*Hudson's Elmo Extravaganza*

Hudson's 2nd Birthday Party
April 21, 2012

We celebrated Hudson's 2nd birthday party at our house this weekend.

Friday my mom (Mee-Mee) drove up from Knoxville. This is only the 2nd time she's been here so it was a special time that we got to spend with her. She spoiled Hudson like crazy of course so he naturally loved her:)

Then Saturday we had a few of our closest friends over for Hudson's 2nd birthday Party. I call it his Elmo Extravaganza! The kid is obsessed with Elmo so I tried to make his birthday party a special one that he would remember one day....yeah right, he's only 2 but at least we have pictures to show him!

Invite

birthday banner my friend Ashley Conway and I made

the spread

every elmo party needs flowers right?!?

Drinks

Elmo Cake made by the talented Mrs. Miller (Granna, not me!)

Happy to see his friends arriving:)

Jumping in the bounce house

Despite the cooler temperatures, the rain held off and we got to play outside for a bit. Elmo himself made a special appearance. You'd think for a kid *obsessed* with Elmo that he would totally love seeing a live version of this Sesame Street favorite. Hum, not so much. First reaction - sheer terror. He eventually warmed up to Elmo but had zero desire to come remotely close to him. Hudson preferred to stand back a bit and smile and wave at Elmo. So you can imagine what happened when we tried to set him on Elmo's lap for a quick pic.

Ah, memories...

My friend Terry that I teach with came dressed as Elmo to entertain the kids. 

If you know her this pic describes her personality to a tee - fun and funny!

Trying to show Hudson that Elmo isn't so scary...he doesn't seem convinced however

Finally sat for a pic with his buddy Mason

Family photo with Elmo

This pretty much sums it up - run Hudson run!!

Singing Happy Birthday

Enjoying a birthday cupcake

Opening gifts

Help from Lola and Riley:) 

Playing with some of his new favorite toys

We are so thankful for all our family and friends that came to celebrate our little buddy's special day. We feel incredibly blessed to have these people in our life. Thank you again for making the day that much more special and memorable for our birthday boy! We love you Hudson Andrew Miller and can't believe how fast 2 years have flown by. Happy Birthday little man!