I can’t believe it
has taken me this long to write about Addison ’s
2nd Birthday party!
The day came and
went in the blink of an eye, but I know Addison
had a great time (when other children weren't trying to use her toys obviously!) I didn't really have much to do other then
prep some food, put decorations up and get the birthday girl ready to
roll. The Friday night before her party,
I went to my parent’s house with all the groceries for the party and set up
shop. I enlisted the help of my mom,
sisters and even Justin. Everyone was
hugely helpful! My mom, Amanda and I did
the majority of the food, Shelly watched Addison
to make sure she didn't get into any trouble and Justin made the pizza rolls.
It was a group effort and worked out well.
The menu included: Mac & Cheese, pizza rolls, little hot dogs in
crescent rolls, veggies & dip, fruit kabobs, chips & salsa, Swedish meatballs,
sugar cookies and cake.
On Saturday morning,
Justin, Addison and I just hung out for awhile.
Once she went down for a nap, it was go time for me. I showered, got completely ready and then
headed over to my parents. Once I was
there, my sisters helped setup the tables, decorations and put the finishing
touches on the food. We were in good
shape and surprisingly didn't have to run around like crazy people. Eventually, Addison
woke up from her nap and Justin brought her over to my parents for the big
party. The party started at 4:30 and we
were ready to go! Some of our friends
were out of town, but we still had a good showing. There were 3 other kids at the party, which
was actually a pretty good number. We
ate an early dinner and mingled for a little while. After everyone was done with food, we moved
on to the present portion of the event. Addison was pretty good, but had a fit if anyone took one
of her new toys away from her! We did
have some crying moments, but got past them quickly. Soon it was cake & cookies time…we sang
Happy Birthday to Addison and she looked so
happy! She ate some of her cake, but was
mostly interested in running around with her friends. The kids ran around for awhile before
everyone called it quits. It had been a
long day for me, so I wasn't complaining!
All-in-all it was a great day and I still can’t believe little Addison is 2!
