Harper's 2nd Birthday

I suppose I ought to tell you about this special day before the details get away from me. The week leading up to Harper's birthday was rough. Erich was out of town on a man-cation in Vegas, and Harper was teething pretty hard core and I ended up with a 24 hour bug...but we powered through and had a fun time with the family.

The theme was Sesame Street, in case you don't pick up on that from the pictures. Harper loved all the decorations and snacks we picked out. The party was at 3:00, in hopes that she would be well rested from a nap. Backfire! As family arrived for the party, she was still pretty sleepy from naptime, and stayed rather quiet for the majority of the day. But, I could see her little smile peek through from time to time, so I think she enjoyed herself.

Playing with the poms!

Each flower had a picture of Harper, and then some were "factoids" about her 2nd year

Can you believe we didn't get any pictures of her in front of this thing?

Yes, I made this cake...

And this one too. The awesome cupcakes were from PJ's! (Daycare enjoyed them on Friday)

Let the festivities begin!

With Aunt Heather & Cousin Hailey

This streamer came from the clearance bin at Dollar Tree. Dealio!

We did the cake at the very end after supper...ugh, we were so tired and full!

She found a way to eat a few bites anyway!

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