Party Time!!

We celebrated Caroline's second birthday on Saturday, May 19th.  Were we crazy for planning a birthday party with a one month old?  Yes!  When I started thinking about her party the guest list was pretty long.  We had a big one year old party and I wanted two to be just as big.  When I realized that we would have a new baby anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks old, the guest list started getting smaller and smaller.  We decided to have a small party and just invite our family, C's friends from school and play group, and our friends that had kids.  We must have picked a busy weekend because so many people couldn't show up!!  The group was very small, but we had a blast!  Caroline had such a wonderful time and got so many nice gifts.  She is one very loved little girl.

We decided to have a Minnie Mouse themed party since she loves Minnie.  Just like last year, we had balloons on the mailbox and the birthday banner on the front door to greet everyone.

Caroline loves balloons and streamers - I mean really loves them!  That's great since they are such easy party decorations.  I made sure we had lots of both in the house that day.

We had a delicious cake from Edgar's along with the rest of the snacks that day.  Caroline, of course, ate only the icing!

I made it easy on myself this year - I put out outdoor toys in the backyard and had some paper and crayons inside.  I didn't plan any other games or activities and just let the kiddos play.  It worked perfectly...especially since most of the kids C's age couldn't come and it was mostly these cuties!

Caroline looked lovely in her white tutu and hot pink shirt!  She kept saying "tutu, tutu" all afternoon!

Ann Parker was another cutie in her opposite attire - pink tutu and white top. 

Caroline loved when we sang Happy Birthday to her!  Her face lit up and she had the sweetest smile.  Best moment of the party if you ask me!

All in all, it was a fun party and C had a great time!  She got some wonderful new things.  Some of her favorite things are her Little People Farm, Minnie Mouse cell phone, Minnie Mouse dress up toy, basketball goal, monogrammed beach towel, books, and puzzles.  Happy Birthday Caroline!