The Ricks Family: Emma's "Anna Elsa Birday"

Emma turned 2 on October 17. And she has definitely been showing signs of the terrible twos for several weeks. I think that has to do with the fact that she will no longer take naps and that's mostly because we got rid of her binky. So maybe it's my fault but she was too attached to her binky so we threw it out. She goes to bed just fine at night, thankfully. And yes, we've tried the whole cry it out for naps but she doesn't stop and a couple of days ago, she sky dived out of her crib and got out of her room all by herself. So I'm afraid the cry it out method is no longer an option, because she has figured out how to get around that. So for now, she just gets to pass on naps but go to bed a little earlier. She's actually not too bad without naps just a little more whiny. She is also impossible to go shopping with because she will throw a fit the whole time. Sheesh! And she has become a picky eater. She's a stinker. BUT most of the time, Emma is too cute to handle. She has been super girly lately and loves to wear her puffy skirts. She still loves to snuggle with me. Her and Jocelyn play really well together, most of the time. Emma loves to sing lullabies and other songs. Her favorite phrase is "stop it," though not my favorite but sometimes cute. She's independent and sassy. She repeats every last word you say and then chatters away the rest of the time. She loves anything Anna and Elsa which is why we did a Frozen themed birthday. She kept saying, "Anna Elsa birday" for weeks.

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It's snowing!

So here's how her special day went. I made muffins for breakfast. I put candles on her muffin and at first Emma didn't like the attention. She put her head down on the table. It was hilarious. But when she found out that she got to blow out her candles, she was pretty excited.

Then she got to open her presents from us. She got a My Little Pony Busy Book, a Frozen play set, and an Anna dress which is actually her Halloween costume. Jocey also got her Halloween costume since she's going to be Elsa. Perfect for the Frozen theme. So the girls got dressed up for the day and were absolutely adorable. I could hardly contain myself.

We went to Wendy's for lunch and then the girls just played with the new toys. We had one of Emma's favorite meals for dinner, pizza. She's very easy to please, as long as it's one of the five things she'll actually eat right now. And then after dinner, the extended family came over for cupcakes, ice-cream, and games. We have such a supportive family and they really spoiled Emma. She got some stuffed animals (Olaf tsum tsum, Minnie Mouse, and goldfish beanie baby), cute pink boots, a magnet dress up doll, a baby doll, a music mat, and money. She also enjoyed several phone calls and loved being sung to.