Ernie's Birthday Bash

Ernie had a great time, thanks to everyone who was able to come and celebrate! Our house had 8 kids under five years old, and I think he enjoyed playing with them all the most. After the cupcake celebration the grandparents stuck around for a birthday dinner in recognition of both Grandmas, and the whole day Ernie felt really special. We were so busy welcoming guests and making sure Ernie didn't fall down the steps that there wasn't much time to take pictures. Here's some highlights:
Ernie loves his balloon. He points to it as says "Ba" or "boon" and its his favorite thing to punch.

Wow, he's sooooo impressed by the cupcake tower Mom made for him.
Ok, well at least he really likes the cupcake.
Grandpa Darrell made Ernie a tractor! All the kids at the party played with it, so we know he'll fit into it a long time! It's back at the shop waiting for rockers, which we can later remove when he's big enough to scoot around on it. It's an Oliver Tractor, just like Ernie always wanted.
Uncle Tim came back! As soon as we saw him we wanted him to turn his hat around so we could play peek-a-boo. And we had a great time playing with him on the stairs. The pirate ship toy he got us has been very popular. We crawl all over the house holding Captian NoBeard.