6/4/07 - Birthday Girl

We celebrated Eva's 2nd birthday this weekend. I can hardly believe it! It's flown by so fast. Amber and Xavier offered to host the party at their new house, where they just moved four days ago. It was nice to have so much space in the house and yard for the kids to run around in. Dwane and JK brought their kids, Nanci & Gary came with the cousins, and Dennis and Kent came down and brought Dave's mom from Escondido. It was a full house, and Eva was in her element. I made the theme "Baby Einstein" because those are her favorite videos. She loves the puppet characters. We got a bubble gun for the backyard so she could chase the bubbles, and Amber & Xavier got her a little "Dora the Explorer" bike for whenever she comes over to visit. Nanci got one earlier to keep at her house, so now everywhere she goes, she has a bike to ride. She made out like a little bandit with all her presents, though she'd get so absorbed with one that she'd lose interest in opening another. So cousin Allen helped her open them. Toy horses and books, dolls, clothes and a Weebles play set, she had a blast. And the best part is, none of them have small parts or choking hazards for me to worry about when the new baby comes.