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2nd birthday party

What a perfect weekend!  The weather couldn't have been prettier and Addi's 2nd birthday party couldn't have been more fun!!!  A friend of mine from photography class, Misty, came and took pictures for me so I really didn't take very many pictures at the party at all.  It was actually so nice not to have to worry about capturing those special moments and just being able to be part of her special day.  Misty is supposed to get me the pictures later this week so I will post them as soon as I can!  I'm so excited to get them!

When Addi woke up on Saturday, Scott and I surprised her with our gift early!  Remember the ugly blue chair I found at a garage sale for $5? Well look how it turned out!!! The same lady who painted Addi's table and chairs painted this for me!  I was so pleased with it!

And so was Addi!  She LOVED it!

It's the perfect little spot to relax and watch Nemo!

So here are some of the party details that I got before the party started...

Ice Cream buffet:

Strawberry Cake Cookies with Strawberry Icing...delish!

Smashcake for Addi on the cakestand I made...hope Misty got a better picture!

Cupcakes from Amy Cakes!  There were lemon and strawberry and they were BOTH super yummy! 

I would know...I tried them BOTH!  It's hard to see, but the have hot pink edible glitter that was to die for cute!!!

Marshmallow pops!

Party hat for the Birthday Girl...she hated it by the way.  Refused to wear it.  Oh well.

Crepe paper ruffles for the background...pretty cute, huh?  They were really easy to make...I will definitely make them again!

(close up) 

The Birthday Girl's chair...decorated with ribbons, of course!

Placemats for the kiddos!

And sippy cups!

There's the Birthday Girl! 

Eating cake with Daddy...

Smash cake, ice cream with sprinkles, strawberry cookies and a marshmallow pop! 

It's a wonder she took a nap at all!

The party was so much fun!  There was a bounce house for the kids to jump in and a table set up with special Addison Birthday coloring pages.  After we all ate cake (and other goodies) Addi opened her gifts.  It was so funny because her friends were playing with her new toys as fast as she could get them opened. Our girl was showered with gifts, attention and love.  It meant so much to us to have everyone there celebrating together. 

After her party we headed to the Fall Festival at her school and then back home to have an OU watch party.  It was a REALLY BIG day and we were all worn out last night!  Today was another full day of celebrating!  More pics to come...

Addi-girl, Daddy and I love you more than you'll ever know.  You mean so much to us.  You are such a smart little girl and your love for life is infectious.  You have brought more joy to our lives than we ever thought possible.  We hope you had a very special 2nd birthday!

WE LOVE YOU!



birthday party preview

This has been a crazy busy week, but we're officially in countdown mode to Addi's birthday party!! 

The weather for the week does not look good right now.  We have a 30% chance of rain on saturday, so I'm being 70% optimistic! Please think good thoughts! I don't know what I would do with 18 kids running around my house!!  I'm sure I could empty out the furniture into the garage and blow up the bounce-house inside, right?  We'll make it work...rain or shine!

Addi's invitations turned out PERFECT!!! Liz over at Sweet Papers designed them and did a great job!  They could not have turned out better! 

There's tons more to talk about but not much time! So for now...

THREEE DAYS!!!

disney on ice

Friday night, Scott and I took Addi to see Disney on Ice at the Oklahoma State Fair. 

I was a little nervous because I wasn't sure how Addi was going to react to the characters. Also, the show didn't start until 7:30 and she's usually in be by 8:00!  We took her out to dinner and then went to the fair.  It's prime people watching, but we didn't have time to dilly-dally....we had a show to make!

When we got inside, we took Addi to the toy table.  I thought she'd pick out something glow in the dark, but she picked out the yellow Nemo.  We tried to tell her it was Flounder from the Little Mermaid, but she insisted that it was yellow Nemo.  Whatever.

She was the cutest thing.  I watched her more than I watched the show. 

I loved seeing it through her eyes!

I loved the way she held her "Nemo" under her arm.  She had a strong grip on that thing too!

She got hungry during the show so she dug some cookies out of the diaper bag.  Good thing for snacks!

Nemo liked to dance to the music!

Hi Mickey!!

So mad this one is blurry!  She was so excited by the last song she was jumping and pointing!

Addi had so much fun and did a great job being up past her bedtime!  We didn't get home until after 10:30!  We had so much fun at Disney on Ice and can't wait to make this an annual occurrence!

puzzles

Addi has definitely been loving her puzzles lately!  They have kind of taken over in her bedroom and we needed a very easy place to store them.  I decided to just utilize the space under her changing table and it actaully worked out really well.  Now she can get her puzzles on her own and she cleans them up well too.  Win-win, don't you think?