We've been busy lately doing a lot of things, but definitely the most fun has been had celebrating birthdays. We headed to NYC to celebrate the arrival of baby niece and cousin, Maya Sloane, born on 11/11/11. Congrats Paul and Robyn (and Otis)! We look forward to watching Maya grow. While visiting, we managed some birthday celebrations for Cate too!
Starting the party off on Sunday morning . . .
Uncle Joe and Anastasia joined us at their neighborhood park for cupcakes and a run around the playground . . .
This is the first round of cupcakes.
No surprise that Cate served herself the one with the large purple flower.
Emma snick a nibble of her daddy's cupcake . . .
Uncle Joe and Cate chasing . . .
Thanks for taking a break from studying Joe!
The best way to ride, at least for Cate . . .
The next stop was FAO Schwartz . . .
Cate has developed an obsession for high heels . . . Her first stop was to pitch in to the basket every color of play high heels she could find. We negotiated and settled on a blue pair.
Scoping out the dollhouse . . .
Finishing up with some music on the piano . . .
The party continued yesterday as we met up with some of our favorite friends on the National Mall for cupcakes and carousel rides.
Before leaving, Cate requested matching rainbow nails . . .
On the way to the party, we stopped to pick up a package from Cate's Gigi at the post office. Cate unearthed a Cinderella gown and slippers that she insisted on wearing. It made for a nice sight, and several groups of Japanese tourists stopped to catch pictures of the birthday princess. They were also kind enough to take some group shots for us too.
First stop was riding the carousel with some sweet friends . . .
Two of our wee guests, the third was chilling in her stroller . . .
Taking a break for a birthday song and cupcakes . . .
A little break to chase around the lawn . . .
One more carousel ride . . .
Finishing up the time with some rock and sand dumping into the drainage grate - absolute entertainment!
And, while I am posting, here are some recent shots of Emma - the current theme is pulling up, climbing and cruising.
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