Mulberry Street: Lily's 2nd Birthday

"And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street"

There is this great Dr. Seuess book about a boy who walks to school everyday down Mulberry Street. All he ever encounters are normal things and he wants to see extraordinary things so he can have a good story for his dad when he gets home. So the book is made up of this boy's imaginative exaggeration of the normal. Great things that all build upon each other to end with a grand parade. The boy finally realizes all the exaggeration is too unbelievable and decides to just tell his dad what he really saw on the way home-the normal, everyday stuff. That's what we are sharing in this blog, so we thought Mulberry Street a fitting name. We sometimes feel no one wants to hear about our everyday lives, but hopefully you do. Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Lily's 2nd Birthday

We did so many fun things for Lily's 2nd birthday! The day started with candles in her pancakes and a round of "Happy Birthday, to You." It was such a hit that we put candles in a food item at every meal that day: in the banana at lunch and in her small cake at supper.

We went to Bass Pro Shops after lunch to try and catch Santa Claus. He wasn't there until that night, so we just played some of the games and took some pictures of the kids.

We had a "party" for Lily the night of her birthday, with just us and a small cake. The next day we had the "real" party. Uncle Daniel, Aunt Hali, Grammy, Pop, Mimi, Papa, Uncle Kevin, and William, Joseph, Mama, and Daddy were all there to help Lily celebrate.

For each birthday party, the kids get to pick what they want to eat and what kind of cake they want Mom to make. Lily picked Pizza and a "Word World" cake. For those of you who may not be familiar with Word World, it is Lily's favorite APT tv show. It involves a group of animals whose bodies consist of their name spelled out. It sounds wierd, I know. But trust me, if you saw it, it would all make sense!