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Cousin Emily's Birthday Party

Derek's cousin Joyce had an Elmo-themed birthday party over the weekend for her daughter, Emily, who recently turned 2. They live in Plymouth which is about an hour away from our house. The party started at 3:00 so we headed down after S&Z woke up from their nap.

Joyce was so sweet to wait for our arrival before doing the pinata.


There were water tables set up,



And play-doh! Big cousin Kaylan LOVES playing with Silas & Zoe!


Zoe gravitated towards Emily's shopping cart,


And Silas loved the sandbox.


By this point in the party, Silas was soaked from the water table and filthy from the sandbox so he was stripped down to his onesie.



And then it was time for cake! Joyce takes after her mom, Derek's Aunt Doreen, who is an amazing baker. Joyce baked and decorated this Elmo cake for Emily!


All the kids sat at picnic tables for cake (which was delicious!),




It was such a fun day! We were so happy to be able to celebrate with the birthday girl!

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