A Party for Henri!

It was a big weekend at our house. Yesterday...we celebrated Henri's 2nd birthday with our friends and their families. It was a great party...Henri's theme...MONSTERS! (Only because that is what Target had...and I had 20 minutes to shop...) We had all of our friends in town...even friends who had moved away...so it made it an extra special day for our little Henri. Here is a summary.

With two little ones and Jeff and I trying to set up...we decided to enlist the help of Henri and Lili's favorite babysitter, Elizabeth. Here is the birthday boy...arriving at the park with his sister. He was dying to get out and run around.



The party decorations....



Our special treat for all of our guests. A monster cookie to take home and enjoy. YUM!



I think Henri consumed 12 drink boxes by himself. He was so excited about the straw. That he kept grabbing another. Now...not all of them were finished...but we did go through a case of juice boxes at the party. Thank goodness for Costco!



Monster finger puppets on super-straws...they were a hit!



Little Lili. So proud....she climbed up on the play structure and went down the big slide, all by herself!



Here we are...getting ready to celebrate!



The birthday boy! Loving his party...



New moms, Whit and Lisa and the future Homecoming King and Queen for Winter Park High School. :)




The menu was basic...pizza (delivered to the park), fruit and veggie trays. The pizza was a hit!



Enjoying lunch.



Henri's buddy, Parker.



The present of the party...a dump truck. We actually requested no presents...but a few friends didn't want to come empty-handed....so they brought toys that Henri would love...that their kids no longer use. This truck...Henri lost his mind over about a month ago and Bruno and Krysta's house. Surprise! He is now the proud owner.



Lili and Olivia....



Baby S., Lili and Henri...



Henri and his truck, continued....



The big kids...getting ready to play throw the soda can. Exciting...while the game briefly lasted.



Henri and Parker....



Oh No!



Ewan, Sophia and Alex...the moss collectors with the dump truck.



Henri's cake...a big 2!



The fun has barely started...and Henri already has frosting on his nose...



now in his hair....



Playing with the finger puppets. Note Molly eating the frosting off Henri's cupcake. :)



Henri used his puppet as a spoon. Surprising that he would be concerned about eating...after already making a mess....



Here goes Lili...



Thinking about it.....



And...then she went in for the big bite. Yum.



Me and my baby boy. Can't believe he is 2!



The end of a great birthday...so exhausted...he could barely keep his eyes open.



It was a fabulous afternoon. What a great way to celebrate Henri's birthday! We'll post more soon....

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