Maelie had a bird party. the idea came from her room decor. and the fact that i am obsessed with birds! birds and polka dots. it was a lot of fun to put together. i did all pastel colors, which worked out great for spring. i was able to get a lot of decor and goody bag stuff from the Easter aisles at Target. i decided to NOT to a full dinner for her party (something new i'm trying!), so we kept it simple with strawberry and lemon cupcakes and a make your own ice cream sundae bar. the toppings were amazing...mini M&M's, chopped peanuts, chocolate and caramel syrup, crushed oreos, bananas, whippped cream and cherries! so much fun! and doing cupcakes gave me a reason to buy a cupcake stand (finally!) and a Wilton cupcake decorating set! and i think the cupcakes turned out pretty good...buttercream frosting with colored sugar sprinkles. all those years of watching Martha pipe frosting on to various baked goods paid off!
for her bday, we took her to Deanna Rose Farmstead - funnest place EVER! the weather was great and everyone had a great time. Adam's mom even came along. she got so many fun presents and had a fabulous day. her bday also gave me an excuse to make a fabulous felt birthday crown!
after i had recovered from Mae's bday, i had to start planning Haven's bday. *sigh* this year, i decided to forgo the usual big to do and take her to Worlds of Fun. sounds easy...right?? actually, i had a harder time NOT planning a party than if i would have just allowed myself to run crazy! all i kept thinking about was how horrible of a mother i was to not even have a proper bday party for her firstborn child. however, all my stressing about it paid off...she had the best time ever! she rode every ride that she was tall enough to ride and never complained about all the walking. the really awesome thing was that there were hardly any other kids her age there yesterday, so on most of the Camp Snoopy rides, she was the only kid and got to stay on for way longer than if there would have been a line! we even got to have Panda Express for lunch - her favorite!! (although we had to stand in line for 30 minutes for it...but we won't go there!) overall, i think it was the best decision for the age she is right now. she amazed us with her bravery on the grown up rides and her stamina. we were there for 6 hours and not a whine outta that kid!
i did want to do something with family for her bday, so we had Adam's side of the family meet us at the Elephant Bar for dinner. Haven loves that place and she is obsessed with elephants right now (she wants to be an elephant veterinarian when she grows up...how great is that?!?), so i thought it would be the obvious choice for a restaurant! she chowed down on chicken stir fry and had a strawberry sundae with a candle for dessert. Lolly and Grandad came for dinner and her Uncle Drew, Aunt Lauren and cousins Oliver and Ezra came for dessert. she wore her purple birthday crown with the number 4 on it and her yellow tutu (her favorite color right now!). she looked smashing!!!
adam and i are exhausted and glad that we don't have to do another party for our kiddos for another 11 months! usually, i begin planning right away, but with so many changes coming up over the next year, i should probably hold off for a while. we are so lucky to be the parents to two beautiful and charming little girls!
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