James turned 2 on Aug. 30 which happened to A&M's big day so we put off festivities until everyone was home and settled back in. We had an "Elmo" birthday and it was too much fun. I made Elmo cupcakes and James went nuts when he saw them and the rest of the day he watched them intently and talked to them. He waited patiently until after his birthday dinner to tear into his own personal Elmo cupcake.

Two dozen little Elmos

Awe and wonder at all the Elmos

The happy family



I just couldn't post without a few pics of Ellie. So here they are too.


Grandma is still awfully funny


And here we have our main course for the evening, Chicken Breast stuffed with tomatoes, basil, garlic, and mozzarella cheese. Mmm