Our Big Girl's 2nd Birthday Bash

This last weekend was B's birthday bash. Her theme was Fun on the Farm. We all had an awesome time. Everything that I had been planning for the past 2-3 months came together just as I had envisioned it. And I really couldn't have pulled it off without the help of my parents watching the girls, while I prepped, and my amazing husband, who did all the last minute running around and setting up.

I would love to add all the pictures we took, but there were 140 pictures. I hope I can sum up most of the fun in just these few.

My husband drew this adorable cow for the "Pin the bow on the cow" game.

It was so nice to have these rocking horses for the Photo Booth. The larger one is actually mine, made by my Grandpa in NY, and the smaller painted one was made for B, by a friend.

"Needle in a haystack"  game. This had layer upon layer of candy hidden in it.

All the straw bales are in place, and it's starting to come together.

She thought she was so big, being able to jump on the trampoline with her big sister. They look like they're having fun.

Our friends are starting to show up.

I got some of my inspiration from Pinterest, but some I just came up with myself.

And then some ideas came to me the very last minute.

About 15 minutes before our guests arrived, I brought out the cake. I didn't want the colors to fade in the sunlight. Finally everything was coming together.

Here's a close up of her cake. To see more of my work, visit my FB page Artsy Edibles by Kimberly

She loved her cake! This was the first time that she saw everything all put together.

Our beautiful two year old. She's so precious!

Big brother had to get a picture with her too.

I just wish we had Busy Baby in this picture and it would be absolutely perfect. But this is still an amazing picture.

For the Hobby Horses, we cut PVC pipe and cut out cardboard horse heads. All the kids really enjoyed coloring their horses.

B meeting Dakota for the first time. Her grandparents sent him to her all the way from California. He sings, talks, wiggles his tail, and makes all kinds of horse sounds.

We even had a horseshoe game for the grown up kids.

These girls didn't want to stop coloring their horses.

But they soon forgot about coloring, when they got on the trampoline. They had a blast. Look at that smile!

For lunch we had smoked pork BBQ. We started smoking it about 24 hours earlier. It's always a hit.

We had so much fun getting together with our local family and friends. We wish that everyone could have made it. 

She didn't know why everyone was singing to her. I'm sure next year, she'll have this "birthday" stuff all figured out.

Happy Birthday to you...........

Just look at that smile. It warms my heart. 

We had to cut into it so she would know it was cake. She was taking the animals off and playing with them. 

Finally a bite!

It was a gorgeous day. The kids had so much fun playing on the swing set.

My husband and I enjoyed all of our friends.

This cow is about to have a makeover.

What a pretty cow! All the kids did such a good job.

Most of the kids liked the straw more than the candy. There was straw all over the yard.

Just as we started the game, it started to sprinkle.

Thank you to everyone who helped bring in everything from the rain. As soon as we got all the party inside, the sky opened up and soaked everything in the yard. Also thank you for all the gifts. She has been playing with every single one of them. I really don't know which one is her favorite. She has rotated to all of them. I am so thankful that the weather cooperated and let us have most of our party outside. It was an amazing day, and one day B will look back at all these pictures and see she is surrounded by the love of her family and friends. 

God Bless and have a great week.