Birthday Party Number One!

Our Sweet Little Birthday Girl!

NaNa JuJu holds Baby Ellie while Daddy sits close by.

Brienna's first driving lesson!

They look much too serious, don't they?

It took a long time to get her in the Soft Play, but once we did, she was sold!!

We must be NUTS!! Birthday Parties are a ton of fun, but they can be stressful! And this year, we planned two of them. I'm hoping this doesn't set a trend for future years. You know, 2 parties for 2 years old, 3 parties for 3 years old - and so on.

Kristyn and I took a tour of all of the Birthday hang outs one day to pick a place for Brienna's 2nd Birthday party and decided on Hickory Dickory Dock. We loved having Brie's First Birthday Party in our yard last year, but the weather has been totally unpredictable and we just didn't want it to be ruined by unexpected rain, so . . . . Hickory Dickory Dock it is. Then the management informed us that for 2 year olds on a Saturday - it was a disaster in the making. Way too much fun, way too many kids, way too many temptations for the older kids to run rampant over the little guys. So, it had to be a weeknight. But, with family so far away, we needed to have a way to celebrate with them, too, so there will be two parties this year.


This is party number 1, and I have to tell you, I think I had WAY more fun than the kids!! This is the place to have a Birthday Party. All of the children finally arrived by about 6:30. They had unlimited access to all of the activities - the Bumper Cars, Slides, Carrousels, Games, Laser Tag (for the Daddy's), Free Play, Soft Play, and on and on - and they all took advantage of it, too! All of Brienna's friends came - Alexander and Lilly; Mason and Serenity; Mason, Jacob, Bella, Tanner and Ella, Journey and Londyn; and of course all of the Mom's and Dad's, NaNa JuJu (Patrick's Mom), Keely and her Mom were there, too! What a delightful time we had. When it came time to go to the party room, Lindsey, our hostess, had everything all set up for the kids and we all enjoyed drinks and pizza and then a delicious birthday cake. While Brienna opened gifts, Kristyn had a brilliant idea - the kids all made their own treat bags out of colorful markers and foam stickers. The kids and the parents loved it!!! Then while the kids returned to play, we quickly filled their bags with their treats. When they were ready to go home, their bags were all ready for them.

Hope you can tell from the pictures how much fun everyone had. I've never seen Brienna have so much fun! We were all dragging when we left the place - and I'm still tired today. I've never ridden with so many wreckless drivers on the bumper cars before, and I'm sure I've encouraged some VERY young drivers!!