For turning two that is! Yesterday, our sweet girl celebrated her second year of life. We actually started celebrating on Sunday when Russ's mom came for a visit, but I loaded this set of pictures first. Miss Bea's favorite game is "tea party" so for her special day, we hosted a very special tea at our house. While I considered inviting more people, I had been cautioned many times to keep it simple, so in the end we invited two families, each of which has a friend for Bea and a friend for Evie. It was a wonderful morning!
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| Everett and Bea had fun putting together the party favors. The bags were actually leftovers from Evie's first birthday! Can you believe that in less than a month my little boy turns 5? Seriously!!! |
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| While I didn't manage to snap any of her, I want to say a huge thanks to Sarah, who took beautiful pictures and allowed me to be in them!!! What a gift! Now I can show Bea that I was at her party instead of trying to convince her : ) |
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| These are a bit out of order, how unusual for me, well, not really...I decided to let the kids decorate their own cupcakes. A success! Also, we decided to let everyone blow out a candle, more fire equals more fun right? |
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| our "tea" was pink lemonade, but we used real teacups. |
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| I love recycling. The little vases we used came from my brother's rehearsal dinner the doily flowers came from Valentine's day! |
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| This is Bea and her friend Evie (pronounced EEvie as opposed to our Ehhvie) The cute fairy wings were a gift from Evie and her sister Emma (Everett's friend) and made by their awesome mama, Angie! Bea was sweet enough to share, at least at that particular moment! |
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| The blue sugar was the favorite cupcake topping by far, although I like the rainbow jimmies best. |
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| In the white dress, next to my sweet boy, is Emma. She is one of Everett's favorite playmates and they can usually be found playing some combination of spykids and superheroes. |
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| Bea was so careful. I don't think she spilled at all, even using the fancy cup! |
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| Oh, I just love this girl so much! So Much! She is a delight and joy, just like her name predicts. |
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| These adorable young men are Isaac (on the left) and Samuel (on the right) they are our neighbors to the North and wonderful friends for my two munchkins! Plus, I think they have one of the best mamas around, and I am super glad she is my friend! |
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| Bea needed a snack break after decorating her cupcake, all that blue-sugar sprinkling took it out of her. |
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| okay, so in case you wondered, I didn't dress us alike on purpose, but many times, we end up matching/coordinating. I like it though, as long as I don't look like I am dressing like my two year old! |
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| pink lemonade, rainbow candles, vintage table cloth, it was SO fun to decorate for a little girl's party! |
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| Don't you love Angie's hat? She looked so chic! And her hat was perfectly appropriate for the festivities! |
Thank you, Thank you to Angie and Sarah for bringing your wonderful children over and helping us to celebrate! It was a wonderful birthday party! I hope Bea had as much fun as I did! In exactly one month I will be turning over another year, maybe I should have a tea party too!
