Birthday Fun

We had Keeley's 2nd birthday party today. I intended for it to be a small gathering of her friends and family...the guideline is one kid per year right? Well, that didn't happen. That"small" gathering ended up being a party that had 50 kids and adults. Thankfully, God smiled down and graced us with a cool, rain free morning. Everyone had tons of fun.

Keeley is into painting and penguins right now. I had a lady come out and set up a pottery studio in our garage. The kids got to paint on tiles (which they all loved) and then the moms were able to add hand/foot prints and personalize the other side while the kids played. I think the biggest hits were the sand table and the bounce house (thanks Steph!).

The cake was white and I made an igloo of mini cupcakes for the kiddos. I put penguins on the cake which Keeley, and several other kids, thought were cute. Keeley wanted the "mama penguin" on her cupcake.

In an effort to prepare Keeley for the party, we had been talking about how everyone was going to come over and we would paint, have cupcakes, and sing happy birthday. We talked about who would be here, what we we would paint, and practiced singing. Her first song to sing all the way through is Happy Birthday...to Keeley. I'm glad we prepared her because she is one that doesn't like surprises, it is just funny that it means she sings Happy Birthday to herself now!

It was a mad house over here for a few hours but, when the dust settled, I think the party was a big success. Keeley did crack me up though at the end. Grandma had given her pjs as part of her gift. That was the only gift I let Keeley open before her nap. She was tired and there was still too much going on to open presents. I told her we could open them after her nap. She immediately said "nap" and went to her room once in her pjs. Poor thing crashed out before her guests even left.Here is adorable little sister playing peek-a-boo with Grandma. She enjoyed the party too!