Party Time!

We decided to have Amelia’s 2^nd birthday party a month early, before it got too hot.  We were also able to time it for when Mike’s mom, Nancy, was in town; at the last minute, it worked out that my mom, Julie, and my two nephews, Parker and Preston, could come as well.

Thanks to my obsession with Pinterest, I spent weeks planning her party.  Once I decided on a barnyard theme, I went to town “pinning” every idea I saw that was something I could make to add to her party.  It was fun, and I had a really hard time not going overboard.  

I think in total we had around 60 people attend, and it was a zoo… literally, a petting zoo with a pony ride!  Amelia was in HEAVEN!  When she wasn’t riding the pony, she was following it around saying “ride, please!”  The petting zoo had about 15 animals, including small rabbits, goats, sheep, ducks, chickens and miniature potbelly pigs.  Thank goodness we have a lot of shade in our backyard . . . the animals were able to stay cool, as well as all the kids and adults who were doing the petting.

I could have never pulled off the party without my mother-in-law, Mike or my mom.  It was a great success and Amelia loved every minute of it, especially when she got to eat her “cow cake cake,” as she called it.

It was so great to have all the friends we’ve made since moving here come to her party – Texas people are the best!  

She was one tired little girl by the end!

My mom and nephews stayed until Wednesday, so on one of the days we went to the Fort Worth Zoo.  It was a lot of fun, but after a few hours of pushing 150 pounds’ worth of children around, I was exhausted!  Supervising three kids, ages 3 and under, is no easy task, even for an experienced grandma and mom, so thank goodness we had Noah to help!