Welcome Baby Boy Bauer #2!

My friend Amber had her 2nd baby boy on Saturday! He is just as cute and sweet as his big brother Will! Congratulations Amber and Eric!!...Can't wait to find out his name!

Sunday Funday!

Thanks Auntie Sarah and Uncle Mike for the earring and bracelets, I love playing dress up with them!

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

Since Alaina has been in LOVE with monkey's lately, we decided to have a monkey theme for her 2nd birthday!! It was sooo exciting to watch her this year, she was very excited about all her presents! I decided to take the easy way out this year, I made the invites on-line and I ordered the monkey cake! Everything turned out great! Thanks everyone for the wonderful gifts and for making Alaina's Birthday so special!

The decorations...Alaina loved!

All set ...just waiting for the birthday girl to wake up from her 3 hour nap!

Presents all wrapped up in matching paper!

Here she is...a little dazed and confused! Why are all these people here?

Oh yeah!! My cousin Eric is here...Time to beat him up!

Back-away, this is my Eric!

Why do you have lipstick on mom....I really don't think that is necessary for my party!

This party is going to be soooo much fun Eric!

Erin and Patrick are even partying!

It's present time!

Yesss! A fishing pole from my Auntie Amber and Uncle Jon!

I love my new Minnie Mouse umbrella, thank you Papa and Grandma Wiech

Look at all this stuff! Thanks for the FABULOUS dress up trunk Auntie Sarah and Uncle Mike! I especially LOVE my new earrings and bracelets! Spent about an hour playing with the etch a sketch, thanks Erin and Matt!

Ooops, Mommy and Daddy almost forgot, we had one more hidden! A Trike!~

This is going to be fun to ride around this summer!

Cake time!

Yummy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONKEY!

Birthday Party at Grandma's House!

Grandma Mac offered to have a mini birthday party for Alaina on her birthday, to hold her over until the big one on Saturday! We decided to give her a couple "small" presents and so did grandma and papa...there's was not so small though....

Oooh, my first bike!!

Yea!!!!

Had to take it for a spin outside!I love presents!

2nd smile of the day?

Yummy carrot cake!

Daddy, don't blow my candles out!

Thank you Papa and Grandma! The pizza and cake were delicious and I LOVE my juicy presents!

Alaina's Lucky Day!

Mom and Dad both took off work on Thursday to spend the day with our lucky little leprechaun for her 2nd birthday! We decided to check out the St.Patrick's Day parade in St.Paul. Grandma Mac and Auntie Cathy decided to join us also! The streets were a sea of green! We had a great time and are thinking of making it a birthday tradition for Alaina... maybe we(Auntie Cathy) can round up the troops to walk in it next year! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALAINA!

As you can tell, this was not Auntie Cathy's first St.Patrick's Day parade! She brought her signs that she had used for many years in the Hastings St.Patrick's Day parade! Thanks Cathy!

The Birthday Girl!

Auntie Cathy and her St.Patty's Day gear from the 70's! Still very cute Cathy!

There's Mommy?

Thanks for the nice horn grandma Mac!

Yessss, this parade does have something other than green people, CANDY!!!

Had to take a picture of this guy!!

One of many bagpipe bands...I like!

A green DOG!

Nope mom, I will not smile for any pics on my birthday!
Ok, maybe I will for the leprechaun.... Where did he go, come back!!

Here comes the birthday clan!!! Yes Alaina they are definitely going to sing to you!

Are these people crazy or what?!!

Happy Birthday to you!
Alaina's present from the birthday crew - these nice shamrock glasses!

Is this parade ever going to end?

Nordi is here too!

The bouncing leprechaun!

Finally a smile...the parade is over and it is time for some corn beef and cabbage!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY & HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!