Showing posts with label second birthday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label second birthday. Show all posts

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Olivia: 2 years old



Our Olivia Grace is now 2 years old! We celebrated her birthday on Friday with breakfast at Chick-Fil-A, playtime and pictures at the park, cookies from Central Bakery, a trip to the Greensboro Children's Museum, and a pizza dinner at Mellow Mushroom. It was a fun day with so many memories made!


Olivia is finally somewhat sleeping through the night but she still wakes up occasionally for nighttime snuggles with daddy. She loves her daddy so much! 


She enjoys eating and her favorite foods are spaghetti, pizza, strawberries, yogurt, grapes, and cheese. We also celebrated nursing for two whole years on her birthday! I am so proud of being able to breastfeed her for this long. We are down to only one nursing session per day, right before bed. 


Livi loves playing outside and going to the park. She loves to run, swing, slide, draw with chalk, and play with bubbles.


Lollipops are her favorite treat. She calls them "pop pops" and prefers one over cake or cookies. 


Olivia has the best teacher: her big sister. Julianna has taught Olivia to count up to 13 and how to say her ABCs (not perfectly). She is also teaching her colors and many different songs right now. It's so sweet to see Olivia learning from her. She speaks mostly in phrases and sentences now and seems to learn a new word or pick up on something different every day. We are so proud of her.


Olivia, you are so loving, smart, and super silly! You bring so much joy and happiness to our family! You amaze us everyday with the things you do and say. You love to snuggle but you know how to stand up for yourself. the perfect blend of sugar and spice. We love you so much! Happy second birthday!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Olivia: 2nd birthday party

Our little Livi will be two years old on Friday! The past two years have just flown by and I can't believe it's almost time for her second birthday. We celebrated her birthday this past Saturday with family and friends.
We had planned to have her party at her favorite park but the weather just didn't want to cooperate with our plans. We started to setup and the rain just started coming down heavier and sideways. I called my friend and boss to see if we could have it at the church. She met us there and we did a quick re-setup. I sent text messages and posted on Facebook to share the very last minute location change. We were so surprised to see most of our guests already there when we arrived. Our family is so blessed to have such awesome friends and family. Olivia had a wonderful time and enjoyed everything. Next year I'm planning an indoor birthday party for her. Check out some of the details below of her lollipop themed birthday party:

Party shirt created by an awesome friend and neighbor.

Olivia's birthday cake.

Cupcake stand and the lollipop tree I made.

Pizza, drinks, paper straws, and party favors.

Mommy and Daddy with the birthday girl.

Polka dot paper products, lollipop tree, and happy birthday sign.


Olivia sampling the treats.

Another view of the lollipop tree.

Big girl and her new trike.

This girl loves lollipops.

Big hugs for her Paw Paw.

Party favors. Lollipops, of course.