May 9th - The beginning of the birthday celebrations

May 9th began the week long birthday celebrations. Erin's birthday is May 10th and we had a rare treat of having family in town, but since Mom, Jessica, and Daniel were leaving the morning of the 10th we decided to celebrate a day early.

It started off with Josh making waffles. He really does make the BEST waffles and we like ours with peanut butter and syrup. It definitely sticks to your stomach and fills you up for hours. Here are the kids anxiously awaiting this tasty breakfast treat!

After breakfast we "herded" into the living room so that Erin and Eric could open their presents.
Eric does love his "puppies"!

And he loves sitting by his Auntie Jess (with a puppy too).

Eric and Daniel on the couch while Erin opened her presents.

Erin received some wonderful gifts.
Below: a Barbie Jeep and a Wedding Barbie (which came with the "Flintstones-sized" ring).

Notice Barbie in the background...she's already in her Jeep.

Eric got some manly dress up clothes...possibly due to a former post of him wearing a pink dress?! He already knew how to use a sword due to the y-chromosome and also to attack daddy!

Eric didn't want to put his outfit on so we did what any parent would do....

We put it on his sibling!

And THEN he wanted to wear it!

Eric also got some Lego's, but it might be the other male who wants to play!

We did the present opening in the morning because we were going to the circus later that day. On the way to Topeka, Emma's first tooth fell out! It was fun that we had a van FULL of people to be excited for her. Here is her new smile!