B's Bubble Bash!

No babies here!  We have a big girl in the house now -- the big 2, that is.  And as you can see, we're pretty pumped about it. :)

Last Saturday was our sweet girl's 2nd birthday -- how is that possible?  We had a great time with on of her current favorite things -- bubbles!  And I gotta say, a great party for a group of big and little kids alike.  I'm not sure who had more fun -- the little ones or the grown ups!

We started the day with letting her see her gift from us -- her very own playhouse!  

Later in the morning we had a little party to celebrate the big day.  And you know I had to keep with the theme in our snacks for the day -- so all kinds of things "popped."  A little popcorn, popped chips, cake pops...we also had circle cut sandwiches, bubble pasta, and designed by big brother -- a fruit salad with all bubble shaped fruit. :)

We didn't forget the big people either in our theme...;)

A little something for the little ones to play with -- can't have enough bubbles! 

Then it was time for all things bubbles!  The biggest hit was definitely the giant bubble maker.  Best $4 ever spent!  Riley got really good at it by the end of the party. :)

We experimented with some homemade bubble mix -- and made sure we had plenty of it ready to go with lots of bubble wand options along with it.  And of course it wouldn't be complete without a bubble machine, right? :)

Lots of time with friends in the pool too, of course.  I'm not sure two kids could love each other as much as Elyse and Will do, but I think these two might make a run for it.  When they aren't mad at each other for not sharing (gotta love friends at this age...) they do love each other -- and here's a litte proof. 

No shortage of presents for the birthday girl!

Every time we got pulled out another present she got really excited about opening the card.  Then as soon as I told her who it was from she would run over and give them back their card and say "thank you!"

There is a whole lot of pink in my house right now -- and I'm not sure if it was bought because they thought she would like it or everyone wanted to watch me squirm...but either way they got their wish! 

A little castle for the princess...

She's 2!  

Thank you, thank you to all who love us near and far -- whether you blew bubbles, sent a message, had a present delivered, called...love was felt in many ways all week.  We are a lucky bunch. ;)