateful for you and for the way you love and lead our family. 

here's to one more year of adventure and laughter!

to the bestest dad ever...

 

dear dad,

thank you for teaching me how to see the fun side of life,

how to work hard and play harder,

for encouraging me when i was feeling down,

and always finding an adventure around every corner.

you're the bestest dad ever.

 

happy birthday!

 

happy birthday mama!

dear mama,

that you for teaching me how to be organized,

for allowing me to grow up and make my own mistakes,

and for promoting creativity and adventure.

thank you for being patient and kind when i didn't deserve it,

for encouraging me when i was anxious,

and for always providing prayer and counsel when i did even know i needed it.

 

you are the bomb[dot]com.

 

 

 

happy birthday baby brother!

today, my baby brother turns 19.

#shutthefrontdoor

what a little stud.

 

dear grantham,

thanks for being a great baby brother.

thanks for encouraging me to be a better person, to have more fun in life, to fully enjoy each and every moment, o, and thanks for making me feel guilty about not running 10 miles just for the heck of it. overachiever much? :)

 

i hope you have a sic birthday.

yup. that just happened.