Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birthday. Show all posts

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Hailee and Hannah's 2nd Birthday!

Hailee and Hannah's 2nd birthday is today!  I cannot even believe our little babies are now two years old!  It is so crazy to think about the past two years.  These babes have been such a joy in our lives.  They have made everything a little more crazy for us and they definitely keep me on my toes!  But I would not change anything one bit.  I am so in love with our big, crazy, happy family.

If you remember last year, we had a 1st birthday party planned for our sweet girls and they ended up in the hospital with RSV over the party date.  You can read about that experience here.  Hailee and Hannah having no party thrown for them as of yet was the perfect reason for us to go all out for their 2nd birthday party!  I have been planning their party for weeks.  I had one goal in mind for the party:  I wanted them to have FUN!  I really wanted the spotlight to be on them for the day.  I wanted to have their favorite food, their favorite friends, their favorite everything.  I prayed and prayed all week that no one would be sick.  With all of the flu and illness going around, I was terrified someone would wake up with a fever or something.

The day was really perfect!  Everyone was happy, well, and excited for the party!  Ella was SO excited too!  She helped me with preparing some things which was cute.  The weather was fine, as I always get worried about some unknown snow storm.  My family came down and helped us to get ready and get everything to the venue where the party was.  We had the party at Firefly Play Cafe.  Hailee and Hannah LOVE going to Firefly.  They always have so much fun.  I think it is perfect for two year olds.  The theme of the party was Sesame Street.  They both love Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie, Abby, etc.  Everything turned out so cute!

I wanted tons of photos of the party!  If I wasn't taking pictures, I had delegated someone else to take them.  Enjoy!
I made this sign for the outer door of the venue.  Yes, this photo was taken on my fridge, but I forgot to snap a photo of it yesterday and wanted to include it!

I love the fun details!

These fruit kabobs added a measurable amount of stress to my morning, but turned out super cute.

H, 2, and Elmo cookies.  No, I did not bake them ;)

Abby Cadabby cake!

Waiting for the party to start..

and for friends to arrive!

Ella!

Hailee and her cheese face.

I wanted everyone to know who was who.  I'd say 85% of the friends we and the girls play and hang out with cannot tell them apart.  So, they wore shirts with their names on them.

Love this photo!  All ready in their party outfits!

Giving my Hailee some love.

I think this photo is so funny.  It's like she's saying "My mom hasn't gotten me food yet, and I'm the birthday girl, so can I have some of yours?"

Needless to say, I hurried up and fixed each of them a plate!

Mmmm, chicken, cheese, and fruit!

"Look at me, mom!"

The best we could do for a photo of me and both girls..

Sweet girls

Hannah LOVES going down the slide on her belly!

They were both hilarious at cake time.  While everyone sang, they just sat there, with no expression at all. 

Wondering what the heck was going on and why everyone was singing..

also unsure.

Family photo!

Our kiddos with their cake!

Nom, nom, nom.

Mmmmmm

The kids love the bounce house!

Cheese!

Lots of friends to help celebrate!
What a fun day!  We carried Hailee and Hannah out, kicking and screaming when the party was over.  Even after two hours of fun and excitement, they still wanted to play!  I know they had a great time!  Happy birthday sweet girls!  You are so loved!

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Ella turns 3!

Ella's 3rd birthday was this past Friday.  During the day on Friday I took her to Sweet and Sassy for her first mani and pedi.  Ella's friend Adelynn and her mom went with us.  We went to lunch first and then to the kid style salon.  We had so much fun!  The girls had an absolute blast! 

Ready for a fun-filled day!

The girls both loved getting their pedicure!

Fun!

Love this face :)

Pretty piggy toes

Getting all lotioned up for the manicure

Concentration

Drying their nails

Ready for the runway!

Sweet and Sassy had all these boas and fun stuff to play with after their services.  I'm pretty sure the girls could've stayed here all day!



What a fun birthday!

Ella got to open her couple gifts from us that evening.  The kids all LOVE this ice cream set.  It will probably be the gift of choice for a few parties we have coming up. 

Ella's favorite princess right now is Ariel :)

Ella's birthday party was on Sunday.  After lots of back and forth, we decided to have it at our house and stick with the original Hello Kitty theme.  There was so much fun stuff to decorate with and make that I found in the weeks prior to the party.  I may have had a little too much fun planning for this party.  Either way, everything turned out really cute and Ella had a great time with family and friends!

The birthday treat table

Cake pops made by Tasha's Treats

Lots of fun stuff for the kids!

Happy Birthday Ella!

Snacks for the little ones

Ella's birthday crown.  She has worn this every day since the party too!

Party favors!

Pinterest inspired fruit cups!  Much cuter than the usual fruit salad :)

The birthday party girl!

Testing out the bounce house before friends come over...

and testing out the cake pops too!

Fun,

fun,

and more fun!

Mmmm, look at those goodies!

And even more fun!

Kiddos love this little house!

Ella and Sophia trying to leave the party ;)

Present time!

Friends helping with presents!

Ella still prefers the baby swing, and it looks like her friends do too!

Gabby helping Hailee out with her sippy.  Too cute!

Uh oh, here come the dress up clothes!

and the rest was history!  What a fun day!

Hailee has been loving these heels ever since Ella got them.  Who would've thought? ;)