Wow, last weekend sure came and went quickly... And just like that, our little girl is now 2 years old. I do believe this second year went by even faster than the first. And was quite possibly filled with even more than the first!
I'll attempt to do another "year in review" type post with pictures from each month of this past year so I'll save more of the reminiscing for that post. For now, we'll stick to the actual birthday festivities- the super fun, joint girly airplane themed birthday party on Saturday morning, and the rest of the special weekend filled with sweet times with family, lots of presents, and yummy food.
Yes, I did say girly airplane theme above. In hindsight, I wonder what I was thinking, as no, you can't actually find any ready made girly airplane themed party decor/supplies. Since Maelee's good pal, Blake, turned 2 on the 20th and as Maelee's birthday was on the 22nd, her mom, Vinita, and I thought it would be too fun to have a joined party for both of our girls on the 21st. And as they both LOVE aiplanes (Maelee in thanks to her Pop-Pop's trips to their roof to watch the airplanes go by), we thought what better theme than that??? Well, in the end, it was definitely a fun route to take and I think the girls loved their airplane cake and airplane rides, but it sure ended up being a lot of work for mama! If I never have to cut out little airplanes out of paper again, it'll be soon.
But alas, we had a great party with many of our special friends from church and the park, and Nana & Pop-Pop were even able to come up. We also had a musician there to keep the kids occupied and he was quite a hit. All in all, it was a pretty enjoyable afternoon for all.
So first, here's a number of shots from the party:
On her brand new airplane rocker!
With the other birthday girl, Blake, and her mommy, Vinita
The adorable cake made by Blake's daddy, Kevin!
Eyes glued
Enraptured by the music :)
Having a turn at the piano
How I love my sweet girl!
Time for cake!!!
But first a little serenede
Dig in!
Jammin' with good pals Marrissa and Giovanna
Blake & Maelee from just 2 months old to about 2 years old...
How time flies!
And here's a slideshow of tons more pictures from the party:
What a party! And after naptime, we got to enjoy the beautiful day at one of our favorite playgrounds and Maelee especially enjoyed having Nana & Pop-Pop there!
Yummy dinner at Cafe d'Alsace
And one of the weekend highlights- the ipad!
Opening up some gifts before bedtime
And someone has discovered just how much she loves clothes!
Opening up the adorable navy dress and beautiful green jacket from Sam & Kim
And proudly modeling said jacket!
More snuggle time with Nana & Pop-Pop,
after church Sunday morning on her actual birthday
And some tickle time, too!
The love of clothes and now shoes continues with more gift opening that afternoon
Admiring the beautiful hand knit sweater from Mee-Maw
Playing artist...
Playing mama
Yay- more cake!!!
Make a wish!
Maelee especially enjoyed the first half of the day on her birthday, opening presents, devouring a cupcake, and especially spending time with Nana & Pop-Pop. In fact, she was not too happy to wake up from her nap and find them gone! After a pretty fussy period, she was finally up to tackling some more gifts from our generous friends and family...
Another baby doll to play mama with! And this one walks & talks!!!
Warming up her vocals with the super cool mic from Auntie Sarah!
And more fun on the airplane rocker.
A final slideshow of the special weekend:
While it was a bit of a blur, there were many sweet moments that filled the weekend when our little girl turned 2. We are beyond grateful that she's in our life and we praise God every day for the precious blessing that she is.
