Reese Turns 2

Way before Reese'e birthday, before Lee was born, Dillon and I went back and forth on if we would be up for throwing Reese a birthday party. We knew we would have a newborn and that timing would be stressful. As May 3rd inched closer and closer I started to realize that while circumstances weren't ideal, I would truly regret it if we didn't throw our little girl a little celebration. I also knew that both sets of grandparents would be in town and on the scene to help pull it all together. In fact, they basically did everything!

We of course had to have a theme- and given several choices, Reese chose a Mickey Mouse party. We had lots of red balloons, Mickey plates and cups and passed out mouse ears to everyone.

My mom shopped for the party favors and we assembled the bags the night before the party. The morning of the party my in-laws picked up the cake. Dillon and my dad blew up lots of balloons (using the air compressor) and my father in law decorated our chalkboard. My mom and Brenda took turns entertaining Reese and Lee while I got the house in order. It was a team effort!

We kept the food situation simple: Grilled hot dogs, fruit and chips. The guests started trickling in right at 11 and the weather was decent enough that the kids were able to play out back or go down to the basement and jump on the trampoline (Dillon and I's gift to her). The birthday girl did so good! She had been up early that morning so we were anticipating a melt down but it never happened. She shared her new trampoline and was kind to all her little friends. I was so proud when she blew out her candles (after much difficulty since her dad accidently used the trick candles!).

It was a sweet day with our little girl and I'm so thankful for her life, her family and friends.