Party Animals

Hey!  Did y'all know Emery turned 3?  I know I haven't mentioned it, but she did.  As previously stated, I'm all about fairness where I can create it.  Since Brynnie didn't have a party this year, we opted not to have one for Emmy either.  That doesn't mean we can't celebrate though, does it?

We decided to commemorate the occasion by checking out the animals at the Houston Rodeo on Saturday March 5th.  Place to run amuck?  Check.  Animals as stubborn as ours?  Check.  Awesome food?  Check.  Clearly it was perfect.  Nonnie, Pawpaw, Aunt Julie & Uncle David opted to join in the fun as well.  We decided to get there bright and early at 9:30 and were so lucky we did.  By the time we left, the lines were bananas.

The trip started out a little rocky as our three-nager isn't always the most accepting of new events (Rodeo), places (Reliant) or situations (riding a tram- you would have thought it was a death machine) but she came around pretty quickly.  By 20 minutes in, I would say we were all having a ball.  The weather was beautiful.  The animals were adorable.  The children's exhibit was so, so well done.  The food choices were endless.  It was the perfect low-key celebration of our beloved.

#wokeuplikethis.  Seriously though, she did.  At approximately 6:30 am.

As you can tell, she became skeptical immediately out of the gates.

Cuddling Brynnie while the parentals disciplined the Birthday Girl.

Julie was only slightly more comfortable with this llama than Em was with public transportation.

Hey Pig.  Do you know Peppa?

Now that you're running away, I suppose I'll be brave enough to lightly pat your behind.  Please, Dear God, don't turn around or make sudden movements.

Um, there were kangaroos.  For real.  And they slept in those beach bag looking sacks.  You can't make this stuff up.

I loved the chicken part of the exhibit.  Brynn is wishing she was a little bit taller, wishing she was a baller....

... luckily Aunt Julie helped a sister out.

Brynn trying to get her finger pecked off while Emery hunts for eggs.

A rare moment of affection.

She was so amped up to pet the bunny.  Until it was her turn.  Mama petted it instead.

Aunt Julie and Uncle David knocked it out of the park with 2 new pairs of shoes.  She rode up to the lake with my parents after and they said she was squealing and trying them on the entire trip.

After our rodeo outing, my parents were kind enough to host the Martin clan (the Herndons had to peel off) up at the lake.  It was precisely what the doctor ordered.  We have all (particularly the boys) been so busy on the weekends working on the house that a break was long overdue.  I can't tell you how much we all enjoyed getting to hang out and talk without swiping sawdust off of one another or yelling at the girls not to trip over the air compressor cord.

We LOOOOOOVE Little People....

... almost as much as cupcakes.

Unfortunately Grandma, Pawpaw Martin, Aunt Tiffy and Kylie couldn't make it to the rodeo.  I am not sure if our birthday Princess was too bothered though because it meant she got to have TWO more mini celebrations!  Grandma and Pawpaw Martin dropped by with homemade cupcakes after we got home on Sunday (Em's actual birthday).  Then the following weekend, we all had dinner at Willie's and played together at our apartment afterwards.

You know you're truly a big girl when you can sit back and watch someone else open a present.  I wonder if Ryan will ever get there?

Suffice it all to say that even though there was no big partaaaaaay, our Princess had plenty of celebration for the big SREE (three).  Thank you so much to all of the participants who helped to make it such a special event for her.  We love you very much!  One last time- HAPPY BIRTHDAY EMERY KRACKREN!