Happy Birthday to my Little Lovebug! And (yea!) to me being a mom for 2 years!
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| 1 + 1 = 2!!! |
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| Our handsome 2 year old! |
We celebrated all week long, starting with his birthday on Wednesday!
We spent the morning at Alley Pond Environmental Center (part of his summer program).
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| Taking a nature walk |
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| Using a bug stamp to make art |
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| Benny and the Bearded Dragon |
Following Alley Pond, we went to our summer playgroup center (CUMC Playgroup in Middle Village) where I made cupcakes and everyone sang Happy Birthday!
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| Cupcakes for my prince |
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| 2 candles! |
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| Yum! |
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| Musical Instrument time! |
That night, we took him to Chuck E. Cheese, because, as quoted by a friend "nothing says 'Welcome to Toddlerhood' like facetime with a giant rat!"
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| Birthday icing kiss! |
When we got home our Little Lovebug found a birthday surprise all set out for him!
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| Duffy the Disney Bear! |
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| Love at first snuggle |
On Saturday morning we set up for the party - as you can see - we had a farm theme!
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| Party favors |
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| Shrine to my Lovebug - banner, pictures, cake |
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| Napkins and Plates |
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| He LOVES balloons! |
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| Pull-String Pinata |
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| Tables with bouncy castle in the corner |
My idea for my Little Lovebug's party was to rent out a petting zoo, but because we live in Queens, NY, they were incredibly hard to find and the places on Long Island wanted a fortune to come in! So we invited our friends to come to the Queens Zoo in Flushing with us instead! It was a misty afternoon, but we still had an amazing time!
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| Lynx |
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| Puma having a birthday feast of his own |
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| Grandbirds and babybird |
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| Mommybird, daddybird and babybird |
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| Kiddiebirds |
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| Mommas carting around their babies |
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| Little Lovebug sharing grandmommy's ice cream |
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| Andean Bear |
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| Flushing Carousel |
After the zoo, we headed back to our church, where were were having our Little Lovebug's party!
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| Yummy food! Mostly catered from Stop and Shop, who always does an amazing job! |
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| Pasta made by grandmommy and macaroni and cheese made by my aunt |
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| My favorite - chicken courdon blue, pot stickers, quesadillas and mozzarella sticks |
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| We borrowed the bouncy castle from my aunt and besides my Little Lovebug, it was the star of the party |
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| Pinata time |
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| I made the farm cake and cupcakes |
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| Make a wish... |
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| And blow!!! |
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| Must be yummy! |
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| Super dirty piggies!!! |
