My baby Malena turned two on August 4th. She had a party in the community room at our apartment building, and a lot of her friends came to celebrate! The party was "loosely" animal themed. I didn't plan any games or activities, knowing that most of the kids at the party would be 2 or under. The kids ate snacks and cake and played together (or alone, next to eachother. hehe) and the moms socialized- it was really fun!
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Ella, are you flirting?
I served small sandwiches- on regular bread, cut into 1/4s, small bags of chips, animal crackers, veggies and dip, with lemonade and Sprite to drink. Auntie Ang made a beautiful cake with animals on it, everyone was super impressed- it was awesome.
The highlight of the day (for me at least) was the look on Malena's face when everyone was singing Happy Birthday to her- complete, utter awe and joy- it made all the work of putting the party together completely worth it, with just that one beautiful expression. (I get a little emotional thinking about it.)
Malena got a ton of awesome gifts from her pals: a big-wheel, a baby doll set (baby cries and laughs), a toy pizza-making kit, a Coogi outfit, books, crayons, gift cards, a pillow pet (from Mommy)... one of her favorite items was a dress-up set- it came with bracelets, necklace, purse, and little heels! She was walking around in the heels outside after the party...
...and playing on the playground.
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After our guests all went home and we got everything cleaned up, I took the girls to Canal Park to walk around as it was getting dark. We sat and watched a ship go thru the canal, walked on the bridge, and waved to a tour boat leaving the harbor. It was the perfect end to a great day, and I was happy to have some time alone with just my babes. (and hoards of tourists.)
Happy 2nd Birthday to my beautiful little Pumpkin Butt! Mommy loves you!
