She's 5!!!

Some how, Elliott thought it would be a good idea to get Emma a new puppy for her fifth birthday!!! So we went a week before Emma's birthday to meet this little girl, and we both fell in love (let it be known however that I could have resisted - for example, she is at this moment trying to chew on the rock on our fireplace!). She is very light blonde, and almost white on her tummy. She is sweet as can be.

Elliott went to pick her up about 8pm the night Emma's birthday (which is also Elliott's birthday!) and we let her sleep in bed with us. Emma, who was finally sleeping in her own bed in her new room (more on that later), woke up in the middle of the night to crawl in to bed with us. Below is a picture of her and "Bali" after the reality of a new puppy set in - at 2am!!!!

Best buddies the first morning... Bali has been lying under her chair, and the kennel is in Em's room. Bali has lost sleeping privileges with Emma until she is better potty trained/

You can see the color of Em's new room below. We were fortunate, that Elliott found a set of furniture that had been used for staging in a house for sale. A rocking chair, bed, armoir, night stand, all for $750 - the original price of the bed alone was near $1000!!!! Then, the owners threw in EVERYTHING in the room once they met Emma! Stuffed animals, bag, golf clubs, shelf, china set, shelf, etc. We all LOVE IT!!!! I told Elliott I was jealous:)

On Saturday, early evening, Emma had a gymnastics birthday party with her friends from carol's and the neighborhood. It was a little rushed at the end, but we had fun!

My mom made Emma a Sleeping Beauty cake, which I know took her hours!!! So we were thankful for that!

My mom also made a skirt and matching outfit for em's American Girl doll - here they are in a picture together. Em trying to get Bali to pose correctly!

Watching Star Wars for the first time!

So, in passing Elliott happened to mention that he'd had a Walrus cake that he LOVED when he was about 6. Of course my mom overheard and came up with this one for Elliott on Sunday!!

The birthday kids... Best Buddies!