Happy Belated Birthday

According to my little counter over there, Amelia and Penelope are now officially 2 years, 1 month, 1 week and 4 days old.  So yep, this post is a tad "belated".   :)  But I'm getting thisclose to being caught up and I'm determined not to fall so far behind again!  Anyway, the party was lots of fun and minus a few tears at cake time, I think the girls really had a great time.  Amelia especially seemed to like running around, acting silly and just being a little entertainer.  Here are just a "few" of my favorite pictures... 

love love LOVE the super cute monkey cake!

And loved the whole girly monkey theme

Keeping themselves entertained with stickers while we wait for guests to arrive

Ready for the party to start!

Amelia still working on those stickers....gotta place them in just the right spots...

And within minutes, all stickers moved from her arms to her chest.  Kind of takes away from the cute dress, but oh well...it IS her birthday afterall.  :)

Not afraid of the party hat after last year's "incident"...

"Let's open presents!"

Penelope acting shy

Working together

Penelope taking a cuddle break with Mommy (she's not so sure about the musical cards this year)

Penelope letting Amelia do the work on this one

Amelia doesn't waste any time!

Penelope "reading" one of her cards

Checking out the cool art easel

Digging into their kitchen accessories (and at this point, I'm impressed that the hats have stayed on so long!)

Got a Barney video and insisted on watching right away. 

I love that they are holding hands.  :D

Penelope playing with a balloon while we get ready for cake.

Amelia waiting patiently for her cake.

As soon as we started singing, you could see them both become so uncomfortable...

And then this happened

And this

It was almost a repeat of last year....except that Amelia seemed to settle down once she got her own cake and ice cream.  And in the end, Penelope opted to skip the cake.  I felt bad because I know she likes both cake and ice cream but that singing just got her so upset, there was no use forcing the issue.  It IS her birthday too afterall.  :)

Can't believe my neat and tidy Ms. Amelia enjoyed the birthday treats and wasn't bothered by the mess on her hands and face.

Tried to sneak in a quick family picture afterwards but should have done it before the party....both girls were pretty tired and uncooperative at this point. Maybe next year... 

All in all, a great 2nd birthday for our 2 little "monkeys"!