lizzie turned 2.

and she had a party all things nemo + some awesome mexican food. i'm sure nemo would have enjoyed it.

my sister is a master of cakes.

my parents.

the happy little birthday girl.

i love kung fuuuuu.

what's not to love about it?

here is photographic proof of an absolutely fantastic kung fu panda birthday party. lots of photographic proof.

the birthday boy himself.

we painted chinese lanterns.

we ate chinese food.






check out my fortune, not my horrible fingernail polish.


we played the transfer the rice with chopsticks game, but some people had more fun eating it [he totally had the right idea].

[i love the little boy's tongue sticking out in concentration]


there was a noodle slurping contest.




we opened presents. well, nate did while we watched.


and, of course, there was cake.






and you can't have a party without some cute faces...









[i hope when i multiply and replenish the earth, they turn out half as cute as these kiddos]


for a picture with 4 little ones, i thought this turned out pretty well.

but i kind of like this one better.  and no, we didn't even  need to tell them to be silly.



and this one is for you melissa.


thanks for the fantastic party and giving me an excuse to wipe the dust off of my sadly neglected camera :)

xoxo.
jana

dear birthday fairy,

remember that time i told you i would be ok with having no pets? well, i lied.

i want one of these.

this one belongs to my friend rachael, but i would love you forever if you got me my own.

xoxo.

jana

p.s. i'm slightly kidding - $850 is a kind of pricey birthday present. but just in case - i would want a girl puppy. you know when my birthday is :)